Research & Development World

Refeyn Ltd., a spinout from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oxford, has been recognized by two prestigious science and innovation awards for its revolutionary mass photometry technology. Refeyn’s first instrument, the Refeyn OneMP, enables users to measure the mass of single molecules in solution – quickly, simply and accurately. The company’s proprietary…

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JUA Technologies International, a Purdue University-affiliated startup developing solar-powered crop-drying devices, is partnering with BrazAgro Ltd., a supplier of Brazilian farm machinery, to distribute its solar-drying tray. Dehytray is a solar-drying solution for small and mid-size growers and food processors and home gardeners. Its convenient size and ease of use are backed by years of…

A new type of material for next-generation solar cells eliminates the need to use lead, which has been a major roadblock for this technology. Solar cells, incorporating the mineral perovskite, have been the focus of attention since the material was first shown to work in 2009. Solar cells that are built using this material are…

Oak Ridge National Laboratory and five leading building equipment industries will collaborate to improve the energy performance of heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems and investigate climate-friendly alternative refrigerants. Through collaborative research and development agreements, or CRADAs, scientists at the Department of Energy’s only designated national user facility for buildings research – the Building Technologies…

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered a new function in a plant enzyme that could have implications for the design of new chemical catalysts. The enzyme catalyzes, or initiates, one of the cornerstone chemical reactions needed to synthesize a wide array of organic molecules, including those found in lubricants,…

Imagine a device that can sit outside under blazing sunlight on a clear day and, without using any power, can cool things down by more than 23° F (13° C). It almost sounds like magic, but a new system designed by researchers at MIT and in Chile can do exactly that. The device, which has…

A computer chip processes and stores information using two different devices. If engineers could combine these devices into one or put them next to each other, then there would be more space on a chip, making it faster and more powerful. Purdue University engineers have developed a way that the millions of tiny switches used…

Leo Aerospace has taken to the technology battlefield to receive worldwide attention for its technology, Members of the Leo team took the stage in early October at TechCrunch’s Disrupt SF Startup Battlefield in California. Michael Hepfer, Dane Rudy, Drew Sherman, Bryce Prior and Abishek Murali started Leo while students in Purdue’s College of Engineering. The event is an…