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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

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

Element to Provide Zigbee Alliance Certification Testing Service from its Irvine, CA Laboratory

Element Materials Technology (Element) has expanded its testing services at its Irvine, California laboratory to provide formal certification testing to member companies of the Zigbee Alliance.

From Element Materials Technology 9 Jul 2019

ELIX Polymers Adds Two New ABS Grades for 3D Printing Equipment FDM Applications

ELIX Polymers has added two new grades to the Ultimaker Marketplace for 3D printing equipment FDM applications. The move was made together with three partner companies producing filament from ELIX ABS: 3R3D, based in Spain;

From ELIX Polymers 9 Jul 2019

Port Authorities in Asia Get Ready to Enforce IMO 2020 with the Help of Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science’s X-MET8000 Handheld XRF Analyser

Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science Corporation, a Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation wholly owned subsidiary engaged in the manufacture and sales of analysis and measuring instruments, has recently delivered X-MET8000’s to both the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) as they get ready to enforce the IMO’s (International Maritime Organisation) MARPOL Annex VI regulation that will come into force on 1 January 2020.

From Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science 9 Jul 2019

K 2019: DuPont to Showcase Innovation Driven Silicone and Polymer Solutions

DuPont Transportation & Industrial (T&I) will showcase cutting-edge solutions and technology-based innovation at K 2019, the world’s leading trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, taking place October 16-23, 2019 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

From DuPont Inc. 9 Jul 2019

VTT Develops Thermochemical Treatment to Recycle Low-Quality Plastic Waste

A portion of collected plastic waste does not qualify for mechanical recycling and ends up incinerated instead. VTT complements the selection of sustainable recycling methods with chemical recycling based on pyrolysis, which will turn nearly all plastics and their mixtures into oil – the raw material of fuels, plastics and other chemicals.

From VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd 9 Jul 2019

Henkel & EnvisionTEC Partner to Drive Mass Production Using 3D Printing Technologies

To further drive the adoption of 3D Printing technologies beyond prototyping to final parts production, Henkel has partnered with EnvisionTEC. The partners showcased selected 3D printed parts for the medical and manufacturing sectors during the Rapid + TCT conference from May 21 to 23.

From EnvisionTEC, Inc. 9 Jul 2019

K 2019: ENGEL's Focus on Circular Economy in Plastics Processing

Circular Economy is one of the focus topics at K 2019 and also the “green thread” running through ENGEL, the injection molding machine manufacturer and system solutions provider during trade fair appearance.

From ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH 9 Jul 2019