New Analytical Methods for Longer-Lasting Lithium-ion Batteries

Scientists enable detailed analysis of transition metal dissolution

07-Sep-2020 - How can the lithium-ion battery (LIB) be further improved? To answer this question, MEET (Münster Electrochemical Energy Technology) scientists around Lenard Hanf developed new methods for capillary electrophoresis. For the first time, this enables a detailed analysis of the transition metal ...

New coating surface for superior rust resistance with 'colorless' color

Electrophoretic deposition coats metal with non-ionic polymer

03-May-2017 - Polymer chemists at Nagoya Institute of Technology in Japan invented a novel and simple coating process to color metals, leading to higher performance and saving the energy. The method involves a chemical modification to non-ionic polymers and nanotechnology. Electrophoretic deposition is a ...

'Green chemistry' to quantify the components of cosmetics

A UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country researcher has developed and applied three methods to analyze various compounds in cosmetics

02-Jun-2015 - Cosmetics is an important industry worldwide and has attained high levels of sophistication. There are over 10,000 components that can be used to make cosmetics; so it is essential to monitor these components to guarantee consumer safety. Regulation 1223/2009 approved by the European Union in ...

Dark-field microscopy coupled with capillary electrophoresis to see gold nanoparticles

08-May-2013 - Chinese scientists have combined interfacing dark field microscopy (DFM) with capillary electrophoresis (CE) and used it to “see” single gold nanoparticle (AuNPs) movement visually and in real time. The study also served to confirm the separation rules and fundamental theories of CE.

Dynal Biotech: Magnetic Bead Chromatography: No Columns Required

07-Jun-2005 - Dynal Biotech, a subsidiary of Invitrogen Corporation announced the release of the first two products in its new proteomic preparation range - weak cation exchange (WCX) Dynabeads(r) and reversed phase chromatography (RPC) Dynabeads(r). These novel beads are an excellent alternative to ...

Applied Biosystems/MDS Sciex is the Top Supplier in the Mass Spectrometer Market

17-May-2005 - According to a recent survey of life scientists using mass spectrometry (MS) in their research, Applied Biosytems/MDS Sciex is the leading mass spectrometer brand in all regions and market segments, followed by Agilent Technologies and Thermo Finnigan. Customers of these three leading brands are ...

Wiley InterScience Launches the Analytical Sciences Backfile Collection

22-Apr-2005 - John Wiley & Sons, Inc., announced the launch of the Analytical Sciences Backfile Collection, the latest addition to its growing collection of digitized journal libraries, and the second to be launched in this year. The Cell & Developmental Biology Backfile Collection was launched in late ...

Agilent Technologies and Bruker Daltonics extend ion trap mass spectrometry strategic collaboration

15-Mar-2005 - Agilent Technologies Inc. and Bruker Daltonics Inc., an operating company of Bruker BioSciences Corp., announced a multi-year extension of their ion trap mass spectrometry (ITMS) collaboration and liquid chromatography/capillary electrophoresis (LC/CE) OEM agreement. The amended ITMS ...

Heinrich Emanuel Merck Award goes to Japanese nanotechnology scientist

22-Apr-2004 - Merck KGaA, based in Darmstadt, Germany is the sponsor of the Heinrich Emanuel Merck Award for the promotion of analytical chemistry research. The award is named after the company founder and conferred as a mark of distinction on chemists who have contributed to developing groundbreaking new ...

Rice University finds chemical "scissors" to yield short carbon nanotubes

New process yields nanotubes small enough to migrate through cells

24-Jul-2003 - Chemists at Rice University have identified a chemical process for cutting carbon nanotubes into short segments. The new process yields nanotubes that are suitable for a variety of applications, including biomedical sensors small enough to migrate through cells without triggering immune ...