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Princeton Researchers Use Lasers to Model Colliding Shock Waves in Superfluids

Princeton University electrical engineers are using lasers to shed light on the behavior of superfluids -- strange, frictionless liquids that are difficult to create and study. Their technique allows them to simulate exp...

4 Jan 2007

New Robot that Inspects Power Cables Autonomously for Failures

To your left runs a high-voltage power cable that is worn, but still physically sound. To your right runs a cable that looks identical, but damaged insulation means the cable is vulnerable to a short. Can you tell the di...

4 Jan 2007

Vortex Pinning in Bose-Einstein Condensates May Help Explain Material Defects

By combining two cutting-edge laboratory creations--optical lattices and atoms in a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) spinning in a trap like planets orbiting the sun--physicists at JILA have developed a method of visualizi...

4 Jan 2007

Invisible Electronics

Imagine a car windshield that displays a map to your destination, military goggles with targets and instructions displayed right before a soldier's eyes or a billboard that doubles as a window. Only in science fic...

4 Jan 2007

New Analysis Improves Methods to Render Objects Invisible

The theorists who first created the mathematics that describe the behavior of the recently announced "invisibility cloak" have revealed a new analysis that may extend the current cloak's powers, enabling it...

4 Jan 2007

EU Beats U.S. on Chemical Safety

Recently, the European Union has adopted some of the world's strictest policies on e-waste and potentially hazardous chemicals. Economic and environmental impacts of the new regulations will be felt far beyond Europe...

4 Jan 2007

Researchers Discover New Class of Ultra-Thin Polymer Films

They said it couldn't be done. And that's what really motivated UD polymer chemist Chris Snively and Jochen Lauterbach, professor of chemical engineering at UD. For years, polymer chemistry textbooks have s...

4 Jan 2007

Gerresheimer Acquire Polymer Drug Delivery System Specialist Wilden AG

A key chapter is added to the growth story of the Gerresheimer Group. In the German company Wilden AG, Gerresheimer acquires the European market leader for pharmaceutical drug-delivery systems based on plastic. “Th...

4 Jan 2007

Paint Coating Thickness Gauge Sales Exceed Manufacturers Expectations

After a year of record breaking sales with the FS 488 Paint Meter for Car Dealers, FenderSplendor President Allen Willey was stunned when dealers began ordering the new higher priced FS 502 Coating Thickness Gauge. The F...

4 Jan 2007

Kennametal Acquire Cutting Tool Business for $67million from Federal Signal Corp

Kennametal Inc. announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with Federal Signal Corporation to purchase the firm's cutting tool business comprised of Manchester Tool Company, ClappDiCO Corporation and O...

4 Jan 2007

Oxford Instruments Introduce Integrated TEOS Solution for Silica Deposition

Oxford Instruments, the high-technology tools and systems company, has developed a new TEOS delivery module for plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) of silicon dioxide (SiO2) in its Plasmalab®System100 ...

3 Jan 2007

Sandvik Completes Acquisition of Finnish Metso Corp

Sandvik announced on 23 November, 2006, that it had reached an agreement with the Finnish Metso Corporation covering the acquisition of Metso Powdermet AB. The acquisition was expected to be completed prior to the end of...

3 Jan 2007

ThyssenKrupp's Electrolytic Coating Line Restored After Fire Damage

Electrolytic coating line 2 (EBA 2) in Duisburg-Beeckerwerth, which was badly damaged by fire on September 14, 2005, has been put back into operation. The first coil was produced 8 days ahead of schedule on December 20, ...

3 Jan 2007

Nucor Make Bid to Acquire Harris Steel

Nucor Corporation announced that it has agreed to make a tender offer for all of the shares of Harris Steel Group, Inc. at C$46.25 per share. This tender offer will remain open for a minimum of 35 calendar days and has t...

3 Jan 2007

CSMA Add State-of-the-Art XPS Machine to Surface Analysis Laboratory

A new state-of-the-art Kratos Axis Ultra X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometer, one of the most advanced machines of its kind in existence worldwide, has been incorporated into the surface analysis laboratory at CSMA. The ...

3 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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Princeton Researchers Use Lasers to Model Colliding Shock Waves in Superfluids

New Robot that Inspects Power Cables Autonomously for Failures

Vortex Pinning in Bose-Einstein Condensates May Help Explain Material Defects

Invisible Electronics

New Analysis Improves Methods to Render Objects Invisible

EU Beats U.S. on Chemical Safety

Researchers Discover New Class of Ultra-Thin Polymer Films

Gerresheimer Acquire Polymer Drug Delivery System Specialist Wilden AG

Paint Coating Thickness Gauge Sales Exceed Manufacturers Expectations

Kennametal Acquire Cutting Tool Business for $67million from Federal Signal Corp

Oxford Instruments Introduce Integrated TEOS Solution for Silica Deposition

Sandvik Completes Acquisition of Finnish Metso Corp

ThyssenKrupp's Electrolytic Coating Line Restored After Fire Damage

Nucor Make Bid to Acquire Harris Steel

CSMA Add State-of-the-Art XPS Machine to Surface Analysis Laboratory

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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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