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Development of New Screening Process of Chemcial Modifications in DNA

A new process called methylation has been developed at the Medical school in Baltimore. It actually helps discovering chemical modifications to DNA. This discovery could help in early cancer diagnosis. What methylatio...

27 Sep 2008

DSM Announce Plans to Invest in Innovative Pharmaceutical Packaging Solutions

DSM Venturing, the corporate venturing unit of Royal DSM N.V., today announces that it has made an equity investment in The Compliers Group International B.V. (TCG). The Netherlands-based company focuses on the devel...

27 Sep 2008

Chemical Industry Re-Evaluate Alternative Approach to Raw Material Supplies

The high prices of naphtha (crude petroleum) as a feedstock for steam crackers are prompting the chemical industry to re-evaluate alternative approaches to securing raw material supplies. One long-known process is th...

27 Sep 2008

MIT to Design Epic Landfill Project to Include Spaceport

Many architects dream of being given a "tabula rasa" -- a blank slate -- upon which they could let the imagination soar when designing a home, building or other project.

27 Sep 2008

Scientists Develop New Method to Produce Environmentally Friendly Nanoparticles

Gold nanoparticles are everywhere. They are used in cancer treatments, automobile sensors, cell phones, blood sugar monitors and hydrogen gas production. However, until recently, scientists couldn't create the na...

27 Sep 2008

Establishment of New Corrosion Center to Develop Better Corrosion Prevention Technology

Rice University has established a National Corrosion Center where researchers will develop better technology for preventing corrosion -- a problem that is estimated to cost $276 billion a year in the U.S. To develop ...

27 Sep 2008

Siemens Awarded Contract to Supply Equipments for New Steel Mill in Ukraine

The Ukrainian steel producer Zaporizhstal Integrated Iron & Steel Works JSC (Zaporizhstal JSC) awarded Siemens VAI Metals Technologies a major contract for the supply of hot-metal desulphurization stations, LD steelm...

27 Sep 2008

PPG Industries Announce Acquisition of Coil and Extrusion Coatings Business

PPG Industries Inc. said Thursday it agreed to buy BASF Corp.'s North American coil and extrusion coatings business for undisclosed terms. The deal does not include the coil and extrusion coatings businesses of B...

26 Sep 2008

New Bio-imaging Mass Spectrometry Techniques Looks at Complex Biological Systems

Understanding biology at the systems level is difficult, especially when studying complex specimens like tissue slices or communities of organisms in a biofilm. Scientists must be able to identify, quantify and locate the molecules present in the samples.

26 Sep 2008

MIT Solves 100-Year Old Fluid Mechanic Problem

Now, in work that could lead to ways of controlling the effect with potential impacts on fuel efficiency and more, MIT scientists and colleagues have reported new mathematical and experimental work for predicting where that aerodynamic separation will occur. The research solves "a century-old problem in the field of fluid mechanics"

26 Sep 2008

Argonne Scientists Keeps Pressure on Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOF)

Scientists at U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National laboratory are putting the pressure on metal-organic frameworks (MOF). In MOF materials, metal ions can be connected by organic molecules to form scaffold...

26 Sep 2008

New Graphene Material Set to Improve Nanoelectronics and Energy Storage

A new "graphene-based" material that helps solve the structure of graphite oxide and could lead to other potential discoveries of the one-atom thick substance called graphene, which has applications in nanoelec...

26 Sep 2008

Development of New Nanotechnology Process to Make Computers Smaller, Faster, and More Efficient.

Smaller. Faster. More efficient. These are the qualities that drive science and industry to create new nanoscale structures that will help to speed up computers. Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barb...

26 Sep 2008

MIT Develop New Technology Revealing the Atomic Composition of Cargo Contents

More than 11 million cargo containers enter U.S. ports annually and that number is expected to dramatically increase in the next 20 years.

26 Sep 2008

The Global Carbon Project Release Recent Figures for the Worlds' Carbon Budget

Today the new Global Carbon Budget was launched simultaneously by Global Carbon Project co-chair Michael Raupach in France at the Paris Observatory, and in the USA at Capitol Hill, Washington by GCP Executive Director Pe...

26 Sep 2008

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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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Development of New Screening Process of Chemcial Modifications in DNA

DSM Announce Plans to Invest in Innovative Pharmaceutical Packaging Solutions

Chemical Industry Re-Evaluate Alternative Approach to Raw Material Supplies

MIT to Design Epic Landfill Project to Include Spaceport

Scientists Develop New Method to Produce Environmentally Friendly Nanoparticles

Establishment of New Corrosion Center to Develop Better Corrosion Prevention Technology

Siemens Awarded Contract to Supply Equipments for New Steel Mill in Ukraine

PPG Industries Announce Acquisition of Coil and Extrusion Coatings Business

New Bio-imaging Mass Spectrometry Techniques Looks at Complex Biological Systems

MIT Solves 100-Year Old Fluid Mechanic Problem

Argonne Scientists Keeps Pressure on Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOF)

New Graphene Material Set to Improve Nanoelectronics and Energy Storage

Development of New Nanotechnology Process to Make Computers Smaller, Faster, and More Efficient.

MIT Develop New Technology Revealing the Atomic Composition of Cargo Contents

The Global Carbon Project Release Recent Figures for the Worlds' Carbon Budget

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How can Charge Photometry be Used for Battery Screening and Development?

Comparing Computed Radiography and Digital Detector Arrays

How the RSC is Empowering the Future of Chemical Sciences

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Exploring Wet Granulation in Tablet Manufacturing

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Choosing the Ideal Automotive Bonding Tape: Testing Methods for Optimal 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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How can Charge Photometry be Used for Battery Screening and Development?

Comparing Computed Radiography and Digital Detector Arrays

How the RSC is Empowering the Future of Chemical Sciences

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2New Smart Adhesive with Unmatched Strength and Versatility

3New Solid-State Electrolyte Increases the Affordability of Green Energy Storage

4Longer-Lasting Catalyst Boosts Hydrogen Production

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