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StenTech Showcases Award-Winning Advanced Nano Coating and Cutting-Edge Stencil Solutions at SMTA Michigan and SMTA Ohio Expos

StenTech® Inc., the leading multinational SMT Printing Solutions company, is excited to announce its participation in the SMTA Michigan and SMTA Ohio Expos.

1 Aug 2023

Chemical Upcycling of Polystyrene Waste Yields High-Value Chemicals

Polystyrene, the main material in plastic tableware and insulating materials, is a widely used polymer but is currently difficult to recycle.

31 Jul 2023

Multimodal Platform Reveals Energy Conversion Pathways in Biohybrids

When considering ways to sustainably generate environmentally friendly products, bacteria might not immediately spring to mind.

31 Jul 2023

High-Temperature Superconductivity in Simple Systems

Recent research guided by Prof. Xianhui Chen of the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ (CAS) University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and Prof. Jian Sun of Nanjing University achieved a new high superconducting transition temperature of 36 K in elemental materials under high pressure. The findings were published in the journal Physical Review Letters.

31 Jul 2023

Robust Platform to Study High-Entropy Alloy Electrocatalysis

High-entropy alloys (HEAs), which were first developed in 2004, are alloys made up of several primary elements in almost equiatomic proportions.

31 Jul 2023

Fast-Curing SMD Adhesive for Precise Dispensing

At the BondExpo fair in Stuttgart Panacol will present its new Structalit® 5604. It is an extremely fast-curing adhesive which is specifically developed for bonding SMDs to printed circuit boards.

From Panacol-Elosol GmbH 31 Jul 2023

Scientists Engineer Microbes to Make Biodegradable Plastics

Plastic waste is a problem. Most plastics can't be recycled, and many use finite, polluting petrochemicals as the basic ingredients. But that's changing.

28 Jul 2023

New Material with High Sensitivity for Water Purification, Gas Separation, and Storage

Separation processes are essential in the purification and concentration of a target molecule during water purification, removal of pollutants, and heat pumping, accounting for 10–15% of global energy consumption.

28 Jul 2023

Introducing the DVS Carbon: A Revolutionary Advancement in CO2 Capture Research

Surface Measurement Systems proudly presents the future of carbon capture research - the DVS Carbon, a cutting-edge gravimetric sorption analyser designed for advanced carbon capture applications. This purpose-built inst...

From Surface Measurement Systems Ltd 28 Jul 2023

Researchers Hope to Lower the Cost of Fuel Cell Mass Productions

A research team led by Pennsylvania State University has created a potentially effective method for lowering the cost of fuel cells. The novel technique imitates a procedure used in the production of computer chips to lower the quantity of platinum-group metal (PGM) loadings.

27 Jul 2023

Neutron Scattering to Track the Mobility of Water Molecules

The behavior of water molecules in proton-conducting materials is critical for understanding and exploiting their features.

27 Jul 2023

New Strategy for the Production of Heteroatom-Doped Porous Carbon Materials

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and supercapacitors have long dominated the portable and electric energy storage industry, outperforming other energy storage devices in terms of their capacity to deliver more energy and power.

27 Jul 2023

New Automated Analysis Method can Identify and Quantify Microplastic Particles

How high are concentrations of microplastics in the environment, in our drinking water or in foods- Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed an automated analysis method for the identification and quantification of particles.

27 Jul 2023

New 3D Fuel Cell Technology Improves Stability and Performance

A research team led by Dr. Yoo Sung Jong of the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research Center at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has developed a fuel cell technology with high stability over a long period of time and improved power density compared to conventional fuel cells by introducing three-dimensional structure control technology.

27 Jul 2023

Scientists Reveal How to Make Pt-Ni Nanoparticles More Active for Oxygen Reduction

Platinum (Pt) can act as a catalyst to make reactive oxygen ions for many applications. In this research, scientists used a method called electrochemical cycling to modify the surface of Nickel (Ni)/Pt nanoparticles.

27 Jul 2023