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Study Analyzes Different Properties of Mask Filters After Cleaning Treatments

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the world, masks have become an essential personal hygiene product as the first line of defense to protect one's respiratory system against the viruses and germs that spread through droplets in the air.

30 Jun 2020

New Study Could Lead to Refined Probing of Ice Cores

The history of our planet has been written, among other things, in the periodic reversal of its magnetic poles.

30 Jun 2020

Study Investigates Hydrogen Bond Network Around Hydrophobic Molecules

In water, hydrophobic molecules are surrounded by a two different water populations: the inner shell forms a two-dimensional network of water molecules.

30 Jun 2020

Study Precisely Simulates High-Pressure Plasma Confinement in Large Helical Device

The research team of Assistant Professor Masahiko Sato and Professor Yasushi Todo of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences National Institute for Fusion Science has succeeded using computer simulation in reproducing the high-pressure plasma confinement observed in the Large Helical Device.

30 Jun 2020

Topology Optimization of Helical Fusion Reactor Design Reduces its Weight

The group of associate professor Hitoshi Tamura and others of the National Institute of Natural Sciences (NINS) National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) first applied topology optimization technique to the concept design of a helical fusion reactor which aims to demonstrate power generation.

30 Jun 2020

New Lighter Nanofiber Protects Wearers from Extreme Temperatures, Explosions

Since World War I, the vast majority of American combat casualties has come not from gunshot wounds but from explosions.

30 Jun 2020

New Imaging Method Helps Observe Elusive Critical Fluctuations in 2D Magnets

Like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster, critical spin fluctuations in a magnetic system haven't been captured on film.

30 Jun 2020

New Way to Store Data by Sliding Atomically Thin Metal layers over One Another

A Stanford-led team has invented a way to store data by sliding atomically thin layers of metal over one another, an approach that could pack more data into less space than silicon chips, while also using less energy.

30 Jun 2020

Study Discovers Massive Emission from Nanoscale Gap Between Gold Electrodes

Seeing light emerge from a nanoscale experiment didn't come as a big surprise to Rice University physicists. But it got their attention when that light was 10,000 times brighter than they expected.

30 Jun 2020

Polymer Relaxor Ferroelectricity Arises from Chain Conformation Disorders

A new fundamental understanding of polymeric relaxor ferroelectric behavior could lead to advances in flexible electronics, actuators and transducers, energy storage, piezoelectric sensors and electrocaloric cooling, according to a team of researchers at Penn State and North Carolina State.

30 Jun 2020

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Materials Research News

Study Analyzes Different Properties of Mask Filters After Cleaning Treatments

New Study Could Lead to Refined Probing of Ice Cores

Study Investigates Hydrogen Bond Network Around Hydrophobic Molecules

Study Precisely Simulates High-Pressure Plasma Confinement in Large Helical Device

Topology Optimization of Helical Fusion Reactor Design Reduces its Weight

New Lighter Nanofiber Protects Wearers from Extreme Temperatures, Explosions

New Imaging Method Helps Observe Elusive Critical Fluctuations in 2D Magnets

New Way to Store Data by Sliding Atomically Thin Metal layers over One Another

Study Discovers Massive Emission from Nanoscale Gap Between Gold Electrodes

Polymer Relaxor Ferroelectricity Arises from Chain Conformation Disorders

Insights into the Role of Benchtop NMR in Biofluid Analysis with Philippe Wilson

Particle Size Analysis: Focus on the Essentials with the New Camsizer S1

The Inaugural STEM Marketing Awards – An Interview with Alexandra Balazs, Managing Director at Prolific North

High-Resolution Industrial X-Ray CT Scanner

The TABER V-5 Stiffness Tester

The PinAAcle 900 Spectrometer Series: Cutting-Edge Precision for Atomic Absorption

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Reproducing Test Conditions for PVC Mixer Tests

New Imaging Method for Particle Monitoring in Electronics Manufacturing

What are the Manufacturing Applications of Plasma?

Advancing Manufacturing: The Impact of Photonics Technology

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Materials Research News

Insights into the Role of Benchtop NMR in Biofluid Analysis with Philippe Wilson

Particle Size Analysis: Focus on the Essentials with the New Camsizer S1

The Inaugural STEM Marketing Awards – An Interview with Alexandra Balazs, Managing Director at Prolific North

1Element Six Wins U.S. Department of Defense UWBGS Program

2AI-Powered Catalyst Design for Efficient Hydrogen Generation, Carbon Capture, and Energy Storage

3New Material Removes Toxic Metals from Water

4Novel Binder Improves Ion Diffusion in Sodium-Ion Batteries

5New Cathode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries

6Transforming a Waste Resource Into Sustainable Materials – Latrobe Magnesium’s Plant Paves the Way to a Cleaner, High Value Future

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