Component Management

Techsil’s new silicone conformal coating formulations manufactured by Momentive are said to out-perform other conformal coating materials for corrosion prevention. Momentive’s ECC3011 and ECC3051S silicone conformal coating materials use a formulation that can help prevent the occurrence of corrosion on vital PCB components and surfaces.

Mid-infrared wavelengths of light are invisible to the eye but can be useful for a number of technologies, including night vision, thermal sensing, and environmental monitoring. Now, a new phenomenon in an unconventional metal, found by physicists at MIT and elsewhere, could provide a new way of making highly sensitive detectors for these elusive wavelengths. The phenomenon is closely related to a particle that has been predicted by high-energy p...

An identification solution which can remove hassle that often comes with engraved plates once and for all is now being offered from Brady Corporation. The Engraved Plate Replacement label is specifically designed to replace engraved and plotted plates on electrical components, cabinets, push buttons and control panels. Cost effective Brady's Engraved Plate Replacement label resembles engraved plates both in looks and thickness, but at a lowe...

NCH Europe has just announced Mega All White, a hazard-free anaerobic adhesive sealant for a range of industrial applications. It is said to provide a fast-acting and secure hold and is specially formulated for applications such as gasket sealing and thread locking on equipment where components need to be disassembled for maintenance.

"Photoredox catalysis" has become an essential way to synthesise novel organic compounds. This type of chemistry may soon be used even more widely—and less expensively— thanks to University of Rochester researchers. In a paper published recently in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the labs of Todd Krauss and Daniel Weix demonstrate for the first time how light emitting quantum dots can be used as photoredox...

A University of Utah-led team has discovered that a class of materials called organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites could be a game changer for future spintronic devices. Spintronics uses the direction of the electron spin - either up or down - to carry information in ones and zeros. A spintronic device can process exponentially more data than traditional electronics that use the ebb and flow of electrical current to generate digital instruct...

In an article in the journal Energy and Environmental Science, researchers from Uppsala University, Sweden, presented a type of low-cost and environmental-friendly organic polymer nano-material as photocatalysts for hydrogen generation, and propose the working mechanism of the photocatalytic reactive site. Development of photocatalysts for light driven hydrogen generation from water is an ideal way to convert and store solar energy.

High pressure could be the key to making advanced metal mixtures that are lighter, stronger and more heat-resistant than conventional alloys, a study by Stanford researchers suggests. Humans have been blending metals together to create alloys with unique properties for thousands of years. But traditional alloys typically consist of one or two dominant metals with a pinch of other metals or elements thrown in. Classic examples include adding ...

MIT researchers are finding ways to make the dining experience interactive and fun, with food that can transform its shape when water is added. The researchers, from MIT’s Tangible Media Group, have concocted something akin to edible origami, in the form of flat sheets of gelatin and starch that, when submerged in water, instantly sprout into three-dimensional structures, including common pasta shapes such as macaroni and rotini.

  In the wake of the Haiti earthquake in 2010, Ian Rosenberger founded Thread. By creating dignified jobs and high performance fabrics, the for-profit company is on a mission to end poverty. Thread transforms plastic bottles from the streets of Haiti and Honduras into fabrics used by global brands such as Timberland.