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Thin Concrete Joint Building System Improves Energy Efficiency

The H+H Thin Joint
system creates a high insulation specification of aircrete walling as a Modern
Method of Construction for the stylish five-storey Viewpoint apartment block,
built by Bugler Developments for Asra Housing Association in London.

9 Feb 2009

Editors Choice Award for Eurotherm's EPower SCR Power Controller

Eurotherm, a leading manufacturer of industrial instrumentation for process control and data acquisition, announces that its EPower™ SCR power controller with Predictive Load Management (PLM) (US patent pending) ha...

9 Feb 2009

IMEC Low-Power 60GHz Solutions in Digital 45nm CMOS

At this week's International Solid State Circuits Conference, IMEC presents
a 60GHz front-end receive chain, phase-locked loop and power amplifier in 45nm
digital CMOS technology. These building blocks pave the way to second-generation
60GHz radios by 2010 which will rely solely on plain CMOS, true one-chip solutions.

From IMEC 9 Feb 2009

Organic RFID Transponder Chip Makes Big Progress

At this week's International Solid State Circuit Conference, Holst Centre
- founded by the Belgian nanoelectronics research center IMEC
and the Dutch research center TNO - presents world's first 128 bit organic RFID
transponder chip with Manchester encoding, anti-collision protocol and record
high data rate.

9 Feb 2009

Innovative Technology for Disposing of Toxic Metal Working Fluids

Microbial Solutions Ltd, an Oxfordshire company developing award-winning innovative technologies to assess and dispose of toxic metal working fluids used in the engineering industry, has completed a successful trial of a...

9 Feb 2009

New Dewatering Process for Ultrafine Coal Slurries

Because there has been no economically viable technology to remove water from ultrafine coal slurries, the ultrafine particles that are the residue of the coal cleaning process have been discarded into hundreds of impoun...

9 Feb 2009

PolyOne Introduce New Range of Polymer Grades Based on Eastman Copolyester

PolyOne
Corporation, a leading global provider of specialized polymer
materials, services and solutions, today announced availability of its first
commercial compounds made with Eastman Tritan™ copolyester.

9 Feb 2009

3M Acquires Pressure Sensitive Tape Business

Venture Tape Corp., a subsidiary of 3M,
announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Compac Corp.’s
pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape assets from Lamtec Corp.

From 3M Ceramic Textiles and Composites 9 Feb 2009

Bioresorbable Material Developed for Jaw Implants

The EU funded project Custom-Fit
has been working on a solution to the rejection of implant materials issue: a scaffold made using
a brand new material which is bioreabsorbable, that is, once implanted, it is
substituted by re-grown natural bone in 6-12 months.

9 Feb 2009

Piezoceramic Transducers Used in Ultrasonic Flow Meters

Noliac Ceramics
offers high quality piezo bulk/ monolayer transducers for ultrasonic applications
and, thus, flow meters.

9 Feb 2009

Easy Detection of Trace Amounts of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants on Hard Drives

Trace amounts of organic and inorganic contaminants of hard disk components
are extremely difficult to detect by current methods. CRAIC
Technologies, Inc, a global leader in application-focused microanalysis
solutions, has developed instruments and software that enable hard disk manufactures
to rapidly detect contamination.

From CRAIC Technologies 9 Feb 2009

Current Carrying Capacity of Carbon Nanotubes Pushed to New Levels

By pushing carbon nanotubes close to their breaking point, researchers at
the University of Illinois
have demonstrated a remarkable increase in the current-carrying capacity of
the nanotubes, well beyond what was previously thought possible.

9 Feb 2009

Veeco to Supply MOCVD System to HB LED Manufacturer

Veeco
Instruments Inc. announced today that LG Innotek Co., Inc.,
a global leader and technology innovator in electronic components, has ordered
an additional four TurboDisc® K465™ gallium nitride (GaN) Metal Organic
Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Systems to make high brightness light emitting
diodes (HB-LEDs).

From Veeco 9 Feb 2009

Patented Optical System Allows Inspection of Sealing Caps from All Sides

The image processing system VINSPEC by VITRONIC
now makes it possible to inspect and read sealing caps on all sides.

9 Feb 2009

Arburg to Show Off Powder Injection Moulding Range at PM Asia

From 6 to 8 April 2009, Arburg
will be presenting its extensive powder injection moulding (PIM) range to Chinese
trade visitors on Stands B15 & B16 at the PM Asia in the Shanghai Everbright
Convention Center.

From Linde plc 9 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

Thin Concrete Joint Building System Improves Energy Efficiency

Editors Choice Award for Eurotherm's EPower SCR Power Controller

IMEC Low-Power 60GHz Solutions in Digital 45nm CMOS

Organic RFID Transponder Chip Makes Big Progress

Innovative Technology for Disposing of Toxic Metal Working Fluids

New Dewatering Process for Ultrafine Coal Slurries

PolyOne Introduce New Range of Polymer Grades Based on Eastman Copolyester

3M Acquires Pressure Sensitive Tape Business

Bioresorbable Material Developed for Jaw Implants

Piezoceramic Transducers Used in Ultrasonic Flow Meters

Easy Detection of Trace Amounts of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants on Hard Drives

Current Carrying Capacity of Carbon Nanotubes Pushed to New Levels

Veeco to Supply MOCVD System to HB LED Manufacturer

Patented Optical System Allows Inspection of Sealing Caps from All Sides

Arburg to Show Off Powder Injection Moulding Range at PM Asia

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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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