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Nanotechnology Has the Power to Change the World According to Alcoa Exec

Nanotechnology breakthroughs will be essential in developing game-changing solutions to address world issues, such as energy shortages, environmental concerns and greater connectivity, said Alcoa (NYSE:AA) Executive Vice...

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 9 Oct 2009

Diesel Powered Ford's to get Corning DuraTrap AT Filters

Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced today that Ford of Europe is equipping several models of its European market diesel passenger cars with the Corning DuraTrap AT filter. Corning has already begun shipping the pr...

9 Oct 2009

Arkema Develop Thermoplastics Derived Entirely from Renewable Materials

Capitalizing on its long-standing experience in castor oil chemistry, Arkema has now developed Pebax® Rnew100, a range of thermoplastic elastomers produced entirely from renewable raw materials.

9 Oct 2009

EDI Has Slot Die Coating Stations Available for Rent

A complete slot die coating station with all components from idler roll to backing roll is now available for renting by manufacturers in Asia, enabling them to eliminate hours of setup in switching from roll to slot die coating as they carry out product and process development with slot dies in their own plants, it was announced today by Extrusion Dies Industries, LLC (EDI).

8 Oct 2009

Syracuse University's Sports Centre gets Thermally Efficient Walls

Like a soda can in a koozie sleeve, Syracuse University's new Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center is wrapped in insulating foam to protect indoor temperatures from outside extremes. The BLUE™ foam insulation for the steel-frame building comes in the form of a new wall system from Dow Building Solutions.

From Dow Chemicals 8 Oct 2009

Unisource Wins Greener Packaging Award

Unisource Worldwide, Inc. one of the leading distributors of paper, packaging and facility supplies in North America, has won a 2009 Greener Packaging Award for its environmentally-friendly sustainable packaging product....

8 Oct 2009

Copper Development Association Members to Help Educate American Kids

It's a sad fact. American school kids lag in science and math compared to students globally. But Copper Development Association (CDA) member companies are determined to do their part to turn it around. Freeport-M...

8 Oct 2009

Recycled Materials from Municipal Wastewater Used to Power Cars

Recyllose, a recycled solids-based material produced from municipal wastewater, can now be turned into fuel for cars, announced Applied Cleantech and Qteros, the advanced biofuels company whose breakthrough Q Microbe tec...

8 Oct 2009

Electrostatic Cleaner Removes Fine Dust Particles from Product Surfaces

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB in Stuttgart have developed a system which also removes these fine dust particles effectively from the product surfaces. The system guarantees the quality of the product and improves the working environment of employees, as it reliably collects the harmful particles, preventing them from going into the air and then into the lungs of employees.

8 Oct 2009

Joint Research Unit Tackles Nanotechnology for Electronics, Photonics and Related Applications

The French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Thales have established a joint international research unit (Unité Mixte Internationale) called C...

8 Oct 2009

NIST Host National Workshop on Challenges to Innovation in Advanced Manufacturing

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is holding the "National Workshop on Challenges to Innovation in Advanced Manufacturing: Industry Drivers and R&D Needs" at its Gaithersburg, Md. campus...

From NIST Standard Reference Materials 8 Oct 2009

Lamborghini Lab Tests Safety of Composites for Automotive and Aerospace Applications

A partnership between the University of Washington and the Italian sports-car company Automobili Lamborghini has been formalized, and the presidents of both organizations today attended the naming ceremony of the UW'...

8 Oct 2009

A Magnet with Only One Pole

Any child can tell you that a magnet has a “north” and a “south” pole, and that if you break it into two pieces, you invariably get two smaller magnets with two poles of their own. But scientists have spent the better part of the last eight decades trying to find, in essence, a magnet with only one pole. A team working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has found one.

8 Oct 2009

More People Now Investing in Silver

While many businesses are struggling to grind through the economic downswing, precious metal dealers like Scottsdale Silver are thriving as a result of investors' growing distrust in the stock market and the U.S. dollar.

8 Oct 2009

Micro Bubble Technology Enhances Distribution of Its Carbon Nanotube Battery

Micro Bubble Technologies Inc. ("MBT"), the operating subsidiary of EcoloCap Solutions Inc. (OTCBB: ECOS), has further enhanced distribution of its Carbon Nano Tube Battery (CNT-Battery) and M-Fuel by signing a...

8 Oct 2009