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Analytik Reports on How a Team from Agrii, RAGT and the University of Nottingham are Developing Better Disease Management and Yield Production in Wheat Crops

Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, report on the use of the ASD FieldSpec Handheld 2 portable spectroradiometers to help in the management of disease and yield prediction in wheat crops.

From Analytik Ltd 19 Jul 2016

Tea Time in No Time with the Cool Performance New Micron Glacis GC Mill

Hosokawa Micron Ltd announce the development of the high performance cooling type, mechanical mill, the Micron Glacis GC fine grinding mill. Suitable for fine grinding of heat sensitive products, the Micron Glacis GC is ideal for the high volume grinding of green tea which is popular both as a beverage and for use in confectioneries too.

From Hosokawa Micron Ltd 19 Jul 2016

Coatings Specialist Steps in and Dazzles

World-class coatings manufacturer Sherwin-Williams stepped in to help the celebrations to commemorate a First World War milestone by donating a specialist coating product as part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

19 Jul 2016

New Chemical Synthesis Method for Monitoring Fluorescence and Color

A team of researchers from Osaka, Yamaguchi, and Kumamoto Universities in Japan have invented a method to drastically alter the fluorescence and color of a specific compound using hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) gases. The entire reversible reaction is environmentally friendly as it develops only water as a byproduct.

18 Jul 2016

Researchers Develop New Method for Stabilizing Electrodeposition during Battery Recharge

If a barrier is constructed that is relatively stronger than the material attempting to penetrate it, then the barrier should be able to work - this concept seems to be fairly basic physics.

18 Jul 2016

Molten Metal Treatment Sodium and Calcium Removal

Sodium and calcium have often been removed in the casthouse by the direct injection of chlorine gas to molten aluminium in the holding furnace.

18 Jul 2016

Built to Last: A Humidity Probe for Tough Processes

The new HygroSmart HS3 probe from Michell Instruments has been designed to withstand the kind of harsh and demanding conditions found in industrial processes.

From Michell Instruments Ltd 18 Jul 2016

Prototyping Team Help Create Revolutionary Sea Drone

A Letchworth prototyping company has helped revolutionise the way oceans are monitored for future weather reports.

From Ogle Models and Prototypes 18 Jul 2016

Researchers Develop New Hydrogel for Treating Joint and Soft Tissues Injuries

A new variety of hydrogel has been developed by Hokkaido University researchers. This new hydrogel can be used to treat joint injuries as it is capable of bonding firmly and spontaneously to defected bones.

18 Jul 2016

Researchers Pave Way for Creation of Organic Electronic Devices

Researchers from Lomonosov MSU in partnership with German researchers from the Institute of Polymer Research in Dresden (Leibniz Institute) have discovered a molecule, which they claim can offer the momentum required for the development of organic electronics. The research findings were published in Advanced Materials.

18 Jul 2016

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