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A Quality Assurance System for Visual Detectable Defects on Coated Electrode Sheets

In a paper recently published in the journal Advanced Intelligent Systems, researchers developed a quality assurance (QA) system to demonstrate a You-Only-Look-Once architecture (YOLO architecture) to identify visually detectable defects on electrode sheets.

19 Oct 2022

Using Y-Series-Based Acceptors in All-Polymer Solar Cells

In a paper recently published in the journal ACS Energy Letters, researchers reviewed and summarized molecular modeling and synthesis approaches used for advancements in the engineering of Y-series-based polymer acceptors to attain power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) over 18% in all-polymer solar cells (all-PSCs).

18 Oct 2022

Can Salt Coating Face Masks Make Them Antiviral?

A team of scientists from Switzerland have investigated the use of salt coatings to improve the antiviral properties of face masks and reduce the risk of issues such as self-contamination. Their findings have been published in a new paper published in Scientific Reports.

14 Oct 2022

Tri-Mack Introduces Thin, Lightweight TPC Enclosures

Tri-Mack Plastics Manufacturing Corporation, a leading high-performance thermoplastics parts manufacturer, will announce their latest product-development achievement at this month’s CAMX show: very lightweight, high-strength enclosures made from just eight plies of unidirectional carbon-fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite (TPC) tape and only forty thousandths of an inch thick (.040”).

From Tri-Mack Plastics Manufacturing Corporation 12 Oct 2022

Novel Approach to Engineer Slippery Hydrophilic Surfaces

The study outlined in this article contradicts current understandings of the formation of slippery materials and provides a new avenue of study for the field.

11 Oct 2022

Microban Presents High Quality, Non-heavy-metal Antimicrobial Technology for Water-based Coatings

Microban International is proud to present LapisShield™, a novel, non-heavy-metal technology designed to seamlessly integrate antimicrobial functionality into any water-based coating formulation.

From Microban International, Ltd. 6 Oct 2022

Slot-Die Coating to Make Efficient Wide-Bandgap Perovskite Layers

A group of researchers recently published a paper in the journal ACS Energy Letters that demonstrated the feasibility of using the slot-die coating method to fabricate triple halide perovskite layers for scalable an...

4 Oct 2022

NdNiO3 Thin Films with Tunable Proton Diffusion

Scientists from Osaka University and Nara Institute of Science and Technology have reported the development of novel NdNiO3 (NNO) thin films with tunable proton diffusion within their perovskite lattices. Their research has appeared in the journal ACS Applied Electronic Materials.

4 Oct 2022

Detecting Anomalies in 3D Concrete Printing with Computer Vision

In an article recently published in the journal Additive Manufacturing, researchers discussed the utility of computer vision to monitor 3D concrete printing continuously.

3 Oct 2022

Palsgaard and Korean PE Film Manufacturer Collaborate to Optimize the Shelf-life, Aesthetics, Safety & Sustainability of Sensitive Food Packaging

Palsgaard, a leader in plant-based additives for the plastics industry, has announced that its Einar® 611 bio-based anti-fog surfactant has been successfully specified by a major Korean supplier of food-grade polyethylene (PE) film solutions.

30 Sep 2022

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Coatings and Thin Films News

A Quality Assurance System for Visual Detectable Defects on Coated Electrode Sheets

Using Y-Series-Based Acceptors in All-Polymer Solar Cells

Can Salt Coating Face Masks Make Them Antiviral?

Tri-Mack Introduces Thin, Lightweight TPC Enclosures

Novel Approach to Engineer Slippery Hydrophilic Surfaces

Microban Presents High Quality, Non-heavy-metal Antimicrobial Technology for Water-based Coatings

Slot-Die Coating to Make Efficient Wide-Bandgap Perovskite Layers

NdNiO3 Thin Films with Tunable Proton Diffusion

Detecting Anomalies in 3D Concrete Printing with Computer Vision

Palsgaard and Korean PE Film Manufacturer Collaborate to Optimize the Shelf-life, Aesthetics, Safety & Sustainability of Sensitive Food Packaging

How can Charge Photometry be Used for Battery Screening and Development?

Comparing Computed Radiography and Digital Detector Arrays

How the RSC is Empowering the Future of Chemical Sciences

ATS Series 3110/3210 - Lab Furnaces

Revontium™: Compact XRF Spectrometer

UV Cure Dielectric Sensor: Precision Monitoring for UV Cured Resins with Quick-Connect Fixture

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Observation of Paraffin Wax Crystallization in Lubricating Oils Using Scanning Electron Microscopy

Enhancing Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Efficiency

How Isolation Works in a Simple Mass-Spring-Damper System

Fiber Orientation and Distribution Measurement in a Composite Polymer

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Coatings and Thin Films News

How can Charge Photometry be Used for Battery Screening and Development?

Comparing Computed Radiography and Digital Detector Arrays

How the RSC is Empowering the Future of Chemical Sciences

1Overcoming Challenges in Solid-State Sodium Battery Production

2Transforming Carbon Dioxide and Lignin Into Biodegradable Polymers

3A Greener Way of Producing Ammonia

4Advancement of 3D Printing with New Plastic Coating

5New Recipes for Improved Battery Materials

6Making Stronger and Safer Lithium Batteries

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