Coal ash is the unwanted but widely present residue of coal-fired power. Rare-earth metals are used for a variety of high-tech equipment from smartphones to submarines. The separation method, which uses carbon dioxide, water and food-grade citric acid, is the subject of a Sandia National Laboratories patent application.

Labtwin launched its new open API solution that aims at connecting scientists with data sources both inside and outside of the lab. The tool is to enable scientists to instantly access external databases as well as data streams from other sources such as lab equipment and informatics systems.

A document, written by the Italian Ministry of Health and some experts on in silico medicine — among which the CEO of In Silico Trials — highlights the strengths of these new methods to allow a faster adoption in the national health system.

Peak Scientific relocated to a new office facility in Singapore on 11 June 2019. The move follows the global company’s recent plans for introducing increased capacity to support growth in its Asian markets.

Based on over two decades of practical experience in the area of Laser Light Scattering, Postnova has developed the PN3621 Mals — Multi-Angle Light Scattering detector series. According to the manufacturer, the new model is a new type of high performance Mals detector system with a unique range of specifications.

Multi-enzyme analysis can now be achieved through a single, fully-automated enzyme analyzer, benefiting industrial enzyme manufacturers and enzyme users in the food, beverage, biopharmaceutical, fuel ethanol and chemical, and solid waste management industries.

The sense of touch is the earliest human sense: in utero, a fetus already perceives itself and its environment through touch. A new research group at Citec is investigating how the sense of touch directs human thought.

Swedish scientists have developed datasets that are able to map the three-dimensional distribution and volume of the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. The visual and quantitative data of this development could become a valuable reference resource for diabetes researchers. The Umeå University researchers are publishing these datasets in the Nature Research journal Scientific Data.

In a paper published in the journal Carbon, a team of researchers describes a new type of carbon fiber reinforced material that is as strong and light as traditionally used materials but can be repeatedly healed with heat, reversing any fatigue damage. This also provides a way to break it down and recycle it when it reaches the end of its life.