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How long will an electric car’s battery last? It’s a key question for buyers of new EVs and an even more pressing issue when buying used: will the battery need replacing before the car? 28 March 2021 • 7:31pm Lithium-ion battery packs await shipping from a factory in China. Despite manufacturer warranties, few people have a realistic idea of their service life Credit: STR / AFP Ask any electric car maker how long the main drive battery will last and the loudest sound you’ll hear is the ...

Arrangement Resolution for Business Combination Transaction was ApprovedHALIFAX, NS / ACCESSWIRE / March 12, 2021 / Metamaterial Inc. (the "Company" or "META") (CSE:MMAT) a developer of high-performance functional materials and nanocomposites, today announced the results of its annual general and special meeting (the "Meeting") of META shareholders and holders of options, warrants and deferred share units (collectively and together with the shareholders, the "S...

Study shows how functional biomaterials rely on interfacial protein layer to transmit signals to living cells An interdisciplinary research team at Lehigh University has unraveled how functional biomaterials rely upon an interfacial protein layer to transmit signals to living cells concerning their adhesion, proliferation and overall development. According to an article published today in Scientific Reports, the nanoscale features and properties of an underlying substrate do not impact the bio...

Credit: Lehigh University | Thamma, Kowal, Falk, Jain An interdisciplinary research team at Lehigh University has unraveled how functional biomaterials rely upon an interfacial protein layer to transmit signals to living cells concerning their adhesion, proliferation and overall development. According to an article published today in Scientific Reports, the nanoscale features and properties of an underlying substrate do not impact the biological response of cells directly. However, these prope...

DSM launches alternatives to paperboard packaging

Silica-Silver Plastic Film Kills Coronavirus on Contact   SAO PAULO, Brazil, February 13, 2021 (ENS) – A plastic film that can deactivate 99.99 percent of the virus that causes COVID-19 in 15 minutes has been released by an international team of companies and universities from Brazil and Spain. The product, AlpFilm Protect PVC, is now on the market and is being used to pack meat, fruit, vegetables and cold meats, and to protect surfaces. The scientific team found that silica is a semiconduct...

New plastic film "deactivates Coronavirus in just 15 minutes" A scientific collaboration including the companies Nanox, AplFilm, Braskem and the UFSCar (Brazil) and Jaume I of Castellón (Spain) universities has presented a plastic film which they claim has the potential to deactivate 99.99% of the novel coronavirus in just 15 minutes. This product, AlpFilm Protect PVC, is already available commercially. The transparent t PVC film including silver microparticles has now formed the basis of the ...

New Plastic Film Deactivates the Coronavirus in just 15 Minutes Written by AZoMFeb 8 2021 A scientific collaboration including the companies Nanox, AplFilm, Braskem and the UFSCar (Brazil) and Jaume I of Castellón (Spain) universities has launched a plastic film with the potential to deactivate 99.99% of the novel coronavirus in just 15 minutes. Image Credit: RUVID. Named AlpFilm Protect PVC, the new product is already available commercially. The collaboration started 15 years ago between UFSC...

CSIR–IICT licenses novel fluorophores tech to Tokyo Chemical Industry February 05, 2021 Most of the raw materials used in the research made indigenously The CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT) has licensed the novel fluorophores technology to Tokyo Chemical Industry (TCI) CO Ltd, Japan. The technology has been developed by scientist Surya Prakash Singh’s group at the CSIR-IICT. Singh works in the department of Polymers and Functional Materials and his major research f...

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