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Hydrogen Economy of the Future Spurs Hydrogen Embrittlement Research

Materials researchers across the globe have fervently been working to find the ideal hydrogen storage material, one that will safely and efficiently provide the needed range and running time for fuel cell vehicles. But a separate issue — hydrogen “embrittlement” — is an equally challenging technical hurdle that has gone largely unnoticed by the general public.

28 May 2008

New Book Could become the Definitive Text on Carbon Nanotubes

A forthcoming book by physicist François Léonard work, Physics of Carbon Nanotube Devices, could become the definitive text on the topic.

28 May 2008

C5 Medical Werks Seeks FDA Approval for Implantable Dental Ceramic

C5 Medical Werks, a leading provider of ceramic solutions for the medical device industry, has submitted a 510(k) pre-market notifi cation to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new technical ceramic dent...

28 May 2008

SABIC Innovative Plastics Win Environmental Award for Polycarbonate Production process

SABIC Innovative Plastics was named the national ENERGY GLOBE Award overall winner for The Netherlands in recognition of its Brine Recovery project in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands. Yesterday, at the EU Parliament in Brussels, the company was honored for its efforts in achieving significant environmental benefits made possible by an innovative brine recovery process, which purifies and re-uses salt in polycarbonate (PC) production.

28 May 2008

Polymeric Biomaterial with Permanently-Bonded Antimicrobial Surface Properties

The Polymer Technology Group, Inc., a preeminent biomaterials company, announced today that Shanger Wang, Ph.D., will report from the podium this week during the ‘8th World Biomaterials Congress’ in Amsterdam...

28 May 2008

Sony and Sanyo to License Semiconductor Patents for Consumer Electronic Devices

Four leading consumer electronics companies including Sony Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd., Exceed and Lucky Light, have agreed to license patents owned by a Columbia University Professor Emerita that cover basic semic...

28 May 2008

Hitco Win Long Term Contract to Supply Composite Components for Boeing 787

HITCO Carbon Composites, Inc., California/ USA, a subsidiary of the SGL Group – The Carbon Company – announced today that it has signed a Long Term Agreement with Alenia Aeronautica, S.p.A., a Finmeccanica Co...

28 May 2008

BMW Make Crash-Active Headrests Using BASF Polymer

BMW has recently started using crash-active headrests whose kinematic skeleton is made primarily of BASF's engineering plastics.

28 May 2008

Competitiveness of European Steel Mills Under Threat

For the third trading period under the CO₂ emissions trading system, ThyssenKrupp Steel needs allowances to be allocated largely free of charge. This is the only way we can remain competitive in the international markets, even if it means that the model iron and steel mills in Europe will face disadvantages as a result.

28 May 2008