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New 3D-Printed Model Could Help Identify Potential Therapies and Screen Anticancer Drugs

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have come up with a new way to examine cancer cells which can potentially result in new and better treatment outcomes.

12 Feb 2019

Galvanizing Giants’ Lead-Free Switch is First for Industry

One of the world’s leading corrosion protection companies has completed a unique conversion to lead-free galvanizing.

From Wedge Group Galvanizing Ltd 12 Feb 2019

Thrust SSC Supersonic Car Receives Engineering Heritage Award

The first land vehicle to break the speed of sound, which is housed in Coventry Transport Museum, has been honoured with an award that puts it alongside engineering greats such as Concorde and The Channel Tunnel.

12 Feb 2019

Atlas Copco Launches a Clean, Clever and Compact Dry Screw Vacuum Pump

Built for rapid cycling and continuous operation applications, the DHS VSD+ is a truly clean, zero contamination dry vacuum pump that requires no water or oil cooling. Certified as oil-free in the category ‘Class Zero' according to ISO standard 8573-1 the pump is free of oil emissions, including aerosol oil content in the outlet air stream.

From Atlas Copco AB 12 Feb 2019

Michelman Showcases Durable Label Technology at HP Indigo Global VIP Event

At the 2019 HP Indigo Global VIP Event, Michelman will showcase DigiGuard® 901 for the Pack Ready for Labels solution, enabling enhanced water, chemical and thermal durability.

From Michelman Inc 12 Feb 2019

Technology in Agriculture: Critical to Success but Are We Ready?

Adoption of emerging technologies in Australian agriculture is expanding at a rate faster than the consumer’s capacity to understand the opportunities - creating an urgent need to explore community perception and regulatory challenges around the use of new technologies.

12 Feb 2019

VJ Electronix Debuts Reel Handling Automation

VJ Electronix, Inc., the leader in rework technologies and global provider of advanced X-ray inspection and component counting systems, demonstrated a new concept in reel handling automation for component counting at the recent IPC APEX EXPO.

From VJ Electronix, Inc 12 Feb 2019

Sound and Light Trapped by Disorder

Researchers from the Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2) and the Centre de Nanosciences et Nanotechnologies – C2N (CNRS / Université Paris-Sud) have proposed a new and counterintuitive approach using disordered structures to trap light (photons) and sound (phonons) at the same place.

12 Feb 2019

SPECTRO Introduces SPECTROGREEN ICP-OES Analyzer; Revolutionary New Viewing Technology Achieves 2x Sensitivity

SPECTRO Analytical Instruments has introduced its new SPECTROGREEN inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) analyzer, debuting its new revolutionary Dual Side-On Interface (DSOI) technology that...

From SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH 11 Feb 2019

A New Way to Simplify the Synthesis of Valuable Precursor for Drugs

The most recent discovery of researchers at the Rice University has given a boost to organic chemists, offering a one-step approach to add nitrogen to compounds for fertilizers, pesticides, drugs, and other products.

11 Feb 2019

Olefin Enables Efficient Solvent-Free Cross-Coupling Reactions

A cross-coupling reaction is usually carried out in an organic solvent, resulting in the production of a huge amount of solvent waste, which is often hazardous to the environment. Hokkaido University researchers, in Japan, have developed a new approach making room for the execution of more environmentally friendly solvent-free solid-state cross-coupling processes using mechanochemistry.

11 Feb 2019

Experimental Study on 2D Material Could Lead to More Energy-Efficient Electronic Devices

For the first time, scientists have successfully imaged “edge conduction” in a recently discovered 2D quantum material and topological insulator called monolayer tungsten ditelluride, or WTe2.

11 Feb 2019

Stable, Color-Changing Compound Can Be Used in Sensors and Electronics

A study team led by Hokkaido University in Japan has created a porous material that is extremely stable and changes color when exposed to acid vapor.

11 Feb 2019

Modular Turnkey Systems Add Spectroscopy to any Microscope

HORIBA Scientific, global leader in fluorescence and Raman instrumentation and other spectroscopy solutions, is proud to be introducing its new Standard Microscope Spectroscopy (SMS) systems today at the Photonics West c...

From HORIBA 11 Feb 2019

Improving the Manufacturing Process of Acrylics

Acrylics are an extremely varied and useful group of chemicals used in all types of products, from nail polish to diapers. Presently, a team of scientists from the University of Connecticut (UConn) and ExxonMobil explain a new process for producing them.

11 Feb 2019