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Lithium-Ion Powered Smart Windows for Dynamic Climate Control

A new kind of electrochromic (EC) structure for energy-saving windows has been developed by a research team led by Prof. Xun Cao from the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with colleagues from Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

22 May 2024

Developing Energy-Efficient Sensors for Next-Generation Monitoring

The ChBE and Lehigh University researchers developing new sensor materials that can be used in various fields like medicine, environment, and internet-of-things.

22 May 2024

Localized Corrosion Susceptibility of 6xxx Aluminum Alloys

A recent study in npj Materials Degradation investigates how microstructure and composition affect localized corrosion in three 6xxx aluminum alloys (AA6111, AA6451, and AA6016), providing insights for better automotive material selection.

By Nidhi Dhull 22 May 2024

PostProcess Technologies Celebrates Milestone Achievement: Secures 500th Customer Win

PostProcess Technologies, the pioneer in automated post-processing solutions for additive manufacturing, proudly announces a significant milestone — winning its 500th customer, Lucid Motors in California.

From PostProcess Technologies 22 May 2024

Achema 2024: A New Mobile Drum Pump with Battery Drive

Automatic pumping of chemicals and high-viscosity oils from canisters, drums and containers in an industrial context without the need to search for sockets and without the trip hazards and short circuits that result from trailing cables.

From Lutz Pumpen GmbH 22 May 2024

Singapore Researchers Develop Energy-Efficient Silicon Systems for AI Connected Devices

Researchers from NUS, together with industry partners Soitec and NXP Semiconductors, have demonstrated a new class of silicon systems that promises to enhance the energy efficiency of AI connected devices by leaps and bounds.

21 May 2024

Machine Learning Accelerates Discovery of Optimal Perovskites for Solar Energy

Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne discovered perovskites with the perfect band gap for solar applications. Scientists found around 14 new solar cell materials by inculcating a machine-learning program, an advanced version of Density Functional Theory

21 May 2024

Silver-loaded Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Polycaprolactone Polymer-based Antibacterial Scaffold

A recent study in Scientific Reports presents a silver nanoparticle-based poly(vinyl alcohol) and polycaprolactone membrane that exhibits strong antibacterial properties and non-cytotoxicity, offering promising applications for advanced wound dressings.

By Nidhi Dhull 21 May 2024

AGI Glassplant Sakura Pilot Reactors to Launch at ACHEMA 2024

AGI Glassplant, part of the AGI Group, is excited to announce that it will be launching its AGI Glassplant Sakura Pilot Reactors at ACHEMA 2024.

From Asahi Glassplant Inc. 21 May 2024

ORNL Scientists Discover Breakthrough Method to Enhance Catalyst Efficiency

A team of scientists led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory found an unconventional way to improve catalysts made of more than one material. The solution demonstrates a path to designing catalysts with greater activity, selectivity and stability.

20 May 2024

Titanium Enhanced Steel for Enhanced EV Performance

Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University published a study in ISIJ International that sheds light on optimizing steel for electric vehicles.

20 May 2024

Novel Deposition Method Provides Clarity on Perovskite Hydrides

In a new study published in ACS Applied Energy Materials, researchers from Shibaura Institute of Technology tackle the challenge of measuring perovskite hydrides' intrinsic hydride-ion conductivity using a unique laser deposition process in an H-radical atmosphere.

20 May 2024

AMETEK Land Helps Large Ethylene Producer Improve and Optimise Furnace Operations

AMETEK Land, a world-leading manufacturer of highly accurate infrared pyrometers, scanners, and thermal imagers for global industry, has provided a large US ethylene producer with 28 thermal imagers to provide continuous, highly precise, temperature measurements for optimum process control in its four cracking furnaces.

From AMETEK, Inc. 20 May 2024

AAEON Releases the RICO-3568: An Agile, Rockchip-Powered Industrial Solution

AAEON, an award-winning developer of AI hardware and a leader in industrial embedded solutions, has announced the launch of the RICO-3568, a Rockchip RK3568-powered RISC single-board built on the Pico-ITX Plus form factor.

From AAEON Technology Inc 20 May 2024