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New Test Center for Aluminum Building Solutions is Also Eco Friendly

Hydro's new test center for aluminum building solutions, inaugurated in Germany on Tuesday, is a true showcase of building-integrated photovoltaic systems – with eco-efficiency the result.

From Hydro - Aluminium Alloys and Products 24 Jun 2009

Applied Materials Dilutes Shares in Semiconductor Joint Venture

Applied Materials, Inc. and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Screen) today announced that they have signed an agreement to revise the ownership structure of their joint venture company, Sokudo Co., Ltd. Under the agreeme...

From Applied Materials Inc 24 Jun 2009

DuPont OLED Display Materials Achieve Record 1 Million Hours Life

DuPont today announced the development of its new, proprietary "Gen-3" solution-based organic light emitting diode (OLED) materials technology that can last a record lifetime of more than 1 million hours - equi...

24 Jun 2009

Newell Rubbermaid to Use Injection Moldable Bioplastic

Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) today announced that Newell Rubbermaid, a global marketer of consumer and commercial products whose brands include Rubbermaid(R), Calphalon(R), and Paper Mate(R), is the customer that will ...

24 Jun 2009

Europe's Leading Aluminium Company Opens Energy Neutral Building in Germany

Hydro, Europe’s leading aluminium company and a global supplier of advanced building systems, opened an energy-neutral building in Ulm in southern Germany on Tuesday, showcasing its latest technologies for more energy-efficient buildings.

From Hydro - Aluminium Alloys and Products 24 Jun 2009

ExxonMobil Sponsors Electric Care Sharing and Rental Program

Today ExxonMobil took another important step in meeting the world’s growing energy needs by announcing the sponsorship of an all-electric car-sharing and rental program, called AltCar, at the Maryland Science Cente...

24 Jun 2009

Looking to Improve the Reliability of Lead Free Solders

Research carried out by a University of Leicester engineer aims to improve reliability of Lead-Free soldering alloys that are used to make electronic devices. This attempt to take one more step towards implementing n...

23 Jun 2009

Report Expects Commercial Fuel Cell Production to Commence in 2009

The lure of fuel cells is the promise to be one of the most ubiquitous products of the 21st century. Fuel cells can compete with batteries, the internal combustion engine and the power grid. Hydrogen can compete with any fuel now produced and cause no pollution but its price is higher than gasoline or natural gas because it is difficult to transport and store. Nanotechnologies will provide the technological keys that enable fuel cells and hydrogen as a fuel to become competitive and commonplace.

23 Jun 2009

Polycarbonate Provides Bus Drivers with New Levels of Safety

Today at NPE 2009, SABIC Innovative Plastics introduced a new, high-tech shield to enhance the protection of transit operators in Toronto. This new high-value operator protection is made of Lexan* sheet and coated with the Exatec* E900 advanced plasma technology at Exatec’s facility in Wixom, Mich.

From SABIC Innovative Plastics 23 Jun 2009

AIST Using Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis to Study Nanobubbles

NanoSight, manufacturers of unique nanoparticle characterization technology, are happy to report that Kaneo Chiba and Masayoshi Takahashi of Japan’s famous AIST research centre are using nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) technology to characterize nanobubbles.

From Malvern Panalytical 23 Jun 2009

Beauty, Functionality and Environmentally Aware Thanks to Clarifying Agent for Polypropylene

An everyday item used in the kitchen can still be beautiful. At NPE 2009, Milliken Chemical, a division of Milliken & Company, is showcasing a cutlery tray from Italian manufacturer Guzzini that offers stunning design as well as practical functionality and environmental responsibility – thanks to the use of polypropylene (PP) clarified with Millad® NX8000 agent.

23 Jun 2009

Major Milestone Achieved in Development of Smart Nanobattery

mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:XDSL - News) reported today that it has achieved a major milestone in the development of its Smart NanoBattery Technology. mPhase reported that it has successfully manufactured a six-inch...

23 Jun 2009

CNano Boasts The Largest Carbon Nanotube Production Capacity in the World

CNano Technology (CNano), founded in 2007 to change the economics of producing a wide range of applications based on extremely pure carbon nanotubes, announced today at NT09: Tenth International Conference on the Science...

23 Jun 2009

Work on Membrane Separation Technology Results in Prize for Researcher

Kamalesh Sirkar, PhD, distinguished professor of chemical engineering at NJIT, and internationally-renowned expert in membrane separation technologies will be the recipient of the NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Re...

23 Jun 2009

Advanced Polishing Technology Satisfies Requirements of 22nm Semiconductor Manufacturers

To address the challenges of wafer polishing at future technology nodes, Peter Wolters GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Novellus Systems (NASDAQ:NVLS), has recently developed advanced polishing technology for its MicroLine AC 1500-P3 and AC 2000-P3 double-sided silicon wafer polishing (DSP) systems that will meet the lithography requirements for semiconductor device manufacturing at 22nm and beyond.

23 Jun 2009