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New Metamaterial Transports and Localizes Sound in Unusually Robust Ways

Scientists at the City College of New York (CCNY) and at the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York have created a novel metamaterial that is capable of transporting sound in extraordinarily robust ways along its edges and localizing it at its corners.

2 Jan 2019

Car Manufacturer Selects Contour Filter to Ensure Paint Quality

Amazon Filters has received a further order from a leading car manufacturer to deliver an optimised filtration system to ensure the quality of the electrophoretic paint stages on their production paint line. With ...

From Amazon Filters Ltd. 2 Jan 2019

Low Flow Ultrasonic Flowmeters

Titan Enterprises offers advanced ultrasonic flowmeters, measuring low flows from 2 ml/min with high accuracy and excellent turndown for various applications.

From Titan Enterprises Ltd. 2 Jan 2019

STT-MRAM with Fastest Write Speed Developed for Use in Embedded Memory Applications

Headed by Professor Tetsuo Endoh at Tohoku University, a research team has successfully created a 128 Mb-density spin-transfer torque magnetoresistive random access memory (STT-MRAM) with the world’s fastest write speed of 14 ns for use in embedded memory applications, like the cache in AI and IOT.

31 Dec 2018

Novel Plasma Treatment Enables Strong Adhesion of Polymers and Vulcanized Rubber to Other Materials

Polymers that contain plastics play a vital role in modern life. Since they are strong, lightweight, and unreactive, a wide array of technologies rely on them.

27 Dec 2018

DiaMet™ Hardness Software Available for Legacy Wilson Testers Owners of Older Hardness Testers Can Upgrade to Buehler’s Software Solution

Buehler, an ITW company has announced that the DiaMet hardness software upgrade is now available for legacy Wilson testers.

From Buehler 27 Dec 2018

Researchers Remove Gaps to Improve the Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells

It is not known how to set up a defensive wall in a soccer game, and coaches would not prefer a gap between defensive players in the wall. Researchers, on their part, are also doing the same when they attempt to enhance the stability of perovskite solar cells, or PSCs.

24 Dec 2018

New Version of High-Energy Magnesium Battery Could Prove to be the Best Alternative to Lithium Ion Batteries

Scientists at the University of Houston and the Toyota Research Institute of America have found out a favorable new variant of high-energy magnesium batteries that may find prospective applications ranging from electric vehicles to battery storage for renewable energy systems.

24 Dec 2018

Applying Feynman Diagrams to Describe Rotation of Molecules in Solvents

In condensed matter physics, Feynman diagrams are a robust tool. The method involves converting highly complex equations into sets of simple diagrams, thereby establishing itself as one of the brilliant tools in the toolbox of a theoretical physicist.

24 Dec 2018

New High-Strength Ceramic Material Can Withstand Extremely High Temperatures

Researchers at the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) and the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) have developed a brand-new, high-strength ceramic material that can endure prolonged exposure to supersonic airflow at temperatures greater than 2600 °C.

21 Dec 2018

Picosun’s ALD Nanolaminates Extend the Lifetime of Biomedical Microimplants

Picosun Group, a leading, global supplier of ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) thin film coating solutions, has developed a groundbreaking method for biocompatible encapsulation of microelectronic body implants.

From Picosun Oy 21 Dec 2018

Picosun’s ALD nanolaminates extend the lifetime of biomedical microimplants

Picosun's advanced ALD thin film coatings provide effective biocompatible encapsulation for microimplants, addressing critical healthcare technology needs.

From Picosun Oy 21 Dec 2018

New Shape-Shifting Material Shows Promise for Soft Robots and Biomedical Applications

Researchers from Rice University have developed a novel rubbery, shape-shifting material that is capable of morphing from one advanced form to another on demand.

21 Dec 2018

Researchers Produce Customized 3D-Printed Batteries for Small-Scale Wearable Electronic Devices

There has been a rapid growth of flexible, wireless electronic devices and they have reached the level of commercialization. However, a majority of the battery shapes are limited to rectangular and/or spherical structures, leading to inefficient use of space.

21 Dec 2018

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology attended kick-off meeting in Eindhoven for European partners building an efficient pilot production line for photonic chips.

Photonics is an emerging technology with a potential multitrillion euro market. Innovative small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are at the forefront of this development, but the R&D costs are prohibitive for them.

From Oxford Instruments Semiconductor 21 Dec 2018

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New Metamaterial Transports and Localizes Sound in Unusually Robust Ways

Car Manufacturer Selects Contour Filter to Ensure Paint Quality

Low Flow Ultrasonic Flowmeters

STT-MRAM with Fastest Write Speed Developed for Use in Embedded Memory Applications

Novel Plasma Treatment Enables Strong Adhesion of Polymers and Vulcanized Rubber to Other Materials

DiaMet™ Hardness Software Available for Legacy Wilson Testers Owners of Older Hardness Testers Can Upgrade to Buehler’s Software Solution

Researchers Remove Gaps to Improve the Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells

New Version of High-Energy Magnesium Battery Could Prove to be the Best Alternative to Lithium Ion Batteries

Applying Feynman Diagrams to Describe Rotation of Molecules in Solvents

New High-Strength Ceramic Material Can Withstand Extremely High Temperatures

Picosun’s ALD Nanolaminates Extend the Lifetime of Biomedical Microimplants

Picosun’s ALD nanolaminates extend the lifetime of biomedical microimplants

New Shape-Shifting Material Shows Promise for Soft Robots and Biomedical Applications

Researchers Produce Customized 3D-Printed Batteries for Small-Scale Wearable Electronic Devices

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology attended kick-off meeting in Eindhoven for European partners building an efficient pilot production line for photonic chips.

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