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Indian Blast Furnce Gets Siemens Technology

In February 2009, blast furnace No. 3, which had been installed in the Toranagallu steelworks of the Indian company JSW Steel Ltd. and had been equipped by Siemens VAI Metals Technologies, was commissioned successfully. ...

From Primetals Technologies Limited 20 Mar 2009

Tyre Manufacturer to Sponsor Football League

Starting this year and for the next three years, Pirelli will become the institutional sponsor of the Chinese Super League (CSL), the top professional football championship league in China, organized by the Chinese Footb...

20 Mar 2009

Pyroltyic Boron Nitride Made Available to Thin Photovoltaic Cell Manufacturers

Morgan
Technical Ceramics Chemical Vapor Deposition Materials business (MTC
- CVD Materials) is to offer its Performance Pyrolytic Boron Nitride
(PBN) material for use in manufacturing of the photo absorption layer in thin
film photovoltaic (TFPV) cells.

From Morgan Advanced Materials 20 Mar 2009

Research into Developing Plastics and Coatings that Kill Superbugs

Researchers at the University of Bath are to be part of a €3 million Europe-wide research collaboration to pioneer research into safer, more effective anti-bacterial plastics and coatings that can be used in items s...

20 Mar 2009

BASF Fire Protection Panels Certified to British Standard

BASF's
Palusol SW fire-protection panels have now been certified according to
the British standard: fire-protection doors made with Palusol SW have been successfully
tested for their capacity to withstand fire for 30 and 60 minutes.

20 Mar 2009

Winged Car Gets Lift Off

A prototype of what is being touted as the world's first practical flying
car took to the air for the first time this month, a milestone in a project
started four years ago by students in MIT's
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

20 Mar 2009

New Materials Could See Microchips that Process Data Much Faster than Silicon Chips

New research findings at MIT
could lead to microchips that operate at much higher speeds than is possible
with today's standard silicon chips, leading to cell phones and other communications
systems that can transmit data much faster.

20 Mar 2009

Using Buckyballs to Treat Multiple Sclerosis

If you're of a certain age, you'll remember Buckminster Fuller's distinctive

"geodesic domes" - soccer-ball-shaped structures that the late futurist

envisioned as ideal human domiciles. Tel

Aviv University chemists remember them too - and are now putting them to

use in the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

20 Mar 2009

Overcoming the Challenges of Nanoparticulate Palladium for Fuel Cells

Even small devices need power, and much of that juice comes from fuel cells.

As these devices become even smaller, the rush is on to find more efficient

ways to power them.

20 Mar 2009

Researcher Dicover the Origins of Nanorod Diameter

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered the origins of nanorod diameter, demonstrating that the competition and collaboration among various mechanisms of atomic transport hold the key to nanorod s...

20 Mar 2009

Cheaper Alternative to Pure Helium as a Shielding Gas for Laser Welding

Fabricators looking for alternatives to using pure helium as a shielding gas
in high power laser welding now have more options: Linde
North America has introduced two new, LASGON H shielding gas mixtures that
lower operating costs and increase welding speed and product quality.

20 Mar 2009

RadiciGroup Offer Full Range of Services to Plastics Manufacturers

Plastics Area companies are able to offer their customers full 360-degree service: from processing to quality control, research and engineering development support. As development support is a vital element of its corpor...

20 Mar 2009

How Environmentally Friendly are Building Materials

Sustainability of construction materials from Woodhead
Publishing brings together a wealth of recent research on the subject.
A comprehensive analysis of a wide variety of construction materials ranging
from timber to glass reviews the issue of sustainability in context.

20 Mar 2009

Designing Seismic Safe Structures

Structural dynamics of earthquake engineering: theory and application using
Mathematica and Matlab from Woodhead
Publishing provides an overview of earthquakes and earthquake ground motion
to reinforce earthquake intensity and magnitude.

20 Mar 2009

Geopolymers Take on Cement in the Construction Applications

The primary application of geopolymer technology is in the development of
reduced CO2 construction materials. Recognised as an alternative to traditional
materials such as Portland based cements geopolymers represent a movement towards
more environmentally friendly engineering.

20 Mar 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.

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Indian Blast Furnce Gets Siemens Technology

Tyre Manufacturer to Sponsor Football League

Pyroltyic Boron Nitride Made Available to Thin Photovoltaic Cell Manufacturers

Research into Developing Plastics and Coatings that Kill Superbugs

BASF Fire Protection Panels Certified to British Standard

Winged Car Gets Lift Off

New Materials Could See Microchips that Process Data Much Faster than Silicon Chips

Using Buckyballs to Treat Multiple Sclerosis

Overcoming the Challenges of Nanoparticulate Palladium for Fuel Cells

Researcher Dicover the Origins of Nanorod Diameter

Cheaper Alternative to Pure Helium as a Shielding Gas for Laser Welding

RadiciGroup Offer Full Range of Services to Plastics Manufacturers

How Environmentally Friendly are Building Materials

Designing Seismic Safe Structures

Geopolymers Take on Cement in the Construction Applications

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Reshaping Metallographic Sample Preparation

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

Overcoming Challenges and Perfecting Techniques for Accurate XRF Analysis

ultraWAVE 3: Single reaction chamber technology

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

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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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Reshaping Metallographic Sample Preparation

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

Overcoming Challenges and Perfecting Techniques for Accurate XRF Analysis

1Lithium Recovery from Spent LFP-NMC Batteries via Atmospheric Water Leaching

2New Alloy Beats Invar’s Thermal Stability

3Atomic-Scale Platinum Clusters for Efficient Catalysis

4Jabil Recognizes Nordson Electronics Solutions with the 2024 Best Strategic Supplier Award

5New Bio-Based Thermoset Offers Durability and Recyclability

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

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