Beyond clean – SEEPEX’s latest PC pump meets superior hygiene standards
In response to demands for equipment that adheres to strict safety and hygiene requirements without compromising product quality, SEEPEX has developed a new hygienic progressive cavity (PC) pump range. The BCFH range is the...
Vacuum technology for chemical and pharmaceutical processes
Selecting the right vacuum technology for chemical and pharmaceutical processing applications is often difficult. Firstly, a vacuum system has to deliver the required pumping speed at operating pressure and thus ensure the required pump-down...
£81m Materials Innovation Factory to develop new products to meet society’s biggest challenges officially...
The University of Liverpool’s Materials Innovation Factory, an £81 million facility dedicated to the research and development of advanced materials, has been officially opened by the President of the Royal Society and Nobel Laureate,...
Single molecule control for a millionth of a billionth of a second
Physicists at the University of Bath have discovered how to manipulate and control individual molecules for a millionth of a billionth of a second, after being intrigued by some seemingly odd results.
Their new technique...
Mandatory biocides authorisation puts pressure on industry
Since the early days of the EU Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) and now the EU Biocides Product Regulation (BPR) one thing has been clear:
In order to stay on the European market, biocidal products must...
Printable solar cells a step closer with new design principles
By Hayley Dunning
Imperial College London
Researchers have found out why new kinds of solar materials are so good at harvesting light – and have provided design rules for making them better.
This opens up the opportunity...
“Toxic Trio” in cosmetics creates possible emerging liability risks, according to new report
Chemicals in personal care products may expose manufacturers and suppliers to latent liabilities
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) and Praedicat have released Emerging Liability Risks: The ‘Toxic Trio,’ a new report examining how chemicals...
Thornton energy project ‘captures’ students’ scientific imagination
Chemical Engineering students at the University of Chester’s Thornton Science Park have had the opportunity to be part of research taking place on site, into a new technology for carbon capture.
Energy experts at the...
Chemists make breakthrough on road to creating a rechargeable lithium-oxygen battery
Chemists from the University of Waterloo have successfully resolved two of the most challenging issues surrounding lithium-oxygen batteries, and in the process created a working battery with near 100 per cent coulombic efficiency.
The new...
The more pesticides bees eat, the more they like them
By Hayley Dunning
Imperial College London
Bumblebees acquire a taste for pesticide-laced food as they become more exposed to it, a behaviour showing possible symptoms of addiction.
This study of bumblebee behaviour indicates that the risk of...