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Nitronex Receives Funding for Further Development of GaN Technology for Military and Aerospace Applications

Nitronex, an innovative developer and manufacturer of high-performance RF power transistors for wireless infrastructure, broadband, and military markets, has received Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) fu...

14 Aug 2008

Miba Invests in Building a New Sintering Plant for Automotive Engines

The Miba Group, a strategic partner to the international engine and automotive industry, is building a new plant for sintered components in McConnelsville, Ohio. By mid-2010 the company will have invested 16.5 million U....

14 Aug 2008

DuPont Receives Outstanding Corporate Innovator Award by Leading Global Advocate for Product Development

The Product Development Management Association (PDMA) recognized DuPont with its 2008 Outstanding Corporate Innovator award for the company efforts to convert new products and technologies into profitable revenue growth.

14 Aug 2008

New Silica Nanomaterial Used in Water Treatment Process

UniSA scientists have discovered a simple way to remove bacteria and other contaminants from water using tiny particles of pure silica coated with an active nano-material.

14 Aug 2008

Timken Company Awarded with Contract to Construct a New High-Precision Aluminum Rolling Mill

The Timken Company has received an order in the low-multimillion-dollar range to provide large-bore tapered roller bearings for a new high-precision aluminum rolling mill under construction in Northwest China. Timken ...

From The Timken Co. 14 Aug 2008

Researchers Demonstrate the Use of Simple Aluminium Structures to Protect Soldiers in War Zones

A cheap and simple structure made of aluminium can mean the difference between life and death the day the bombs go off. War is never safe. Nevertheless, it’s possible to protect soldiers from at least some of the d...

14 Aug 2008

Siemens to Supply Mechanical Equipment for New Reversing Intermediate Steel Mill

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Italian long-product producer Acciaierie Venete SpA to supply the mechanical equipment for a new reversing intermediate mill at the company's factory in Mura...

14 Aug 2008

Norway Invests in Research Aiming at Generating Cost Effective Technology for CO2-Capture

A scientific research and development programme worth more than NOK 300 million is being launched in Norway with the aim of generating more cost effective technology for CO2-capture. The project is one of the biggest of ...

14 Aug 2008

Scientists Look Closer at Making Ethanol by Combining Gasification with High-Tech Nanoscale Catalysts

Say the word "biofuels" and most people think of grain ethanol and biodiesel. But there is another, older technology called gasification that's getting a new look from researchers

14 Aug 2008

Second-Generation Biofuel Production Made Possible by New Metal Catalyst

A new metal carbide Fischer-Tropsch (FT) catalyst developed by Oxford Catalysts looks set to make second-generation biofuel production using small-scale FT microchannel reactors environmentally and economically viable. ...

14 Aug 2008

Goodrich Signs Joint Venture Agreement to Supply Engine Controls for Rolls-Royce

Goodrich Corporation and Rolls-Royce plc announced today that they have signed a Letter of Intent proposing the formation of a joint venture company, which would develop and supply engine controls for Rolls-Royce aero en...

14 Aug 2008

Scientists Develop New Process for Making Shock Absorbing Coiled Carbon Nanotubes

Electronic devices get smaller and more complex every year. It turns out that fragility is the price for miniaturization, especially when it comes to small devices, such as cell phones, hitting the floor. Wouldn't ...

14 Aug 2008

Malvern Particle Size Analyzers Help Ensure Exceptional Product Quality at Ferrari Granulati

Ferrari Granulati, a leading supplier of marble granulates
and powders, is using a number of different real-time particle size analyzers
from the Malvern
Instruments range to achieve exceptional product quality at competitive
variable cost.

14 Aug 2008

Scientists Takes Significant Step in Imaging New Nanomaterials

When you make a new material on a nanoscale how can you see what you have made? A team lead by a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences research Council (BBSRC) fellow has made a significant step toward overcoming this major challenge faced by nanotechnology scientists.

13 Aug 2008

Merger of Semiconductor Manufacturers Proceeding as Planned

Tower Semiconductor, Ltd. , an independent specialty foundry, and Jazz Technologies , a leader in Analog-Intensive Mixed Signal (AIMS) foundry solutions, today announced that their previously announced proposed merger is...

13 Aug 2008

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Nitronex Receives Funding for Further Development of GaN Technology for Military and Aerospace Applications

Miba Invests in Building a New Sintering Plant for Automotive Engines

DuPont Receives Outstanding Corporate Innovator Award by Leading Global Advocate for Product Development

New Silica Nanomaterial Used in Water Treatment Process

Timken Company Awarded with Contract to Construct a New High-Precision Aluminum Rolling Mill

Researchers Demonstrate the Use of Simple Aluminium Structures to Protect Soldiers in War Zones

Siemens to Supply Mechanical Equipment for New Reversing Intermediate Steel Mill

Norway Invests in Research Aiming at Generating Cost Effective Technology for CO2-Capture

Scientists Look Closer at Making Ethanol by Combining Gasification with High-Tech Nanoscale Catalysts

Second-Generation Biofuel Production Made Possible by New Metal Catalyst

Goodrich Signs Joint Venture Agreement to Supply Engine Controls for Rolls-Royce

Scientists Develop New Process for Making Shock Absorbing Coiled Carbon Nanotubes

Malvern Particle Size Analyzers Help Ensure Exceptional Product Quality at Ferrari Granulati

Scientists Takes Significant Step in Imaging New Nanomaterials

Merger of Semiconductor Manufacturers Proceeding as Planned

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