A quick and easy way to produce anode materials for sodium-ion batteries using microwaves

17-Oct-2024 - The research team led by Dr. Daeho Kim and Dr. Jong Hwan Park at the Nano Hybrid Technology Research Center of the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has developed a groundbreaking process technology that enables for ultrafast, 30-second preparation of hard carbon anodes for ...

Modified microwave oven cooks up next-gen semiconductors

The breakthrough could change the geometry of transistors used in microchips

13-Sep-2022 - A household microwave oven modified by a Cornell engineering professor is helping to cook up the next generation of cellphones, computers and other electronics after the invention was shown to overcome a major challenge faced by the semiconductor industry. The research is detailed in ...

Silicon breakthrough could make key microwave technology much cheaper and better

25-May-2018 - Researchers using powerful supercomputers have found a way to generate microwaves with inexpensive silicon, a breakthrough that could dramatically cut costs and improve devices such as sensors in self-driving vehicles. "Until now, this was considered impossible," said C.R. Selvakumar, an ...

Microwave Field Imaging Using Diamond and Vapor Cells

12-Nov-2015 - Microwave field imaging is becoming increasingly important, as microwaves play an essential role in modern communications technology and can also be used in medical diagnostics. Researchers from the Swiss Nanoscience Institute and the Department of Physics at the University of Basel have now ...

Anton Paar starts 2013 with 3 new subsidiaries

19-Dec-2012 - Anton Paar is proud to announce the opening of three new subsidiaries on January 1, 2013. New offices will begin work in Poland, South Africa and Brazil. Brazil: The headquarters ofAnton Paar Brasil Ltda. will be located in Sao Paulo. Sales and service will be coordinated here for all product ...

Huntsman clinch top prize at IChemE Awards

08-Nov-2011 - Huntsman Pigments won the top prize at last night’s IChemE 2011 Awards ceremony for its revamped site in Calais, France. More than 400 guests from all over the world were in Birmingham, UK for the event celebrating chemical engineering innovation and excellence. Huntsman was awarded the ...

Flow Chemistry Scale Up for Microwave Reactions

31-Aug-2009 - Three new Application Notes from Uniqsis Ltd, manufacturers of the FlowSyn™ Continuous Flow Reactor, describe how the system can reproduce and scale up reactions that have been developed using small scale batch reactions in a microwave reactor. Microwave reactors are frequently used for small ...

'Green' energy from algae

10-Aug-2009 - In view of the shortage of petrochemical resources and climate change, development of CO2-neutral sustainable fuels is one of the most urgent challenges of our times. Energy plants like rape or oil palm are being discussed fervently, as they may also be used for food production. Hence, ...

Biotage AB Signs Two Exclusive Agreements with Reaxa

20-Jan-2006 - Under a first agreement between Reaxa and Biotage both companies will develop "MicroEnCat(tm)" an encapsulated palladium catalyst range optimized for use in Biotage's Microwave Synthesizers, including the development of prefilled microwave vials and flow-through devices. A second agreement offers ...

CEM Wins 10th R&D 100 Award

08-Jul-2005 - CEM Corporation announced that the Investigator(TM) System, an integrated microwave synthesis system and Raman spectrometer, has won the 2005 R&D 100 Award, becoming the tenth CEM instrument to do so. The award is presented on a yearly basis by the editors of R&D Magazine in recognition of the ...