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New Work Improves Understanding of How We Can Generate Hydrogen Fuel

Single oxygen atoms dancing on a metal oxide slab, glowing brighter here and

dimmer there, have helped chemists better understand how water splits into oxygen

and hydrogen. In the process, the scientists have visualized a chemical reaction

that had previously only been talked about. The new work improves our understanding

of the chemistry needed to generate hydrogen fuel from water.

17 Mar 2009

China's First 5.7m2 High Efficiency Photovoltaic Panels Produced Using SunFab Line

ENN Solar Energy Co., Ltd. announced today that it has produced China's first 5.7m2 high-efficiency, tandem junction thin film photovoltaic (PV) panels using a SunFab(TM) Thin Film Line, rated at 60 megawatts per yea...

From Applied Materials Inc 17 Mar 2009

New Highly Efficient Way to Manufacture Nanocatalysts Based on Precious Metals

A team of researchers from Brookhaven, Yeshiva University, and the University of Delaware has demonstrated a new, highly efficient way to synthesize the nanocatalysts based on palladium and gold.

17 Mar 2009

New Automatic Microhardness Tester from Clemex

Clemex Technologies inc. (TSX Venture: CXG.a) announces today that it has just launched its new automatic MicroHardness Tester, Clemex CMT.HD. MicroHardness Testers are used primarily to determine the Case Depth in Heat ...

16 Mar 2009

Creating Metallic Alloys that were Previsouly Impossible

Combining different metals could create alloy with properties superior to both metals, but that is not true of all metals. Recently an international research team discovered that previously impossible alloys can be creat...

16 Mar 2009

New Reference Book on Materials in Dental Applications

Materials Science for Dentistry published by Woodhead
Publishing has established itself as a standard reference for undergraduate
and postgraduate courses in dentistry. The book differs from all existing textbooks
in the field, with the goal of insight into the way materials work in dentistry.

16 Mar 2009

Cooper Industries Acquires LED Design Specialist

Cooper Industries (NYSE:CBE) today announced the acquisition of Irvine, CA-based Illumination Management Solutions, Inc. (IMS). IMS is a leader in specialized optics and system design for light-emitting diode (LED) fixtu...

16 Mar 2009

Finalized Programme Available for Asian Powder Metallurgy Conference

The finalised programme for PM Asia 2009 is now available online. Over 30 international speakers will be covering topics including: High Performance PM Applications in the Automotive Sector Developments in Mat...

16 Mar 2009

Details Announced for 2010 Polyolefins Conference

The SPE International Polyolefins™ 2010 Conference will take place February
21-24 in Houston, TX, it was announced today by the Society of Plastics Engineers
(SPE).

16 Mar 2009

Eurotherm White Paper Could Save Manufacturers Thousands of Dollars

Eurotherm,
a leading manufacturer of industrial instrumentation for process control and
data acquisition, has published a white paper on the use of predictive load
management (PLM) to improve motor performance for SCR controllers through even
power distribution and load balancing strategy, reducing energy costs for manufacturers
by thousands of dollars annually.

16 Mar 2009

Military Grade Laptop gets Magnesium Chassis and Polycarbonate Casing

The new GD8000 notebook computer by General Dynamics Itronix is now available for military personnel, field service workers and first responders who require high-performance computing while working in extreme temperature...

16 Mar 2009

mPhase Technology to Participate in NanoBusiness Alliance Public Policy Tour Product Showcase

mPhase Technologies, Inc., a leader in microfluidics and nanotechnology development,
will participate in the NanoBusiness Alliance Public Policy Tour Product Showcase
on March 19.

16 Mar 2009

Guaranteed Quality of Piezo Products Through ISO Accreditation

Noliac Motion assures consistent high quality in their piezo products through renewal of its ISO 9001:2000 certification. The certification pledges compliance with customers’ quality requirements, applicable regula...

16 Mar 2009

Copper Nanoparticles Used to Create Electrically Conducting Paper

The Polymer Chemistry Research Group at the University of Helsinki has succeeded in producing nano-sized metallic copper particles. When the size of particles is reduced to a nano-scale (one nanometre being one billionth...

16 Mar 2009

Oxford Instruments Wins Prestigious Technolgy Award

Oxford
Instruments has won the award for Best Technology Company 2008 at the
annual PLC Awards. These awards, presented at The Grosvenor House Hotel in London,
are sponsored by Price Waterhouse Coopers, The Financial Times and the London
Stock Exchange and reward excellence amongst the smaller companies quoted on
the London Stock Exchange.

From Oxford Instruments 16 Mar 2009