Materials Science News

RSS

GM Plants Could be Used to Remove Heavy Metals and Toxins from Soil and Water

Chinese researchers have genetically modified tobacco and a species of algae to remove toxic heavy metals such as mercury from soil and water. As a cheap and effective way of eliminating heavy metal pollution from the...

1 Nov 2005

Recycling Aims to Reduce Growing U.S Inventory of Stored Spent Nuclear Fuel

Hoping to reduce the nation's growing inventory of stored spent nuclear fuel, a group of nuclear engineering faculty, scientists and students from Big Ten universities, the University of Chicago and the U.S. Departme...

31 Oct 2005

Materials Scientists Learn from Abalone Shells

Like a case on a television show called Unsolved Mysteries, North Dakota State University researchers Kalpana S. Katti, Ph.D., and Dinesh R. Katti, Ph.D., are intrigued by a substance whose beauty belies its strength. Wh...

31 Oct 2005

UC Santa Barbara Discovery Could Lead to Room Temperature Quantum Computing

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have potentially opened up a new avenue toward room temperature quantum information processing. By demonstrating the ability to image and control single isolated electron spins in diamond,...

31 Oct 2005

New Method of Designing Controllers Based on Quantitative Feedback Theory

In her PhD thesis at the Public University of Navarre, Industrial Engineer Marta Barreras Carracedo put forward a new method of designing controllers based on QFT (Quantitative Feedback Theory) and which facilitates its ...

31 Oct 2005

Everything in One Microsystem

Blurred photos and shaky films will soon be a thing of the past thanks to rotation sensors. They precisely measure the rate of rotation around all spatial axis. Combined with evaluation electronics, they can also be used...

31 Oct 2005

Easy-to-Clean Surfaces which Prevent the Deposition of Dirt

Dirt in the wrong place can destroy entire production batches in many branches of industry. But constant cleaning is expensive. Specially coated easy-to-clean surfaces can considerably reduce the amount of cleaning invol...

31 Oct 2005

Ultraviolet Light for Car Paint

The hardening of paint with UV light is uncharted territory for the automotive industry. This situation may soon change: Engineers need no longer puzzle out the optimum positions of UV lamps in a test facility, but can s...

31 Oct 2005

New Grinding Machine with Micrometer Accuracy

Soft paper hankies are produced on huge rollers at a speed of up to two kilometers per minute. The roller surface has to be very flat and smooth. A new grinding machine works with micrometer accuracy and cuts downtime by...

31 Oct 2005

Brush Engineered Materials Reports Strong Third Quarter Sales

Brush Engineered Materials has reported that third quarter sales were $135.6 million, up $9.8 million or 8% compared to the third quarter 2004 sales of $125.8 million. Net income for the quarter was $3.9 million, up 14% ...

31 Oct 2005

Borealis and Novolen to Enter into License Agreement

Borealis and Novolen have announced that they have entered into a license agreement allowing Novolen’s metallocene single-site polypropylene (PP) technology rights to be available to Borealis. This agreement gr...

31 Oct 2005

Arcelor Acquires Controlling Stake in Brazilian Stainless Steel Producer Acesita

On October 26, 2005, Arcelor agreed with the Brazilian pension fund Fundação Sistel de Seguridade Social ("Sistel") to acquire the 12% of the voting capital of Acesita held by Sistel for R$45 per shar...

31 Oct 2005

Nestle UK to Use Plantic Technolgies Biodegradable Plastic for Chocolate Packaging

Plantic Technologies Limited today announced its first major customer in the European market, Nestlé UK (Nestlé) in the United Kingdom. Nestlé is using Plantic® bioplastic for the trays in their Dairy ...

28 Oct 2005

SpaceDev and Starsys Research to Merge

SpaceDev and Starsys Research Corporation have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization. Starsys has approximately 130 employees. Starsys designs, engineers and manufactures mechanical systems,...

27 Oct 2005

Hilex-Poly Purchases Vanguard Plastics

Hilex Poly Company, LLC has announced the purchase of Vanguard Plastics, Inc., creating the largest retail carryout packaging manufacturer in the world. The combined company has twelve strategically located manufacturing...

27 Oct 2005

News Categories

Editorial Highlights

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

GM Plants Could be Used to Remove Heavy Metals and Toxins from Soil and Water

Recycling Aims to Reduce Growing U.S Inventory of Stored Spent Nuclear Fuel

Materials Scientists Learn from Abalone Shells

UC Santa Barbara Discovery Could Lead to Room Temperature Quantum Computing

New Method of Designing Controllers Based on Quantitative Feedback Theory

Everything in One Microsystem

Easy-to-Clean Surfaces which Prevent the Deposition of Dirt

Ultraviolet Light for Car Paint

New Grinding Machine with Micrometer Accuracy

Brush Engineered Materials Reports Strong Third Quarter Sales

Borealis and Novolen to Enter into License Agreement

Arcelor Acquires Controlling Stake in Brazilian Stainless Steel Producer Acesita

Nestle UK to Use Plantic Technolgies Biodegradable Plastic for Chocolate Packaging

SpaceDev and Starsys Research to Merge

Hilex-Poly Purchases Vanguard Plastics

News Categories

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

Sponsored Content

Ensuring Accuracy and Long-Term Stability in qNMR Methods with External Calibration

Understanding Biological Indicators (BIs) in Hydrogen Peroxide Decontamination

NIR Spectroscopy Analysis of Fruit Juices

The Role of Sulfur Analysis in Advancing Superalloy Performance

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Materials Science News

News Categories

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?

1Machine Learning-Optimized Graphene Metamaterial Solar Absorber Using Al-TiN-Fe

2Scientists Advance X-Ray Technology with Innovative Hybrid Materials

3A New Catalyst for Efficient CO2 Conversion

4New Electrolyte Design for Improved Li-S Battery Performance

5ABB Adds Variable-Speed, Multi-Motor And Additional Features to its NEMA Motors Energy Savings Calculator

6A Novel Approach for Treating High-Salinity Organic Wastewaters

Sponsored Content

Editorial Highlights