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Next Generation Detonators to be More Reliable Thanks to Porous Copper Structures

Tiny copper structures with pores at both the nanometer and micron size scales could play a key role in the next generation of detonators used to improve the reliability, reduce the size and lower the cost of certain mil...

24 Dec 2007

Carbon Electronics Pave the Way for Faster Electronic Devices

Bypassing decades-old conventions in making computer chips, Princeton engineers developed a novel way to replace silicon with carbon on large surfaces, clearing the way for new generations of faster, more powerful cell p...

24 Dec 2007

Magnetic Shape Memory Foams, A New Class of Materials

In the world of commercial materials, lighter and cheaper is usually better, especially when those attributes are coupled with superior strength and special properties, such as a material's ability to remember its or...

24 Dec 2007

Optimized and Improved Integrated Circuits

Integrated circuits are the "brain" in computers, cell phones, DVD players, iPhones, personal digital assistants, automobiles' navigation systems and anti-lock brakes, and many other electronic devices. ...

24 Dec 2007

Next Generation Electronics to Benefit from Zero Thermal Expansion Semiconductors

The fan in your computer is there to keep the microprocessor chip from heating to the point where its component materials start to expand, inducing cracks that interrupt the flow of electricity - and not incidentally, ru...

24 Dec 2007

New Mechanism Suggested for Superconductivity

Fifty years after the Nobel-prize winning explanation of how superconductors work, a research team from Los Alamos National Laboratory, the University of Edinburgh and Cambridge University are suggesting another mechanis...

24 Dec 2007

Gecko Inspired Adhesives May be the Next Sticky Invention

Velcro, Superglue and Post-It Notes… Three things that started out as obscure inventions but are now indispensable for everyday life. So what will the next idea to stick with modern society look like" The ans...

24 Dec 2007

Verasun Begin Work on Corn Oil Extraction Facility

VeraSun Energy Corporation, one of the nation’s largest ethanol producers, today announced that it began work on an oil extraction facility at its 120 million-gallon-per-year (MMGY) ethanol biorefinery located near...

24 Dec 2007

Arburg to Demonstrate Allrounder 570A at Plastec West

The enormous potential of the fully-electric Allrounder A will be presented by Arburg at the Plastec West, which will be held from 29 to 31 January 2008 in Los Angeles/Anaheim, on the basis of an illustrative example. In...

24 Dec 2007

EPA Offers Critical Examption for Methyl Bromide in 2008

In accordance with the Clean Air Act and Montreal Protocol, EPA has issued final methyl bromide production and import critical use exemptions for 2008. EPA also authorized uses that qualify for the 2008 critical use exem...

24 Dec 2007

Evraz Steel Bid to Acquire Claymont Steel

Evraz Group S.A. and Claymont Steel Holdings, Inc. announced that Evraz is commencing, through its wholly owned subsidiary Titan Acquisition Sub, Inc., a cash tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common sto...

21 Dec 2007

Fizeau Interferometers Analyze Surface with Different Reflectivities

Due to their stable design, Fizeau interferometers are used to determine the topography of surfaces such as, e.g., plane surfaces. PTB has now developed a method which makes it possible to analyse surfaces with different...

21 Dec 2007

Successful Start Up of Polypropylene Film Production for ExxonMobil

The Films Business of ExxonMobil Chemical today announced the successful start up of its upgraded specialty oriented polypropylene (OPP) film production line in LaGrange, Georgia. The multimillion dollar investment i...

21 Dec 2007

Plastic Pipe Opportunities in the Middle East

The Middle East is experiencing rapid growth and there are excellent opportunities for suppliers to the construction industry in the region. There are major applications of pipe in the development of new housing, busines...

21 Dec 2007

Looking at Polymerization from the Molecular Scale

Plastics are becoming more and more important and are an indispensable part of modern life. Scientists are thus interested in clearing up the details of polymerization processes, in which individual molecular building bl...

21 Dec 2007

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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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Next Generation Detonators to be More Reliable Thanks to Porous Copper Structures

Carbon Electronics Pave the Way for Faster Electronic Devices

Magnetic Shape Memory Foams, A New Class of Materials

Optimized and Improved Integrated Circuits

Next Generation Electronics to Benefit from Zero Thermal Expansion Semiconductors

New Mechanism Suggested for Superconductivity

Gecko Inspired Adhesives May be the Next Sticky Invention

Verasun Begin Work on Corn Oil Extraction Facility

Arburg to Demonstrate Allrounder 570A at Plastec West

EPA Offers Critical Examption for Methyl Bromide in 2008

Evraz Steel Bid to Acquire Claymont Steel

Fizeau Interferometers Analyze Surface with Different Reflectivities

Successful Start Up of Polypropylene Film Production for ExxonMobil

Plastic Pipe Opportunities in the Middle East

Looking at Polymerization from the Molecular Scale

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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?

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2Argonne Research Advances Solid-State Batteries

3Metal Texture Key to Better Batteries

4MRI Technique Tracks Battery Degradation in Real Time

5Superconducting Nanowire Detectors for High-Energy Particles

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