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Boron Nitride Nanotubes Used to Desalinate Seawater

A team of researchers from The Australian National University have discovered a way to remove salt from seawater using nanotubes made from boron and nitrogen atoms that will make the process up to five times faster. W...

24 Aug 2009

Work on Photosynthesis to Aid Development of Solar Cells

A Kansas State University professor has a grant to study an area of physical chemistry that will provide more insight into the electronic structure and energy transfer processes in natural and artificial photosynthetic c...

24 Aug 2009

New Project on How Arsenic, Lead, Mercury, Benzene and Carbon Monoxide Affect Humans

The primary aim of the three-year grant is to contribute to a more reliable chemical risk assessment that will provide clues to how certain chemicals affect human health. This will provide researchers with a wealth of new information about what toxins may cause serious diseases.

24 Aug 2009

Printing Solar Cells Like Newspapers

Solar cells could soon be produced more cheaply using nanoparticle "inks" that allow them to be printed like newspaper or painted onto the sides of buildings or rooftops to absorb electricity-producing sunlight.

24 Aug 2009

Hollywood Calls on Flexible Mouldings to Transform the Historic Home

When Hollywood needed to provide some movie magic to transform a the grounds of a historic home in the newly released film, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, one of the accessories was a custom-made mould from ZaGO Flexible Tr...

24 Aug 2009

Timber Bridge Builder Completes Construction of Premier Pier in Panama City

Nature Bridges, a leading timber bridge builder specializing in the construction of timber bridges and pedestrian boardwalks through all types of environments, announced today it has completed the construction and installation of custom built heavy timber deck panels, pre-cast bollards, handrail and decking, in addition to staining and sealing timber materials for Panama City Beach's premier pier.

24 Aug 2009

Landmark Agreement Ensures the Origin of All UPM Wood Fiber Products

UPM and SGS have finalised a global landmark agreement in which the origin of all UPM pulp and paper products will be ensured with a single, global system. For UPM's customers, the new multi-site certification means ...

24 Aug 2009

Revised Version of Toxic Metal Release from Ceramic and Glass Tableware in Contact with Food Available

CERAM has now published a revised version of its comprehensive guide to Toxic Metal Release from Ceramic and Glass Tableware in Contact with Food. The guide is of particular benefit to the ceramic and glass tableware man...

24 Aug 2009

MEPS EU Average Steel Flat Products Price Collapses

After peaking in August 2008 at €860 per tonne, the MEPS EU average flat products' price collapsed to €420 per tonne in May this year. This was the lowest figure for more than five years. The weakening ...

24 Aug 2009

Surrey Nanosystems Secures £2.5 million in Funding

Surrey NanoSystems has secured second round funding of £2.5 million (~US$4.2m) from Octopus Ventures, IP Group, The University of Surrey and other investors. The capital will help to commercialize an innovative low...

24 Aug 2009

Neo Material Technologies Acquires Niche Metal Reclamation Business

Neo Material Technologies Inc. (TSX: NEM) (the "Company" or "Neo") and privately held Recapture Metals Limited of Peterborough, Ontario ("Recapture") jointly announced the signing of agreeme...

24 Aug 2009

Efficient Way Found to Separate and Store CO2 from Smokestacks

Korean researchers have now developed a porous material that can bind and store CO2 efficiently and highly selectively. As Myunghyun Paik Suh and Hye-Sun Choi report in the journal Angewandte Chemie, the lattice-like network contains flexible “columns” that can open the pores of the three-dimensional lattice for CO2.

24 Aug 2009