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Ceradyne Receives Order For U.S. Navy Helicopters and New Military Programs

Ceradyne has received two new orders totaling $5.6 million for its lightweight ceramic armor systems. A $1.6 million order was received from the U.S. Navy for ceramic armored seats for Navy helicopters, and a $4 million ...

25 Aug 2005

Nuclear Solutions Announces Formation of Renewable Fuels Subsidiary

Nuclear Solutions has announced that it is in the process of forming Future Fuels, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary intended to pursue business in the renewable fuels sector. Future Fuels mission stands apart from that of...

25 Aug 2005

Physicists Discover New Mechanism for Metallic Magnetism

Predicting the magnetic behavior of metallic compounds is a surprisingly difficult problem for theoretical physicists. While the properties of a common refrigerator magnet are not a great mystery, certain materials exhib...

25 Aug 2005

Researchers Look at Methods to Remove Arsenic from Drinking Water

Over the next several months a team of researchers from the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Sandia National Laboratories will be studying different methods of arsenic removal at the Desert Sands Mutual D...

25 Aug 2005

DOE Fund Research into Reducing Metallic Emissions from Coal Fired Power Plants

Pennsylvania's total mercury emissions are the second highest in the United States, behind Texas. Controlling those emissions is the goal of University of Pittsburgh research under a grant from the U.S. Department of...

25 Aug 2005

Showa Denko has Developed a New Grade of High-Performance Isocyanate Monomer for Precision Surface Treatment of Liquid Crystal Displays

Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has developed a new grade of high-performance isocyanate monomer for precision surface treatment of liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and semiconductors. SDK started selling this month the new product...

25 Aug 2005

Tata Steel to Invest up to 55,000 Crore in Second Jharkhand Plant

Plans to invest around Rs 45,000-55,000 crore in two phases spread over nine years. Tata Steel has decided to set up a second plant in Jharkhand,entailing an investment of Rs 45,000-55,000 crore in two phases spread o...

25 Aug 2005

Green Production Method for Succinate - Key Ingredient of Many Plastics

Trials have begun in Kansas on a "green" production method for succinate, a key ingredient of many plastics, drugs, solvents and food additives. Developed at Rice University, the technology uses a genetically m...

25 Aug 2005

Georgia Tech Discovery Could Open up PEM Fuel Cells for Use in Cars, Laptops and Cell Phones

Heat has always been a problem for fuel cells. There's usually either too much (ceramic fuel cells) for certain portable uses, such as automobiles or electronics, or too little (polymer fuel cells) to be efficient. ...

25 Aug 2005

Can Indian Steel Makers Replicate China's Success?

India is currently the world’s 8th largest steel producing country – with nearly 33 million tonnes of crude steel output in 2004 – and is increasingly being talked of as the next China. With a 12 percen...

25 Aug 2005

University of Missouri Receive $1.4m Grant to Study Aerospace Emissions and Their Effect on the Environment

The Center of Excellence for Aerospace Particulate Research at the University of Missouri-Rolla, a leader in the study of aerospace emissions and their effect on the environment, has received a $1.185 million grant from ...

25 Aug 2005

BHP Billiton to Close West Australian Hot Briquetted Iron Plant

BHP Billiton today announced that it would permanently close the hot briquetted iron facilities at its Boodarie Iron plant in Port Hedland, Western Australia. The closure of the hot briquetted iron facilities will nec...

25 Aug 2005

BASF to Increase Dimethylaminopropylamine Production to 35000 TPY

BASF will raise its annual capacity to produce dimethylaminopropylamine (DMAPA) from 21,000 to 35,000 metric tons. The company thus responds to the worldwide increase in demand for this intermediate, which is used mainly...

25 Aug 2005

Intelligent Lighting System Ensures Brighter Workplaces with Reduced Costs

EUREKA project E! 2929 ICOLS offers complete automatic control of lighting levels in both work and home environments. This € 300,000 project has developed an intelligent system extending the control offered by dimme...

24 Aug 2005

Malvern Introduce New Quality Audit Standards for Calibration of Particle Size Analysers

Malvern Panalytical has introduced a new batch of Quality Audit Standards (QAS).for confirming the performance of the company’s range of particle size analyzers. This is believed to be the world’s largest eve...

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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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Ceradyne Receives Order For U.S. Navy Helicopters and New Military Programs

Nuclear Solutions Announces Formation of Renewable Fuels Subsidiary

Physicists Discover New Mechanism for Metallic Magnetism

Researchers Look at Methods to Remove Arsenic from Drinking Water

DOE Fund Research into Reducing Metallic Emissions from Coal Fired Power Plants

Showa Denko has Developed a New Grade of High-Performance Isocyanate Monomer for Precision Surface Treatment of Liquid Crystal Displays

Tata Steel to Invest up to 55,000 Crore in Second Jharkhand Plant

Green Production Method for Succinate - Key Ingredient of Many Plastics

Georgia Tech Discovery Could Open up PEM Fuel Cells for Use in Cars, Laptops and Cell Phones

Can Indian Steel Makers Replicate China's Success?

University of Missouri Receive $1.4m Grant to Study Aerospace Emissions and Their Effect on the Environment

BHP Billiton to Close West Australian Hot Briquetted Iron Plant

BASF to Increase Dimethylaminopropylamine Production to 35000 TPY

Intelligent Lighting System Ensures Brighter Workplaces with Reduced Costs

Malvern Introduce New Quality Audit Standards for Calibration of Particle Size Analysers

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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

2A New Catalyst for Efficient CO2 Conversion

3New Membrane Technology Captures 99 % of Waste Aluminum

4Scientists Advance X-Ray Technology with Innovative Hybrid Materials

5Turning Coal into Valuable Material for Electric Vehicle Batteries

6ABB Adds Variable-Speed, Multi-Motor And Additional Features to its NEMA Motors Energy Savings Calculator

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