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Physik Instrumente Awarded Patent for Piezo Ceramic Actuator

PI (Physik
Instrumente), a leading manufacturer of piezo actuators and precision motion-control
equipment has received a United States patent for its development of innovative
multilayer ceramic actuators.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 11 Dec 2008

Market Sector Forecast for High Tech Products for 2009

In the wake of downward forecast revisions for many high-tech products such as semiconductors, PCs, and mobile handsets, there are some sectors of the high-tech market that we analyze and forecast will exhibit growth in ...

11 Dec 2008

Tissue Engineers Commence Artificial Skin Production

Some patients wish they had a second skin – for instance because their own skin has been burnt in a severe accident. But transplanting skin is a painstaking task, and a transplant that has to cover large areas often requires several operations. Medical scientists have therefore been trying for a long time to grow artificial tissue.

9 Dec 2008

Biologist Obtain First 3D Image of Molecular Machine

For the first time, structural biologists have managed to obtain the detailed three-dimensional structure of one of the proteins that form the core of the complex molecular machine, called the replisome, that plant and animal cells assemble to copy their DNA as the first step in cell reproduction.

9 Dec 2008

DuPont Release Automotive Color Popularity Report

The 2008 DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report says white is the top vehicle color choice in North America for the second straight year, and is a strong player globally, with “white effects” allowing consumers to differentiate cars subtly to express their individuality. Black and silver with effects also turned in a strong performance globally.

9 Dec 2008

The European Commission to Establish Ten New Research Infrastructures

Infectious diseases, carbon dioxide management, natural disasters warning, space observation: they are among the top priorities areas where 10 new Pan-European Research Infrastructures will be set up. The European Commis...

9 Dec 2008

New Composite Material Allows Conduction in Plastics

You could hardly find greater contrasts in one and the same team. Plastic is light and inexpensive, but insulates electric current. Metal is resilient and conducts electricity, but it is also expensive and heavy.

9 Dec 2008

Manhattan Scientifics Receives FDA Approval for New Dental Implant

Manhattan Scientifics (Pink Sheets:MHTX) today announced that its affiliated manufacturing partner in Albuquerque, N.M. has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance to market Manhattan Scientifics’ su...

9 Dec 2008

Korea Scientists Fabricate First "Clear" Computer Chip - TRRAM

A group of scientists at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has fabricated a working computer chip that is almost completely clear -- the first of its kind. The new technology, called transparent ...

9 Dec 2008

Timken to Supply Anti-Friction Bearings to Russia's Largest Steelmaker

The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) today announced that it is supplying anti-friction bearings to SMS Demag AG for installation in a plate mill and slab caster under construction for one of Russia's largest steelmakers. ...

From The Timken Co. 9 Dec 2008

New Polymer Coating Gives Furnitures Self Healing Properties

Imagine tiny cracks in your patio table healing by themselves, or the first small scratch on your new car disappearing by itself. This and more may be possible with self-healing coatings being developed at the University of Illinois.

9 Dec 2008

Researchers Make First of Its Kind Measurement of the "Holy Grail" Nuclei in Experimental Nuclear Physics

The discoveries, made at MSU's National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory using an isotope purification device, will help to refine theoretical models about how elements are created in the cosmos. Until now, this was beyond the technical reach of nearly all of the world's nuclear science facilities.

9 Dec 2008

Addition of Carbon Nanofibers Reduce Flammability of Upholstered Furniture

Carbon, the active ingredient in charcoal, is normally not considered a fire retardant, but researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have determined that adding a small amount of carbon nanofibers to the polyurethane foams used in some upholstered furniture can reduce flammability by about 35 percent

9 Dec 2008

Future Lighting Offers Industry's First Ultra Wide Angle LED

Future Lighting Solutions today announced the availability of Carclo Technical Plastics’ Ultra Wide Angle Optic, the first off-the-shelf optic for LED lighting applications requiring uniform illumination over a wid...

9 Dec 2008

Siemens Metal to Supply New Steel Production Plant with Steelmaking Meltshop

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies received a contract from Kaluzhsky Scientific Industrial Electrometallurgical Plant, a company of Maxi-Group, for the supply and installation of a new steelmaking meltshop in Vorsino, Kalu...

From Primetals Technologies Limited 9 Dec 2008