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Process Developed to Remove Toxic and Corrosive Compounds Resulting from Chinese Drywall

Over the course of several years, the United States had experienced rapid growth in the commercial and residential construction market. This construction boom, coupled with several destructive hurricanes that required ex...

4 May 2009

Stony Brook University to get Chemical Energy Storage Canter

Stony Brook University will be home to the new Northeastern Chemical Energy Storage Center (NOCESC), which involves a team of experimentalists and theorists. They will work on next generation lithium ion batteries as well as other tools and materials.

4 May 2009

New Article on Chinese Drywall Problem in the US

Homeowners throughout the nation are complaining of stinky odors, copper pipe and wire corrosion, and respiratory problems in an ongoing crisis that officials say is linked to drywall imported from China. An article on t...

4 May 2009

Gypsum Fiberglass Products to Go on Show at American Institute of Architects Convention

At the 2009 American Institute of Architects (AIA) convention, Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC - a leader in innovative building products and practices - will showcase the industry's only full portfolio of gypsum fibergla...

4 May 2009

Report Predicts the US Will Lead the Semiconductor Industry out of Recession

The U.S., not China, will lead the semiconductor industry out of recession, according to the report "The Global Market for Equipment and Materials for IC Manufacturing," recently published by The Information Ne...

4 May 2009

Dow Corning Working to Perfect Silicone Sealants to Repair Failed Weatherseals

Silicone sealants and coatings from Dow Corning are working behind the scenes to help construction engineers combat and repair weather damage to large, stately building facades. Silicone sealants and coatings are used to...

From Dow Corning 4 May 2009

New Technology Provides the Ability to Double SBS Modification Levels in Pre-Modified Asphalt Emulsions

Kraton Polymers LLC (Kraton), a leading global producer of engineered polymers announces an innovation with proven ability to double styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) modification levels in pre-modified asphalt emulsions. ...

4 May 2009

Hydrogen Energy Center to be Involved on Hydrogen Energy Demonstration Project

Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc. (HEC) (OTCBB: HYEG.OB) announced today that it will be involved in an $11 million (CAD) hydrogen energy technology demonstration project at Montreal's Pierre Elliot Trudeau International ...

4 May 2009

Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Found to be Less Energy Efficient

A comprehensive study of old and new manufacturing processes, from machining metal to making carbon nanofibers, shows that the more advanced technologies are less efficient in their use of energy and materials per kilogram of output.

4 May 2009

Cross Beam and Helium Ion Microscopy Workshop Attracts over 150 Attendees

More than 150 scientists and users of the ZEISS CrossBeam and Helium Ion Microscope systems met at the 1st European user workshop in Dresden. In several sessions the participants got an overview on current product develo...

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 4 May 2009

New Profilometer from FRT Offers Improved Metrological Precision

FRT presents a new profilometer at this year's CONTROL 2009 in Stuttgart. The optical profiler has been optimized for the non-destructive measurement of surfaces. The MicroSpy Profile measures roughness, contour, 3D ...

4 May 2009

Atomic Physics Study Sets New Limits on Hypothetical New Particles

In a forthcoming Physical Review Letters article, a group of physicists at the University of Nevada, Reno are reporting a refined analysis of experiments on violation of mirror symmetry in atoms that sets new constraints...

4 May 2009

NASA Orion Crew Module Completes Fire Tests

Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, successfully completed the first series of vibration and altitude hot fire tests on NASA's Orion crew module's 160 lb. thrust mono-propellant rocket engine. The objective of...

4 May 2009

New Family of Digital Potentiometers Available from Microchip Technology

Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced the MCP4017/8/9 (MCP401X) family of I2C digital potentiometers. The low-power 7-bit devices featu...

4 May 2009

Sea Urchins Give Insight on the Potential of Ever Sharp Cutting Tools

Sea urchins dig themselves hiding holes in the limestone of the ocean floor using teeth that don’t go blunt. Weizmann Institute scientists have now revealed their secrets, which might give engineers insights into creating ever-sharp tools or mechanical parts.

4 May 2009