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Scientists Gain Insight into Atomic and Nuclear Structure of Heaviest, Radioactive Elements

Little is known about the heaviest, radioactive elements in Mendeleev’s table. But an extremely sensitive technique involving laser light and gas jets makes it possible for the very first time to gain insight into their atomic and nuclear structure.

23 Feb 2017

Machine Learning Technique to Predict Metallic Defects with High Accuracy

Machine learning algorithms capable of accurately predicting defect behavior in particular intermetallic compounds have been built for the first time by a team of researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

6 Feb 2017

XYZTEC Launches Fully Automated 6.4M Pixel Vertical View Camera Systems

XYZTEC release a range of 6.4M pixel vertical view camera systems with the addition of Coaxial (Light Field) and improved Diffused (Dark Field) illumination. These new systems increase automation capability and complement our existing high magnification image capture.

From XYZTEC 3 Feb 2017

Progress Made to Gradually Commercialize Lithium-Air Batteries

A team of researchers from the Faculties of Materials Science and Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, are involved in improving lithium-air batteries, which can greatly surpass the main parameters of lithium-ion systems. The research findings have been published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

31 Jan 2017

Researchers Develop Artificial Skin that can Sense Changes in Temperature Similar to Pit Viper

A team of researchers and engineers at Caltech and ETH Zurich have created an artificial skin with the ability to detect temperature changes using a mechanism similar to the one used by the organ that enables pit vipers to sense their prey.

30 Jan 2017

FemtoTools Introduces Highly Versatile Micromechanical Testing and Assembly System

The FT-MTA03 Micromechanical Testing and Assembly System is a highly versatile testing instrument for the accurate quantification of mechanical properties and dimensions/geometry in the micro- and nanoscale.

11 Jan 2017

Ceramic Matrix Composite Materials Used Successfully in LEAP Jet Engine

Ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials are composed of coated ceramic fibers surrounded by a ceramic matrix. These materials are lightweight, tough, and can handle temperatures between 300 and 400 °F which is hotter than what metal alloys can endure.

5 Jan 2017

Multilayer Transparent Conductors Could be the Future of Next Generation Electronic Devices

One of the principal elements of new generation electronic and optoelectronic devices—such as displays, photovoltaic cells, light emitting diodes, smart phones, and so on—are transparent conductors (TCs).

20 Dec 2016

Supercomputer Simulation Shows 2D Glass can Become Infinitely Soft

According to researchers in Japan, a glassy solid with a planar (sheet-like) structure can display better thermal vibration motion due to the same mechanism known for the planar crystals (2D crystals), using large-scale simulations on supercomputers.

15 Dec 2016

Newly Published ASTM F963-16 Allows Use of HDXRF Testing of Heavy Metals in Toys

The ASTM F15.22 Toy Safety Committee has just published revisions to its U.S. Toy Safety Standard, F963-16, covering the safety of all toys sold in the United States.

From XOS 30 Nov 2016

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