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JEOL Develop New High Energy Double Layer Supercapacitor

JEOL Ltd. and Advanced Capacitor Technologies Inc. have developed a new model of high energy double layer supercapacitor, Premlis®, featuring an enhanced energy density of 30 Wh/kg, and a new battery, “Capacito...

4 Oct 2007

Ancient Greeks Built Complex Machines with No Understanding of the Maths

Move over, Archimedes. A researcher at Harvard University is finding that ancient Greek craftsmen were able to engineer sophisticated machines without necessarily understanding the mathematical theory behind their constr...

4 Oct 2007

New Sensor Can Detect Leaks in Spacecraft

Tiny meteors flash through space. There’s spacecraft debris flying around, too. And so there’s a risk that objects just a few millimeters across could pierce the thin aluminum skin of spacecraft such as the I...

4 Oct 2007

Green Electronic Champions Recognized

During a ceremony at San Jose City Hall, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Green Electronics Council recognized an elite group of pioneering organizations for using EPEAT, the Electronic Product Environmen...

4 Oct 2007

Rio Tinto Purchase of Alcan Cleared by European Commission

Rio Tinto is pleased to announce that on 2 October 2007 it received antitrust approval from the European Commission for the proposed acquisition of Alcan Inc by a subsidiary of Rio Tinto. Receipt of this, and other re...

4 Oct 2007

Droplets of Liquid Defy Gravity and Travel Uphill

Droplets of liquid have been shown to travel uphill, rather than sliding down as expected, when the surface they are on is vigorously shaken up and down. We are all familiar with raindrops on our wind screens. The sma...

4 Oct 2007

University fo Delaware Wins $7 Million to Develop Next Generation Neutron Scattering Instrumentation

The University of Delaware has won a competitive award of more than $7 million over a five-year period from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and will use it to develop the next generation of neu...

4 Oct 2007

Slowing Down Atoms and Molecules Making Them Easier to Study

With atoms and molecules in a gas moving at thousands of kilometres per hour, physicists have long sought a way to slow them down to a few kilometres per hour to trap them. A paper, published today in the Institute of...

4 Oct 2007

New Model Could Speed Up Development of Hydrogen Fueled Vehicles

Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a model that could help engineers and scientists speed up the development of hydrogen-fueled vehicles by identifying promisin...

4 Oct 2007

Gibraltar to Close Coated and Painted Steel Products Subsidiary

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. today announced it will sell the assets and cease the operations of its Hubbell Steel subsidiary. Hubbell’s results, including losses resulting from the differences between the carrying v...

4 Oct 2007

American Superconductor Licence Wind Turbine Technology

American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, today announced that it has signed two licensing contracts with AAER Inc., a Canadian wind turbine manufacturer. Under the terms of the contract...

4 Oct 2007

Lafarge Inaugurate New Concrete Research Facility

Lafarge is today inaugurating a new technological building dedicated to innovation in concrete at its research center in L’Isle d’Abeau, near Lyons, the world’s largest building materials research facil...

4 Oct 2007

Study Shows Metal Containers are Fine to Use in the Microwave

Under normal conditions of use, shallow and wide open steel and aluminium containers are safe to be used in microwave ovens. This is the outcome of an independent study of the Fraunhofer Institute, released today. Resear...

4 Oct 2007

Increased Low Molecular Weight Polyisobutene Production Capacity for BASF

BASF will expand its plant for low molecular weight, highly reactive polyisobutene (HR PIB), which is marketed globally under the Glissopal® trademark, at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium. BASF will thereby incre...

4 Oct 2007

BASF Coatings Expand Production and Laboratory Capacities

BASF Coatings is expanding its production and laboratory capacities for the manufacture of eco-efficient waterborne coatings at its Würzburg site. This is the company's response to the growing demand in the Euro...

4 Oct 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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JEOL Develop New High Energy Double Layer Supercapacitor

Ancient Greeks Built Complex Machines with No Understanding of the Maths

New Sensor Can Detect Leaks in Spacecraft

Green Electronic Champions Recognized

Rio Tinto Purchase of Alcan Cleared by European Commission

Droplets of Liquid Defy Gravity and Travel Uphill

University fo Delaware Wins $7 Million to Develop Next Generation Neutron Scattering Instrumentation

Slowing Down Atoms and Molecules Making Them Easier to Study

New Model Could Speed Up Development of Hydrogen Fueled Vehicles

Gibraltar to Close Coated and Painted Steel Products Subsidiary

American Superconductor Licence Wind Turbine Technology

Lafarge Inaugurate New Concrete Research Facility

Study Shows Metal Containers are Fine to Use in the Microwave

Increased Low Molecular Weight Polyisobutene Production Capacity for BASF

BASF Coatings Expand Production and Laboratory Capacities

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How to Assess the Thermomechanical Integrity of Thin Films and Nano-Interconnects

Navigating the EU Methane Regulations with LDAR Strategies

Reshaping Metallographic Sample Preparation

ultraWAVE 3: Single reaction chamber technology

The SF-10 Laboratory Pump: Key Features for Fluid Handling Excellence

Automated Sample Prep with ZEISS Crossbeam 550 Samplefab

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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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How to Assess the Thermomechanical Integrity of Thin Films and Nano-Interconnects

Navigating the EU Methane Regulations with LDAR Strategies

Reshaping Metallographic Sample Preparation

1TANAKA to Provide Medals for the Tokyo Marathon 2025 That Represent All the Participants in the Event with Woven Lines

2New Alloy Beats Invar’s Thermal Stability

3Stable Lithium Plating and Stripping Mechanism in Anode-Less Lithium Batteries

4Jabil Recognizes Nordson Electronics Solutions with the 2024 Best Strategic Supplier Award

5Lithium Recovery from Spent LFP-NMC Batteries via Atmospheric Water Leaching

6New Bio-Based Thermoset Offers Durability and Recyclability

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