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Biodegradable Super Strong Lightweight Plastics

The UK is on its way to developing car doors, boat hulls and baby capsules manufactured from super-strong, light-weight plastic made from plant products, which harmlessly biodegrades at the end of its life. The Depar...

22 Dec 2006

New Semiconductor Device That Modulates Light and is Driven by Surface Acoustic Waves

Scientists at the Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics (PDI) in Berlin are presenting a new semiconductor device that modulates light and is driven by surface acoustic waves. The modulator is based on a so-ca...

22 Dec 2006

Arcelor Mittal Acquires Mexican Steel Producer

Arcelor Mittal, has announced the acquisition of Sicartsa, a Mexican integrated steel producer, from Grupo Villacero for an enterprise value of $1,439 million. The two companies will also create together a downstream str...

22 Dec 2006

Arcelor Mittal Signs MOU to Set Up a Steel Plant in India

Arcelor Mittal, the world’s largest and most global steel company today announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of the State of Orissa in India concerning setting up a steel m...

22 Dec 2006

Nippon Steel Strengthens Ties with Brazillian Steel Maker Usiminas

Nippon Steel Corporation (hereinafter “NSC”), for the purpose of further strengthening its relationship with Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. (hereinafter “USIMINAS”), a Brazilian ste...

22 Dec 2006

Nippon Steel and CVRD Form Strategic Alliance

Nippon Steel Corporation (hereinafter “Nippon Steel”) and Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (hereinafter “CVRD”) have signed a Strategic Alliance Agreement (hereinafter “Agreement”). Speci...

22 Dec 2006

Silgan Holdings Acquire Canadian Plastics Blow Molder

Silgan Holdings Inc., a leading supplier of consumer goods packaging products, announced today the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Cousins-Currie Limited, a leading Canadian blow molder of custom design...

22 Dec 2006

New Manganese Oxide Catalyst Capable of Destroying Volatile Organic Compounds

American Elements’ Nanometal™ division announced today the development of a new manganese oxide nanofiber catalyst capable of destroying volatile organic compounds (V.O.C.s) in air emissions to part per billi...

20 Dec 2006

Timken Complete Sale of Automotive Steering Business

The Timken Company today announced it has completed the sale of its automotive steering business, which operates facilities in Watertown, Conn., and Nova Friburgo, Brazil, to DriveSol Worldwide, Inc. Terms of the sale we...

From The Timken Co. 20 Dec 2006

Ariane 5 Launcher Uses BASF's Foam to Protect Valuable Satellites

The Ariane 5 launcher, which delivers satellites into space under the responsibility of the European Space Agency ESA, is now making use of Basotect®. The Swiss company Contraves Space AG employs this BASF melamine r...

20 Dec 2006

Lukoil Award Uhde Contract to Build PVC Plant

LUKOIL Chemical Group has awarded Uhde the follow-up contract for a new polyvinyl chloride plant in the Ukraine. The plant, which will have a capacity of 300,000 tonnes per year of suspension PVC (S-PVC), will be constru...

20 Dec 2006

World's Fastest Transistor - Made From Indium Phosphide and Indium Gallium Arsenide

Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have again broken their own speed record for the world's fastest transistor. With a frequency of 845 gigahertz, their latest device is approximately 300 gi...

19 Dec 2006

Cephalopod-Inspired Vortex Generators

Inspired by the sleek and efficient propulsion of squid, jellyfish and other cephalopods, a University of Colorado at Boulder researcher has designed a new generation of compact vortex generators that could make it easie...

19 Dec 2006

New Findings on Properties of Water

Experimental studies conducted by Ph.D. Anatoli Bogdan at the University of Helsinki, Finland, have received broad interest in the scientific world, as the results might have applications even in the cryopreservation of ...

19 Dec 2006

Rice Researchers Calculate New Atomic Formulations for Zeolites

A room's design helps define how people interact inside it, and it's much the same in the molecular world. The atomic layout of molecular spaces can provoke very different reactions from chemicals that meet there...

19 Dec 2006

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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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Biodegradable Super Strong Lightweight Plastics

New Semiconductor Device That Modulates Light and is Driven by Surface Acoustic Waves

Arcelor Mittal Acquires Mexican Steel Producer

Arcelor Mittal Signs MOU to Set Up a Steel Plant in India

Nippon Steel Strengthens Ties with Brazillian Steel Maker Usiminas

Nippon Steel and CVRD Form Strategic Alliance

Silgan Holdings Acquire Canadian Plastics Blow Molder

New Manganese Oxide Catalyst Capable of Destroying Volatile Organic Compounds

Timken Complete Sale of Automotive Steering Business

Ariane 5 Launcher Uses BASF's Foam to Protect Valuable Satellites

Lukoil Award Uhde Contract to Build PVC Plant

World's Fastest Transistor - Made From Indium Phosphide and Indium Gallium Arsenide

Cephalopod-Inspired Vortex Generators

New Findings on Properties of Water

Rice Researchers Calculate New Atomic Formulations for Zeolites

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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

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

Densito Range Handheld Density Meters

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

1Cost-Effective and Environmentally Benign Aluminum-Ion Battery

2Atomic-Scale Platinum Clusters for Efficient Catalysis

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

4Upcycling Plastic Waste into High-Value Macromolecules

5New Partnership Delivers Unprecedented Efficiency for High-Throughput Material Discovery

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

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