Launch of the Advanced Carbons Council

Zug, Switzerland – 15 January 2025 The Advanced Carbons Council (ACC) has launched today as a global trade association to support the production, adoption and use of engineered advanced carbons. The ACC mission is to connect and facilitate the cross sector fertilization of ideas, applications and business opportunities for all advanced carbons producers and users,… Continue

Introducing New Nickel-Rich NMC

  PI-KEM are now the UK & European distributors for NEI Corporation, a specialist manufacturer of advanced materials for Li-ion & Na-ion batteries, new materials for energy applications, and nanotechnology. We are excited to join in partnership with NEI, as they introduce their new composition of Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide (LiNi0.85Mn0.05Co0.1O2) containing 85% Nickel. Like the other NEI NMC… Continue

Struer: Growing Network Connected Through Struers Linkedin Page!

The material science community has just got BIGGER! 25,000 laboratory technicians and managers are now part of the growing network connected through Struers LinkedIn page. This achievement underscores the increasing demand for collaboration, innovation, and shared expertise in material science particularly for those preparing material samples. Laboratory technicians and managers from around the world are utilising the… Continue

Imperial College London/2dNano: New spinout to produce 2D materials sustainably

Spinout emanating from Chemical Engineering to tackle unsustainable production. The next generation of advanced materials is becoming a reality thanks to the remarkable physico-chemical properties of graphene, boron nitride, molybdenum disulfide, and other 2-dimensional (2D) materials. These materials can boost both the sustainability and financial performance of a wide range of industrial processes and commercial… Continue

The most versatile particle characterisation instrument: Bettersizer 2600

Meritics Ltd offers the Bettersizer 2600, a cutting-edge particle size analyser that utilises proven Laser Diffraction Technology to measure particle sizes ranging from 0.02 to 2,600 μm. Its modular design allows for flexible functionality, with the option to incorporate a dynamic imaging module. This combination of laser and imaging extends the measurement range up to… Continue

Metal Additive Manufacturing: Spring 2024 Featured Articles

The Spring 2024 issue of Metal Additive Manufacturing magazine is out now! This issue includes the following deep-dive articles: Metal powders in Additive Manufacturing: An exploration of sustainable production, usage and recycling Sustainability has risen to the top of the global manufacturing agenda. Whilst metal AM has long been considered a green technology because of… Continue

The Spring 2024 issue of Powder Metallurgy Review is out now!

In addition to forty pages of news from the Powder Metallurgy industry, the 96-page Spring 2024 issue of PM Review magazine includes the following articles and special features: From powder modification to rejuvenation: Fluidised Bed Reactors in metal powder production and Additive Manufacturing Retech: Enabling the atomisation of reactive and refractory alloys at substantially higher… Continue

New high-throughput device to unlock the potential of advanced materials

May 7, 2024: A Birmingham researcher has developed a new high-throughput device that produces libraries of nanomaterials, using sustainable mechanochemical approaches. Dr Jason Stafford from the University’s School of Engineering invented the platform to create highly controllable reaction conditions and reduce the substantial amount of time researchers spend generating materials in the laboratory. The benchtop… Continue