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Rechargeable Planar Zn//MnO2 Miro-Batteries Produced by Screen Printing

Growing development of micro-scale electronics has urged the need for related micro-scale power sources, particularly for micro-batteries (MBs). Poor flexibility and complicated manufacturing process of the conventional stacked batteries, however, have prevented their practical applications.

10 Jul 2019

Study May Help Develop New Materials for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Light is converted into electrical energy by transition-metal complexes present in dye-based solar cells. This conversion has been described using a model of spatial charge separation inside the molecule.

10 Jul 2019

Excitement at VERT as First 30 Compressor Units are Ready for UK Companies

The production team at VERT have been busy putting the final touches to the first batch of 30 A100 compressors ready for delivery to UK customers.

From Vert Technologies 10 Jul 2019

‘Game-Changing’ Crucible VAluStar™ Launched for Aluminium Casting Process

A technological advance in materials science is supporting customers to increase productivity, by offering more than a 50% increase in the lifespan of crucibles used in the aluminium casting process*. VAluStar™ crucibles are the latest and most advanced range of crucibles developed by Morgan Advanced Materials.

From Morgan Advanced Materials 10 Jul 2019

Measuring the Laws of Nature

A physical constant, which is of great importance for basic research, has now be re-measured, with much higher precision than ever before.

10 Jul 2019

New Multifunctional Metal Alloys Change Size and Volume Under Magnetic Field

Researchers from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) created multifunctional metal alloys that release and absorb heat simultaneously and transform in volume and size under the impact of a magnetic field.

10 Jul 2019

Researchers Unveil How Soft Materials React to Deformation at Molecular Level

Before designing the next generation of soft materials, researchers must first understand how they behave during rapidly changing deformation.

10 Jul 2019

New Core-Shell Catalyst for Ethanol Fuel Cells

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and the University of Arkansas have developed a highly efficient catalyst for extracting electrical energy from ethanol, an easy-to-store liquid fuel that can be generated from renewable resources.

10 Jul 2019

Researchers Develop World-Leading Compound Semiconductors Technology

An ultrafast and very sensitive “avalanche photodiode” (APD) that creates less electronic “noise” compared to its silicon rivals has been developed by a research team from the Institute for Compound Semiconductors (ICS) along with collaborators.

9 Jul 2019

New Technique Shows the Occurrence of Monolayer Phase in Organic Semiconductors

The electrical characteristics of dihexyl-quarterthiophene (DH4T) thin films typically rely on their structure.

9 Jul 2019

SHENMAO to Exhibit Low-Temperature Solder Pastes at SMTA Ohio Expo

SHENMAO America, Inc. is pleased to announce that it will exhibit at the SMTA Ohio Expo & Tech Forum, scheduled to take place Thursday, August 8, 2019 at the Holiday Inn Cleveland Strongsville in Strongsville.

From Shenmao Technology Inc 9 Jul 2019

Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science Expand the LAB-X5000 Analyzers' Capabilities for the Minerals, Cement and Lubrication Oil Markets with Even Greater Performance

Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science Corporation today expands the analytical capabilities of the established LAB-X5000 XRF elemental analyzer to include a new helium purge option for the more demanding applications in the minerals, cement and lube oil blending industries.

From Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science 9 Jul 2019

Trend Barometer Chemspec Europe 2019 Closes with Record in Visitor Numbers and Exhibition Space

The 34th and, so far, biggest edition of Chemspec Europe attracted a total of 4,295 trade visitors from 53 countries to the exhibition grounds of Messe Basel, Switzerland.

9 Jul 2019

X-Rays Reveal Monolayer Phase in Organic Semiconductor

A team of researchers from Russia, Germany, and France featuring materials scientists from the Moscow Institute of Science and Technology has investigated how the electrical properties of dihexyl-quaterthiophene thin films depend on their structure.

9 Jul 2019

Certified Circular Polymers - SABIC’s Pioneering Initiative at K 2019

SABIC is all set to showcase its pioneering initiative to produce certified circular polymers at K 2019, Europe’s leading plastics exhibition to be held in October this year K 2019, Hall 6 Booth D42.

From SABIC Innovative Plastics 9 Jul 2019