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UCB to Sell Films Business for 320 Million Euros

UCB announces that it has signed an agreement to sell its films business (“Films”) for a total amount of € 320 million in cash. The purchaser is a consortium led by Dennis Matthewman and Candover Partner...

20 Jul 2004

Boeing Complete 90% of Design of World’s Longest Range Jetliner

Boeing recently completed 90 percent of the design for its 777-200LR (Longer Range) passenger airplane, which will fly farther than any commercial jetliner. The milestone signifies that Boeing is moving from design to...

19 Jul 2004

IBM Scientists Make Breakthrough in Nanoscale Imaging

IBM scientists have achieved a breakthrough in nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) by directly detecting the faint magnetic signal from a single electron buried inside a solid sample. This achievement is a majo...

19 Jul 2004

Hydro to Upgrade Their Italian Aluminium Rolling Mill

Hydro will upgrade its aluminium rolling mill in Slim, Italy, to meet customer demand for high quality products. The investment will strengthen Hydro Aluminium in Southern Europe and the company’s position as the l...

19 Jul 2004

USWA Ratify Labour Agreement with WCI Steel

WCI Steel announced that United Steelworkers of America Local 1375 members have ratified a new labour agreement with the company. The contract, which was approved Thursday, will become effective once WCI emerges from...

19 Jul 2004

Nitronex Begins Selling GaN-on-Silicon Epi Wafers

Nitronex Corporation, a pioneer in the development of Gallium Nitride (GaN) on Silicon technology, is pleased to announce it is now offering GaN epitaxial wafers for sale. By offering access to its material platform tech...

19 Jul 2004

Lockheed Martin Begin Assembly of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Forward Fuselage

Workers at Lockheed Martin's mile-long factory in Fort Worth have begun assembling the forward fuselage for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, a next-generation, supersonic stealth aircraft designed to replace current-ge...

19 Jul 2004

Teijin Twaron Announce a Further Capacity increase for Twaron Production

Following the July 2003 completion of the major production increase called “MIRAI”, Teijin Twaron today announced a further production expansion plan for its high-performance fiber Twaron® to meet continu...

19 Jul 2004

Brunei Introduce Polymeric $50 and $100 Bills

Following the introduction of polymeric $1, $5 and $10 bills in 1996, Brunei are introducing polymeric $50 and $100 bills. The introduction of the new bills coincides with the Sultan of Brunei’s 58th birthday celeb...

16 Jul 2004

Faster Test For Checking The Efficiency Of The Paints Used As Protection Against Corrosion In The Automotive Industry

Researchers from the Area of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering at the Universitat Jaume I (UJI), Spain, have devised a quicker method to evaluate the systems used in the automotive industry to protect the m...

16 Jul 2004

Expanded Polystyrene Produced Using New Volatile Organic Chemical (VOC) Free Technology

Polystyrene foam is widely used in a variety of applications, including building insulation, packaging and drinking cups. These different types of foam are all commercially produced from a single starting material &ndash...

16 Jul 2004

Carbon Nanotubes Enable Quantum Computing

The computing community for many years has longed to be able to carry out high speed calculations using a genuine Quantum Computer because it would facilitate the practical factorisation of very large numbers and the sea...

16 Jul 2004

Oregon Steel to Build New Pipe Mill

Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has approved the construction of a spiral weld double submerged arc weld (“DSAW”) pipe making facility at or near its Portland, Oregon mill. The...

16 Jul 2004

Crew Group Granted US Patent for Magnesium Processing

As a part of Crew’s ambition of being vigilant in its efforts to fully explore the economic and operational potential within all our projects we are pleased to announce that Crew Gold Corp’s wholly owned subs...

16 Jul 2004

GaAs IC Market Predicted To Reaches $3.9 Billion In 2004

Driven in large part by expanding markets for WLANs, cellular, Bluetooth, RFIDs, and other large-volume applications, the worldwide GaAs IC market increased 32.6% in 2003 to $2.86 billion, and will grow another 36.8% in ...

16 Jul 2004

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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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UCB to Sell Films Business for 320 Million Euros

Boeing Complete 90% of Design of World’s Longest Range Jetliner

IBM Scientists Make Breakthrough in Nanoscale Imaging

Hydro to Upgrade Their Italian Aluminium Rolling Mill

USWA Ratify Labour Agreement with WCI Steel

Nitronex Begins Selling GaN-on-Silicon Epi Wafers

Lockheed Martin Begin Assembly of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Forward Fuselage

Teijin Twaron Announce a Further Capacity increase for Twaron Production

Brunei Introduce Polymeric $50 and $100 Bills

Faster Test For Checking The Efficiency Of The Paints Used As Protection Against Corrosion In The Automotive Industry

Expanded Polystyrene Produced Using New Volatile Organic Chemical (VOC) Free Technology

Carbon Nanotubes Enable Quantum Computing

Oregon Steel to Build New Pipe Mill

Crew Group Granted US Patent for Magnesium Processing

GaAs IC Market Predicted To Reaches $3.9 Billion In 2004

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Surface Analysis of Zebrafish Using COXEM’s EM-40 Tabletop SEM: A Detailed Examination of Microstructure and Composition

FT-NIR Analysis of Oil Content in Soapstock and Spent Bleaching Earth

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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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Unlocking the Secrets of Isothermal Desorption Spectroscopy

Recycling Insights: Extracting Valuable Recyclates from Electronic Waste

How Plasma Will Revolutionize the Semiconductor Industry

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2Flexible Thermoelectric Fibers for Wearable Tech Developed

33D Printing Enhances Micro Energy Storage

4A New Approach to Parachute Design

5A project will produce polyolefin-coated fabrics as an alternative to PVC to make bags for transporting fresh water by sea

6ZnO and CuO Nanoparticles for Enhanced Heat and Corrosion-Resistance of Paints

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