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Extremely Hard and Precisely Shaped Ceramic Manufacturing Tools from Fraunhofer

Automobiles need to lose weight in order to cut their fuel consumption. More and more manufacturers are therefore beginning to use thin sheets of high-strength steel. Extremely hard and precisely shaped ceramic manufactu...

24 Oct 2006

RFID Tags Deliver Letters Safely to Destination

On with a stamp, off to the mailbox, and the letter usually arrives the next day – after a long journey through a complex system of logistics. A new type of RFID tag with a display can help to make the system even ...

24 Oct 2006

Heat Insulation by Vacuum

Windows can save energy too: Significantly less heat escapes through vacuum-insulated panes than through conventional double-glazed windows. A first prototype will be on show at Glasstec 2006 in Düsseldorf (hall 11,...

24 Oct 2006

Recycling Plastics Recovered from Electrical Waste

Fraunhofer researchers come top of the league in recycling plastics from electrical and electronic waste. A worldwide comparison was performed by the British non-profit organization WRAP (The Waste and Resources Action P...

24 Oct 2006

World is Not Running Out of Oil

If you think the world is on the verge of running out of oil or other mineral resources, you've been taken in by the foremost of seven myths about resource geology, according to a University of Washington economic ge...

23 Oct 2006

Scientists Create Working Invisibility Cloak

A team led by scientists at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering has demonstrated the first working "invisibility cloak." The cloak deflects microwave beams so they flow around a "hidden"...

23 Oct 2006

Solvay Advanced Polymers Unveils KetaSpire PEEK

Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C. introduced KetaSpire PEEK, its new line of PEEK products based on nucleophilic chemistry, the same technology used in the market's leading PEEK product. The performance plastic maker ...

19 Oct 2006

Carnegie Mellon Scientists Use 'Green' Approach To Transform Plastics Manufacturing Process

Using environmentally safe compounds like vitamin C or sugars, scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have vastly improved a popular technology used to generate a diverse range of industrial plastics for applications r...

19 Oct 2006

VIU Introduces New Print Technology

Virtual Images Unlimited and its sister company, Travel Tags, Inc., leading manufacturers of unique plastic printing technologies, are pleased to announce a new product line featuring Infinidepth, a unique, patent-pendin...

19 Oct 2006

Majority of U.S. Adults Support Government Incentives for Biofuels

Four in five U.S. adults (80%) strongly or somewhat agree that national and state governments are not doing enough to promote production of biofuels -- fuels made from agricultural crops or plant matter -- according to a...

19 Oct 2006

Owens Corning Announces Breakthrough Reinforcement Technology for High-Performance Thermoplastics

Owens Corning has announced at the Composites & Polycon 2006 exhibition the global launch of its latest reinforcement development, MicroMax(TM) fine diameter chopped strand, a game-changing product allowing for ultra...

From O-I Glass 19 Oct 2006

UK Centre to "Fast Track" Regulatory Response

A leading US consulting firm specialising in chemical product approval, support and regulatory defence has launched a European operation to help industry tackle the 'intimidating landscape' of increasing regulati...

18 Oct 2006

Breakthrough Primer Technology for Coating Aluminum

What termites do to houses, corrosion does to aircraft. Researchers at North Dakota State University (NDSU), Fargo, have developed a new primer technology for coating aluminum aircraft structures to protect them from cor...

17 Oct 2006

Cellulose Used to Strengthen Plastic

Researchers at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) are developing ways to use cellulose from wood to strengthen plastics, providing a lightweight component that has the added advantage of being b...

17 Oct 2006

MIT Looks at Non-Newtonian Fluids

Trevor Shen Kuan Ng rolls dough. He also stretches it like Silly Putty, twirls it like taffy and flattens it into rectangles like wide fettuccine. Ng, an MIT mechanical engineering graduate student, is getting an educ...

17 Oct 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.

Materials Science News

Extremely Hard and Precisely Shaped Ceramic Manufacturing Tools from Fraunhofer

RFID Tags Deliver Letters Safely to Destination

Heat Insulation by Vacuum

Recycling Plastics Recovered from Electrical Waste

World is Not Running Out of Oil

Scientists Create Working Invisibility Cloak

Solvay Advanced Polymers Unveils KetaSpire PEEK

Carnegie Mellon Scientists Use 'Green' Approach To Transform Plastics Manufacturing Process

VIU Introduces New Print Technology

Majority of U.S. Adults Support Government Incentives for Biofuels

Owens Corning Announces Breakthrough Reinforcement Technology for High-Performance Thermoplastics

UK Centre to "Fast Track" Regulatory Response

Breakthrough Primer Technology for Coating Aluminum

Cellulose Used to Strengthen Plastic

MIT Looks at Non-Newtonian Fluids

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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

2Converting 2D Kaolinite into 3D Amorphous Cement

3Engineers Develop Biodegradable Adhesive with Superior Strength

4Atomic-Scale Platinum Clusters for Efficient Catalysis

5Emerson Helps Oil and Gas Company Meet Emissions Standards with New Electric Dump Valves

6Carbon Cloth Electrodes Revolutionize Desalination

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