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Five new laboratory sensors added to this portfolio

There are five new laboratory sensors (photo) that are compatible with this company’s Liquiline CML18 handheld laboratory analysis device. The Memosens CPL53E (digital pH sensor), CPL57E (digital pH sensor for low-conductivity water), CPL59E (pH sensor built for harsh conditions), COL37E…

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This synthetic leather is durable and abrasion resistant A prototype of the newly developed SilSense material for car seat covers (photo) was exhibited at the Auto Expo Components trade show (New Delhi, India; January 12–15). SilSense material is a non-animal…

Programmable, multicolor LED indicators

This company is expanding its portfolio of light-emitting diode (LED) lights with the robust LED indicators of the K100 series (photo). The 100-mm beacons — developed by partner company Banner Engineering — are available in two configurations. The Pro Daylight…

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Facts At Your Fingertips: Fractional Solvent-Free Melt Crystallization

Fractional crystallization is a stage-wise separation technique that relies upon the liquid-solid phase change and enables the purification of multi-component mixtures, as long as none of the constituents can act as a solvent to the others. Thanks to the level…

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Battery electrode binder allows easier recycling

Recovering valuable metals, such as cobalt and nickel, from used lithium-ion batteries is emerging as a key capability because of anticipated high battery demand and material shortages. Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, Calif.; www.lbl.gov) have developed a technology…

World’s first 5G smartphone for hazardous areas

The IS540.1 (photo) is said to be the world’s first 5G smartphone for ATEX and IECEx zone 1/21. The intrinsically safe mobile device, which was also developed for use in 5G campus networks, offers extensive deployment scenarios ranging from predictive…

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Perform dewatering, drying and cleaning of liquid waste in a single process

A recently commissioned, 150,000-ton/yr facility in Sumner, Wash. is the first wastewater-treatment plant to deploy a new liquid-waste treatment technology. Owned by Generate Upcycle (San Francisco, Calif.; www.generatecapital.com), and operated in partnership with Sedron Technologies, LLC (Sedro-Woolley, Wash.; www.sedron.com), the…

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This coating boosts the efficiency of perovskite solar cells

Perovskite materials have great potential as a lightweight and low-cost option for solar panels, but in the past have not been seen as stable or durable enough for widespread use in large-scale solar-power installations. Now, a new coating developed by…

Victrex invests in manufacturing expansion for biomaterials business

Victrex plc (Thornton Cleveleys, U.K.) has announced priority investment to support expanding its medical division, Invibio Biomaterial Solutions, including the opening of a new product development facility in Leeds, UK, this month.  As part of Victrex’s plans to accelerate future…

Gevo confirms agreements for renewable hydrogen facility in South Dakota

Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.) announced that they have finalized a Hydrogen Development Services Agreement with Zero6 Energy (formerly Juhl Energy) for the development of a 20-megawatt hydrogen production facility in Lake Preston, South Dakota, using Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) electrolyzer…