Researchers from South Dakota State University, Brookings, are using biochar, an inexpensive carbon-rich material and a new method of creating the porous surface needed to capture electricity to reduce the cost of supercapacitors.
Bruker Nanoanalytics, Germany, introduces the e-FlashFS and e-FlashHD, two models of a new generation of detectors for electron backscatter diffraction analysis on scanning electron microscopes; and Esprit Qube, a new software package for advanced post-processing and visualization of 3D EBSD/EDS data cubes.
Instron, Norwood, Mass., has designed the Instron Torsion Add-On for simple simultaneous axial and torsional testing to ensure the performance of many consumer products, packaging, electronics, and medical devices.
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Boston, introduces Pathfinder X-ray microanalysis software, which is designed to process incoming data from X-ray detector technology and to provide a real-time statistical map of the chemical constituents within a sample.
TA Instruments, New Castle, Del., announces that the ElectroForce 3310, the newest addition to the TA Instruments ElectroForce load frame family, delivers 1 kN of force capacity with 25 mm of dynamic displacement.
