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NASA Tests Prototype Spacesuits and Lunar Vehicles

Conditions on the moon will be harsher, but prototype NASA robotic vehicles braved sand storms and unprecedented temperature swings this month on sand dunes near Moses Lake, Wash., to prepare for future lunar expeditions...

15 Jun 2008

Evraz Renames North American Subsidiary

Evraz Group S.A. today announced its North American subsidiary will now operate under the name, Evraz Inc. NA. Effective immediately, the new name impacts the North American headquarters in Portland Oregon and all ei...

15 Jun 2008

Evraz Complete Purchase of Canadian Plate and Pipe Business

Evraz Group S.A. announced that it has completed its acquisition of IPSCO’s Canadian plate and pipe business (“IPSCO Canada”). Evraz announced the acquisition of the IPSCO Tubulars business from SSA...

15 Jun 2008

Applied Materials Offer to Acquire ALD and CVD Business Remains Open Despite Rejection

Applied Materials, Inc. announces that its non-binding proposal to the Supervisory Board of ASM International N.V. for the possible acquisition of ASMI's ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) and CVD (Chemical Vapor Depositi...

15 Jun 2008

New Mineral Discovered in Comet Remains

NASA researchers and scientists from the United States, Germany and Japan have found a new mineral in material that likely came from a comet. The mineral, a manganese silicide named Brownleeite, was discovered within ...

14 Jun 2008

Goodyear Provides Tires to Many of the Most Fuel Efficient Cars

As fuel prices continue to climb, most consumers are searching for ways to achieve improved gas mileage, and North America's largest tire maker has some advice. A recent posting by the U.S. Department of Energy (at h...

14 Jun 2008

NASA Awards Contract for Modification to Space Shuttle Main Engine

NASA has signed a $16.8 million contract modification to space shuttle main engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Inc. of Canoga Park, Calif.

14 Jun 2008

Custom Vehicle Manufacturer Awards PPG 2008 SPARC Award for Outstanding Supplier Performance

Spartan Chassis, Inc., a Charlotte, Mich.-based manufacturer of custom chassis and vehicles for the national emergency-rescue, recreational and specialty vehicle markets, recently honored PPG Industries’ automotive...

14 Jun 2008

NASA Award Contract for Design and Development of New Spacesuit

NASA has awarded a contract for the design, development and production of a new spacesuit system. The spacesuit will protect astronauts during Constellation Program voyages to the International Space Station and, by 2020, the surface of the moon.

14 Jun 2008

Car Battery Recycling Facility Features in New Textbook

The Doe Run Company routinely shares its knowledge with students during site tours and minerals education activities, and now one of its divisions is featured in a leading science textbook. As one of the world’s la...

14 Jun 2008

New Solar Manufacturing Company Launched by Industry Experts

The launch of Skypoint Solar, Inc. was announced, a large-scale, solar panel manufacturing company, whose business model includes the creation of solar power parks for utility-scale electricity generation. The Company wa...

14 Jun 2008

Penn State Ceramics Specialist One of Six National Security Science and Engineering Fellows

Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Penn State professor of ceramic science and engineering, has been selected as one of six distinguished scientists from U.S. universities to form the inaugural class of the Department of Defense’s new National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellows Program. This program provides long-term funding to faculty scientists and engineers to pursue basic research of crucial importance to next-generation DoD technologies.

14 Jun 2008

Ford Mustang GT500KR Comes Equipped with Ultra-Permance Rubber from Goodyear

Among exotic, high-powered automobiles, there is a fine line between track and street performance. The ability to transmit the power and torque to the pavement rests with the work completed by the vehicle engineering team and a tire company's engineers.

13 Jun 2008

Russian Aluminium Giant gets New Anode Butt Stripping Press for Rodding Plant

Stimir has installed an anode butt stripping press at Rusal’s Sayanogorsk smelter as part of a development process line in the rodding plant.

13 Jun 2008

Biobased, Sustainable Plastics Manufacturer on Track to Open New Factory

Cereplast, Inc., manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, remains on track to open its Seymour, Ind. manufacturing facility in the third quarter of this year. Record rainfall in parts of the state cau...

13 Jun 2008

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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.

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NASA Tests Prototype Spacesuits and Lunar Vehicles

Evraz Renames North American Subsidiary

Evraz Complete Purchase of Canadian Plate and Pipe Business

Applied Materials Offer to Acquire ALD and CVD Business Remains Open Despite Rejection

New Mineral Discovered in Comet Remains

Goodyear Provides Tires to Many of the Most Fuel Efficient Cars

NASA Awards Contract for Modification to Space Shuttle Main Engine

Custom Vehicle Manufacturer Awards PPG 2008 SPARC Award for Outstanding Supplier Performance

NASA Award Contract for Design and Development of New Spacesuit

Car Battery Recycling Facility Features in New Textbook

New Solar Manufacturing Company Launched by Industry Experts

Penn State Ceramics Specialist One of Six National Security Science and Engineering Fellows

Ford Mustang GT500KR Comes Equipped with Ultra-Permance Rubber from Goodyear

Russian Aluminium Giant gets New Anode Butt Stripping Press for Rodding Plant

Biobased, Sustainable Plastics Manufacturer on Track to Open New Factory

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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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What are the Newest Applications of AFM in the Semiconductor Industry?

Achieving CIP (Clean-in-Place) Cost Savings

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