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Scientists Use Diamondoids to Build Wires Three Atoms Wide

Scientists at Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have discovered a way to use diamondoids – the smallest possible bits of diamond – to assemble atoms into the thinnest possible electrical wires, just three atoms wide.

27 Dec 2016

Breakthrough in Chemistry Research Could Lead to Better Nuclear Waste Recycling Technologies

A team of researchers from The University of Manchester have made a huge progress by describing the quantitative modeling of the electronic structure of a group of uranium nitride compounds. This process has the potential to help with nuclear waste recycling technologies in the future.

22 Dec 2016

Researchers Take Snapshots of Molecular Dynamics

Researchers can now directly track the locations of all the atoms of an entire molecule while one of its bonds breaks and a single proton escapes.

16 Dec 2016

The Chemistry Department of the University of Helsinki uses a Magritek Benchtop Spinsolve NMR Spectrometer in the Organic Chemistry Laboratory on Courses at Bachelor and Masters Level

Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, reports on how the Chemistry Department of the University of Helsinki is using benchtop Spinsolve NMR spectrometers in their organic chemistry laboratory practical sessions.

From Magritek 13 Dec 2016

New Hiden CATLAB Microreactor/MS Brochure

The new brochure details the Hiden CATLAB-PCS combined microreactor and mass spectrometer system, purpose designed for the characterisation and evaluation of catalysts together with general thermal studies including temperature programmed desorption and reaction testing.

From Hiden Analytical 9 Dec 2016

ELIX Polymers Launches New Food-contact Grade

ELIX Polymers has launched a new ABS grade for use in products that come into contact with food and which also require extra toughness and resistance to high temperatures.

29 Nov 2016

Gold Nanoparticle-Based Supraspheres Could be Used to Perform Classical Host-Guest Chemistry

Gold nanoparticle-based supraspheres, which are analogues of supramolecular cages and containers, can be used to perform classical host-guest chemistry, according to new experiments by researchers in Israel and Switzerland.

21 Nov 2016

QUT Adds Microstructural and Chemical Analysis Capabilities with TESCAN MIRA Purchase

QUT has recently purchased a TESCAN MIRA3 FEG-SEM (Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope) and Thermo Scientific UltraDry EDS (Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy) system from AXT. This high performance SEM will be installed at the Central Analytical Research Facility (CARF), a purpose-built laboratory that houses state-of-the-art instruments for analysing the physical, mechanical, chemical and biological properties of solids, liquids and gases.

From AXT Pty Ltd 15 Nov 2016

Peak wins Best New Exporter to China Award for British Business

On the 3rd of November 2016, Peak Scientific, leading manufacturer of nitrogen, hydrogen and zero air laboratory gas generators, was awarded the Best New Exporter to China Award at the British Business Awards, held in Shanghai and hosted by the British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai.

From Peak Scientific 11 Nov 2016

Catalyst Recycling Improves Rate of Photocatalysis

A catalyst is used in chemistry, to achieve the efficiency of any chemical reaction. This catalyst helps to increase the rate of reaction without causing any harmful effects.

2 Nov 2016

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