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Nanotechnology Leads to Self Healing Paints and Clever Packaging

Research chemists at the University
of Warwick have devised an elegant process which simply and cheaply covers
small particles of polymer with a layer of silica-based nanoparticles. The final
result provides a highly versatile material that can be used to create a range
of high performance materials such as: self healing paints, and clever packaging
that can be tailored to let precise levels of water, air or both pass in a particular
direction.

24 Nov 2008

Russian Steel Maker Ravamps Hot Strip Mill

Novolipetsk Steel has revamped its hot strip mill. The upgrade will increase capacity by 195,000 tpa, improve the quality of hot-rolled products and ensure the safe and smooth operation of the equipment. The revamp c...

24 Nov 2008

$Extended Capabilities for High Temperature X-Ray Diffractometers$

Extended Capabilities for High Temperature X-Ray Diffractometers

Modern materials science demands sophisticated tools to perform investigations
in defined environments and under controlled temperature conditions. Non-ambient
X-ray diffraction (XRD) is established for a wide range of industrial and research
applications. Now, a new capillary extension, compatible with PANalytical's
combined X’Pert PRO MPD/HTK 1200N High-Temperature Oven Chamber (Anton
Paar) system, expands the capabilities of this already powerful combination.

24 Nov 2008

New Research Allows Manufacturing of Nanoscale "Footballs" with Boron

If you look carefully at a football, you will notice that its surface is composed of hexagons and pentagons. Hexagons lie side by side while any pentagon is surrounded by five hexagons. How many corners and edges are the...

24 Nov 2008

Oxford Catalysts Combines Two Key Technologies for Converting Waste to Fuel Production

The successful commercial production of liquid fuels from waste by means of the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reaction depends on the marriage of two key technologies: small scale FT microchannel reactors, and highly active metal...

24 Nov 2008

New Program to Focus on Simple Molecules to Nanostructured and Bioactive Materials

A new International PhD program - supported by the Polish Foundation of Science - is offered by the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw. The program designed in cooperation with well-recognized international re...

24 Nov 2008

New Research to Give Avid Golfers a Leading Edge

At the 61st Meeting of the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics this week, a team of researchers from Arizona State University and the University of Maryland is reporting research that may soon give avi...

24 Nov 2008

DuPont Introduce New Silver Conductive Ink for Printed Electronics

This new development is an excellent example of how we’ve put our science to work to make that happen. Our customers in the printed electronics industry are actively seeking more cost-effective materials and more efficient methods of production.

24 Nov 2008

After 140 Years Helium Compounds Finally Bonds

140 years since its discovery, and despite the best endeavours of many scientists, helium, the lightest of the 'noble' gases, still stubbornly refuses to enter into any chemical alliance. now a new glimmer of hop...

24 Nov 2008

Research Group First to Track Magnetic Processes within Storage Device

A research team led by Dr Alan Drew (University of Fribourg, Switzerland and Queen Mary, London) and Dr Elvezio Morenzoni (Paul Scherrer Institute - PSI, Switzerland) is the first one to have tracked the magnetic process...

24 Nov 2008

Physicists Finds Easier Method to Produce Cloaking Devices

Two physicists may have found an easier way to make things invisible. Cloaking devices, which are a form of advanced stealth technology, are used to render spacecraft invisible in Star Trek. So far all methods for invisi...

24 Nov 2008

Siemens Introduce New Laser Scanner Designed for Transfer Carriages

In addition to the standard safety functions for personnel protection, the new Simatic FS670 laser scanner for motion monitoring reliably calculates positioning distances and speeds. It monitors as many as six different speeds and, if necessary, automatically corrects the selected protection zone.

23 Nov 2008