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Leading Aluminum Fabricator Streamlines Fabricated Products Business

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (Nasdaq:KALU) today announced a reorganization of operations management to streamline the management structure for the Fabricated Products business with Peter Bunin assuming expanded responsib...

7 Apr 2009

New Cathode Can Imnprove Safety and Longevity of Future Lithium Ion Batteries

A new high-energy cathode material that can greatly increase the safety and extend the life-span of future lithium batteries has been developed through the close international collaboration of researchers led by the U.S....

7 Apr 2009

Silver Chloride Microparticles Use Diffusiophoresis to Work as a Team

A swarm of tiny machines, speeding in concert through the bloodstream to repair

an organ or deliver a drug to its target area, microrobots working together

to construct a nanotechnological component-although it sounds like science

fiction, it is a thoroughly realistic future scenario.

From John Wiley and Sons - Scientific Publishers 7 Apr 2009

Unprecedented Steps Taken Towards Building Nodes in Manufacturable Volumes for Chipmakers

The ability to do more with less is about to become a reality as the chip industry is offered a way to increase performance without adding complexity. Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), the world's leading uni...

7 Apr 2009

What is Nano Competition Winners Announced

American

Chemical Society (ACS) has announced the winners of the "What is Nano?"

video contest held by ACS Nanotation, the Web community site for nanoscience

and nanotechnology researchers and enthusiasts.

7 Apr 2009

Understanding of Nanoscale Features Can Have Major Influence on Physical Properties

A new study of silver niobate not only opens the door to engineering improved

electronic components for smaller, higher performance wireless devices, but

also serves as an example of understanding how subtle nanoscale features of

a material can give rise to major changes in its physical properties.

7 Apr 2009

Newly Developed LED's Produce Twice as Much Light as Standard LED's

Improving the efficiency of commercially available light bulbs

-- even a little -- could translate into dramatically lower energy usage if

implemented widely.

7 Apr 2009

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Could become Even More Energy Efficient

Long touted as an energy-saving alternative for home lighting, compact fluorescent

lightbulbs (CFLs) now have the potential to be even more efficient, as well

as dimmable, thanks to research at Queen's

University.

7 Apr 2009

Polysius Consolidates Sinter Expertise

Polysius AG in Beckum, Germany, entered into the field of high temperature kilns for producing sintered magnesia, dolomite and alumina, as well as multiple hearth furnaces for calcining fine-grained raw materials and slu...

7 Apr 2009

Rio Tinto Alcan Take Measures to Deal with Weakening Economy

Rio Tinto Alcan today announced it will slow the construction of the Yarwun alumina refinery expansion in Gladstone and curtail annual bauxite production at its Weipa mine to 15 million tonnes (from 19.4 million tonnes i...

7 Apr 2009

NASA Selects The Material that Will Protect Space Explorers on the Orion Module

NASA has chosen the material
for a heat shield that will protect a new generation of space explorers when
they return from the moon.

7 Apr 2009

DuPont Offer More then 35000 Solutions to Help Save Energy

At DuPont, our portfolio
of more than 35,000 products and new technologies includes real solutions to
help address the energy issue.

7 Apr 2009

Plastics Pioneers to be Inducted in Hall of Fame

An international group of nine pioneers who achieved fundamental advances
in plastics polymers, processing, and applications will be formally inducted
into the Plastics Hall of Fame at a gala banquet during NPE2009,
it was announced today by The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI).

7 Apr 2009

Global Cement Production to Approach 4 Billion Tonnes by 2012

Recent years have seen the cement industry grow dynamically with most of the
actions taking place in emerging economies. Despite the ongoing financial crisis
the global economy is facing, the need for housing and continued government
investments in infrastructure development by emerging economies is offsetting
downturn in mature markets.

6 Apr 2009

Nationwide Investigation into Treated Pine Decking Materials

Americas Watchdog's Homeowners Consumer Center is launching a national investigation
of all treated wood products used as decking material. According to the group,
"the treated wood decking material was not suppose to fail due to exposure
to the elements, but some is, and we want to identify the manufactures who made
these products".

6 Apr 2009

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Materials Science News

Leading Aluminum Fabricator Streamlines Fabricated Products Business

New Cathode Can Imnprove Safety and Longevity of Future Lithium Ion Batteries

Silver Chloride Microparticles Use Diffusiophoresis to Work as a Team

Unprecedented Steps Taken Towards Building Nodes in Manufacturable Volumes for Chipmakers

What is Nano Competition Winners Announced

Understanding of Nanoscale Features Can Have Major Influence on Physical Properties

Newly Developed LED's Produce Twice as Much Light as Standard LED's

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Could become Even More Energy Efficient

Polysius Consolidates Sinter Expertise

Rio Tinto Alcan Take Measures to Deal with Weakening Economy

NASA Selects The Material that Will Protect Space Explorers on the Orion Module

DuPont Offer More then 35000 Solutions to Help Save Energy

Plastics Pioneers to be Inducted in Hall of Fame

Global Cement Production to Approach 4 Billion Tonnes by 2012

Nationwide Investigation into Treated Pine Decking Materials

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Navigating the EU Methane Regulations with LDAR Strategies

Reshaping Metallographic Sample Preparation

How Advanced Particulate Monitors are Transforming Real-time Air Quality Management

ultraWAVE 3: Single reaction chamber technology

The SF-10 Laboratory Pump: Key Features for Fluid Handling Excellence

Automated Sample Prep with ZEISS Crossbeam 550 Samplefab

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

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Navigating the EU Methane Regulations with LDAR Strategies

Reshaping Metallographic Sample Preparation

How Advanced Particulate Monitors are Transforming Real-time Air Quality Management

1TANAKA to Provide Medals for the Tokyo Marathon 2025 That Represent All the Participants in the Event with Woven Lines

2New Alloy Beats Invar’s Thermal Stability

3Jabil Recognizes Nordson Electronics Solutions with the 2024 Best Strategic Supplier Award

4Lithium Recovery from Spent LFP-NMC Batteries via Atmospheric Water Leaching

5New Bio-Based Thermoset Offers Durability and Recyclability

6Stable Lithium Plating and Stripping Mechanism in Anode-Less Lithium Batteries

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