Rigaku Corporation, Japan, released their new MiniFlex XpC x-ray diffractometer, optimized for high-throughput quality control applications in industrial environments, bringing lab quality performance to the manufacturing floor.
Researchers at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, discovered a unique self-healing mechanism within a new type of engineered ceramic; once cracks form in a stressed material, its layers rotate to form a kink band in order to close the cracks, allowing the material to heal itself under stress.
A 13-year-long study at the National Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Korea, published in Composites Part B finally answers the question if an external coating with fiber-reinforced polymer composites is a temporary patch or a durable solution, taking us one step closer to its widespread utilization.
High school students from Kingaroy State High School have received hands-on experience developing nanomedicines using state-of-the-art technology at The University of Queensland.
Achieving the auto industry’s stringent zero-defect goals is becoming a big challenge for makers of silicon carbide substrates, which are struggling to achieve sufficient yields and reliability as they migrate from 150 to 200 mm wafers and shift their focus away from pure silicon.
