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Scientists Localize Chemical Reactions on the Submicron Scale

Using probes originally designed to detect and image topographical features on surfaces, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have demonstrated the ability to initiate and spat...

31 Mar 2006

Opel and BASF Develop a Novel Plastic Part to Protect Pedestrians

During the development of motor vehicles with improved passive protection for pedestrians, Adam Opel GmbH, headquartered in Rüsselsheim, Germany, entered into a cooperative effort with BASF and created a new plastic...

30 Mar 2006

UK Business to get 80 Million Pounds Next Month to Support Technology Innovation

UK business is to get £80million next month to support technology innovation, Trade and Industry Secretary Alan Johnson announced today. The money, announced by the Secretary of State during his budget address ...

30 Mar 2006

Applied Materials' AdvantEdge Etch System Selected for Advanced Memory Production

Applied Materials has announced that Elpida Memory, Inc., a leading DRAM manufacturer, has selected the Applied Centura(R) AdvantEdge(TM) system in its recent fab investment cycle for all of its silicon etching applicati...

30 Mar 2006

First Crucial Step Taken Towards a Neuron-Powered CPU

The ultimate applications are potentially limitless. In the long term it will possibly enable the creation of very sophisticated neural prostheses to combat neurological disorders. What's more, it could allow the cre...

30 Mar 2006

Researchers Perform First Accurate Computer Simulation of What Happens When Cold and Hot Particles Collide

When a tiny droplet of cold fluid mixes with a high-temperature solid particle, a vapor layer forms between them, and they never actually touch. Ohio State University researchers have performed the first accurate compute...

30 Mar 2006

World's Most Powerful Particle Collider

The European Laboratory for Particle Physics in Geneva, Switzerland, is building the Large Hadron Collider, a new particle accelerator that will collide beams of protons or lead nuclei at close to the speed of light. The...

30 Mar 2006

New Compounds that Reduce Wear in Metals, Advanced Alloys, and Ceramics

When Michael Furey, professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering, at Virginia Tech, met Czeslaw Kajdas, then with the Radom Technical University in Poland, at a conference in Europe in 1981, they had differing view...

30 Mar 2006

Method to Remove Sulfur from Military-Grade Fuel

The military needs to get the sulfur out of its fuel, in order to use the fuel to produce hydrogen for fuel cell use in the field. Fuel cells can generate the electricity necessary to power electronic gadgets and facilit...

30 Mar 2006

Tiny Water Purification Packet Fights Diseases With Clean Water

Chemists have developed a powerful household water purification system that puts the cleansing power of an industrial water treatment plant into a container the size of a ketchup packet. The researchers have shown that t...

30 Mar 2006

Philips Invests EUR 30 Million Aachen Lighting Plant

Royal Philips Electronics has announced an investment of approximately EUR 30 million in its automotive head lighting competence centre in Aachen, Germany. The investment will pay for the installation of an ultra-modern ...

28 Mar 2006

Pirelli Launches New Truck Tyre Production Unit in Brazil

Pirelli Tyre has launched a new production unit for radial truck and bus tyres in Gravataì , in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The unit is located inside the Group's principle development and producti...

28 Mar 2006

Gerdau Ameristeel Purchases Callaway Building Products

Gerdau Ameristeel has announced that it has acquired the assets of Callaway Building Products, headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. For more than 45 years, Callaway Buil...

28 Mar 2006

DuPont Unveil New Engineering Polymer Applications at Plastindia 2006

DuPont Engineering Polymers recently hosted thousands of visitors at the business' booth during Plastindia, the largest international plastics show in Delhi, India. The DuPont booth featured applications new to the I...

28 Mar 2006

Researchers Invent Technique to Record 3D Scans of the Gases and Solids that Mix Inside Boilers

Ohio State University researchers have invented a technique to record three-dimensional scans of the gases and solids that mix inside boilers and other industrial processing reactors. Scientists can use the patented ...

28 Mar 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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Scientists Localize Chemical Reactions on the Submicron Scale

Opel and BASF Develop a Novel Plastic Part to Protect Pedestrians

UK Business to get 80 Million Pounds Next Month to Support Technology Innovation

Applied Materials' AdvantEdge Etch System Selected for Advanced Memory Production

First Crucial Step Taken Towards a Neuron-Powered CPU

Researchers Perform First Accurate Computer Simulation of What Happens When Cold and Hot Particles Collide

World's Most Powerful Particle Collider

New Compounds that Reduce Wear in Metals, Advanced Alloys, and Ceramics

Method to Remove Sulfur from Military-Grade Fuel

Tiny Water Purification Packet Fights Diseases With Clean Water

Philips Invests EUR 30 Million Aachen Lighting Plant

Pirelli Launches New Truck Tyre Production Unit in Brazil

Gerdau Ameristeel Purchases Callaway Building Products

DuPont Unveil New Engineering Polymer Applications at Plastindia 2006

Researchers Invent Technique to Record 3D Scans of the Gases and Solids that Mix Inside Boilers

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Driving Efficiency and Sustainability: Tofwerk at Semicon Europa

Combining Particle Size, Zeta Potential and Shelf-life for Cutting Edge Research

Can we Decarbonize the Aerospace Industry?

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High-Throughput Configurable Raman Probes for Versatile Applications

MX-Lab: Material Research & Alloying Machine

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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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Driving Efficiency and Sustainability: Tofwerk at Semicon Europa

Combining Particle Size, Zeta Potential and Shelf-life for Cutting Edge Research

Can we Decarbonize the Aerospace Industry?

1“Dome-Shaped" Superconducting Phase Discovered in a Novel Transition Metal Zirconide

2Engineers Develop Biodegradable Adhesive with Superior Strength

3New Electrolyte Design for Improved Li-S Battery Performance

4Scientists Advance X-Ray Technology with Innovative Hybrid Materials

5Dual Salt-Based Electrolyte for High-Performance Na-S Batteries

6Upcycling Plastic Waste into High-Value Macromolecules

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