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Partnership Could Result in Lower Cost, Higher Performance Fuel Cells for Portable Applications

An agreement between Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Research Centre Julich in Germany could ultimately lead to lower cost, higher performance fuel cells for transportation and portable power applications. Under th...

14 Jul 2007

Pregis Acquire Romanian Packaging Company

Pregis Corporation, a leading international manufacturer, marketer, and supplier of protective packaging products and specialty packaging solutions, announced today that it has acquired all of the outstanding share capit...

14 Jul 2007

LANXESS and DuPont Expand Plastics Joint Venture

The two chemical companies LANXESS of Leverkusen and DuPont of Geneva have expanded their joint venture for the production of plastics. The two partners have invested more than EUR 10 million in the site in Hamm-Uentrop,...

14 Jul 2007

Electronics Design Specialist Acquire Developer of Lithography Technology

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., the leader in global electronic-design innovation, today announced that it has acquired Invarium, Inc., a San Jose-based developer of advanced lithography-modeling and pattern-synthesis tech...

14 Jul 2007

Liquids that Change Color on Demand and Can take on Any Color of the Rainbow

A liquid that changes its color “on demand” and can take on any color of the rainbow one desires? A research team headed by Yadong Yin at the University of California, Riverside (USA) has now shared the secre...

13 Jul 2007

Research into Applications for the Biological Polymer Chitin

Chitin is a polymer very common in nature as part of animals’ and plants’ physical structures. Only cellulose is more abundant than chitin, which makes this compound a highly important renewable resource that...

13 Jul 2007

How Defects Affect Electron Flow in Two Dimensional Graphene Sheets

For electrical charges racing through an atom-thick sheet of graphene, occasional hills and valleys are no big deal, but the potholes - single-atom defects in the crystal - they’re killers. That’s one of the ...

13 Jul 2007

NIMROD to Get New Neutron Screen from Applied Scintillation Technologies

Applied Scintillation Technologies (AST) is supplying 61 m2 neutron screen for use in new instrumentation in the ISIS Second Target Project. (TS-2). TS-2 is constructing a second neutron source at the world-leading ISIS ...

13 Jul 2007

Exatech Receives FDA Premarket Approval for A Ceramic Articulation Hip System

Exactech Inc., a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products including orthopaedic implants and biologic materials, announced today that it has received premarket approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Ad...

13 Jul 2007

Forecasts for the Semiconductor Industry for 2007-08

Our leading indicators are pointing to a moderate economic expansion that will continue over the next 18 months, including a reacceleration of growth in the U.S. A stronger global economy should swing the semiconductor e...

13 Jul 2007

KBR Awarded Project Management Contract for Aramco/Dow Chemicals and Plastics JV

Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical Company Thursday announced the selection of KBR as the project management contractor for the proposed world-scale chemicals and plastics production complex in Saudi Arabia, named the Ras Tan...

13 Jul 2007

Ecologic Coating on Roof Tiles Scrubs the Atmosphere

The leading roofing manufacturer Marley Eternit has launched what it describes as a ground-breaking new roof tile coating that will absorb asthma-causing pollutants from the air. The new coating, EcoLogic, contains a ...

13 Jul 2007

Status Report on World's Larget Fusion Experiment

The second meeting of the Interim ITER Council (IIC) took place on 11 and 12 July in Tokyo, under the Chairmanship of Sir Christopher Llewellyn Smith, CCE-EU Chairman (EU). The meeting came about half a year after its fi...

13 Jul 2007

ADS Begin Production of Polyethylene Plastic Pipes at New $12 Million Plant

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (ADS), the world's largest manufacturer of high-density polyethylene pipe, has begun production at its largest U.S. manufacturing plant to help meet the growing demand for HDPE product...

13 Jul 2007

Goodrich and Rolls Royce to Work on More Environmentally Friendly Gas Turbine Aerospace Engine

Goodrich Corporation is partnering with a multi-company/university team, led by Rolls-Royce, on a research project focused on developing technology to reduce the environmental impact of gas turbine aerospace engines. The...

13 Jul 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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Partnership Could Result in Lower Cost, Higher Performance Fuel Cells for Portable Applications

Pregis Acquire Romanian Packaging Company

LANXESS and DuPont Expand Plastics Joint Venture

Electronics Design Specialist Acquire Developer of Lithography Technology

Liquids that Change Color on Demand and Can take on Any Color of the Rainbow

Research into Applications for the Biological Polymer Chitin

How Defects Affect Electron Flow in Two Dimensional Graphene Sheets

NIMROD to Get New Neutron Screen from Applied Scintillation Technologies

Exatech Receives FDA Premarket Approval for A Ceramic Articulation Hip System

Forecasts for the Semiconductor Industry for 2007-08

KBR Awarded Project Management Contract for Aramco/Dow Chemicals and Plastics JV

Ecologic Coating on Roof Tiles Scrubs the Atmosphere

Status Report on World's Larget Fusion Experiment

ADS Begin Production of Polyethylene Plastic Pipes at New $12 Million Plant

Goodrich and Rolls Royce to Work on More Environmentally Friendly Gas Turbine Aerospace Engine

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Reshaping Metallographic Sample Preparation

How Advanced Particulate Monitors are Transforming Real-time Air Quality Management

Overcoming Challenges and Perfecting Techniques for Accurate XRF Analysis

ultraWAVE 3: Single reaction chamber technology

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

Densito Range Handheld Density Meters

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Studying Triplet States and Singlet Oxygen Generation in Photosensitizers

Enhancing STEM Education: The Role of Undergraduate Research

Reimagining Electrode Loading Analysis

Low Power Elemental Mapping for Sample Analysis

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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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Reshaping Metallographic Sample Preparation

How Advanced Particulate Monitors are Transforming Real-time Air Quality Management

Overcoming Challenges and Perfecting Techniques for Accurate XRF Analysis

1Cost-Effective and Environmentally Benign Aluminum-Ion Battery

2Lithium Recovery from Spent LFP-NMC Batteries via Atmospheric Water Leaching

3New Alloy Beats Invar’s Thermal Stability

4Atomic-Scale Platinum Clusters for Efficient Catalysis

5Jabil Recognizes Nordson Electronics Solutions with the 2024 Best Strategic Supplier Award

6Improving Lithium-Sulfur Battery Performance Using a Red Algae-Derived Polysaccharide Binder

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