New images lead to better prediction of shear thickening

It's relevant to everything from oil & gas to pharma manufacturing to food processing to chemical manufacturing

11-Oct-2021 - For the first time, researchers have been able capture images providing unprecedented details of how particles behave in a liquid suspension when the phenomenon known as shear thickening takes place. The work allows us to directly understand the processes behind shear thickening, which had ...

New method measures 3D polymer processing precisely

11-Oct-2018 - Recipes for three-dimensional (3D) printing, or additive manufacturing, of parts have required as much guesswork as science. Until now. Resins and other materials that react under light to form polymers, or long chains of molecules, are attractive for 3D printing of parts ranging from ...

Liquid cats, disgust for cheese and reversed genitalia

Ig Nobel Prizes awarded

18-Sep-2017 - This year's ceremony of the Ig Nobel Prize awards again shows how precious some areas of research can be. We had insights into research, which is not common, applicable or believable. Despite earlier awards all winners received the prize personally or send video messages to claim their interest. ...

In Flow State

03-Mar-2017 - Ever wonder why you have to shake your bottle of ketchup or mustard before pouring? Or why, to get out of quicksand, you must move slowly? Or why you can run on the surface of a suspension of cornstarch in water, but you’d sink if you tried to walk on it? The common feature of all these ...

TA Instruments broadens its TGA portfolio with the acquisition of Rubotherm

13-Sep-2016 - TA Instruments announced the acquisition of Rubotherm GmbH of Bochum, Germany. Rubotherm develops and manufactures analytical test instruments for thermogravimetric and sorption measurements that are used in both industrial and academic research laboratories in disciplines that include chemistry, ...

Malvern Instruments establishes new biopharmaceutical applications laboratory in the heart of San Diego’s biotech community

03-Aug-2015 - Malvern Instruments has established a new biopharmaceutical applications laboratory in the heart of San Diego’s biotechnology cluster. The new laboratory will enable customers and Malvern applications specialists alike to experience and use Malvern’s range of specialist biophysical ...

Malvern Instruments opens new applications laboratory in São Paulo

21-Dec-2012 - Malvern Instruments opened a new applications and demonstration laboratory in Brazil located at the São Paulo facility of Malvern’s parent company Spectris. The new laboratory will be equipped with instruments of particle characterization, protein measurement and rheology systems. The ...

Malvern foundations in rheology web seminars now available in eight languages

09-Oct-2012 - In support of expanding global demand, Malvern Instruments is rapidly increasing its provision of multilanguage webcasts. In the latest posting, researchers across the world can now download a two-part foundation presentation covering rheology principles and applications, in eight different ...

Growing Freeman Technology establishes new US subsidiary

22-Feb-2012 - Building on a decade of successful business in North America, Freeman Technology announced that in January 2012 the company formally established a US subsidiary, Freeman Technology Inc.This new organisation will take on responsibility for sales, service and applications support for the ever ...

Malvern Instruments acquires assets of Reologica Instruments AB

12-Apr-2010 - Malvern Instruments Limitedhas acquired certain assets of Swedish rheology company Reologica Instruments AB (Lund, Sweden), which went into administration on 23rd March 2010. Financial terms have not been disclosed. Paul Walker, Managing Director of Malvern Instruments, said: “This purchase ...