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Jet Fuel Created from Sustainable Sources Reduces Carbon Emissions by 84 Per Cent

Renewable fuels company Sustainable Oils today announced the results of a life cycle analysis (LCA) of jet fuel created from camelina seeds developed by the company, which shows that the renewable fuel reduces carbon emi...

27 Apr 2009

CFR Chemicals Establishes New Division Focussed on Oil Recovery Chemistries

Diversified Industries Ltd. (DVS) is pleased to announce that CFR Chemicals Inc. (CFR) has established a new Sales Division focused on well stimulation, production optimization and enhanced oil recovery chemistries. T...

27 Apr 2009

Economy Influences How Americans View Their Cars

As the economic slide continues, Americans are focused on preserving their assets and protecting their household budgets. And when it comes to their vehicles, Americans now look at their cars as valuable assets worthy...

From 3M Ceramic Textiles and Composites 27 Apr 2009

Innovative Stainless Steel Solution Provides Weight Savings for Auto Makers

Lightweighting is an increasingly important objective for auto manufacturers. Every gram of weight saved reduces CO2 emissions and thus makes the vehicles eco-friendlier. To meet these requirements, ThyssenKrupp Nirosta ...

27 Apr 2009

The Promises and Challenges of Nanotechnology to be Discussed at BNL

Vicki Colvin of Rice University will give a talk titled “Nanotechnology: Its Promise and Challenges” at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory on Thursday, May 14, at 4 p.m. in Berkner Hall. The talk is free and open to the public. Visitors to the Laboratory age 16 and older must carry a photo ID.

27 Apr 2009

MIT to House Two Multimillion Dollar Energy Research Centers

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be home to two of 46 new multimillion-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) announced today by the White House, in conjunction with a speech delivered by President...

27 Apr 2009

Rockwool Relaunches UK Web Site

Rockwool, the world's leading manufacturer of non-combustible stone wool insulation, has relaunched its UK website - www.rockwool.co.uk - in its first major update in 10 years. The site, which has been completely...

27 Apr 2009

Architect Embraces Wood to Win Design Competition

The winner of UPM's WISA 24-hour Wooden Design Workshop has been announced. The winning work, titled '26080608', was designed by Ms. Pieta-Linda Auttila, a Master of Arts student from the University of Art an...

27 Apr 2009

Celanese to Sell Polyvinyl Alcohol Business

Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading global chemical company, today announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) business, which had 2008 annual sales of approximately $300 millio...

From Celanese Corporation 27 Apr 2009

Superlattice Power to Produce Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries for Fortune 500 Companies

Superlattice Power, Inc. (OTCBB:SLAT), the leader in the development and marketing of next-generation lithium-powered batteries worldwide, has acquired equipment for electrochemical analysis and cell manufacturing from a...

27 Apr 2009

NanoGIANT Now Producing Extremely Uniform Silica Nanospheres

Breaking into the nanoparticle manufacturing market, NanoGIANT LLC is now producing extremely uniform silicon dioxide (SiO2) spheres. Independent characterization tests using Brookhaven instruments show a polydispersity of 0.005 on NanoGIANT's 368.2nm sphere.

27 Apr 2009

The Perfect Pizza Toss Technique will be Used to Design Next Generation Micro Motors

Monash University scientists have unlocked the physics of the perfect pizza toss and will use it to design the next generation of micro motors thinner that a human hair. Mr Daniel (Kuang-Chen) Liu, a PhD student super...

27 Apr 2009

ASU to Develop a World Class Materials Science and Engineering Program

Nathan Newman, a professor in ASU's Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, has been selected as the first to hold the Lamonte H. Lawrence Chair in Solid State Science. The position provides Newman resources to help ASU develop a world-class program in materials science and engineering.

27 Apr 2009

Young Engineers Take Another Step Towards Glory at UK Design Challenge

Young engineers and entrepreneurs were developing their skills at Silverstone recently as the shortlisted teams for the 2009 Silverstone Innovation Centre Design Challenge were put through their paces at a series of inte...

27 Apr 2009

New Glass Coatings Systems for High Throughput Production of Solar Cells from Veeco

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), announced the introduction of its FastLine platform of Glass Coating Systems, leveraging Veeco's proven PV-Series Thermal Deposition Sources. Veeco's new FastLine platform is designed for high throughput, low cost of ownership production of CIGS (copper, indium, gallium and selenium) solar cells.

From Veeco 27 Apr 2009