A Rice University study on fluorescence of single-walled carbon nanotubes has discovered that the brightest nanotubes of identical length demonstrate uniform fluorescence intensity and their brightness varies proportionally with their length.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Feb 2012
A research team from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) of the Department of Energy has demonstrated that point defects in graphene are helpful in transferring atomic-scale data by integrating electrons with light, paving the way to develop quicker and compact electronic devices.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Feb 2012
The World Trade Organization’s appeals panel has declared that China’s quotas and export taxes framework for nine commonly used industrial materials must be dismantled.
The Appellate Body, the highest tribunal of the ...
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Feb 2012
WITec has just received the prestigious Photonics Prism Award 2011 for the development of TrueSurfaceTM Microscopy.
Three new instruments from Los Gatos Research (LGR), the leader in precision trace gas analyzers, offer the highest precision and accuracy for monitoring power plant emissions compliance with the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) recently announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Wyatt Technology Corporation, the world leader in absolute macromolecular characterization instrumentation and software, today announced that Professor Judit E. Puskas at the University of Akron has developed a system us...
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE:RS) announced today that, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Diamond Manufacturing Company, it has completed the acquisition of McKey Perforating Co., Inc. headquartered in New Be...
With the launch of the Motorized Tilt & Rotation Sample Holder, details of features within the sample that have remained hidden so far, are easy to reveal.
GT Advanced Technologies has introduced its DSS 450 MonoCast crystal growth system in the market.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
1 Feb 2012
The NPE international plastics exhibition for this year, NPE2012 is expected to attract a greater number of machinery companies this year. The event which is organised by SPI is a triennial event which will take place at Orlando.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
1 Feb 2012
A theory describing the growth of a nanotube proposed by Boris Yakobson from Rice University has been corroborated experimentally by the Air Force Research Laboratory located in Dayton, Ohio.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
1 Feb 2012
Unitech Offshore AS has designed a new subsea high pressure connector using non-porous, low friction tungsten carbide coating from Hardide Coating. The subsea connector is ROV operated and comes along with an integrated ball valve which can be used in important applications such as gas lift, chemical injection and wellhead control.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
1 Feb 2012
Dow Corning is enhancing its product offering through the XIAMETER business model. The new product line includes silicone fluids, liquid silicone rubbers, emulsions, antifoams, rubber bases, catalysts, primers and modifiers.
A research team comprising Mohamed Saafi and David McGahon from the University of Strathclyde is developing an economical, eco-friendly smart paint capable of detecting tiny faults in bridges, mines and wind turbines well before the occurrence of structural damage using nanotechnology.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
1 Feb 2012
Scientists from the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) of the U.S. Department of Energy have demonstrated novel ways to substitute monosodium titanate (MST)’s micron-sized particles with nano-sized particles, thus improving the efficacy of the ion exchange material.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
1 Feb 2012