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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Malvern Instruments and PerkinElmer announce sales collaboration in North America

02-May-2005 - Malvern Instruments Ltd (Malvern, UK) and PerkinElmer, Inc have announced a collaborative sales agreement that will offer customers in North America a complete solution for their rheology and thermal analysis needs. The agreement brings together best-of-breed products from both companies for ...

RheoFuture® Conference Held in Karlsruhe

2004 "Young Scientists Award" Winners Announced

09-Jul-2004 - The third annual international RheoFuture® Conference took place in Karlsruhe, Germany from 1-2, July 2004. The event was held in cooperation with the German Federal Research Centre for Nutrition and Food and focused on future trends in rheology. More than 70 international attendees listened to ...