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Applied Scintillation Technologies Coating to be Used in Spectrometer Range

Applied Scintillation Technologies (AST) has produced specially coated CCD detectors for use in a range of spectrometers including those for spark emission - where they are used for the analysis of ferrous or non-ferrous...

9 Jan 2007

York-Sichuan Link to Study Biodiesel Production

Biologists at the University of York have established new research links with Chinese scientists to investigate biodiesel ? a cleaner, more environmentally friendly alternative to petroleum. Professor Ian Graham led ...

9 Jan 2007

Ames Researchers Develop Material with a Negative Refractive Index for Visible Light

For the first time ever, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have developed a material with a negative refractive index for visible light. Ames Laboratory senior physicist Costas Soukoulis, wor...

9 Jan 2007

New Aircraft Component Testing Method Developed by University of Portsmouth

Experts at the University of Portsmouth are developing a new method for testing critical components of aircraft - a scientific breakthrough that will make air travel safer and cheaper. Professor Jie Tong, an aerospace...

9 Jan 2007

Hydro Look at Establishing an Aluminium Plant in Greenland

Greenland Home Rule and Hydro have entered into an agreement to examine the possibilities for a primary aluminium plant in Greenland. The study will cover the environmental, social and economic issues related to a potent...

9 Jan 2007

American Superconductor Completes Acquisition of Windtec

American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, announced today that it completed its previously announced acquisition of Windtec on Friday, January 5, 2007. Windtec, now a wholly-owned subsid...

9 Jan 2007

Silgan Completes Acquisitions of White Cap Closures in China, The Philippines and Venezuela

Silgan Holdings Inc., a leading supplier of consumer goods packaging products, announced today, as part of its previously announced acquisition of Amcor Limited's White Cap closures businesses in Europe, Asia and Sou...

9 Jan 2007

Revolutionary Chevrolet Volt Becomes Reality Thanks to GE Plastics

It’s been nearly 100 years, but Thomas Edison’s belief in electricity as a viable propulsion system for automobiles is one step closer to reality due to the efforts of General Motors and General Electric. Tod...

9 Jan 2007

Firstsight Vision Offers Smart Imaging for Machine Vision Applications

Firstsight Vision is offering a new approach to smart imaging for machine vision applications with the introduction of the VA21 from ipd. The VA21 is an automated inspection device whose main use is for control and quali...

9 Jan 2007

Sandvik to Acquire Beverage Can Tooling Business of Rexam

Sandvik Hard Materials has reached an agreement with Rexam, the global consumer packaging company, to acquire the beverage can tooling business in Rexam's North American Equipment Manufacturing Division in Chicago, U...

9 Jan 2007

Tire Trends Toward Disappearing Side Walls

Imagine Michelangelo being forced to paing on a surface many times smaller than the actual square footage of the Sistine Chapel. What if DaVinci's Mona Lisa was brushed onto a tiny one-foot- square canvas? Or in toda...

9 Jan 2007

Veeco Introduces Next Generation Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition Gallium Nitride Platform

Veeco Instruments Inc., announced the introduction of its new TurboDisc(R) "K-series" Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) gallium nitride (GaN) platform for the production of high-brightness light-e...

9 Jan 2007

Semiconductor Manufacturer Cermet Signs Licencing Agreement with Georgia Institute of Technology for White LED Technology

Cermet Announces License Agreement with Georgia Institute of Technology for White LED Technology Cermet, Inc has negotiated an exclusive license agreement for white LED technology developed with the Georgia Institute of ...

9 Jan 2007

New Electromagnetic Interference Absorbing Material from 3M

A new EMI absorber from 3M is recommended for EMI attenuation applications requiring electromagnetic-absorbing properties, such as in mobile phones (SAR reduction), computers, notebooks, digital cameras, LCD/PDP TVs and ...

8 Jan 2007

Autobar Packaging Sold to Sun Capital Partners

On 31st December 2006 it was announced that Charterhouse Capital Partners had sold the Autobar Packaging Group to Sun European Partners, LLP, the European adviser to Sun Capital Partners, Inc. one of the leading private ...

8 Jan 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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Applied Scintillation Technologies Coating to be Used in Spectrometer Range

York-Sichuan Link to Study Biodiesel Production

Ames Researchers Develop Material with a Negative Refractive Index for Visible Light

New Aircraft Component Testing Method Developed by University of Portsmouth

Hydro Look at Establishing an Aluminium Plant in Greenland

American Superconductor Completes Acquisition of Windtec

Silgan Completes Acquisitions of White Cap Closures in China, The Philippines and Venezuela

Revolutionary Chevrolet Volt Becomes Reality Thanks to GE Plastics

Firstsight Vision Offers Smart Imaging for Machine Vision Applications

Sandvik to Acquire Beverage Can Tooling Business of Rexam

Tire Trends Toward Disappearing Side Walls

Veeco Introduces Next Generation Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition Gallium Nitride Platform

Semiconductor Manufacturer Cermet Signs Licencing Agreement with Georgia Institute of Technology for White LED Technology

New Electromagnetic Interference Absorbing Material from 3M

Autobar Packaging Sold to Sun Capital Partners

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High-Throughput Configurable Raman Probes for Versatile Applications

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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

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3Lithium Recovery from Spent LFP-NMC Batteries via Atmospheric Water Leaching

4Upcycling Plastic Waste into High-Value Macromolecules

5Improving Lithium-Sulfur Battery Performance Using a Red Algae-Derived Polysaccharide Binder

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