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Free Seminar on Ultra-Fast Characterization of I-V Devices

Keithley Instruments, Inc. (NYSE: KEI), a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, will broadcast a free, web-based seminar titled "Fundamentals of Ultra-Fast I-V Device Characterization&quo...

From Keithley Instruments - Electronic Instruments 19 Apr 2010

First T-Shirt that Completely Eliminates Sweat

The T-shirt has been specially designed for people who suffer from hyperhidrosis, a problem that gives rise to an excessive amount of sweat due to a malfunction in the sympathetic nervous system.

19 Apr 2010

Songwon to Form JV to Manufacture and Sell Thioester Antioxidants

Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. and Tangshan Baifu Chemical Ltd. announce their intention to form a joint venture to manufacture and sell Thioester antioxidants. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding w...

From Songwon 19 Apr 2010

Arkema to Present PVDF Film for Photovoltaics at Polymers in Photovoltaics 2010

Cologne, Germany, is the venue for a brand new international conference, Polymers in Photovoltaics 2010, on April 21 and 22. The conference will review the latest developments concerning polymers for the manufacture of p...

19 Apr 2010

Nanofilm President to Speak on Energy, Environmental and Waste Problems

Dr. Scott Rickert, President and CEO of Nanofilm, is a speaker at the NanoBusiness Conference/NYC nanotechnology conference, April 20, 2010, in New York City. His topic is "Nano-izing Today's Surfaces to Solve E...

19 Apr 2010

University of York to Get New Labs to Develop Clean Synthesis, Catalysis, Novel Materials and Applications

A major new suite of laboratories, to be opened next week, will help scientists in the Green Chemistry group at the University of York to advance research into clean synthesis, catalysis, novel materials and the applicat...

19 Apr 2010

ALD Enables New Fully Recyclable Packaging Solution

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a fully recyclable new packaging material which, among other things, is able to replace many if not most aluminium-based packaging materials such as blister-packs for pharmaceutical pills or material used for packing coffee for consumers. The secret behind the new discovery is ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition).

19 Apr 2010

New Range of Resin Colors Designed for LED Applications

SABIC Innovative Plastics has launched its new Expression 2011 palette – a dazzling array of resin colors and special effects for light emitting diodes (LEDs). The colorful new palette is designed to answer customer calls for better, longer-lasting LED life and improved efficiency, and reflects the latest technological milestone in the long evolution of lighting.

From SABIC Innovative Plastics 18 Apr 2010

Splitting A Water Molecule and Controlling the Reaction Products

A research team at RIKEN has succeeded for the first time in selectively controlling for reaction products in the dissociation of a single water molecule on an ultrathin film. The reaction, described in the April 19th issue of Nature Materials, opens the door to the creation of novel functional catalysts and applications in clean energy production.

18 Apr 2010

Noliac Actuators Attract A Lot of Interest at SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing 2010 Exhibition

Without doubt, actuators for precise control of optics were one of the main topics at the SPIE Defense, Security & Sensing 2010 Exhibition in Florida in April. Noliac’s distributor Micromechatronics Inc. exhibited and attracted many visitors.

18 Apr 2010

Oxygen Shown to Carry an Electronic Magnetic Moment up to Room Temperature

Oxygen is the only elemental molecule which carries an electronic magnetic moment. As a consequence, the different solid phases encountered on cooling show various degrees of magnetic order, and similar behavior is expected under compression.

18 Apr 2010

New Material Could Revolutionize Refrigeration

Two teams based at the Barcelona Knowledge Campus, one from the University of Barcelona (UB) and one from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), have worked with a group from the University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany) to develop a new solid material that produces a caloric effect under hydrostatic pressure (solid-state barocaloric effect). The research is described in an article published in the scientific journal Nature Materials and was inspired by guidelines in the Kyoto protocol on renewing current refrigeration systems based on the compression of harmful gases.

18 Apr 2010