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Miele Lab glassware washers earn ACT Label certification
Thermo Scientific Spectra Ultra offers a leap forward for advanced materials characterization
Black engineer awards expand Sandia Labs spotlight
Researchers introduce a new generation of tiny, agile drones
COVID-19 and U.S. R&D
TESCAN announces 2021 Spring Seminar Series for electron microscopy and micro-computed tomography users
SwRI researchers test natural gas foam’s ability to reduce water use in fracking
Pluton Biosciences signs research agreement with Bayer AG to investigate microbial-based carbon capture product
Stand-alone microscope camera from Leica Microsystems offers flexibility for imaging tasks
Stepped up performance in new gas chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometer
Sandia’s HADES is focus of Episode 4 of R&D 100 – The Podcast
R&D World Index: Coronavirus vaccines and effects expand globally
Malvern Panalytical’s new Aeris: a compact XRD system making a big impact
Graphene oxide membranes could reduce paper industry energy costs
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LaserNetUS High-Power Laser Consortium, including Berkeley Lab, receives $18M from the U.S. DOE
In 2018, the U.S. Department of Energy established LaserNetUS, a network of facilities operating ultrapowerful lasers. Organized and funded through DOE’s Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (FES), the new network was created to provide vastly improved access to unique lasers for researchers, and to help restore the U.S.’s once-dominant position in high-intensity laser research. Now,…
Quirky response to magnetism presents quantum physics mystery

Three awards will support accelerator R&D for medical treatment, miniaturization and machine learning

SwRI, UTSA researchers work to better understand hypersonic flight environments

Dance, electron, dance: Scientists use light to choreograph electronic motion in 2D materials
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Case Study: Validate Quality & Efficiency with the Titan S8
By Kelly Wright, Marketing Coordinator, MadgeTech The ultimate companion for quality assurance, the MadgeTech Titan S8 is a portable, precision test instrument and data logger with eight fully programmable inputs. Whether monitoring one or all eight channels simultaneously, the easy-to-use touchscreen interface allows users to quickly view and react to real-time data right from the…
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Scientists study how to reduce airborne spread of COVID-19 virus particles
By Anne Stark, LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists are leveraging their extensive experience studying the movement of airborne hazards to better understand the movement of virus-like particles through the air and to identify effective countermeasures. While the burden of airborne diseases is known to be large, its true scope is underappreciated. LLNL researchers…

Life sciences industry must prioritize skills development in 2021

Toward a disease-sniffing device that rivals a dog’s nose

MilliporeSigma enhances Design for Sustainability framework, offers customers data-driven insights for greener solutions

New, online 2D-LC System empowers scientists to confidently characterize complex samples
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Nanowire could provide a stable, easy-to-make superconducting transistor
By Daniel Ackerman | MIT News Office Superconductors — materials that conduct electricity without resistance — are remarkable. They provide a macroscopic glimpse into quantum phenomena, which are usually observable only at the atomic level. Beyond their physical peculiarity, superconductors are also useful. They’re found in medical imaging, quantum computers and cameras used with telescopes.…
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SwRI researchers test natural gas foam’s ability to reduce water use in fracking
Southwest Research Institute has completed a pilot-scale facility to create and test natural gas foam as a safe and stable alternative to water for hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as “fracking.” The six-year project is part of an effort to show that stable natural gas foam can be generated on-site at fracking locations using commercially…

R&D 100 winner of the day: Electric Thermal Energy Storage – Key Element for the Energy Transition

LF Energy partners with Sony Computer Science Laboratories to launch opensource microgrid project

Study reveals platinum’s role in clean fuel conversion

SwRI projects receive $950,000 in funding from U.S. Department of Energy
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Study reveals platinum’s role in clean fuel conversion
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, Stony Brook University (SBU) and other collaborating institutions have uncovered dynamic, atomic-level details of how an important platinum-based catalyst works in the water gas shift reaction. This reaction transforms carbon monoxide (CO) and water (H2O) into carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen gas (H2) — an…
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Airplanes to cellphones: New equipment finds the flaws in everything
By Michael Langley Tim Briggs has built a career at Sandia National Laboratories tearing and breaking things apart with his team of collaborators. Now, he’s developed a fracture-testing tool that could help make everything from aircraft structural frames to cellphones stronger. Briggs has filed a patent for a device associated with bonded structural composite materials…
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New technology takes users from quantum dot to manufacturing in less than an hour
Artificial Chemist 2.0 is a new technology that allows users to go from requesting a custom quantum dot to completing the relevant R&D and beginning manufacturing in less than an hour. The technology is completely autonomous and uses artificial intelligence (AI) and automated robotic systems to perform multi-step chemical synthesis and analysis. Quantum dots are…
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R&D 100 winner of the day: Multi-burn Solid Rocket: Revolutionizing heritage technology to solve emerging space problems
For low-cost small satellites to tackle emerging commercial, scientific and national security missions they need to be capable of maneuvering while still being compatible with rideshare. To responsibly manage our ever more crowded orbit zones into the future, all satellites will soon be required to de-orbit at end-of-life and avoid collisions with space debris at…