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First Powder Injection Molding Process For Pure Niobium

Penn State researchers have developed the first powder injection molding process for pure niobium, a biocompatible material similar to platinum and titanium but cheaper. The researchers, who are based in the Universit...

18 Oct 2005

New Equation Helps Unravel Behavior Of Turbulence

To most people, turbulence is the jolt felt by jet passengers moving through a rough pocket of air. But to scientists, turbulence is the chaotic flow of a gas or liquid, in which parts of the current curl into irregular,...

18 Oct 2005

New Foam Blowing Agent To Help Builders Meet Environmental Targets

Industrial and special gases company BOC is set to help cut the rate of ozone depleting emissions across the building sector with the introduction of EcomateR an environmentally friendly foam blowing agent. In an agre...

18 Oct 2005

Gas Turbine to Set New World Record for Efficiency

Siemens is building the world’s most powerful and economical gas turbine, which is expected to set a new world record for efficiency. Plans call for the combined cycle gas and steam power plant to have an effici...

17 Oct 2005

Rohm and Haas Introduces Innovative Adhesives for Electrostatic Spray Systems

Attendees to the Rubber Expo™ '05, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will find an exciting new product taking center stage in area of high-performance rubber-to-metal bonding applications. Rohm and Haas will intr...

17 Oct 2005

Fiji Seaweed Yields Potential New Pharmaceuticals

Researchers have discovered 10 new molecular structures with pharmaceutical potential in a species of red seaweed that lives in the shallow coral reef along the coastline of Fiji in the south Pacific Ocean. Some of th...

17 Oct 2005

DegussaHeadquarters Building Demonstration Plant For Direct Synthesis Of Hydrogen Peroxide

DegussaHeadwaters, a joint venture of Degussa AG, Dusseldorf, Germany, and Headwaters, Inc., South Jordan, Utah, USA, is building a demonstration plant for the direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide (DSHP) in Hanau-Wolfga...

17 Oct 2005

Bridgestone Officially Opens Guangzhou Plant for Urethane Foam

Bridgestone Corporation held the official opening today for a plant that produces urethane foam for automobile seats in China. The operator of the plant is Guangzhou Bridgestone Chemical Products Co., Ltd., a joint ve...

17 Oct 2005

Australian Government Spurs Investment in Innovative Aussie Car Industry

The Australian Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, Ian Macfarlane has returned from Tokyo, where he promoted Australia’s involvement in global auto manufacturing supply chains and its proven ability to su...

14 Oct 2005

Australian Kick Start for Biofuels

Late last month the Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, released the findings of the Biofuels Taskforce. This Taskforce was commissioned in May of this year to examine the latest evidence on the impacts and benefits ...

14 Oct 2005

Bonding Techniques for the Future

"Bonding technology for the vehicles of tomorrow" was the motto of the 7th conference on adhesive systems in the manufacturing industry (FSK, "Fertigungssystem Kleben"), which took place on September ...

14 Oct 2005

Scientists Discover Hydrophobic H2O Paradox

Now you can extend that truism about oil and water to water and itself. Water and water don't always mix, either. The textbooks say that water readily comes together with other water, open arms of hydrogen claspi...

14 Oct 2005

Chemists Create the First Stable Compound with a Five-Fold Bond Between Two Metal Atoms

Chemists at UC Davis have made the first stable compound with a five-fold bond between two metal atoms. The work with chromium could give researchers new insights into the nature of chemical bonding. Much of chemistry i...

14 Oct 2005

Development of Dense High Performance Low Alloy PM Steels by Liquid Phase Sintering

Miren Sarasola, Bachelor of Physics Science and researcher of the Materials Department at CEIT, has developed dense high performance low alloy PM steels by liquid phase sintering. The Thesis title is : "Development ...

14 Oct 2005

Liquid Crystal Multilayer Study Promises Improvements In Manufacturing Techniques For Liquid Crystal Displays

In order to successfully fabricate a commercial Liquid Crystal Display, uniform orientation of the liquid crystal (LC) molecules is required. Traditionally this molecular alignment of liquid crystal is achieved by physic...

12 Oct 2005

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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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First Powder Injection Molding Process For Pure Niobium

New Equation Helps Unravel Behavior Of Turbulence

New Foam Blowing Agent To Help Builders Meet Environmental Targets

Gas Turbine to Set New World Record for Efficiency

Rohm and Haas Introduces Innovative Adhesives for Electrostatic Spray Systems

Fiji Seaweed Yields Potential New Pharmaceuticals

DegussaHeadquarters Building Demonstration Plant For Direct Synthesis Of Hydrogen Peroxide

Bridgestone Officially Opens Guangzhou Plant for Urethane Foam

Australian Government Spurs Investment in Innovative Aussie Car Industry

Australian Kick Start for Biofuels

Bonding Techniques for the Future

Scientists Discover Hydrophobic H2O Paradox

Chemists Create the First Stable Compound with a Five-Fold Bond Between Two Metal Atoms

Development of Dense High Performance Low Alloy PM Steels by Liquid Phase Sintering

Liquid Crystal Multilayer Study Promises Improvements In Manufacturing Techniques For Liquid Crystal Displays

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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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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

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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?

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

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