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Sidhu Laboratories Develops 100% Solid State, High-Performance Polymer Electrolytes for Next-Generation Advanced Batteries

Sidhu Laboratories, a new start-up technology company focused on developing advanced energy storage systems, introduces a class of 100% solid-state, high-performance polymer electrolytic membranes called SiLyte™ that offer numerous advantages over standard liquid electrolytes used in traditional batteries.

From Sidhu Laboratories 24 Apr 2019

Flowmeter Software Enables Tuning to Application Optimum Signal

Titan Enterprises announces new software functionality for its Atrato and MetraFlow ultrasonic flowmeters to enable customers the option to move the measurement window to ensure you always measure at the optimal point of signal.

From Titan Enterprises Ltd. 24 Apr 2019

NASA Laboratory to Expand their Investigation of the Solar System’s Origin — with Unique Mass Spectrometer from Nu Instruments

This summer, planetary scientists at NASA will achieve new levels of precision in their investigations into the origin of the Solar System with the delivery of Nu Instruments’ Sapphire 1700 Multi-Collector ICP-MS— the world's largest commercially-built multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer.

From Nu Instruments 24 Apr 2019

How Slippery Surfaces Allow Sticky Pastes and Gels to Slide

An MIT research team that has already conquered the problem of getting ketchup out of its bottle has now tackled a new category of consumer and manufacturing woe: how to get much thicker materials to slide without sticking or deforming.

24 Apr 2019

Marktech Optoelectronics Announces Successful lnP Epitaxial Crystal Technology Development for Ultra-High-Speed (5G) Large-Capacity Signal Processing Applications

Innovative InP epitaxial crystal manufacturing techniques developed by Marktech enhance ultra-high-speed 5G signal processing capabilities and quality control.

24 Apr 2019

Airbond Wins Second Coveted Queen’s Award

Airbond, the experts in the science of fibre splicing and its applications, is celebrating securing the Queen’s Award for Innovation - the UK’s highest accolade for business success - for its new patented, splicing technology. This is the second Queen’s Award the company has achieved, having won another for innovation in 2013.

From Airbond Splicers 24 Apr 2019

Researchers Demonstrate Enzyme-Like Heterogeneous Catalysis for the First Time

Imagine Swiss Alps without tunnels! Anyone attempting to travel through them would have to ascend and descend the hills and go zigzag around the ranges.

23 Apr 2019

Study Reveals Superinjection Possible in Semiconductor Homostructures

A physical effect called superinjection lies beneath advanced light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and lasers. For several years, this effect was thought to happen only in semiconductor heterostructures — that is, structures made up of two or more semiconductor materials.

23 Apr 2019

New Method Produces Strong, Fatigue-Resistant, Yet Soft Hydrogels with Potential Applications in Medicine

Human skeletal muscles are soft yet strong, resistant to fatigue, and full of water—a special combination of properties that are sought after by materials researchers for their own creations.

23 Apr 2019

Columbia Engineers Develop New Method that Improves Safety and Energy Density of Batteries

As people become progressively dependent on batteries for everything from electric vehicles to portable devices, the major challenge to enhance energy storage and boost battery life, while guaranteeing safe and reliable operation, is turning out to be increasingly important.

23 Apr 2019

Ruggedized Appliances Secure Operational Technology and Industrial Control Systems

Industrial Control System (ICS) security has become more challenging than ever as information technology (IT)/operational technology (OT) convergence has emerged as the new standard for industrial cyber security, adding new levels of challenges.

From Lanner Electronics Inc 23 Apr 2019

Saki Corporation Introduces Ultra-Fast, Inline, 2D Bottom-Side Automated Optical Inspection for PCBs

Saki Corporation, an innovator in the field of automated optical and x-ray inspection and measurement equipment, announces the release of its new 2Di-LU1 inline bottom-side automated optical inspection (AOI) system at NEPCON China, Shanghai, China, and SMTconnect, Nuremberg, Germany.

From Saki Corporation 23 Apr 2019

Libra Industries Sponsors Local ‘Alliance for Working Together’ Competition

Libra Industries, a privately held electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, is a silver sponsor of the Alliance for Working Together (AWT) Annual RoboBot Competition. The ninth annual AWT RoboBots Competition will take place April 27, 2019 at the Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, OH.

From Libra Industries 23 Apr 2019

Kaman Measuring Announces KD-5100 Differential Measurement System

The Measuring Division of Kaman Precision Products, Inc., a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance, precision non-contact position measuring systems, announces the availability of its KD-5100 differential measurement system, which provides resolution to a nanometer of positional change.

From Kaman Precision Products 23 Apr 2019

From Design to Obsolescence, and Every Step in Between, Circuitronics Provides Services & Expertise

Circuitronics, a leading supplier of customized manufacturing services and solutions for the energy, industrial, communications and mil-aero markets, announces that it provides services and expertise at every phase of its customers’ product lifecycles.

From Circuitronics Inc. 23 Apr 2019

Materials Science News

Sidhu Laboratories Develops 100% Solid State, High-Performance Polymer Electrolytes for Next-Generation Advanced Batteries

Flowmeter Software Enables Tuning to Application Optimum Signal

NASA Laboratory to Expand their Investigation of the Solar System’s Origin — with Unique Mass Spectrometer from Nu Instruments

How Slippery Surfaces Allow Sticky Pastes and Gels to Slide

Marktech Optoelectronics Announces Successful lnP Epitaxial Crystal Technology Development for Ultra-High-Speed (5G) Large-Capacity Signal Processing Applications

Airbond Wins Second Coveted Queen’s Award

Researchers Demonstrate Enzyme-Like Heterogeneous Catalysis for the First Time

Study Reveals Superinjection Possible in Semiconductor Homostructures

New Method Produces Strong, Fatigue-Resistant, Yet Soft Hydrogels with Potential Applications in Medicine

Columbia Engineers Develop New Method that Improves Safety and Energy Density of Batteries

Ruggedized Appliances Secure Operational Technology and Industrial Control Systems

Saki Corporation Introduces Ultra-Fast, Inline, 2D Bottom-Side Automated Optical Inspection for PCBs

Libra Industries Sponsors Local ‘Alliance for Working Together’ Competition

Kaman Measuring Announces KD-5100 Differential Measurement System

From Design to Obsolescence, and Every Step in Between, Circuitronics Provides Services & Expertise

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