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Bringing Clean, Abundant Fusion Power to Earth Through Tiny Granules

Beryllium, a hard, silvery metal has been used for years in spacecraft and X-ray machines. Of late, the metal has a new role in the pursuit of extracting the power that drives the stars and sun to Earth.

3 Jul 2019

Atom Probe Tomography for Imaging and Analyzing Proteins

Scientists at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have designed a unique method for analyzing proteins which could pave the way for medicinal research. The scientists collected proteins in a nanocapsule made of glass and successfully developed a unique model of proteins in natural environments. The findings have been reported in the scientific journal, Small.

3 Jul 2019

“Fluorescence in Industry” Chapter Discusses Using Photon Counting Instrumentation for Fluorescence Lifetime Measurement

HORIBA Scientific, global leader in fluorescence instrumentation and other spectroscopy solutions, is proud to announce that our fluorescence and TCSPC products are the subject of a complete chapter in a new book, ‘Fluorescence in Industry,’ one of a series of books put out by Springer.

From HORIBA 3 Jul 2019

Still Using an Optical Comparator?

Are you currently using an optical comparator or other manual measurement methods? Have you ever considered other forms of technology that could simplify the process of using conventional measurement tools?

From KEYENCE 3 Jul 2019

Study on Effects of Water Salinity on Calcium Carbonate Nucleation

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) formation in water has implications in everything from energy and food production to human health and the availability of potable water. But in the background of present-day environment, just exploring how calcium carbonate develops in pure water is not useful.

2 Jul 2019

Linkam Launches New Modular Force Stage (MFS) for Characterising Complex Materials

Market leader in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, has launched the latest version of the tensile stage, the new Modular Force Stage (MFS).

From Linkam Scientific Instruments 2 Jul 2019

Biocatalytic Hydrogenation Optimisation

The DrySyn OCTO Mini reaction station from Asynt is enabling researchers to optimise and expand the applications of HydRegen - an innovative, heterogeneous biocatalytic hydrogenation technology currently under development within the group of Prof. Kylie Vincent at the University of Oxford (UK).

From Asynt 1 Jul 2019

Smart Wearable Technology Could Help People with Affective Disorders

Smart wearable technology that heats up, changes in color, vibrates, or squeezes as the wearer’s emotions are heightened holds the promise to help people with affective disorders to control their feelings more effectively.

1 Jul 2019

New Technique for Semi-Quantitative Visual Detection of Lead Ions

A Chinese study team has come up with an effective colorimetric fluorescent detection of lead ions in water and realized real-time, visual, and semi-quantitative detection by printing the paper strip with fluorescence probe solution and a smartphone application (Color recognizer, Xiyi Technology).

1 Jul 2019

Researchers Engineer 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Heterostructures

Atomically thin crystalline layers of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have been grown by scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University with different compositions over space, continuously feeding in various types of TMDC to a growth chamber to modify variations in properties.

1 Jul 2019

Unlocking the Potential of Solid-State Batteries

Solid-state batteries can be said to be a new kind of battery design that utilizes all solid components.

1 Jul 2019

Insect-Inspired, Greener Water-Repellent Membranes for Desalination

A new membrane created from water-wet materials comprises specially designed gas-entrapping pores that enable it to concurrently separate hot, salty from cool, pure water while aiding the transfer of pure vapor from one side to the other.

1 Jul 2019

CHINAPLAS 2019 Ends with Huge Success, Showcased Innovative Technologies

CHINAPLAS 2019 closed its highly successful, four-day run in Guangzhou on May 24. The annual show –– held this year at the China Import & Export Fair Complex, Pazhou, in Southern China –– attracted 3,622 exhibitors and 163,314 professional visitors from all over the world.

29 Jun 2019

VICI Introduces VICTREX™ PAEK-based One-piece Fitting to Withstand High-pressures

VICI is the first company to offer a new one-piece fitting using VICTREX™ PAEK high-performance polymer.

From Victrex plc. 29 Jun 2019

Toray Creates New Nylon Textile with High Water Repellency for Outdoor Sports

Toray Industries has announced that using a proprietary composite spinning technology called NANODESIGN®, Toray Industries had created a new Nylon textile that delivers high water repellency despite using a DWR treatment with a lower environmental cost.

From Toray Industries, Inc. 29 Jun 2019