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New Microscope Measures Impurities in Cleaning Fluids

The cleanliness of high-performance safety-relevant components is an essential factor for reliability and a long lifetime. Leica Microsystems developed a microscope system for measuring impurities in cleaning liquids for micromechanic and motor components during production which has been used with great success for quantitative cleanliness analysis in the automobile and many other industries.

6 May 2009

First Commercially Viable Radial Bearing Line Based on Synthetic Diamond Technology

US Synthetic Corporation, a Dover Company (NYSE: DOV) and the leading provider of polycrystalline diamond cutters (PDCs) for oil and gas exploration, announced today availability of the industry's first commercially ...

6 May 2009

Loads of Potential Applications for Force Sensitive Polymers

Parachute cords, climbing ropes, and smart coatings for bridges that change color when overstressed are several possible uses for force-sensitive polymers being developed by researchers at the University of Illinois.

6 May 2009

Material Found that is 10 Billion Times Stronger than Steel

Research by a theoretical physicist at Indiana University shows that the crusts of neutron stars are 10 billion times stronger than steel or any other of the earth's strongest metal alloys.

6 May 2009

BASF Opens Fuel Cell Production Facility

Furthering its leadership position in the development of energy management solutions, BASF today announced it has officially opened its BASF Fuel Cell production facility in Somerset, New Jersey. The modern facility uses advanced production and automation technologies to fabricate ready-for-use high-temperature Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) units -- the heart of the fuel cell.

From BASF Corporation 6 May 2009

Scientists Create the World's Smallest Incandescent Lamp

In an effort to explore the boundary between thermodynamics and quantum mechanics -- two fundamental yet seemingly incompatible theories of physics -- a team from the UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy has created the world's smallest incandescent lamp.

6 May 2009

New Line of Premium Powders for Fuel Cell Developers

fuelcellmaterials.com is introducing a new line of Premium Powders that will better meet the needs of manufacturers, developers and laboratories.

From Nexceris 6 May 2009

Malvern Particle Sizing System Used to Investigate Protein-Aluminium Interations

Researchers at Nottingham Trent University in the UK are using the Zetasizer Nano ZS particle characterization system from Malvern Panalytical in work that has demonstrated the predominantly electrostatic nature of protein-aluminium interactions.

From Malvern Panalytical 6 May 2009

Vanadium Dioxide Nano Sandwich Seems to Contradict The Laws of Physics

A material just six atoms thick in which electrons appear to be guided by conflicting laws of physics depending on their direction of travel has been discovered by a team of physicists at the University of California, Da...

5 May 2009

Alcoa Cut Alumina Production in Suriname by 40%

Suriname Aluminum Company LLC (Suralco) today announced that production at the Paranam, Suriname alumina refinery was being curtailed by approximately 40% or 870,000 metric tons per year (mtpy).

5 May 2009

Wheelabrator Group Merge with The Biggest Name in Moulding and Casting Technology

DISA Group, the biggest name in moulding and casting technology, has merged with Wheelabrator Group, the world leader in surface preparation technology, to form the world's leading metallic parts enhancement company....

5 May 2009

Solutia to Supply Synthetic Heat Transfer Fluid for Solar Thermal Power Plant

Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) announced today that it will be supplying Therminol(R) synthetic heat transfer fluid to a new 50 MW solar thermal power plant in Lebrija, Spain, which will start up in spring 2010. Iberese, a Spa...

5 May 2009

Biodegradable Reference Materials for Tissue Engineering Launched by NIST

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last week issued its first reference materials to support the new and growing field of tissue engineering for medicine.

From NIST Standard Reference Materials 5 May 2009

Renewable Materials Used to Build Urban Hydrid Concept car

A student project team at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden built a racing car incorporating the one-component resin system Tribest from global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis. This environmentally sound product is part of the body of the bio-based urban hybrid concept car that is entering in the Shell Eco-marathon.

5 May 2009

Hydro Explore Aluminium and Hydroelectricity Opportunities in Angola

Hydro and the Government of Angola signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday to explore the feasibility of an integrated project for hydropower and aluminium production.

From Hydro - Aluminium Alloys and Products 5 May 2009