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Dofasco Steel Sale Hits a Speed Bump

Arcelor Mittal has been informed that the directors of the Strategic Steel Stichting, the Dutch foundation that holds the shares of Dofasco Inc., decided on November 10 not to dissolve the foundation, which would have pe...

14 Nov 2006

Three World Leaders Sign MOU for Solar Energy Co-Operation

Three of the world’s leading experts in power management technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of photovoltaic power generation. Under the terms of the MOU, Delta Electronics, Inc. of ...

14 Nov 2006

Improved Ferroelectric Materials Produced Using A Mechanical Activation Technique

Barium strontium titanate, often abbreviated as Ba1-xSrxTiO3 to clearly define its composition, is a ferroelectric material with a perovskite structure (ABO3 structure). It is a material of interest as it combines benefi...

13 Nov 2006

Corus to Spend £6m for A New Composite Panel Production Line at Shotton

Corus, a leading player in the composite panel market is to invest £6m in new Composite Panel lines at its Shotton facilities in the UK, in order to further strengthen its position in response to the increasing mar...

13 Nov 2006

Azelis to Market and Sell Matrixx Plastic Products Throughout Europe

Matrixx Europe has signed a long term European distribution agreement with specialties distributor, Azelis. Part of the Matrixx Group, established in the US for over 25 years, they are a leading producer of highly specia...

13 Nov 2006

Hornby to Acquire Plastic Model Maker Airfix

Hornby Plc, the international models and collectables group, has announced that it has entered into contracts to acquire certain assets of Humbrol Limited in Administration (Humbrol), the owners of the Airfix model kits ...

13 Nov 2006

Flame Retardants in Television Sets

Statistics for Europe show an annual 325 fires for every million television sets compared with just six in the United States. The main reason for this is that TV housings on the old continent are still usually made from ...

13 Nov 2006

Alcoa, AMAG and Hydro to Sell Alumnium JV to German Trimet Aluminium

The assets of Hamburger Aluminium Werk (HAW) will be sold to German Trimet Aluminium AG with effect as of 1 December. Today, the three HAW shareholders, Alcoa, AMAG and Hydro, with 33.33% each, signed respective agree...

13 Nov 2006

ThyssenKrupp and Ruhr University Bochum Team Up to Establish Materials Research and Development Institute

The Ministry for Innovation, Science, Research and Technology, Ruhr University Bochum and ThyssenKrupp AG announce the following: Ruhr University Bochum in conjunction with ThyssenKrupp AG and other industry partners...

13 Nov 2006

RTI to Develop New Technology to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

As part of an effort to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, RTI International will further develop a novel and cost-effective process aimed at reducing the amount of carbon dioxide released from coal-fired power plan...

13 Nov 2006

Rohm and Haas and CSI Subsidiary Joint Venture to Serve the Wood Treatment Industry

Rohm and Haas Company and Chemical Specialties, Inc. (CSI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Rockwood Holdings, Inc., announced that the companies have signed an agreement to form a joint venture to serve the wood treatment ...

13 Nov 2006

Chemical Compound Could Boost Ethanol Production from Plant Fiber

John Verkade remembers just how it happened some 40 years ago: One of his Iowa State University graduate students, David Hendricker, stopped by to report somebody was stealing a little wooden applicator stick from a beak...

13 Nov 2006

World's Most Powerful Tunable Laser Shatters Another Power Record

The most powerful tunable laser in the world just shattered another power record: the Free-Electron Laser (FEL), supported by the Office of Naval Research and located at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jeffers...

13 Nov 2006

New Portable Fuel Cell to be Launched by NanoDynamics

NanoDynamics, Inc., a diversified nanotechnology and nanomaterials manufacturing company, announced today that it will introduce its new NDRevolution™ 50H portable hybrid solid oxide fuel cell system at the 2006 Fu...

10 Nov 2006

Polimoon Sell Rotation Moulding Business to Cipax

Polimoon AS and Polimoon Eiendom ANS have today entered into an agreement with Cipax AS, a newly incorporated subsidiary of the Swedish company Xano Industri AB, to sell its rotation moulding business at Bjørkelange...

10 Nov 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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Dofasco Steel Sale Hits a Speed Bump

Three World Leaders Sign MOU for Solar Energy Co-Operation

Improved Ferroelectric Materials Produced Using A Mechanical Activation Technique

Corus to Spend £6m for A New Composite Panel Production Line at Shotton

Azelis to Market and Sell Matrixx Plastic Products Throughout Europe

Hornby to Acquire Plastic Model Maker Airfix

Flame Retardants in Television Sets

Alcoa, AMAG and Hydro to Sell Alumnium JV to German Trimet Aluminium

ThyssenKrupp and Ruhr University Bochum Team Up to Establish Materials Research and Development Institute

RTI to Develop New Technology to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Rohm and Haas and CSI Subsidiary Joint Venture to Serve the Wood Treatment Industry

Chemical Compound Could Boost Ethanol Production from Plant Fiber

World's Most Powerful Tunable Laser Shatters Another Power Record

New Portable Fuel Cell to be Launched by NanoDynamics

Polimoon Sell Rotation Moulding Business to Cipax

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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

2Converting 2D Kaolinite into 3D Amorphous Cement

3Atomic-Scale Platinum Clusters for Efficient Catalysis

4Emerson Helps Oil and Gas Company Meet Emissions Standards with New Electric Dump Valves

5Thermaltronics Launches Innovative TMT-1000S Soldering Station, Bringing Advanced Technology to All Users at an Unbeatable Price

6Upcycling Plastic Waste into High-Value Macromolecules

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