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Invitation to Material Characterization Day - Powder Rheology and Beyond - 9 October 2019

Freeman Technology and Micromeritics will be hosting a ‘Material Characterization Day’ on the 9th October 2019 at the recently opened Micromeritics facility in Unterschleissheim, Germany.

From Freeman Technology 16 Aug 2019

Understanding Powders for Additive Manufacturing Seminar - 24 September 2019

Freeman Technology and Malvern Panalytical will be hosting an ‘Understanding Powders for Additive Manufacturing’ seminar on the 24th September 2019 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, UK.

From Freeman Technology 16 Aug 2019

Streamlining Synthetic Organic Methods Development

The DrySyn Spiral Evaporator from Asynt is enabling the Cresswell Group within the Department of Chemistry at the University of Bath (UK) to improve and streamline many aspects of their synthetic organic methods development.

From Asynt 15 Aug 2019

Potential Tool to Enhance Performance of Samarium-Cobalt Magnets

Researchers have found a promising tool to improve magnetization and magnetic anisotropy, paving the way for improving the performance of samarium-cobalt magnets.

14 Aug 2019

New Drop Tower Helps Develop Safer, Reliable, and More Efficient Batteries

Researchers pierce them, crush them, soak them in saltwater, roast them, and short circuit them. They also overcharge and over-discharge them. Moreover, they can even use lasers to shoot them.

14 Aug 2019

Researchers Synthesize First Metal-Organic Polymeric Materials

The first-ever metal-organic polymeric materials, or metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), have been synthesized under the guidance of Eugeny Alexandrov—head of the laboratory for the synthesis of new crystalline materials of the Samara Center for Theoretical Materials Science (SCTMS) of the Samara Polytech and candidate of chemical sciences—and Andrei Pimenov, head of the department “Chemistry and Technology of Chemical Compounds of Nitrogen” and doctor of technical sciences.

14 Aug 2019

Researchers Explore the Interaction Between Individual Water Molecules

New insights have been gained by an international research team regarding how water molecules interact. For the first time, the scientists were able to fully observe all of the movements between the water molecules, called intermolecular vibrations.

14 Aug 2019

Prototype Raman Probe Wins European Prize

A new fibre probe, which uses Raman spectroscopy to identify cancer cells, has scooped top prize in the recent Photonics21 'Prototype your Idea' competition.

From Renishaw plc - Spectroscopy 14 Aug 2019

Spectroscopic Method to Measure and Visualize Energetic Landscape of Solar Cells

Physicists from Heidelberg University have developed a new spectroscopic method that can help measure and visualize the energetic landscape within solar cells based on organic materials. The team of researchers was led by Prof. Dr Yana Vaynzof, a physicist at Heidelberg University.

13 Aug 2019

PACE Proteins in Bacteria Could be Used to Produce Next-Gen Plastics

A new study by Australian and UK researchers has shown that the molecular mechanism used by bacteria to combat against chemicals developed to destroy them can facilitate the synthesis of precursors for the production of next-generation nylon and other polymers.

13 Aug 2019

Researchers Develop a New Way to Improve Supercapacitors

An international team of researchers, including a chemistry professor from the University of Bristol, has developed a new method to enhance supercapacitors—energy storage devices—by creating a new class of detergents that are chemically associated with laxatives.

13 Aug 2019

New Composite Material for Photooxidation Reactions Developed Using Dyes and Viruses

A study team from Aalto University has formulated an original strategy to develop virus-based materials for catalysis.

13 Aug 2019

Micromeritics Instrument Corp. Launches MLC Online Instrument Training eLearning Platform

Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of premium products for advanced material characterization, today announced the launch of its Micromeritics Learning Center (MLC) Online Instrument Training eLearning Platform.

From Micromeritics Instrument Corporation 13 Aug 2019

Thorlabs Adds to its Raman Spectroscopy Capabilities via Acquisition of Coda Devices

Thorlabs announced today that effective as of August 1, 2019 it completed the acquisition of Coda Devices, a manufacturer of Raman-based solutions for analyzing the chemical composition of substances within a laboratory environment or out in the field.

From Thorlabs Inc. 13 Aug 2019