Size distribution, shape factor, bulk density —  there are numerous parameters that describe a bulk material as a whole. But their determination is also subject to many sources of error. These six tips for particle analysis show how to ensure that you end up with meaningful results when characterizing powders.

Scientists have decoded the physical process that takes place in the mouth when a piece of chocolate is eaten, as it changes from a solid into a smooth emulsion that many people find totally irresistible.

A research team from the Otto Diels Institute of Organic Chemistry at Kiel University has developed a special palladium catalyst that can for the first time selectively activate carbon-hydrogen bonds.

Scientists at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital have tested a new cancer vaccine which kills as well as prevents brain cancer. The experts used a new cell therapy approach to eliminate established tumors and train the immune system to prevent cancer from recurring in the future.

An international team of researchers led by the University of Adelaide’s Professor Shizhang Qiao and Associate Professor Yao Zheng from the School of Chemical Engineering has succeeded in splitting green hydrogen from seawater without pre-treatment.

Researchers have revealed that adding a pinch of cream of tartar to biodegradable plastic can produce a stronger version of biodegradable plastic which can be used for food packaging or as bags. The seasoning of the biodegradable plastic helps to increase its strength and toughness.

With some careful twisting and stacking, MIT physicists have revealed a new and exotic property in “magic-angle” graphene: superconductivity that can be turned on and off with an electric pulse, much like a light switch. The discovery could lead to ultrafast, energy-efficient superconducting transistors for neuromorphic devices — electronics designed to operate in a way similar to the rapid on/off firing of neurons in the human brain.

A research team from the Otto Diels Institute of Organic Chemistry at Kiel University has developed a special palladium catalyst that can for the first time selectively activate carbon-hydrogen bonds.

Pharmapack Europe recently announced the winners of the ‘Pharmapack Awards 2023’. The winners showcased revolutionary innovations in novel drug delivery solutions, reusable connected devices as well as unique recyclable packaging solutions.

A research team at the Northwestern University has developed a unique transistor which is based on a new kind of electronic polymer and a vertical. Capable of conducting electricity and ions, the transistor proves beneficial for biomedical sensing.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota are making use of ultrasound waves to move objects without using your hands. The unique method uses the principles of metamaterial physics to move larger objects and can be used across diverse sectors such as manufacturing and robotics.

Google Cloud’s Tensor Processing Units will be used by Bayer to speed up its in-silico research and development. The move will help the company to accelerate and scale its quantum chemistry calculations.

The bacterium Rhodococcus ruber eats and actually digests plastic. This has been shown in laboratory experiments by PhD student Maaike Goudriaan at Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (Nioz). Based on a model study with plastic in artificial seawater in the lab, the scientists calculated that bacteria can break down about one percent of the fed plastic per year into CO2 and other harmless substances.

Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research have shown proof that the effects of global warming have reached the remote, high-elevation areas of central Greenland.

People around the world are seeing fewer and fewer stars in the night sky. The change in star visibility can be explained by an increase in the sky brightness of 7-10 percent per year. The rate of change is faster than satellite measurements of artificial light emissions on Earth would at first suggest.

A new modelling study shows that the Seychelles and other islands in the western Indian Ocean are not responsible for most of the plastic waste that accumulates on their beaches. Indonesia, India, and Sri Lanka were found to be the main sources of land-based plastic debris.

Scientists have decoded the physical process that takes place in the mouth when a piece of chocolate is eaten, as it changes from a solid into a smooth emulsion that many people find totally irresistible.

A study from Keck Medicine of USC gives people extra motivation to reduce fast-food consumption. The study found that eating fast food is associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a potentially life-threatening condition in which fat builds up in the liver.

In past decades, the safety of many probiotics available to consumers was anchored in knowledge of their long history of safe consumption in humans. However, the range of probiotics is expanding to include non-traditional probiotic strains, which may bring health benefits but are not typically present in food sources and do not have a history of safe use.

High-calorie foods — high in fat, oil, and sugar — can taste good but often cause overeating, leading to obesity and major health problems. But what stimulates the brain to cause overeating? Scientists have now revealed the genetic mechanism behind this phenomenon.

Carriers of a specific hidden bacteria have a 14 percent chance of developing an antibiotic resistant infection with 30 days of hospitalisation, according to researchers from Amsterdam UMC. The results have been published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

A University of Queensland-led study has shown that expanding global seaweed farming could go a long way to addressing the planet’s food security, biodiversity loss and climate change challenges.

Primary human cells are cultured directly from living tissue or blood cells and offer a physiologically relevant tool for various applications in life sciences research. Amsbio offers a range of cryopreserved primary human cells such as lung products, kidney products, intestinal products and liver products for research purposes.

Regularly eating a high fat/calorie diet could reduce the brain’s ability to regulate calorie intake. New research in rats published in The Journal of Physiology found that after short periods of being fed a high fat/high calorie diet, the brain adapts to react to what is being ingested and reduces the amount of food eaten to balance calorie intake.

A density determination can be carried out with a balance. A new poster by Mettler Toledo gives tips on how to set up the density measurement.

Today’s busy laboratories are under pressure to produce, and spilled materials are often an unwelcome show-stopper when weighing. Not anymore. With an new patented lattice weighing pan, laboratory workers keep working while maintaining the accuracy your process requires to enhance productivity and throughput.

Weighing is an important act in every laboratory — but it can become tedious and even uncomfortable. The design of the new, smaller XPR Analytical balance gives a deeper access to the weighing chamber.

Laboratory technicians often don't know which test weights and weight class they should choose to check the performance of their balances and scales. The free Mettler Toledo GWP Recommendation service specifies the correct test weights and weight class based on the degree of accuracy you need to satisfy your specific process tolerances.