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Inter-Cluster and Intra-Cluster Dynamics of Thiolate-Protected Gold-Silver Alloys Revealed

Metal clusters are becoming profoundly useful in the health, energy, and environment sectors and are used in several products from fuel cells to effective medicines to molecular sensors. This unique functionality of clusters forms due to the variability in type and size.

21 Jun 2019

Perovskite Solar Cells are as Efficient as the Best Conventional Silicon Ones

Metal-halide perovskites were found to be photovoltaic materials only a decade back. At present, the fabricated perovskite solar cells are nearly as efficient as the best traditional silicon solar cells.

21 Jun 2019

Metrohm Autolab Partners with Arbin Instruments to Create an Integrated Solution for Battery Research

Metrohm Autolab and Arbin Instruments have combined their decades of experience to launch a new Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) solution that can easily be integrated into any battery testing program.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 21 Jun 2019

Element Invests Over $3m In Computed Radiography for Aerospace NDT Testing

Element Materials Technology (Element) has invested over $3m in Computed Radiography (CR) equipment and training to expand its aerospace NDT testing capabilities across the UK and the USA.

From Element Materials Technology 20 Jun 2019

New Electrolyte Helps Li-Ion Batteries to Work over Wide Temperature Range

Electric cars find it difficult to cope with extreme temperatures, chiefly due to effects on the electrolyte solutions in their lithium-ion batteries.

20 Jun 2019

New Stainless Steel Powder for Additive Manufacturing

Additive methods are increasingly being used by the metalworking industry since they enable fewer production faults, lower costs, and shorter production times, to name a few.

20 Jun 2019

Safety of Li-Ion Batteries Improved Using Shear-Thickening Electrolyte

As revolutionary as electric vehicles are, they are still susceptible to an Achilles heel — the very source that provides them power.

20 Jun 2019

Direct Method to Obtain Efficient, Practical Oxide Composite Materials

A research team from Nanchang University has tried to directly construct the surface structure of copper (Cu)-based substrate to obtain a sequence of Ce-O-Cu catalysts for NH3-SCR of NO. The study will soon be published in the upcoming issue in NANO.

20 Jun 2019

The Goodfellow Green Production Initiative …Fostering Sustainability, Fuelling Innovation

Products available through the Goodfellow Green Production initiative strike a favourable balance between product quality and reducing the product’s carbon footprint. They allow customers to focus on research and product design without compromising quality and, in fact, often serve as a creative catalyst for innovative applications.

From Goodfellow 20 Jun 2019

HP Introduces Jet Fusion 5200 Series 3D Printing Solution for Improved Performance

HP has unveiled a series of innovations and partnerships helping its customers accelerate their digital manufacturing journey.

From Hewlett-Packard Company 20 Jun 2019

New Silione Polymer-Based Composite with Shape Memory Activated by Magnetism

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have developed a new material whose shape memory is activated by magnetism. It retains a given shape when it is put into a magnetic field.

20 Jun 2019

Secutech Vietnam 2019: New Smart Factory Conference to Address Security, Management Efficiency and Energy Savings

Visitors to the upcoming edition of Secutech Vietnam will have plenty of opportunities to gather market intelligence, thanks to the introduction of the new ‘Smart Factory Conference’ to the show’s fringe programme.

20 Jun 2019

CSEM and MIFS Demonstrate World-Record Lows in Energy Consumption for a Microcontroller

Combining CSEM’s ultra-low-power ASIC design experience with the Extreme-Low Power (ELP) DDC technology from MIFS enables new world records in power consumption. A complete process design kit, along with a range of mixed-signal silicon IPs, is now available.

From Fujitsu Semiconductor Memory Solution 20 Jun 2019

Chemspec Europe 2019 – Europe’s Industry Hotspot Awaits Visitors with New NanoTECH Pavilion and Strong Line-Up

Chemspec Europe, the 34th International Exhibition for Fine and Speciality Chemicals, will take place from 26 – 27 June 2019 at Messe Basel in Switzerland.

20 Jun 2019

ELIX Polymers Wins Best European ABS Polymer Producer Award

ELIX Polymers has won the Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe in the ABS category. The Award was announced at a Gala Dinner in Berlin as part of the 2019 Annual EuPC (European Plastics Converters) Meeting.

From ELIX Polymers 20 Jun 2019