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Alcan Highlights Oman Middle East Gulf as an Important Sustainable Growth Platform for Aluminium

Speaking at the Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) Conference this week, Alcan Inc.’s Senior Vice President and President and Chief Executive Officer, Alcan Primary Metal Group, Cynthia Carroll, said that the Compa...

18 Nov 2005

Chemical Industry Needs to Change to Survive

In order to meet the changing needs and expectations of customers and society, the UK chemical industry must respond to a rapidly evolving world, Judith Hackitt, Director General of the Chemical Industries Association (C...

18 Nov 2005

5-10 Million Fuel Cell Vehicles Globally by 2020

Given the right support, there could be 5-10 million fuel cell vehicles globally by 2020... The time horizon for the Hydrogen Economy is long - it is at least 20 years away for developed countries. But long term chang...

18 Nov 2005

New Class of Lightweight, Rigid Polymers Will Help Storage of Hydrogen Fuel

Using building blocks that make up ordinary plastics, but putting them together in a whole new way, University of Michigan researchers have created a class of lightweight, rigid polymers they predict will be useful for s...

18 Nov 2005

Tackling Whisker and Hillock Formation

Environmental groups around the world have been campaigning for years to replace lead-containing solders and protective layers on electronic components with non-hazardous metals and alloys. In response, the European Unio...

18 Nov 2005

Adding Small Amounts of Additives to Refrigerants May Significantly Improve Efficiency of Air Conditioning

A National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researcher has come up with a method designed to improve the energy efficiency of water chillers that cool the nation's large commercial buildings. The NIST met...

18 Nov 2005

Copper Ridges Doubles Resolution of Experimental X-ray Sensors

A series of copper ridges nearly doubles the resolution of experimental X-ray sensors, enabling more precise identification of the X-ray "fingerprints" of different atoms, researchers at the National Institute ...

18 Nov 2005

Health Consequences of Airborne Tungsten

The air in Fallon, Nev. has significantly higher levels of tungsten and cobalt than does the air in neighboring towns, according to a new research report. The research suggests that the metals in the air come from a poin...

18 Nov 2005

Vibrations of Magnetization Revealed in a Rainbow of Colours

Vibrations of magnetization have for the first time been captured on camera by scientists at The University of Manchester revealing a rainbow of colours. For the first time, images of induced magnetic pulsations at t...

18 Nov 2005

Polyfuel to Put Its Hydrocarbon-Based Fuel Cell Membrane to the Test

PolyFuel, Inc., a world leader in engineered membranes for fuel cells, announced that it is reprising its real-time shootout between PolyFuel’s hydrocarbon-based fuel cell membrane, and Du Pont’s fluorocarbon...

17 Nov 2005

Borealis Insulation Meets the Requirements for High Frequency 3G Mobile Phone Antenna Cables

The increasingly higher operating frequency of 3G mobile phone antenna cables places ever greater demands on the performance of insulation materials. To meet this challenge Borealis has launched a new combination of Borc...

17 Nov 2005

Bluescope Steel Gains Government Support for Possible Investments at Port Kembla Plant

BlueScope Steel welcomes the announcement by the NSW Government today that it has granted planning approval for two important potential investments, the Blast Furnace Reline Project and the Cold Mill Upgrade Project, und...

17 Nov 2005

Alcoa's Geoweb Product Used for De-Icing Pad at Cleveland Hopkins Airport; The Geoweb System Provides Environmental and Economic Savings

Alcoa announced today that its Presto Products' Geoweb(R) load support system will be used at Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport. Presto Products is providing 13 truck loads, or 1.3 million square feet, of...

17 Nov 2005

Phelps Dodge Look to Sell North Americal Magnet Wire Assets to Rea Magnet Wire

Phelps Dodge Corp. announced today it has agreed to sell substantially all its North American magnet wire assets to Rea Magnet Wire Company, Inc. Under the agreement, Rea will purchase the assets, including certain coppe...

17 Nov 2005

WinTech and Polyplastics Develop Environmentally Friendly Flame Resistant PBT Resin

WinTech Polymer Ltd. and Polyplastics Co., Ltd. are pleased to announce success in the development of a new form of flame-resistant PBT (Polybutylene Terephthalate) resin that caters to the market needs of improved envir...

17 Nov 2005

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Alcan Highlights Oman Middle East Gulf as an Important Sustainable Growth Platform for Aluminium

Chemical Industry Needs to Change to Survive

5-10 Million Fuel Cell Vehicles Globally by 2020

New Class of Lightweight, Rigid Polymers Will Help Storage of Hydrogen Fuel

Tackling Whisker and Hillock Formation

Adding Small Amounts of Additives to Refrigerants May Significantly Improve Efficiency of Air Conditioning

Copper Ridges Doubles Resolution of Experimental X-ray Sensors

Health Consequences of Airborne Tungsten

Vibrations of Magnetization Revealed in a Rainbow of Colours

Polyfuel to Put Its Hydrocarbon-Based Fuel Cell Membrane to the Test

Borealis Insulation Meets the Requirements for High Frequency 3G Mobile Phone Antenna Cables

Bluescope Steel Gains Government Support for Possible Investments at Port Kembla Plant

Alcoa's Geoweb Product Used for De-Icing Pad at Cleveland Hopkins Airport; The Geoweb System Provides Environmental and Economic Savings

Phelps Dodge Look to Sell North Americal Magnet Wire Assets to Rea Magnet Wire

WinTech and Polyplastics Develop Environmentally Friendly Flame Resistant PBT Resin

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

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