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CIA Welcomes EU Green Paper on Energy

The Chemical Industries Association (CIA) has welcomed the Green Paper on a European Strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy published by the European Commission. In particular, the CIA endorses the Gr...

13 Mar 2006

Materials Science Gets a Nitride Boost

Like modern day alchemists, materials scientists often turn unassuming substances into desirable ones. But instead of working metal into gold, they create strange new compounds that could make the electronic components o...

13 Mar 2006

Sandia's Z Machine Exceeds Temperatures Hotter than the Interiors of Stars

Sandia's Z machine has produced plasmas that exceed temperatures of 2 billion degrees Kelvin -- hotter than the interiors of stars. The unexpectedly hot output, if its cause were understood and harnessed, could e...

13 Mar 2006

Cleaner Petrol From 'Catalytic Cracking'

One problem confronting the oil industry is that extracted mineral oil (due to increasing scarcity) is becoming heavier and 'dirtier'. This is reflected, for instance, in a higher content of aromatics (which amon...

13 Mar 2006

European Intelligent Car Research

Although safety is improving on European roads, every year over 40,000 people die on Europe's roads and 1.4 million accidents occur. Clearly, there is still plenty of work to be done if the EU is to halve road fatali...

13 Mar 2006

Stereotypes Hamper the Engineering Profession's Efforts to Recruit Women

The classic stereotype of an engineer - a man who is brilliant at and passionate about technology, but not so good at dealing with people - bears little resemblance to actual engineers or their work, according to new res...

13 Mar 2006

GA Tech Develops Ultra-Efficient Embedded Architectures Based on Probabilistic Technology

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology announce energy savings by a factor of more than 500 in simulations with their ultra energy efficient embedded architecture based on Probabilistic CMOS (PCMOS). The rese...

13 Mar 2006

University of Bath Create Conveyer Belt for Magnetic Flux Vortices in Superconductors

If blown up in size, it would not have a chance in the car factory, but the microscopic conveyer belt built by Simon Bending's team in the Department of Physics at the University of Bath and collaborators in Japan an...

13 Mar 2006

PowdermatriX Secures a Further 3 Years Funding

Celebrating the news that PowdermatriX has received three years’ further support as part of the Materials Knowledge Transfer Network, over a hundred delegates attended the recent PowdermatriX Evolution conference. ...

10 Mar 2006

Saving Rubber for Future Generations

Natural rubber is currently technically unavoidable for some purposes, despite the competition from synthetic rubber. Most notably, it accounts for 75% of the rubber used in the tyre industry. However, although Hevea bra...

9 Mar 2006

Umicore and Solvay Form Fuel Cell Partnership

Umicore and Solvay have reached an agreement in principle to join forces in the research, development, production and sales of Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEA) and related compounds, to be used in Fuel Cell (FC) appli...

9 Mar 2006

American Superconductor Successfully Demonstrate Prototype Power Transformer in China

American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, and China's Institute of Electrical Engineering (IEE) today announced that IEE has successfully demonstrated a prototype superconductor-base...

9 Mar 2006

Ausmelt Win Contract for Chinese Nickel Smelter

Ausmelt Limited has won a major contract to provide technology for a new nickel smelting plant to be built by Jilin Nickel Group (Jilin), China’s second largest nickel producer. The contract will deliver revenues t...

9 Mar 2006

Shell Doubles Chinese Bitumen Business

Shell China Holdings B.V. has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Koch Materials China (Hong Kong) Limited (KMC), which is involved in the manufacture and marketing of bitumen in China. The deal will mor...

8 Mar 2006

NASA Awards 4.65 Million Hours Supercomputing Time for Advanced Research

NASA has awarded approximately 4.65 million hours of supercomputing time to researchers. The computing time may help scientists solve some of the most challenging research problems involving climate variability, combusti...

8 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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CIA Welcomes EU Green Paper on Energy

Materials Science Gets a Nitride Boost

Sandia's Z Machine Exceeds Temperatures Hotter than the Interiors of Stars

Cleaner Petrol From 'Catalytic Cracking'

European Intelligent Car Research

Stereotypes Hamper the Engineering Profession's Efforts to Recruit Women

GA Tech Develops Ultra-Efficient Embedded Architectures Based on Probabilistic Technology

University of Bath Create Conveyer Belt for Magnetic Flux Vortices in Superconductors

PowdermatriX Secures a Further 3 Years Funding

Saving Rubber for Future Generations

Umicore and Solvay Form Fuel Cell Partnership

American Superconductor Successfully Demonstrate Prototype Power Transformer in China

Ausmelt Win Contract for Chinese Nickel Smelter

Shell Doubles Chinese Bitumen Business

NASA Awards 4.65 Million Hours Supercomputing Time for Advanced Research

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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?

High-Throughput Configurable Raman Probes for Versatile Applications

MX-Lab: Material Research & Alloying Machine

Using the LFA 717 HyperFlash for Light Flash Analysis

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Thermodynamic and Kinetic Analysis of Hydrolysis Reactions

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Engineering the Perfect Induction Coil

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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

2New Electrolyte Design for Improved Li-S Battery Performance

3Scientists Advance X-Ray Technology with Innovative Hybrid Materials

4Dual Salt-Based Electrolyte for High-Performance Na-S Batteries

5Engineers Develop Biodegradable Adhesive with Superior Strength

6Upcycling Plastic Waste into High-Value Macromolecules

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