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Nanoscopic Study of Rubber Friction on Road Surfaces

Bo Persson and his colleagues at the Jülich Research Center, have discovered new temperature and velocity-dependent properties of rubber friction on asphalt.

20 May 2015

Bibby Scientific Launches Steel Extrusion Tool Cleaning Service for Removal of Industrial Polymers, Oils and Paint

Bibby Scientific announced today that it has launched the Techne® Calibration extrusion tool cleaning service using an Industrial Fluidised Bath (IFB) for safe and effective cleaning of steel tooling, components, systems and parts within 48 hours.

19 May 2015

H.C. Starck Shapes the Way for Synthetic Diamonds at INTERTECH 2015

H.C. Starck’s innovative niobium sheet material makes it easy to deep draw and shape crucibles in the production of synthetic diamonds. Abrasive tools for non-ferrous and non-metallic materials utilize synthetic d...

From HC Starck Tungsten GmbH 19 May 2015

Non-Directional Alkaline-Earth Metals Can Participate in Self-Assembly of 3D Supramolecular Boxes

Researchers from the Department of Chemistry at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, have discovered that non-directional alkaline-earth metal cations possess the ability to take part in the self-assembly of 3D supramolecular boxes.

18 May 2015

Researchers Develop Stable Photoelectrode for Artificial Photosynthesis

Researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) Institute for Solar Fuels have developed an innovative stable photoelectrode that holds promise for artificial photosynthesis. This study has been done under the "Light2Hydrogen" BMBF Cluster project and as part of the "Solar H2" DFG Priority programme.

14 May 2015

New Medical Study on Use of 3D Printed Splints to Treat Terminal Tracheobronchomalacia in Babies

Researchers from University of Michigan have successfully helped in finding a solution to treat severe tracheobronchomalacia using customized 3D printed airway splints.

1 May 2015

Recyclable Wood Foam Provides Better Insulation than Conventional Foam

A research team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research, Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut, WKI in Braunschweig have developed a new method of producing foam using wood particles.

1 May 2015

Time Dependant Spectroscopy of Microscopic Samples

CRAIC Technologies, a leading innovator of UV-visible-NIR microanalysis solutions, is proud to introduce CRAIC TimePro™ kinetic spectroscopy software.

From CRAIC Technologies 30 Apr 2015

Transparent Light Shutters Switch Between Opaque and Transparent States

A research team at Pusan National University in South Korea has developed transparent light shutters using a new liquid crystal technology.

29 Apr 2015

Renishaw Raman Systems Used to Study 2D Materials at Boston University

Anna Swan is an associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, and one of the three directors running the multi-disciplinary lab at Boston University. The research group is currently focusing on 2D materials, such as graphene, boron nitride, molybdenum disulphide and phosphorene.

From Renishaw plc - Spectroscopy 28 Apr 2015

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