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New Battery Technology with Higher Energy Density than Any Existing Battery

Lightweight batteries that can deliver lots of energy are crucial for a variety of applications — for example, improving the range of electric cars. For that reason, even modest increases in a battery’s energy-density rating — a measure of the amount of energy that can be delivered for a given weight — are important advances. Now a team of researchers at MIT has made significant progress on a technology that could lead to batteries with up to three times the energy density of any battery that currently exists.

5 Apr 2010

Environmentally-Sustainable Smart-ologic Corian Living Concept to go on Show at Milan Design Week 2010

“Smart-ologic Corian® Living” is a smart, environmentally-sustainable home concept designed by Karim Rashid, one of the world's most prolific and multi-awarded designers, based on the superior design versatility and renowned sensorial qualities of DuPont™ Corian® advanced surfacing material.

5 Apr 2010

Carbon Nanotube Discovery Could be Important to the Medical Industry

A team of Swedish and American scientists has shown for the first time that carbon nanotubes can be broken down by an enzyme - myeloperoxidase (MPO) - found in white blood cells. Their discoveries are presented in Nature...

5 Apr 2010

Polymers from Biomass and Pavers from Recycled Plastics Take Out Top Clean Technology Awards

The top awards in the third annual Clean Technology Business Forum and Competition went to Avantium, the developer of a technology for creating polymers and fuels from biomass, and VAST Enterprises LLC, creator of a new type of masonry based on post-consumer plastics, it was announced today by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE).

5 Apr 2010

Imatek Install Drop Weight Tear Tester at Ural Steel

Imatek have recently installed a 30,000J DWT40-30, Drop Weight Tear Tester (DWTT) at Ural Steel in Novotroitsk, Russia.

From Imatek Ltd. 1 Apr 2010

OIPT Wins Contract to Supply 5 Module Clsuter Tool from Leading Solar Cell Manufacturer

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT) has just won a contract for a five module cluster tool from Robert Bosch, one of the world's leading manufacturers of solar cells. The System100Pro deposition tool is a...

From Oxford Instruments 1 Apr 2010

World's Largest Steel Producer Sponsors London Olympics in 2012

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal, today unveiled the artist and design chosen to create a spectacular new visitor attraction in the Olympic Park. The unveiling ma...

31 Mar 2010

LOT Oriel Becomes UK and Ireland Agent for Park Systems

LOT Oriel Ltd has been appointed as distributor for Park Systems in the UK + Ireland. Park Systems is the technology leader of nanoscale measurements and systems for both research and industry.

31 Mar 2010

Stork Materials Testing Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Accreditation under Aerospace Registration Management Program

Stork Materials Technology is pleased to announce that on March 19, 2009, Stork Materials Testing & Inspection in Rancho Dominguez achieved certification to ISO 9001:2008 by Det Norske Veritas Inc. Det Norske Veritas Certification, Inc. is accredited under the Aerospace Registration Management Program.

From Element Materials Technology 31 Mar 2010

Lloyd Instruments Adds a Special Grip for Mechanical Testing of Packaging Materials to Its Range

Lloyd Instruments has added a new packaging test fixture to its range of specialised grips and accessories for the Plus range of materials testing machines. This new fixture is designed to allow a pre-scored section of cardboard to be bent through 90 degrees and the maximum force required to perform this bending to be measured. The fixture is supplied with NEXYGEN software to compensate for any residual forces with moving the mechanism before the card sample is fitted.

From Lloyd Instruments Ltd. 30 Mar 2010

Turning Carbon Dioxide into Useful Products

UCL is involved in two new nanotechnology projects that seek to turn carbon dioxide into useful products.

30 Mar 2010

Carl Zeiss Receives Order from World Biggest Semiconductor Foundry

The World biggest semiconductor foundry from Taiwan has placed a combined order for the Mask Defect Repair System MeRiT® HR 32 and the Aerial Image Measurement System AIMS™ 32-193i from Carl Zeiss to prepare for the production of next generation high-end photomasks.

30 Mar 2010