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McMaster Chemical Engineering Researcher Wins Inaugural KINGFA Young Investigator Award

Emily Cranston, an Associate Professor from the Department of Chemical Engineering at McMaster University, has received the first KINGFA Young Investigator Award from the Cellulose and Renewable Materials Division of the American Chemical Society.

17 Aug 2016

Thermoregulated Gloves to Help People with Raynaud’s Disease Regulate Temperature

Whenever Jessica L. Bishop underwent an attack of Raynaud’s disease while she pursued her senior year at Virginia Commonwealth University, she was motivated to work harder to design a pair of “magic gloves” as part of her School of Engineering Capstone Design project.

17 Aug 2016

Kick-start E-paper Development with a Gen 2 Extension Kit from Pervasive Displays

Pervasive Displays (PDi), a world leader in e-paper displays, announces a second-generation extension kit to support evaluation and development of its e-paper displays (EPDs). The EPD Extension Kit Gen 2 (EXT2) with ...

16 Aug 2016

Researchers Develop See-Through Circuitry

As an result of the increase in the prices of indium, researchers have developed a technique that uses aluminum-doped zinc oxide, which is a cheaper alternative effectively used for transparent electronics.

12 Aug 2016

Using Soft Materials to Transmit Energy

Soft materials possess significant amounts of damping energy, and this is the reason why rubber tires are capable of absorbing the shock of potholes and bumps. If researchers try to develop autonomous soft systems such as soft robots, they will then require a technique to transfer energy across soft materials.

9 Aug 2016

Market for Pure Levoglucosan Explored

A unique and useful invention has been developed by chemical engineers and chemists from Rice University and China’s Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics. However, these engineers and chemists are yet to confirm it's worth.

9 Aug 2016

Rare Minerals Discovered to Occur in Nature

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a special group of porous solids, and today are regarded as one of the hottest new materials.

8 Aug 2016

New Material Developed to Determine Temperature Performance of Biodiesel

A team of scientists have manufactured and developed a new certified reference material for the cloud point (CP) and the cold filter plugging point (CFPP) temperatures of biodiesel. This will allow more efficient and safer biofuels to be developed and recognized.

1 Aug 2016