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Material Researchers Upgrade Performance of Rechargeable Batteries

A team of materials researchers at the Swiss Paul Scherrer Institute PSI in Villigen and the ETH Zurich have created a highly simple and cost-efficient process for considerably improving the performance of traditional Li-ion rechargeable batteries.

5 Jul 2016

Iowa State University Researchers Discover 3D Paper-Based Microbial Fuel Cell with Potential Applications

Iowa State University scientists have displayed a proof-of-concept 3D paper-based microbial fuel cell (MFC) that uses capillary action to direct the liquids via the MFC system and eradicate the requirement of external power. Their findings have been reported in the journal TECHNOLOGY.

5 Jul 2016

Guiding the Way for Operators

Earlier this year RCT successfully delivered its ControlMaster® Guidance ATX2200 Teleremote training course to operators at Renison Tin Mine in Tasmania - with an overwhelming response.

5 Jul 2016

Cortec® Forever Changes the Anticorrosion Coating Business! EcoShield® 386 is the First Water Based Coating Ever with Salt Spray Resistance of Over 1,000 Hours in ASTM B117 Test!

Never before has a water based coating passed 1,000 hours of salt spray testing. Never before was it thought possible to get so much protection at only 1 mil dry film thickness (DFT). Now, through the cutting edge Nano VpCI® coatings chemistry of Cortec® Laboratories, the first water based coating has been created to withstand a minimum 1,000 hours of intense salt spray at super thin coverage rates!

From Cortec Corporation 5 Jul 2016

Picosun and University Of Helsinki Shed New Light On ALD

Picosun Oy, the leading supplier of advanced Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) thin film technology, provides equipment and solutions for commercial utilization of photo‐assisted ALD. Photo‐ALD enables novel ALD ...

From Picosun Oy 4 Jul 2016

SUSS MicroTec Announces New Mask Aligner Series MA/BA Gen4

SUSS MicroTec, a leading supplier of equipment and process solutions for the semiconductor industry and related markets, announced the launch of the MA/BA Gen4 series today. The new generation of SUSS MicroTec’s se...

From Focuslight Technologies Inc. 4 Jul 2016

Fluorescent Polymer Gels Could be Used to Spot Structural Failure in Oil, Gas and Wind Equipment

An MIT research team is in the process of creating fluorescent polymer gels capable of changing color when they are heated, exposed to acid, shaken, or disrupted in some form. With this kind of response, these innovative materials hold promise as effective sensors for identifying modifications in structures, the environment or in fluids.

1 Jul 2016

Researchers Use Drop of Water to Study Relationship Between Adhesion and Stiction

A team of researchers from the University of Zurich have created a system that would enable swapping of adhesion and stiction (static friction) of a water drop on top of a solid surface.

1 Jul 2016

Unique Characteristics of Perovskites Discovered

An international group of scientists from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Rostov-on-Don, China, France, and Germany have explained the movement of charge-carrying particles in perovskite.

29 Jun 2016

MIT Researchers Develop New Hydrogel Material that has Potent Applications

A cube of Jell-O left on the kitchen counter would ultimately turn into a shrunken, hardened mass once all of the water within it has evaporated. The same occurs with hydrogels that are made mostly of water. These gelatin-like polymer materials are flexible and absorbent until they unavoidably dry out.

29 Jun 2016

Editorial Highlights

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

Material Researchers Upgrade Performance of Rechargeable Batteries

Iowa State University Researchers Discover 3D Paper-Based Microbial Fuel Cell with Potential Applications

Guiding the Way for Operators

Cortec® Forever Changes the Anticorrosion Coating Business! EcoShield® 386 is the First Water Based Coating Ever with Salt Spray Resistance of Over 1,000 Hours in ASTM B117 Test!

Picosun and University Of Helsinki Shed New Light On ALD

SUSS MicroTec Announces New Mask Aligner Series MA/BA Gen4

Fluorescent Polymer Gels Could be Used to Spot Structural Failure in Oil, Gas and Wind Equipment

Researchers Use Drop of Water to Study Relationship Between Adhesion and Stiction

Unique Characteristics of Perovskites Discovered

MIT Researchers Develop New Hydrogel Material that has Potent Applications

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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What are the Manufacturing Applications of Plasma?

Advancing Manufacturing: The Impact of Photonics Technology

How to Optimize Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling with Handheld XRF

The Versatility of Non-Contacting Seals in Aerospace

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

1Active Lamb Wave Energy Analysis of Debonding Defects in Polymer-Rubber Structures

2New Material Removes Toxic Metals from Water

3Bilayer Graphene Reveals New Secrets of Lithium-Ion Storage

4Revealing the Underlying Mechanism of Battery Self-Discharge

5AI-Powered Catalyst Design for Efficient Hydrogen Generation, Carbon Capture, and Energy Storage

6Chemical ‘Chameleon’ Boosts Rare Earth Purification

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