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MPhase Select Supplier for Reserve Lithium Battery for Emergency Flashlight

EaglePicher Technologies, LLC, an EaglePicher company and leading producer of batteries, power systems and energetic devices for the defense, space and commercial industries, today announced it was selected to supply the...

12 Feb 2009

Super-Lightweight Brick Could be the Answer to Soaking Up Oil Spills

Scientists in Arizona and New Jersey are reporting that aerogels, a super-lightweight solid sometimes called "frozen smoke," may serve as the ultimate sponge for capturing oil from wastewater and effectively soaking up environmental oil spills.

12 Feb 2009

Hardide Appoints New Business Development Manager for Europe and UK

Surface engineering technology company, Hardide Coatings Limited, has appointed Nick King as business development manager for UK and Europe. Nick King brings 30 years experience in the surface treatment market and jo...

From Hardide Coatings 12 Feb 2009

Improved Solar Cell Performance Leads to Multiple Equipment Sales

Researchers have developed a novel thin-film coating providing an unparalleled
level of surface
passivation of crystalline silicon solar cells.

12 Feb 2009

Improving the Durability fo Composite Dental Fillings

Composite dental fillings have one problematic feature, in that the bond between the filling and the dental tissue deteriorates over time – in fact, sometimes by as much as 50 per cent in one year. As the bond dete...

12 Feb 2009

Could a Computer Program Replace the Post-It Note

Researchers at the University of Southampton's School of Electronics and Computer
Science (ECS) and Massachusetts
Institute of Technology have developed a computing application which
could replace the Post-It note.

12 Feb 2009

Researchers Look for Simple Detection and Treatment Method for Uranium Poisoning

The use of uranium as a nuclear fuel and in weapons increases the risk that
people may come into contact with it, and the storage of radioactive uranium
waste poses an additional environmental risk. However, radioactivity is not
the only problem related to contact with uranium.

12 Feb 2009

Self Sanitizing Plaster for Walls

Scientists in China are reporting development and testing of new self-sanitizing plaster with more powerful antibacterial effects than penicillin.

12 Feb 2009

Downloadable Thermal Models for Computing LED Designs

Once again, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors
is demonstrating its high level of customer support by providing for the first
time thermal models for computing different LED designs as downloads.

12 Feb 2009

Noliac Offer Quick One-to-One Replacement for Piezo Stacks

Noliac offers a unique manufacturing flexibility conceding a quick one-to-one replacement of your specific piezo stack or component. Combined with our broad piezo technology expertise, we grant you full stroke at low ope...

12 Feb 2009

Hydro Continue to Cut Aluminium Production

Hydro
has decided to continue the production curtailment process at its primary aluminium
plant in Neuss, Germany, due to weak market conditions and high energy costs
for the smelter.

12 Feb 2009

New Process May Revolutionize How Nano-Devices are Manufactured

Yale engineers have created
a process that may revolutionize the manufacture of nano-devices from computer
memory to biomedical sensors by exploiting a novel type of metal. The material
can be molded like plastics to create features at the nano-scale and yet is
more durable and stronger than silicon or steel.

12 Feb 2009

Veeco Announce 7th Annual Seeing at the Nanoscale Conference

Veeco Instruments
Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), the leading provider of atomic force microscopes (AFMs)
to the nanoscience community, announced today that it will host the “Seeing
at the Nanoscale VII” conference at the University of California, Santa
Barbara (UCSB), July 28–31, 2009.

From Veeco 11 Feb 2009

New Technique for Transforming Raw Biomass into Biofuel

Taking a chemical approach, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a two-step method to convert the cellulose in raw biomass into a promising biofuel. The process, which is described in the Wed...

11 Feb 2009

Increasing the Efficiency of Solar Cells

Questions about the ability to increase the energy output of solar cells have
prompted Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers to reassess carrier multiplication
in extremely small semiconductor particles.

11 Feb 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

MPhase Select Supplier for Reserve Lithium Battery for Emergency Flashlight

Super-Lightweight Brick Could be the Answer to Soaking Up Oil Spills

Hardide Appoints New Business Development Manager for Europe and UK

Improved Solar Cell Performance Leads to Multiple Equipment Sales

Improving the Durability fo Composite Dental Fillings

Could a Computer Program Replace the Post-It Note

Researchers Look for Simple Detection and Treatment Method for Uranium Poisoning

Self Sanitizing Plaster for Walls

Downloadable Thermal Models for Computing LED Designs

Noliac Offer Quick One-to-One Replacement for Piezo Stacks

Hydro Continue to Cut Aluminium Production

New Process May Revolutionize How Nano-Devices are Manufactured

Veeco Announce 7th Annual Seeing at the Nanoscale Conference

New Technique for Transforming Raw Biomass into Biofuel

Increasing the Efficiency of Solar Cells

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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

Densito Range Handheld Density Meters

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Studying Triplet States and Singlet Oxygen Generation in Photosensitizers

Enhancing STEM Education: The Role of Undergraduate Research

Reimagining Electrode Loading Analysis

Low Power Elemental Mapping for Sample Analysis

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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

1Cost-Effective and Environmentally Benign Aluminum-Ion Battery

2Lithium Recovery from Spent LFP-NMC Batteries via Atmospheric Water Leaching

3New Alloy Beats Invar’s Thermal Stability

4Atomic-Scale Platinum Clusters for Efficient Catalysis

5Improving Lithium-Sulfur Battery Performance Using a Red Algae-Derived Polysaccharide Binder

6New Bio-Based Thermoset Offers Durability and Recyclability

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