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Nanoscale Device Could Unlock Secrets of the Universe

It seems extraordinary that a device on the nanoscale, smaller than a human hair, could hold clues to the fundamental driving force shaping the entire universe. But a series of experiments at the London Centre for Nan...

10 May 2009

Spin Ice May Hold Secret ot the Universe

This week New Scientist cover article by journalist Eugenie Samuel Reich describes how a special material called spin ice, co-discovered in 1997 by Professor Steven Bramwell of the London Centre for Nanotechnology has co...

10 May 2009

Nanosys Creates Division Dedicated to Solar Panel Cell Designs

Nanosys today announced the creation of QD Soleil, a wholly owned division focused on the use of its proprietary nanotechnology in solar panel cell designs. Nanotechnology is the next step in the natural evolution of a s...

10 May 2009

Nanocrystal Created that Continuously Emits Light

For more than a decade, scientists have been frustrated in their attempts to create continuously emitting light sources from individual molecules because of an optical quirk called "blinking," but now scientists at the University of Rochester have uncovered the basic physics behind the phenomenon, and along with researchers at the Eastman Kodak Company, created a nanocrystal that constantly emits light.

10 May 2009

BluGlass Sign LED Sales and Marketing Agreement with Korean Company

BluGlass Limited today announced that it has signed a term sheet outlining the material, terms and conditions to be encompassed in an Exclusive Sales and Marketing License Agreement with BLK CO., LTD (BLK) of Korea. T...

From BluGlass 7 May 2009

Torrential Downpour Leads to Bauxite Overflow at Alumina Refinery

Following one of the worst rainfalls on record on April 27, Hydro’s part-owned Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil experienced an overflow of one of its rainwater drainage channels.

From Hydro - Aluminium Alloys and Products 7 May 2009

Increasing Use of Aluminium by Car Makers

Novelis Inc., the world's leading producer of aluminum sheet for automobiles, has seen an increase of more than 20 percent in the number of automotive applications of its lightweight material compared to a year ago.

From Novelis Corp 7 May 2009

Sud Chemie and Linde Start Production of Lignocellulosic-Based Biofuels

Süd-Chemie AG, a leading manufacturers of catalysts and adsorbents, and The Linde Group, a leading global company in the sector of gases and engineering, have launched the production of climate-friendly biofuels bas...

7 May 2009

Toxic Chinese Dry Walling Investigation Expands Its Reach

Americas Watchdog & its Homeowners Consumer Center have been leading in a national investigation of imported toxic Chinese in Florida, and numerous other US states. "It's no longer a question of what US States have toxic Chinese drywall, its more like how many homes are affected. The group is now expanding its investigation into British Columbia, and the Western Provinces of Canada.

7 May 2009

Cleanroom Systems Complete Several Macro-Environmental Projects

Cleanroom Systems, a division of Air Innovations®, is marking its 26th year of operation with the completion of several macro-environmental projects for aerospace, metrology, medical device and general cleanroom original equipment (OEMs) manufacturers, said Michael Militi, division manager.

From Air Products PLC 7 May 2009

DuPont Chairman Wins International Palladium Medal

The Société de Chimie Industrielle-American Section has awarded the 2009 International Palladium Medal to DuPont Chairman Charles O. Holliday, Jr. for his "distinguished contributions to the chemical indus...

7 May 2009

VFS Ships Another Vacuum Furnace

A VFS vacuum furnace has shipped to a manufacturer located in the Northeast US. The new HIQ2624-10 Horizontal Internal Quench (HIQ) furnace was designed to address the customer's sintering process requirements. This ...

7 May 2009

Rare Ryberg Molecule Lives for 18 Microseconds

A rare "Rydberg" molecule discovered by scientists from the University of Stuttgart and University of Oklahoma upheld scientific theory predicting the molecule existed. The team used a gas of rubidium atoms coo...

7 May 2009

US DOE Develop Ultra Light, High Efficiency Solar Cells

A new class of ultra-light, high-efficiency solar cells developed by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has been awarded a national prize for the commercialization of federally funde...

7 May 2009

Commercial Sized Graphene Devices A Distinct Possibility

The creation of large-area graphene using copper may enable the manufacture of new graphene-based devices that meet the scaling requirements of the semiconductor industry, leading to faster computers and electronics, according to a team of scientists and engineers at The University of Texas at Austin.

7 May 2009