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Improving Cement

Using a brace of the most modern tools of materials research, a team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Northwestern University has shed new light on one of mankind's older constructio...

2 Apr 2007

Project Aims to Develop Intelligent Bioactive Material for Bone Regeneration

More than half a million people in the European Union and a million in the United States suffer from disorders in or serious defects of some part of their bone structure. Operations involving grafts or implants, required...

2 Apr 2007

Global Oil Production May Reach its Peak Next Year

In a worst-case scenario, global oil production may reach its peak next year, before starting to decline. In a best-case scenario, this peak would not be reached until 2018. These are the estimates made by Fredrik Robeli...

2 Apr 2007

Respiration of Crystalline Solids

Previously, only amorphous polymer materials approached such levels of performance. On the other hand, these 'gigantic respiration' and their respiration, which takes place at constant overall shape, is reversibl...

2 Apr 2007

Aptiform Adds Self-Reinforced PET to its Product Protfolio

Aptiform, the business launched last year to mould products from self-reinforced plastics, has significantly enhanced its capability by adding self-reinforced PET to its portfolio. Self-reinforced plastics are a famil...

2 Apr 2007

World's Largest Particle Accelerator Complete

The last quadripolar magnet was brought down into the tunnel of the world's largest particle accelerator; the CERN's1 LHC, or Large Hadron Collidor. This magnet is part of a series of 392 units which will ensure ...

2 Apr 2007

Hydro Consider Closing French Aluminium Extrusion Plant

After unsuccessful attempts to sell its extrusion die facilities in Lucé, France, Hydro has informed the work council and local employees about the conclusion of the negotiations and that it is considering closing t...

2 Apr 2007

ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco Inaugurate Chinese Petrochemical Joint Ventures

Sinopec, Fujian Province, ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco1 today held an inauguration ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to mark the formal government approval of Joint Venture Contracts and granting of busi...

2 Apr 2007

GE Plastics Win Environmental Award for PET-Derived Resins

At the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) 2007 Global Plastics Environmental Conference in Orlando, Fla., GE Plastics received this year’s environmental award for New Technologies in Progress because of its Valox ...

2 Apr 2007

2006 Edition of the Canadian Aluminium Transformation Technology Roadmap

For over two years Reseau Trans-Al inc. and the NRC-Aluminium Technology Centre (ATC) have been working together to develop the 2006 Edition of the Canadian Aluminium Transformation Technology Roadmap (TRM). Objective...

2 Apr 2007

CERAM Demonstrate The Importance of Materials Analysis in Civil Litigation

CERAM, the internationally renowned centre for materials and technology, has proven to almost 3,000 visitors at this year’s Law London event that they really are living in a material world by using the show to stre...

31 Mar 2007

CERAM Assist Those Responsible for Landfill Sites Comply with Environmental Legislations

Power Generation Companies, Local Authorities and Waste Management companies who are responsible for landfill sites can turn to CERAM for help to ensure they comply with stringent environmental legislation. Spurred on by...

31 Mar 2007

Kobe Steel Looking for Applications for New Alloy with Light, High Strength and Excellent Processing Abilities

Kobe Steel is seeking applications that can make use of the new alloy's light weight, high strength and excellent processing features. Kobe Steel is currently making sample bars of 10 mm in diameter and 100 mm in len...

From Kobe Steel 31 Mar 2007

Xstrata's Proposed Acquisition of LionOre Mining has Been Approved

Xstrata plc announces that it has received notice from Australia’s Federal Treasurer that Xstrata's proposed acquisition of control of LionOre Mining International Ltd. has been approved by the Federal Treasure...

30 Mar 2007

Borouge Moves Marketing Company to New Office in Singapore

Borouge, the leading provider of innovative plastics solutions in the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa, today announced that it is moving its Singapore marketing company headquarters to a prestigious new location in ...

From Borouge 30 Mar 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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Improving Cement

Project Aims to Develop Intelligent Bioactive Material for Bone Regeneration

Global Oil Production May Reach its Peak Next Year

Respiration of Crystalline Solids

Aptiform Adds Self-Reinforced PET to its Product Protfolio

World's Largest Particle Accelerator Complete

Hydro Consider Closing French Aluminium Extrusion Plant

ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco Inaugurate Chinese Petrochemical Joint Ventures

GE Plastics Win Environmental Award for PET-Derived Resins

2006 Edition of the Canadian Aluminium Transformation Technology Roadmap

CERAM Demonstrate The Importance of Materials Analysis in Civil Litigation

CERAM Assist Those Responsible for Landfill Sites Comply with Environmental Legislations

Kobe Steel Looking for Applications for New Alloy with Light, High Strength and Excellent Processing Abilities

Xstrata's Proposed Acquisition of LionOre Mining has Been Approved

Borouge Moves Marketing Company to New Office in Singapore

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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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Reimagining Electrode Loading Analysis

Low Power Elemental Mapping for Sample Analysis

Accelerating Superalloy Development with Directed Energy Deposition Technology

The Role of Isoprene in Cloud Formation and Atmospheric Chemistry

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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

3Atomic-Scale Platinum Clusters for Efficient Catalysis

4Improving Lithium-Sulfur Battery Performance Using a Red Algae-Derived Polysaccharide Binder

5Upcycling Plastic Waste into High-Value Macromolecules

6New Partnership Delivers Unprecedented Efficiency for High-Throughput Material Discovery

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