A research team led by Silvija Gradeèak from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a novel technique capable of accurately controlling the composition, profiles and width of nanowires during their growth.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Feb 2012
BASF has announced that it will purchase Merck’s electrolytes business for high-performance batteries. Merck is a chemical and pharmaceutical company in Germany.
A research team from the Georgia Institute of Technology has devised a ‘soft template infiltration’ process for synthesizing free-standing piezoelectric ferroelectric nanotubes and other nanostructures using PZT (PbZr0.52Ti0.48O3), a material known for its giant piezoelectric response.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Feb 2012
DSM, a biomedical materials sciences company, has inked an agreement with University Medical Center, Utrecht. DSM’s Dyneema Purity fiber technology will be provided to UMC Utrecht in order to enable the development and appraisal of a non-biological supportive scaffold’s prototype for treating the vascular and valvular diseases.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Feb 2012
A research team led by Alexander Star from the University of Pittsburgh together with researchers from the National Energy Technology Laboratory has developed a self-assembly technique using scaffolds for growing gold nanowires.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Feb 2012
Alcoa and China Power Investment (CPI) have finalized a contract to form a joint venture company for manufacturing high-end fabricated aluminum products. These products are supplied for the China market.
Exeter Analytical has developed a reliable sample preparation technique that enables accurate determination of the percentage Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H) and Nitrogen (N) in difficult to analyze volatile samples.
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researchers have made a novel discovery that has led to the establishment of new boundaries for tuning band gaps in insulating materials.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 Feb 2012
Amit Goyal, a materials scientist from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been honored with the title, 2012 Fellow of the Materials Research Society for his research accomplishments as well as exceptional contributions to the improvement of materials research worldwide.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 Feb 2012
Research and Markets has added a new report titled ‘Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology’ to its portfolio.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 Feb 2012
Researchers seeking to enhance fuel-cell catalysts made of nanoparticles have discovered that the catalytic activity of nanoparticles can be correlated with the type and count of their surface facets.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 Feb 2012
Arkema, a chemical producer in France, has extended its range of Rilsan HT (high temperature) by introducing an ultra-flexible grade, which has flexibility similar to polyamide extrusion grades. Rilsan HT is the first flexible material, based on polyphthalamide (PPA) that can be used as a replacement for metal, used in applications of high-temperature tubing.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 Feb 2012
Lancaster University based in the UK is populating part of its new world-class Lancaster Quantum Technology Centre (LQTC) with Oxford Instruments’ plasma systems as part of its strategy for the development of physical sciences.
C-PLY™ Bi-Angle is a non-woven carbon reinforcement (non crimp fabric, or NCF) that was launched in 2011 by Chomarat in partnership with a research group of manufacturers and academics working under Professor Tsai from Stanford University.
Wiley-VCH announced a new look for Steel Research International, the flagship journal for metallurgy, steel and related materials.