A team of researchers led by Linda Nazar from the Waterloo University in Canada and Thomas Bein from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen (LMU) Munich has synthesized porous carbon nanoparticles that use sulfur molecules in order to optimize the efficiency of lithium-sulfur batteries, which is a major breakthrough in the advancement of this future-generation of batteries.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Apr 2012
One of the major producers of high-quality aluminum rolled products, Novelis, has entered into a contract with the Changzhou National Hi-Tech District to establish the first $100-million worth automotive sheet production plant in China.
A research team comprising Jeong Yong Lee and Jong Min Yuk from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) together with research groups of Paul Alivisatos and Alex Zettl from the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) has devised a technique to study processes taking place in a liquid media on a scale below 1 nm.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Apr 2012
The aeromechanics division of the U.S. Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate (AFDD) has provided a license to the VABS technology from AnalySwift, a provider of high-fidelity design and analysis software for composite materials and structures and for helicopter rotary wing structural modeling and analysis.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Apr 2012
BioVinyl, a new line of flexible vinyl compounds made from DOW ECOLIBRIUM bio-based plasticizers, has been developed by Teknor Apex.
Ceram, an international materials technology company has published an updated version of its successful worldwide guide for the safe use of glazed ceramic and glass tableware in contact with food.
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JEOL Resonance, Inc., headquartered in Akishima, Tokyo, will announce a new 0.75 mm solid state NMR probe at the 53rd Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference that opens on April 15, 2012 in Miami, Florida.
Praxair China, an industrial gas provider headquartered in Shanghai, has signed a gas supply agreement with Changzhou Trina Solar Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trina Solar.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Apr 2012
Kraton Performance Polymers, a manufacturer of styrenic block copolymers (SBCs), has reported that the company has planned to exhibit its recent developments in eco-friendly, recyclable phthalate-free and PVC products, at Chinaplas 2012.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Apr 2012
China BAK Battery (China BAK), a lithium-based battery cells manufacturer, has signed a new supply agreement with Chery Automobile. The company will deliver high-power batteries to Chery, according to the contract.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Apr 2012
John Cumings and Kamal Baloch, researchers from the University of Maryland, have discovered a new phenomenon at the nanoscale when they allowed an electric current to traverse a carbon nanotube.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Apr 2012
A major Canadian manufacturer and distributor of industrial pumps has signed a supply deal to procure PComP nanocomposite coating materials of MesoCoat, a majority owned subsidiary of Abakan.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Apr 2012
A research team led by Saleh Naser and J. Manuel Perez, Professors at the University of Central Florida, has devised a new technique based on nanoparticles, paving the way to detect pathogens related to inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease more effectively and rapidly.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Apr 2012
Teijin Fibers, a company of Teijin Group, has revealed that Srixon manufactures its new Pro Tour golf gloves called Srixon GGG-S005 using Teijin Fibers’ Nanofront high-strength polyester nanofiber.
Dr. Jag Kasichainula, an Associate Professor of materials science and engineering at the North Carolina State University, has designed a low-cost, highlyefficient cooling technique using graphene composite films that will help dissipate heat from electronic devices.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Apr 2012