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New Model Modifies Classical Fluid Mechanics Approach to Suspension Behavior

Because many materials are handled in industrial applications as suspensions, engineers need to understand how to predict their flow properties. However, they have been hard-pressed to understand DST and calculate when it will occur during processing. Since concentrated suspensions are found in everything from consumer products to cement, a range of industries stand to find better ways to manage suspensions.

17 Jan 2014

Microneedles Research Receives AAPS Pharmaceutical Research Award

Scientists from Queen's University Belfast, whose research into microneedles is taking the pain out of injections, have received international recognition from one of the world's leading pharmaceutical science journals.

17 Jan 2014

China Sunergy and NewSouth Innovations Partner to Improve Silicon Wafers for Solar Cells

China Sunergy Co., Ltd. ("China Sunergy" or "the Company"), a specialized solar cell and module manufacturer, today announced that it has signed a five-year collaborative research agreement with NewSouth Innovations Pty Ltd. (NSi), a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of New South Wales, Australia (UNSW), to substantially improve solar cell efficiency by improving wafer material quality.

17 Jan 2014

QuesTek Works with Chicago-Based Consortium to Establish NIST's Center of Hierarchical Materials Design

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, has awarded $25 million over five years to a Chicago-based consortium led by Northwestern University to establish a...

From QuesTek Innovations LLC 15 Jan 2014

Micromeritics Launches New 3Flex - Innovative, Versatile High-Resolution Surface Characterization Analyzer

Micromeritics 3Flex Surface Characterization Analyzer is a fully automated, three-station instrument capable of high-performance physisorption, mesopore, micropore, and chemisorption analyses with superior accuracy, resolution, and data reduction.

From Micromeritics Instrument Corporation 13 Jan 2014

Helmholz Coils Unexpectedly Slow Growth of Magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor Instabilities

A surprising effect created by a 19th century device called a Helmholz coil offers clues about how to achieve controlled nuclear fusion at Sandia National Laboratories’ powerful Z machine.

From Sandia National Laboratories 10 Jan 2014

Tosoh Bioscience Launches The EcoSEC High Temperature GPC System

Tosoh Bioscience LLC is proud to announce the newest addition to the EcoSEC series of gel permeation chromatography/size exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC) instruments with the launch of the third generation EcoSEC High Temperature GPC System.

From Tosoh Bioscience LLC 9 Jan 2014

Study on Liquids Sloshing Inside Containers in Microgravity to be Performed on International Space Station

Delivering ants to space, sloshy fluids for robotic satellites, a study on antibiotic drug resistance and other small satellites to the International Space Station can be a tough job, and now Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Va., can help carry the load. In its first commercial resupply journey after completion of NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program, the Orbital-1 mission will deliver some very interesting new scientific investigations to the space station.

8 Jan 2014

Ambrell Install EASYCOIL System for Preheating Application

Ambrell, a leading manufacturer of induction heating systems, installed an EASYCOIL at a customer facility to enable the client to supply equipment to down-hole drilling customers.

From Ambrell Induction Heating Solutions 6 Jan 2014

Integral and ElectriPlast Open New Detroit Technology Center

Integral Technologies, Inc. ("Integral"), an emerging leader in hybrid conductive plastics, and its wholly owned subsidiary ElectriPlast Corp., announced today the opening of its new Detroit Technology Center. The facility has been instituted to expand Integral's research and engineering capabilities, as well as enhance the company's applications development and technical support.

6 Jan 2014

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

New Model Modifies Classical Fluid Mechanics Approach to Suspension Behavior

Microneedles Research Receives AAPS Pharmaceutical Research Award

China Sunergy and NewSouth Innovations Partner to Improve Silicon Wafers for Solar Cells

QuesTek Works with Chicago-Based Consortium to Establish NIST's Center of Hierarchical Materials Design

Micromeritics Launches New 3Flex - Innovative, Versatile High-Resolution Surface Characterization Analyzer

Helmholz Coils Unexpectedly Slow Growth of Magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor Instabilities

Tosoh Bioscience Launches The EcoSEC High Temperature GPC System

Study on Liquids Sloshing Inside Containers in Microgravity to be Performed on International Space Station

Ambrell Install EASYCOIL System for Preheating Application

Integral and ElectriPlast Open New Detroit Technology Center

Driving Efficiency and Sustainability: Tofwerk at Semicon Europa

Combining Particle Size, Zeta Potential and Shelf-life for Cutting Edge Research

Can we Decarbonize the Aerospace Industry?

High-Throughput Configurable Raman Probes for Versatile Applications

Using the LFA 717 HyperFlash for Light Flash Analysis

GranuDrum HT: High-Temperature Powder Flow Analyzer

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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

Driving Efficiency and Sustainability: Tofwerk at Semicon Europa

Combining Particle Size, Zeta Potential and Shelf-life for Cutting Edge Research

Can we Decarbonize the Aerospace Industry?

1A New Catalyst for Efficient CO2 Conversion

2Transforming E-Waste: Gold Recovery through CO2 Upcycling

3Solid-Phase Recycling and Alloying of High-Strength Aluminum Scrap

4Peatland Plants: A New Source for Packaging

5Machine Learning-Optimized Graphene Metamaterial Solar Absorber Using Al-TiN-Fe

6Enhanced Supercapacitors with Transition Metal Composites

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