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Highly Efficient Antennas that are Much Smaller then Conventional Antennas

In an advance that might interest Q-Branch, the gadget makers for James Bond, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and partners from industry and academia have designed and tested experimental antennas that are highly efficient and yet a fraction of the size of standard antenna systems with comparable properties.

26 Jan 2010

Photons that Move Faster then the Speed of Light

Researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a collaboration of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland at College Park, can speed up photons (particles of light) to seemingly faster-than-light speeds through a stack of materials by adding a single, strategically placed layer.

26 Jan 2010

Graphene to Power Hyper Quick Electronics of the Future

The hyper-quick electronics of the future will require new materials and the hottest around is graphene - a single layer of carbon atoms. Graphene produced using a method developed at Linköping University is now bei...

26 Jan 2010

Micromeritics to Start Presenting Webinars on Materials Characterization

In 2010 Micromeritics will begin presenting a series of webinars that will highlight applications, theory, and instrumentation for a variety of materials characterization techniques. The first in this series of technical presentations will cover the Elzone electrical sensing zone particle size/count technique and its pharmaceutical applications with a live webinar on February 4 at 11 AM EST.

From Micromeritics Instrument Corporation 26 Jan 2010

JEOL's iPod Touch Enabled Mass Spectrometer Offers New Performance Features

JEOL's award-winning AccuTOF-DARTTM mass spectrometer, featuring the new iPod touch-enabled DART SVP ion source, offers a new set of performance features for accurate mass measurements in real time using advanced tim...

26 Jan 2010

Leading Touchscreen Manufacturer to Use Peratech Quantum Tunnelling Composites

Peratech Limited, the leader in new materials designed for touch technology solutions, has announced that Nissha, one of the world's largest manufacturers of touch screen technology, has signed a $1.4 million licensi...

26 Jan 2010

Brückner Promotes Green Technologies to Chinese Plastics Manufacturer

At Chinaplas 2010 (Booth E 1 B 21) Brückner Maschinenbau presents forward-looking technologies for an efficient, profitable and environmentally friendly production of various plastics films - according to the show`s theme “Green Plastics – Our Goal – Our Future”.

26 Jan 2010

European Spallation Source Welcome All Those Who Would like to become Involved

On February 19th a conference will be held at the Royal Library in Copenhagen, Denmark about the construction and use of the European Spallation Source, the next generation materials research facility to be built in Lund...

26 Jan 2010

Stemmer Imaging Release 4th Edition of Imaging and Machine Vision Handbook

The 4th edition of STEMMER IMAGING's extremely popular Imaging & Machine Vision handbook is now available. Packed with over 50% more pages than Issue 3, and including improved technical overviews and easier to us...

26 Jan 2010

PPG Win Grant to Develop Glass Technology for OLED Lighting

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) a $1.6 million grant for the development of a low-cost glass substrate to promote the commercialization and mass production of organic light-emitting di...

From PPG Industries Inc. 26 Jan 2010

White Paper Help Architects and Building Owners Evaluate Extrusion Coatings Warranties

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has published a new white paper that helps architects, specifiers, consultants and building owners evaluate and compare extrusion coatings warranties from architectural coating suppliers. Th...

From PPG Industries Inc. 26 Jan 2010

Government Report UnderlinesCost Effectiveness and Efficiency of Mercury Control Technologies for Coal-Fired Power Plants

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered and innovative specialty chemical products and one of the nation's largest providers of mercury control solutions, ...

26 Jan 2010

Arkema to Show Latest Carbon Nanotube Masterbatches at Nano tech 2010 in Tokyo

Arkema, a world leader in multiwall carbon nanotubes and nanostructured polymers, is taking part in the Tokyo Nano tech 2010 tradeshow from February 17 to 19. The Company will exhibit the latest masterbatches in its ...

26 Jan 2010

New Online Resource Promotes the Benefits of Arkema's Amine Product Line for Thermoset Resins

This new online platform hosted on the Specialchem website is designed to publicize the scope and benefits of Arkema's specialty amine product line for thermoset resins. These resins are used in a large number of app...

26 Jan 2010

Veeco Introduce the NT9080 Surface Metrology System

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), a leader in scientific and industrial metrology, today introduced the NT9080(TM) Surface Metrology System, which combines non-contact white light interferometry, operator ease of use, and affordability for both expert- and entry-level precision surface measurements.

From Veeco 26 Jan 2010