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Pioneering Work on Thin Films LEDs Winds German Future Prize 2007

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has carried out pioneering work in the development of thin-film LEDs – supported by Fraunhofer researchers from Jena. Together with Dr. Andreas Bräuer of the Fraunhofer Institute for ...

17 Dec 2007

New Catalysts Could Improve the Performance of Fuel Cells

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have unveiled important details about a class of catalysts that could help improve the performance of fuel cells. With the goal of produci...

17 Dec 2007

European Commission Approves ICI, Akzo Nobel Merger

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Imperial Chemical Industries ("ICI") of the UK by Akzo Nobel of The Netherlands, subject to commitments to divest a...

17 Dec 2007

UTEC Enter into Pentaerythritol Distribution Agreement

Dr. Fortunato Villamagna, Ph. D., CEO of UTEC INC. is pleased to announce that the company has entered into an agreement with a major chemical supplier in India to distribute Pentaerythritol in the Latin American mark...

17 Dec 2007

Dow to Form Market Leading Petrochemicals Joint Venture with PIC

The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) of the State of Kuwait, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), today announced plans to form a 50/50 joint venture that ...

17 Dec 2007

Philipps University Order First Ever MOVPE System in 300mm Configuration

Philipps-University of Marburg, one of the leading research centres in Germany, has placed an order for a Close Coupled Showerhead® (CCS) 300mm CRIUS® cluster system that includes two silicon- and III/V-based mat...

17 Dec 2007

Dow to Increase Ethanolamines Capacity

The 100-million pound (45,000 metric ton) ethanolamines nameplate capacity expansion planned at the St. Charles Operations (SCO) site, owned by Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemic...

17 Dec 2007

New Catalog of Research Chemicals, Metals and Materials from Alfa Aesar Available January

The 2008-09 Catalog of Research Chemicals, Metals and Materials from Alfa Aesar will be published in January 2008. The new catalog features over 3,000 new products, many of which are novel fine organics, including...

15 Dec 2007

Arburg Celebrates 10 Years and Inaugurates New Premises

Large celebrations were held on 5 and 6 December 2007 at Arburg’s Danish subsidiary. On the first day, Arburg Partners Eugen, Juliane and Michael Hehl were in Greve, with numerous invited guests in attendance, in o...

15 Dec 2007

ThyssenKrupp Start Up New Steel Blast Furnace

ThyssenKrupp Steel AG started up its new blast furnace 8 in Duisburg on December 13, 2007. The new unit is part of a 340 million euro program to secure hot metal production for the company's German plants. At the sam...

15 Dec 2007

Bayer MaterialScience Enter Distribution Agreement for Carbon Nanotubes

Bayer MaterialScience AG has entered a distribution agreement for its carbon nanotubes, BayTubesR, with Brenntag Schweizerhall AG. BMS is a world-leading manufacturer of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and is seeking strategic co...

14 Dec 2007

Automatic Stem Index Marking System for Rodded Anodes from Stimir

Stímir has developed and installed an automatic Stem Index Marking System for Rodded Anodes. The marking system is installed after the rodded anode storage area at the delivery point to the pot rooms and has repl...

14 Dec 2007

World's First Walk-Up X-Ray Diffraction Machines from PANalytical

With the launch of the CubiX Walk-Up, leading X-ray analysis company PANalytical has become the first to bring ‘walk-up’ functionality to X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) users. With a simplified interface for...

14 Dec 2007

GenISys Add Advanced 3-D Resist Modeling Techniques to Inventory

Positioning itself for future growth and market leadership, GenISys GmbH, a provider of software for optimization of microstructure fabrication processes, today announced it has signed an agreement with the Fraunhofer In...

14 Dec 2007

Goodyear and NASA to Develop Non-Pneumatic Tires for Use on The Moon and Mars

Goodyear, the innovator of run-flat tire technology on Earth, is working with NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) to significantly evolve the technology and take its capabilities to the rest of the universe. Part of a funde...

14 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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Pioneering Work on Thin Films LEDs Winds German Future Prize 2007

New Catalysts Could Improve the Performance of Fuel Cells

European Commission Approves ICI, Akzo Nobel Merger

UTEC Enter into Pentaerythritol Distribution Agreement

Dow to Form Market Leading Petrochemicals Joint Venture with PIC

Philipps University Order First Ever MOVPE System in 300mm Configuration

Dow to Increase Ethanolamines Capacity

New Catalog of Research Chemicals, Metals and Materials from Alfa Aesar Available January

Arburg Celebrates 10 Years and Inaugurates New Premises

ThyssenKrupp Start Up New Steel Blast Furnace

Bayer MaterialScience Enter Distribution Agreement for Carbon Nanotubes

Automatic Stem Index Marking System for Rodded Anodes from Stimir

World's First Walk-Up X-Ray Diffraction Machines from PANalytical

GenISys Add Advanced 3-D Resist Modeling Techniques to Inventory

Goodyear and NASA to Develop Non-Pneumatic Tires for Use on The Moon and Mars

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

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