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New Material for Anodes Clear Path for New Generation of Rechargeable Batteries

Rechargeable lithium ion batteries provide portable devices that require a lot of energy, such as mobile telephones, digital cameras, and notebook computers, with power. However, their capacity, and thus the running time...

From John Wiley and Sons - Scientific Publishers 21 Nov 2008

Goodyear Receives Award from China's Most Respected Auto Magazine

After undergoing extensive testing, Goodyear's
Assurance tire has received the 2008 "Annual Product of the Year Award"
from Auto Magazine, one of China's most respected automotive publications.

21 Nov 2008

Smart Nanobattery Manufacturer Selected as a "Company to Watch"

mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: XDSL.OB - News) today announced that it was selected by the New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC) as a “Company to Watch” and will be honored tonight at the 2008 NJTC Awards ...

21 Nov 2008

Waterproof Membranes – from Russia to the Middle East

Waterproof membranes are used in a wide range of civil and building applications. Around 750,000 tonnes of polymer will be used in building membranes in Europe in 2008 according to Jon Nash, Strategic Research Manager at...

21 Nov 2008

New Market Report on Conductive Silver Inks from Nanomarkets

NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst firm, today announced it has released an updated analysis of the conductive silver inks market. According to NanoMarkets’ analysis and forecast, sales of such inks will see d...

21 Nov 2008

$Malvern Complete Australian Seminar Series on Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analysis$

Malvern Complete Australian Seminar Series on Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analysis

In October 2008, more than 350 people attended a series of six one-day seminars
focusing on particle sizing by laser diffraction. Held in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne,
Sydney and Brisbane, the seminars were organised by ATA Scientific and sessions
were led by Dr Paul Kippax, product manager for diffraction systems at Malvern Panalytical.

From Malvern Panalytical 21 Nov 2008

First Serially Produced Plastic Compressed-Air Reservoirs for Truck Trailers

Schmitz Cargobull showcased the first compressed-air tank made of plastic for truck trailers at the International Motor Show (IAA) for Commercial Vehicles in Hannover, Germany in September of 2008.

20 Nov 2008

New Method to Pinpoint Zinc Pollution Help Improve Pollution Monitoring System

A new way of pinpointing where zinc pollution in the atmosphere comes from could improve pollution monitoring and regulation, says research out this week in the journal Analytical Chemistry.

20 Nov 2008

The Perfect Pint , The Secret to Beer Making Revealed

Alex Bell, Master Brewer at O'Hanlon's, a specialist brewery in Exeter, will be at the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) at Belgrave Square on 28 November 2008 to talk about the art of making a perfect pint. Beer ha...

20 Nov 2008

sp3 Diamond Technologies Introduce New CVD Diamond Deposition System

sp3 Diamond Technologies, Inc. (sp3), a leading supplier of diamond film products, equipment and services, today brought to market the newest member of its Model 650 Series of Hot Filament CVD (chemical vapor deposition)...

20 Nov 2008

Chinese Politician Visits Joint European Torus Fusion Experiment in Hope of Future Collaboration

One of China’s most senior government officials visited the JET (Joint European Torus) fusion experiment at Culham Science Centre, UK on Wednesday November 19. Madame LIU Yandong, a member of the State Council &...

20 Nov 2008

Chemists Develop New Material to Make Gases More Transportable

Chemists at the University of Liverpool have developed a way of converting methane gas into a powder form in order to make it more transportable. Scientists have developed a material made out of a mixture of silica an...

20 Nov 2008

Detailed Particulate Analysis Shows Health Threat to City Dwellers by California Wildfire Underestimated

Detailed particulate analysis of the smoke produced by previous California wild fires indicates that the composition posed more serious potential threats to health than is generally realized, according to a new paper analyzing particulate matter (PM) from wildfires in Southern California.

20 Nov 2008

Air Products Demonstrate Oxyfuel Technology Solutions for Carbon Capture

Carbon dioxide (CO2) compression is a necessary part of any carbon capture process and Air Products' oxyfuel technology has optimized the compression process to remove impurities to an acceptable purity level in the ...

20 Nov 2008

Dow Corning Silicones Help Increase Efficiency in Wind Energy Turbines

Silicones from Dow Corning are helping wind energy become one of the world’s fastest growing sources of renewable power with technologies that improve turbine reliability, increase efficiency and reduce costs.

20 Nov 2008