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ORNL Researchers Develop Gas Flow Cell for Studying the Atomic Structure of Catalysts

Access to a cutting-edge capability for studying catalysts has now been obtained by researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

7 Aug 2017

New Method to Make Plastic to Dissipate Heat Holds Promise for Electronics

Advanced plastics could result in the emergence of cheaper, lighter, more energy-efficient product components, including those used in LEDs, vehicles, and computers — if only they were better at dispersing heat.

3 Aug 2017

Norway's Grieg Seafood Deploys Particle Analysis Cameras in Salmon Farming Operations

Norway’s Grieg Seafood has bought three particle analysis cameras from a US company for use in its salmon farming operations in Canada and the UK, reports Environment Coastal & Offshore.

3 Aug 2017

New Study Discovers Reasons for Degradation of Lithium-Air Batteries

Lithium-air batteries are devices, generating power merely out of air so they are also referred to lithium-oxygen batteries. Owing to higher energy density they are a lot lighter than lithium-ion ones.

2 Aug 2017

Nature-Based Technique Could Help Repel Liquids from Materials

Taking inspiration from nature, KAUST Researchers have developed an economical green method that would allow common materials to repel liquid. This could lead to varied applications from underwater drag reduction to antifouling.

31 Jul 2017

Studying Material's Atomic Structure and Performance Using Neutrons

Scientists used neutrons to examine the performance of a new aluminum alloy in a gasoline-powered engine, in a first-of-a-kind experiment, while the engine was in operation.

27 Jul 2017

Material Scientists Unearth the Reasons Behind Higher Efficiency of Perovskites

In the recent past, there has been a major revolution in the solar cell industry due to the use of perovskites, which are not only easy to synthesize and inexpensive but also highly flexible to use.

27 Jul 2017

SuFEx "Click" Reaction for Large-Scale Synthesis of Sulfur-Containing Polymers

A research team has conceived an easier and quicker technique to synthesize sulfur-containing polymers. The technique is believed to decrease the cost of large-scale synthesis.

26 Jul 2017

New Uranium-Based Compound can Allow Nitrogen Fixation to Take Place in Ambient Atmosphere

Scientists from EPFL have developed a uranium-based complex that can allow reactions of nitrogen fixation to occur in ambient conditions. This work overcomes one of the major challenges in building more efficient industrial-scale nitrogen products similar to ammonia.

20 Jul 2017

Researchers Develop Self-Disposing Supramolecular Materials with a Tunable Lifetime

Materials capable of assembling themselves and then just disappearing toward the end of their lifetime are relatively common in nature. Recently, researchers at the Technical University Munich (TUM) developed supramolecular materials that have the potential to disintegrate at a predetermined time.

20 Jul 2017

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