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Physicists Observe Transition of a Gas to a Superfluid for First Time

For the first time, MIT scientists have directly observed the transition of a gas to a superfluid, a form of matter closely related to the superconductors that allow electrical currents to travel without resistance. ...

24 Jul 2006

Malvern Strengthen On-Line Particle Sizing Solutions Activities

Malvern Instruments has appointed Bernd Looser to the new post of Applications Specialist Process Systems. One of his main areas of focus in this role will be to develop, test and prove new and innovative on-line measure...

21 Jul 2006

Inco Comments on Final and Best Takeover Offer for Falconbridge

Inco Limited (“Inco”) today responded to the announcement by Xstrata plc that it had increased the consideration under its unsolicited offer for Falconbridge Limited. The Inco Offer for Falconbridge now c...

21 Jul 2006

New $5m Induction Heat Treatment Line for Timken

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IQE Acquire Emcore's Electronic Materials Division

IQE, the leading global outsource supplier of customised wafer products and outsource wafer services to the semiconductor industry, has conditionally agreed to acquire Electronic Materials Division (“EMD”), t...

21 Jul 2006

Data Mining Used to Predict Crystal Structures

The same computer methods used by online sales sites to suggest books to customers can help predict the crystal structures of materials, MIT researchers have found. These structures are key to designing new materials ...

20 Jul 2006

Ohio and Michigan Establish Regional Optical Network Partnership

The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC), and Merit Network, Inc. are pleased to announce a partnership to enhance regional optical networks in the Midwest. This partnership between the two state research and education ne...

20 Jul 2006

Siemens Acquires Opto-Control, Specialist 3-D Automatic Optical Inspection Systems

Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) has acquired Opto-Control Elektronik Prüfsysteme GmbH of Bochum, Germany. The purchase adds high-precision automatic optical inspection (AOI) systems to Siemens’s Siplac...

20 Jul 2006

Aerojet Delivers Advanced "Electric Propulsion" Engine to NASA

Aerojet has delivered the first of a new generation of propulsion thrusters to NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, for NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) project. The NEXT propulsion system co...

20 Jul 2006

Kennametal Expands European Presence

Kennametal has announced that it has recently increased its ownership in its Italian and Spanish affiliates. This action grows Kennametal's ownership in Kennametal Italia S.p.A. from 55 percent to 66 percent and in K...

20 Jul 2006

Material Technologies and UTEK Announce Strategic Alliance

Material Technologies, Inc, a company that engages in the research and development of metal fatigue detection, measurement, and monitoring technologies, and, UTEK Corporation, a specialty finance company focused on techn...

20 Jul 2006

Boeing and QinetiQ Expand Network-Enabled Capabilities

Boeing and QinetiQ officials have announced that they are establishing a state-of-the-art network-enabled center for collaboration and experimentation at QinetiQ's Cody Technology Park site in Farnborough, England. ...

20 Jul 2006

Brookhaven's Jim Reilly Honored For Lifetime of Work in Metal Hydride Chemistry

Retired Brookhaven chemist Jim Reilly has been honored with a 2006 DOE Hydrogen Program R&D Award in recognition of his lifetime contributions in hydrogen storage research and development. The award was presented at ...

20 Jul 2006

Quantum Enigma: Physics Encounters Consciousness

Quantum mechanics, one of the most successful theories in all of science, says some strange things about the fundamental nature of the world. For all practical purposes, physicists can and do ignore the bizarre implicati...

20 Jul 2006

Electricity from Steam Exploded Corn Plant Remains

After the corn harvest, whether for cattle feed or corn on the cob, farmers usually leave the stalks and stems in the field, but now, a team of Penn State researchers think corn stover can be used not only to manufacture...

20 Jul 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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Physicists Observe Transition of a Gas to a Superfluid for First Time

Malvern Strengthen On-Line Particle Sizing Solutions Activities

Inco Comments on Final and Best Takeover Offer for Falconbridge

New $5m Induction Heat Treatment Line for Timken

IQE Acquire Emcore's Electronic Materials Division

Data Mining Used to Predict Crystal Structures

Ohio and Michigan Establish Regional Optical Network Partnership

Siemens Acquires Opto-Control, Specialist 3-D Automatic Optical Inspection Systems

Aerojet Delivers Advanced "Electric Propulsion" Engine to NASA

Kennametal Expands European Presence

Material Technologies and UTEK Announce Strategic Alliance

Boeing and QinetiQ Expand Network-Enabled Capabilities

Brookhaven's Jim Reilly Honored For Lifetime of Work in Metal Hydride Chemistry

Quantum Enigma: Physics Encounters Consciousness

Electricity from Steam Exploded Corn Plant Remains

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Insights into the Role of Benchtop NMR in Biofluid Analysis with Philippe Wilson

Particle Size Analysis: Focus on the Essentials with the New Camsizer S1

The Inaugural STEM Marketing Awards – An Interview with Alexandra Balazs, Managing Director at Prolific North

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The TABER V-5 Stiffness Tester

The PinAAcle 900 Spectrometer Series: Cutting-Edge Precision for Atomic Absorption

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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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Insights into the Role of Benchtop NMR in Biofluid Analysis with Philippe Wilson

Particle Size Analysis: Focus on the Essentials with the New Camsizer S1

The Inaugural STEM Marketing Awards – An Interview with Alexandra Balazs, Managing Director at Prolific North

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2Active Lamb Wave Energy Analysis of Debonding Defects in Polymer-Rubber Structures

3Chemical ‘Chameleon’ Boosts Rare Earth Purification

4Revealing the Underlying Mechanism of Battery Self-Discharge

5Sustainable Ammonia Production Using Copper-Based Catalysts

6New Material Removes Toxic Metals from Water

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