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When Wood and Timber Testing Gets Tough, the Tough Get Performing

Lloyd Instruments has introduced five new, cost-effective machines to its line of universal test machines for materials testing up to 100 kN.

From Lloyd Instruments Ltd. 9 Nov 2017

Research Reveals the Potential of “Oxygen Sponge” to Function as “Hydrogen Sponge”

Researchers have found that an “oxygen sponge”, a catalyst used in vehicle exhaust systems, can also be used as a “hydrogen sponge.”

8 Nov 2017

Researchers Gain In-Depth Knowledge of Physics Behind Functioning of Metamaterials

To transform items from science fiction to scientific reality, an in-depth knowledge of the functioning of these unconventional metamaterials is mandatory.

7 Nov 2017

Formation of Fracture Patterns in Brittle Materials Explained by Physics, Math and Special Gels

Researchers have long wondered about the origin of delicate criss-cross facetted patterns that are usually found on the surfaces of broken material. Typical crack speeds in glass effortlessly surpass a kilometer per second, and broken surface features could be smaller than a millimeter.

1 Nov 2017

Researchers Devise High-Power Radiation Source in TeraHertz Region

In a remarkable advancement, researchers from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, have developed a high-power radiation source in the greatly needed teraHertz (THz) region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

31 Oct 2017

Study Reveals Microscopic Defects in Batteries can be Capitalized

Rice University researchers state that high-performance electrodes for lithium-ion batteries can be enhanced by looking closely at their defects — and exploiting them.

31 Oct 2017

Biomass-Based Polymer can Easily and Inexpensively be used in 3D Printing

The elimination of plastics is inconceivable in the modern world. Unfortunately, they do contain disadvantages, including the depletion of fossil feedstocks, formation of CO2 in production and combustion, and growth of landfills.

30 Oct 2017

Smaller Water Droplets Evaporate More Gradually than Larger Ones

Although the process of evaporation has hitherto been understood completely, physicists from the Warsaw Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences have discovered one more element of surprise—smaller water droplets get evaporated very gradually when compared to larger ones.

27 Oct 2017

First Ever Images of Dendrites that Cause Short Circuits or Fires in Battery

The first ever atomic-scale images of dendrites (i.e. digitated growths), which have the ability to penetrate the barrier in between battery compartments and to trigger fires or short circuits, have been captured by researchers from Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

27 Oct 2017