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AI Neural Emulator Accelerates Thermoelectric Generator Design
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (710+ words) A new composable neural-network emulator can predict thermoelectric generator performance with greater than 99 % accuracy while using just 0. 0 1% of the computation time required by conventional finite-element solvers. Saving this for later? Download a PDF here. Thermoelectric generators convert heat directly into…...
MAIA: Bringing AI into Your Sample Preparation
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (163+ words) Milestone introduces'MAIA (Milestone AI Agent), a new step forward in laboratory support, designed to transform how users interact with their microwave digestion systems. Integrated into ultra WAVE 3 and ETHOS, MAIA acts as a virtual product specialist, providing immediate, context-aware assistance…...
Opti Mate: Accelerating Sustainable Material Discovery with Machine Learning
11+ mon, 4+ day ago (655+ words) A recent study published in Small highlights how machine learning (ML) is reshaping the search for sustainable energy materials. Researchers introduced Opti Mate, a graph attention network designed to predict the optical properties of insulators and semiconductors. Their findings show how…...
Combining STEM and Pi FM for Nanoscale Material Analysis
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1655+ words) Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) is one of the foremost imaging and analytical techniques, able to offer both the high spatial resolution of transmission electron microscopy and the precision of a focused electron probe. STEM works by rastering a highly…...
How a Texture Analyzer Works
1+ week, 5+ day ago (134+ words) This video shows how a texture analyzer measures the physical properties of products and materials. Cereal Product Texture Measurement & Analysis Cosmetics & Skincare Product Texture Measurement & Analysis Fruit & Vegetable Texture Measurement & Analysis Gel & Film Texture Measurement & Analysis Meat & Fish Texture Measurement…...
Precision Matters: Expanding Role of Melt Flow Indexing in Material Science
3+ week, 33+ min ago (603+ words) Automation and digitization are driving a broader shift in how materials testing is carried out in industrial R&D and lab settings. With digital workflows, Io T-enabled instruments, and integrated robotics, it's becoming possible to build a much more complete…...
Scientists Develop Machine Learning Framework to Accelerate Catalyst Discovery
4+ week, 16+ hour ago (774+ words) Scientists at the U. S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory developed a new'machine learning framework that can accelerate the search for better catalysts - the materials that speed up chemical reactions - and offer more reliable results. Finding high-performing catalysts, which are…...
New AI Model Reconstructs Molecular Structures From Ion Explosion Data
4+ week, 1+ day ago (422+ words) Researchers at the Department of Energy's'SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory'and collaborating institutions recently built a generative AI model that can recreate molecular structures from the movement of the molecule's ions after they are blasted apart by X-rays, a technique called Coulomb…...
Semiconductors and the Power of Silicon
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (832+ words) There was no single moment when the modern electronics era began. No switch was flipped, no machine suddenly came to life. Instead, the transformation started from the simple realization that a common material found in ordinary sand could be persuaded…...
analytica 2026: Five Exhibition Halls Full of Innovations
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (355+ words) More than 1, 100 exhibitors will present their innovations at analytica Munich from March 24 to 27, 2026. Image Credit: Messe M'nchen Gmb H FACCTs (A3. 503-1), a spin-off of the Max Planck Society, relies in turn on quantum chemical simulation for spectrum analysis and structure elucidation....