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Scientists Isolate Spin Polarized Positronium Atoms for the First Time

Positronium is a short-lived system in which an electron and its anti-particle are bound together. In 2007, physicists at the University of California, Riverside created molecular positronium, a brand-new substance, in the laboratory. Now they have succeeded in isolating for the first time a sample of spin polarized positronium atoms.

4 May 2010

Intrinsiq Materials Secures Exclusive Rights to Low Temperature Naomaterials Synthesis Technology

It was announced today that Intrinsiq Materials Ltd. (IML) has secured exclusive, worldwide rights on a novel, low temperature route to making nanoparticles for an undisclosed sum. The technology was developed by a leadi...

4 May 2010

Hydro's Biggest Transaction Lays the Foundation for Future Growth

“The biggest transaction in Hydro’s history lays the foundation for growth with a 100-year perspective,” says Hydro’s President and CEO, Svein Richard Brandtzæg. The agreement to acquire Vale’s Brazilian aluminium operations gives Hydro greater strength throughout the value chain – around the world.

From Hydro - Aluminium Alloys and Products 3 May 2010

Veeco Announce Winners of Veeco Labs Energy Innovation Research Grant

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), the leading provider of scanning probe microscopes (SPM) to the nanoscience community, today announced the winners of the second phase of the Veeco Labs Research Grant Program, “Energy Innovation.”

From Veeco 3 May 2010

New Australian Mining Tax Will not Benefit Industry According to Xstrata

Xstrata plc notes the Australian government's plan to impose a structural change to the taxation of the Australian resources sector which will result in significant and disproportionate additional taxation on the ind...

3 May 2010

Norsk Hydro to Take Over Vale's Aluminium Business

Norsk Hydro ASA has signed an agreement to take over Vale S.A’s aluminium businesses to form a resource-rich and fully integrated aluminium company, securing Hydro's bauxite supplies in a 100-year perspective.

3 May 2010

BHP Billiton Disapproves of New Australian Mining Tax

BHP Billiton expressed its disappointment with the Australian Government's plan to impose a new resource rent tax. The imposition of this new tax would result in an increase in the total effective tax rate on the...

From BHP 3 May 2010

Micromeritics to Play Big Role in Upcoming Adsorption Conference

Micromeritics has been a major contributor to the science of adsorption and will play a big part in the 10th International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption (FOA10) to be held between May 23 – 28, 2010.

From Micromeritics Instrument Corporation 3 May 2010

Ferro and Heraeus Complete Glass and Ceramic Product Deal

Ferro Corporation (NYSE:FOE) today announced it closed its transaction with Heraeus of Hanau, Germany. The two companies have acquired from each other certain business lines concerning decoration materials for ceramic an...

From Vibrantz Technologies 3 May 2010

Inexpensive Metal Catalyst Generates Hydrogen from Water

Hydrogen would command a key role in future renewable energy technologies, experts agree, if a relatively cheap, efficient and carbon-neutral means of producing it can be developed. An important step towards this elusive...

3 May 2010

Cryogenic Electron Emission Shows Electrons Are More Active at Lower Temperatures

Working with highly sensitive photomultipliers, Indiana University nuclear physicist Hans-Otto Meyer has identified new attributes to a phenomenon called cryogenic electron emission.

3 May 2010

Advanced Composites Group to Display Turbine Blade Demonstrator at 2010 All-Energy Show

Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG), part of the Composites Division of Umeco plc, will be displaying a Turbine Blade Demonstrator on its stand at the 2010 ALL-ENERGY show.

3 May 2010

Malvern's Popular Cross Platform Chemical Imaging Software Now Available to License

Rapidly becoming the industry standard for analyzing chemical imaging data, ISys 5.0 from Malvern Panalytical is available for license on a wide range of analytical systems. Providing a single platform that supports the import and easy manipulation of MIR, NIR and Raman imaging and mapping data files from a variety of vendors, ISys includes all the tools needed to intuitively understand chemical imaging data, in spectral (chemical) and spatial (image) dimensions simultaneously.

From Malvern Panalytical 3 May 2010

Advanced Composites Group to Exhibit at Aircraft Interiors Expo in the Hamburg

Advanced Composites Group Ltd. (ACG), part of the Composites Division of Umeco plc, manufactures a range of prepreg materials for aircraft interiors and will be exhibiting on Stand 5F9 in Hall B5 at the Aircraft Interior...

3 May 2010

Microtrac Adds Surface Area Analyzer to Their Range of Products

Microtrac Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of the XiGo Nanotools Acorn Area Surface Area Analyzer to Microtrac’s Total Solutions Suite of products.

3 May 2010