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Polyimides Outshine Traditional Materials in the Race for 6G

The research team from the Tokyo Institute of Technology studied polyimides (PIs), which are becoming more and more popular as materials appropriate for high-frequency operation, in an attempt to provide answers on 6G.

29 Jul 2024

First-Ever Atomic Movies Reveal New Material Phase During Quantum Transition

Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have created the first-ever atomic movies showing how atoms rearrange locally within a quantum material as it transitions from an insulator to a metal.

29 Jul 2024

Southco Introduces a Flush-Mount E6-73 Constant Torque Hinge

Southco Asia Ltd., a subsidiary of Southco Inc., a leading global provider of engineered access solutions such as locks, latches, captive fasteners, electronic access solutions, and hinges/positioning technology, has developed a flush-mount version of its popular E6 constant torque hinge.

From Southco 27 Jul 2024

Wiley Expands its Chemical Compound Coverage with New Smartspectra Databases

Wiley, one of the world's largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning, today announced the release of two new Wiley SmartSpectra Database Collections generated using the most current machine-learning techniques to significantly expand the number of spectral data available for analysis.

From John Wiley and Sons - Scientific Publishers 27 Jul 2024

RAITH Launches New Brand Identity and Unfolds “New Dimensions” for Customers Worldwide

Today, July 25, 2024, RAITH, the global market and technology leader in maskless nanofabrication systems and characterization solutions, presents its new brand identity and website to the general public.

From Raith 26 Jul 2024

New study confirms superior performance of CHARON FUSION PTR-TOF

Toxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) particles detection. Image Credit: Ionicon PAHs are produced by incomplete combustion of organic matters such as, for example, via biomass burning or traffic emissio...

From IONICON Analytik 26 Jul 2024

Alloy-Coated Li Metal Anodes for Fast-Charging Li Metal Batteries

In a recent article published in Batteries, researchers propose a LixSny alloy coating for Li metal anodes, enhancing fast-charging capabilities and overall battery performance.

By Nidhi Dhull 26 Jul 2024

Carbios and Nouvelles Fibres Textiles Cooperate to Develop the French Polyester Textile Recycling Industry

CARBIOS, (Euronext Growth Paris : ALCRB), a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, and Nouvelles Fibres Textiles, a French company specializing in the recovery of end-of-life textiles, today announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a contract for the supply of polyester textiles to the world's first PET biorecycling plant currently under construction in Longlaville, France.

26 Jul 2024

DOE Funds Green Hydrogen Hub in the Pacific Northwest

The Pacific Northwest is set to begin work building out a clean hydrogen economy with today’s announcement of a Phase 1 funding award from the Department of Energy.

26 Jul 2024

$UCLA Researchers Analyze Nonlinear Strategies in Diffractive Optical Processors$

UCLA Researchers Analyze Nonlinear Strategies in Diffractive Optical Processors

UCLA researchers have conducted an in-depth analysis of nonlinear information encoding strategies for diffractive optical processors, offering new insights into their performance and utility.

25 Jul 2024

Fe-Co Catalyst Sets New Standard for Oxygen Electrocatalysis

Scientists from the University of Science and Technology of China have created a novel “Janus” dual-atom catalyst (FeCo-N3O3@C), with Fe and Co atoms coordinated synergistically through an N-O bridge, which has demonstrated exceptional performance in both oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The journal Nature Synthesis published the study.

25 Jul 2024

Berkeley Lab Scientists Advance Towards Creating Element 120

Researchers at Berkeley Lab's 88-Inch Cyclotron successfully made superheavy element 116 using a beam of titanium-50. That milestone sets the team up to attempt making the heaviest element yet: 120.

25 Jul 2024

Novel Catalytic System Enhances Propane-to-Propylene Conversion

In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, researchers at Argonne National Laboratory and Ames National Laboratory of the US Department of Energy have discovered an energy-efficient method of producing propylene.

25 Jul 2024

Newly Designed Luminescent Polymers Offer Recycling and Biodegradability

From your car's navigation display to the screen you are reading this on, luminescent polymers -; a class of flexible materials that contain light-emitting molecules -; are used in a variety of today's electronics.

25 Jul 2024

New Emerson Pneumatic Valves Provide Greater Automation Flexibility, Optimized Flow

Emerson: Emerson today launched its AVENTICS™ Series XV pneumatic valves. Series XV valves are designed with interoperability in mind to provide machine builders across multiple industries and factory automation applications with a flexible and costeffective valve platform.

From Emerson 25 Jul 2024