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3-D Machineable Polycrystalline Diamond Hits Market

Ringwood Diamond Material Technologies, based in Canberra, Australia, is now manufacturing and selling, what it claims is the thickest machineable polycrystalline diamond (PCD) compact cylinder–measuring 32mm &#216...

28 Sep 2005

Giant Grass Future Fuel

Giant Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus), a hybrid grass that can grow 13 feet high, may be a valuable renewable fuel source for the future, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign say. Stephen ...

28 Sep 2005

Ashland’s Epoxy Vinyl Ester Resin - Protection from Heat and Corrosion

Corrosive gasses coupled with bursts of extreme heat could perhaps describe the surface of Venus, but on Earth this mix can also be found in the pollution scrubbers attached to many industrial smokestacks. For scrubbers ...

28 Sep 2005

New Method for Growing Barium Titanate Films at Atmospheric Pressure

Many advanced material fabrication techniques use multi-step processes that can be environmentally stressing, energy-consuming and have high-costs. In an article published in AZojomo researchers have described a nove...

27 Sep 2005

Siemens Develops World’s Most Powerful Gas Turbine

E.ON Energie and Siemens are to implement a new power plant project at E.ON Energie’s Irsching site in Bavaria, which will set new benchmarks in terms of performance and operating economy. In a first step, Siemens ...

27 Sep 2005

Porsche to Buy into Volkswagen

Porsche AG, is aiming to acquire a share of approximately 20 per cent in the stock capital of Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg. Porsche is taking this decision because Volkswagen is now not only an important development partner ...

27 Sep 2005

Ultra-Sensitive Metal Detector Under Development by mPhase Technologies

The ultra-sensitive metal detector under development by mPhase Technologies represents "an enormous potential" for the company, yet many investors are baffled by the technology, asserts the company's chief ...

27 Sep 2005

Scientists Need to Focus on Developing More Resilient and Efficient Advanced Catalysts

There is an acute need for technological improvements in the advanced catalysts industry as robust and long-lasting catalysts are the need of the hour. By preventing catalyst deactivation, the new breed of catalysts can ...

27 Sep 2005

New Efficient and Eco-Friendly Power Plants

Power plants of the future may be designed to provide electricity solely for an individual housing estate, village, factory or college. That’s the prediction of University of Southampton engineer Dr Tom Markvart. ...

27 Sep 2005

Purdue Benchmarking Database and Process will Help Industry Design Parts-Search Systems

Researchers at Purdue University who developed the first system capable of searching a company's catalog of three-dimensional parts created with computer-aided design software are now providing a method to evaluate h...

27 Sep 2005

Researchers Demonstrate Room-Temperature Operation of a Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor Laser

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have demonstrated the room-temperature operation of a heterojunction bipolar transistor laser, moving it an important step closer to commercialization. The sc...

27 Sep 2005

Simple Plastic Shield Could Prevent Card Skimming ATM Fraud

Two design engineers at the University of Warwick have devised a simple 250 UK pounds sterling plastic shield that could play a significant role in eliminating the card skimming cash machine fraud that costs banks tens o...

27 Sep 2005

BP Confirms Plans for Second Zhuhai PTA Plant

BP is planning a second world-scale PTA (purified terephthalic acid) plant at their BP Zhuhai Chemical Company Limited (BP Zhuhai) site in Guangdong Province, China. BP Zhuhai, a joint venture between BP (85 per cent...

27 Sep 2005

Oversupply, Lower Prices Impacting LCD Equipment Market

While the worldwide market for array processing equipment for TFT-LCDs grew 34% to reach $4.2 billion in 2004, a combination of several factors will drop the growth rate to only 3% in 2005, according to the report LCD Pr...

27 Sep 2005

BASF Develops New Printed Electronics Technology with Bell Labs

BASF Future Business GmbH, Ludwigshafen, is jointly developing leading edge printed electronics technology based on organic semiconductors that can be used in a broad variety of everyday applications. BASF entered into t...

27 Sep 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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3-D Machineable Polycrystalline Diamond Hits Market

Giant Grass Future Fuel

Ashland’s Epoxy Vinyl Ester Resin - Protection from Heat and Corrosion

New Method for Growing Barium Titanate Films at Atmospheric Pressure

Siemens Develops World’s Most Powerful Gas Turbine

Porsche to Buy into Volkswagen

Ultra-Sensitive Metal Detector Under Development by mPhase Technologies

Scientists Need to Focus on Developing More Resilient and Efficient Advanced Catalysts

New Efficient and Eco-Friendly Power Plants

Purdue Benchmarking Database and Process will Help Industry Design Parts-Search Systems

Researchers Demonstrate Room-Temperature Operation of a Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor Laser

Simple Plastic Shield Could Prevent Card Skimming ATM Fraud

BP Confirms Plans for Second Zhuhai PTA Plant

Oversupply, Lower Prices Impacting LCD Equipment Market

BASF Develops New Printed Electronics Technology with Bell Labs

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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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