A research group partly financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation has been researching the perfect composition of Portland cement.

New Modular Melt Flow Testers Perform Measurements According to ISO 1133-2
The new Instron CEAST MF20 and MF30 melt flow testers meet the stricter requirements imposed by ISO 1133-2 with regard to temperature control for highly sensitive materials.

BASF's Basotect insulates Russian passenger helicopter
Noise level in passenger compartment of Mi 8 lowered from 85 to 80 decibels through use of melamine foam.

August Highlights from physica status solidi
Nanotube fields, ferroic crystals, and nanoscale templates – these and more in August’s physics highlights.

Olympic Build: Engineering the Games
What goes into building an Olympic stadium? The London experience of industry specialists provides some answers…

Book Review: Bulk Nanostructured Materials
Professor Jürgen Eckert gives his view on Bulk Nanostructured Materials, edited by Michael J. Zehetbauer and Yuntian Theodore Zhu.

June Highlights from Physica Status Solidi
Heterojunctions, nanowires, and radiation sensors – these and more in June’s physics highlights.
SkyScan Micro-CT Product Line for 3D X-Ray Imaging
Bruker Presents SkyScan Micro-CT Product Line for 3D X-Ray Imaging in Materials Research

A New Handheld Analyzer for a Huge Range of Materials
Bruker introduces a new handheld XRF analyzer for metals alloy verification, recycling and scrap sorting

Corning delivers Gorilla Glass 2 for next-gen devices
Corning claims new Gorilla Glass 2 enables a 20% reduction in device thickness while maintaining exceptional scratch resistance.