Food Technology Corporation TMS-Pilot touch-screen food texture analyser
28 November, 2013Food Technology Corporation's TMS-Pilot texture analyser is a portable, mid-range system designed for quick and easy food texture testing. The product can perform basic texture testing of most food products, including baked goods, confectionery items, dairy products, fruits, meats, vegetables and snacks.
Superthin spider silk could create sticky films and sensors
11 October, 2013The brown recluse spider (Loxosceles recluse) produces superthin ribbons of silk, as opposed to the round fibres typically spun by spiders. In a world first, scientists have examined the silk and found that its properties may be suitable for a variety of applications.
Plastic bags turned into high-tech nanomaterials
01 October, 2013Researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a process for turning plastic bags into high-tech and expensive nanomaterials called carbon nanotube membranes. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are tiny cylinders of carbon atoms, one nanometre in diameter, and are the strongest and stiffest materials ever discovered.
Researchers create "sticky tape for water droplets"
18 September, 2013Researchers at the University of Sydney have developed a new material which uses raspberry particles (so called because of their appearance) to trap tiny water droplets and prevent them from rolling off surfaces.
Micromeritics TriStar II Plus Surface Area and Porosity System
14 June, 2013The Micromeritics TriStar II Plus is a fully automated, three-station surface area and porosity analyser intended for laboratories that require the combination of high throughput and high-quality data.
Calypso CG-MALS system succeeds in ABRF-MIRG study
26 April, 2013Wyatt Technology is pleased to report the success of the Calypso composition-gradient multi-angle light scattering (CG-MALS) system in a study conducted by the Molecular Interactions Research Group (MIRG) of the Association of Biomolecular Research Facilities (ABRF).
Can Spiderman’s webbing stop a moving train?
08 March, 2013In Spiderman 2, the superhero uses his webbing to bring a runaway train to a standstill moments before it plummets over the end of the track. But could a material with the strength and toughness of spiders’ web really stop four crowded train carriages?
From additive fabrication to commercialisation
28 February, 2013 by Lauren DavisThe Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, located at the University of Wollongong’s Innovation Campus, now includes a processing and devices facility to help bridge the gaps between research breakthroughs, prototyping and commercialisation.
Olympus Magna-Mike 8600 Hall Effect Thickness Gauge
21 February, 2013Accurate measurement of the thickness of thin-walled items such as blow-moulded plastic bottles is simpler with the Magna-Mike 8600 Hall Effect Thickness Gauge from Olympus NDT.
New surfaces repel most known liquids
17 January, 2013In an advance towards stain-proof, spill-proof clothing, protective garments and other products that shrug off virtually every liquid - from blood and ketchup to concentrated acids - scientists are reporting development of new ‘superomniphobic’ surfaces.
Mettler Toledo Excellence DMA 1 dynamic mechanical analyser
18 December, 2012Mettler Toledo has launched its latest Excellence dynamic mechanical analyser, DMA 1. The highly flexible analyser offers six different deformation modes to more accurately gauge materials performance.
‘Terminator’ hydrogel flows like liquid but remembers its original shape
10 December, 2012A bit reminiscent of the Terminator T-1000, a new material created by Cornell researchers is so soft that it can flow like a liquid and then, strangely, return to its original shape.
Austest Laboratories UV testing of plastics and components
16 November, 2012Austest Laboratories now offers UV testing of components and plastics for light-fastness, colour-fastness, and photostability in a chamber reproducing the entire spectrum of sunlight, including ultraviolet (UV), visible light and infrared (IR) from 295 to 800 nm.
CSIRO leads additive manufacturing charge with new titanium facility
31 October, 2012CSIRO has announced the opening of a new titanium additive manufacturing facility that will be used for developing advanced titanium parts for aerospace, medical, automotive and manufacturing applications.
Q-Sense Omega Auto QCM-D surface analysis system
07 September, 2012The Q-Sense Omega Auto surface analysis system is an intuitive instrument and software platform that senses mass change, layer thickness, binding and molecular orientation at the nanoscale.
