Kobe Steel has collaborated with Jiangsu ALCHA Aluminium, a key Chinese producer of aluminum rolled products in China, in order to expand its Chinese aluminum business. ALCHA and Kobe Steel have decided to form a joint venture in Baotou, Inner Mongolia to manufacture and market sheet and aluminum coil.
Laurel BioComposite finished its continuous initial 30-day production run at its novel pilot facility producing 90,000 lbs. of Bio-Res for customer tests scheduled for December 2011 and January 2012.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Dec 2011
Imec, a Leuven, Belgium-based nanoelectronics research center is collaborating with a subsidiary of Strategic Initiative Materials in Flanders to design innovative semiconductor materials for solar cells. As part of this partnership, innovative materials are screened as a choice for the normal solar cells made of copper indium gallium and selenium (CIGS).
Using plasmonic nanoantenna arrays, Purdue University researchers have demonstrated new ways of accurately manipulating the propagation of light by modifying its phase, opening the door for new class of optical advancements such as powerful computers, telecommunications and microscopes.
GMZ Energy, a company specializing in nanotechnology-based thermoelectric materials, has declared that it has received $14 million through the Series C funding headed by Mitsui Ventures. BP Alternative Energy, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Energy Technology Ventures and I2BF Global Ventures were the other investors.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Dec 2011
Scientists have developed a less-expensive sensor, which can alert the imminent appalling failure in the lithium-ion cells used in the electric and hybrid vehicles, at the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) of Johns Hopkins University in Laurel.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Dec 2011
ItN Nanovation, a portfolio company of Nanostart, has announced that its nanocoating product dubbed Nanocomp Metcast has successfully passed field trials conducted by IRKAZ, RUSAL’s aluminum smelter located in Irkutsk, and experts at the Engineering and Technology Center of RUSAL.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Dec 2011
A research team comprising Rawil Fakhrullin and his colleagues has developed a novel method using superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles to supply therapeutic human cells to disease-affected body parts, paving the way for accelerating the utilization of cell therapy wherein stem cells or normal cells are delivered into the body to cure diseases.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Dec 2011
A research team led by Prashant Kamat, who serves as an investigator at the Center for Nano Science and Technology (NDnano) of the University of Notre Dame as well as John A. Zahm Professor of Science in Chemistry and Biochemistry, has utilized quantum dots, which are semiconducting nanoparticles, to develop a low-cost solar paint for generating energy.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Dec 2011
A research team led by Peidong Yang, a chemist at the Materials Sciences Division of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), has developed a nanowire endoscope by integrating a waveguide of tin oxide nanowire with an optical fiber’s tapered end, paving the way for capturing optical images of the inside of an individual live cell at high resolution or accurately delivering drugs, proteins, genes or other cargo without causing damage to the cell.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Dec 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has granted Natcore Technology a patent license agreement for developing and commercializing black silicon products. NREL and Natcore also intend to sign a cooperative research and development agreement for the development of commercial prototypes of NREL's black silicon inventions.
ResearchMoz has added a new report titled, ‘The World Market for Nanocoatings’ to its list of offering. In the worldwide coatings field, nanocoatings pave the way for potential opportunities.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Dec 2011
The automotive refinish division of PPG Industries has released the EC800 Ultra Fast Clearcoat, 2.1 VOC, high-production, air-dry clear to be used along with the superior performance ENVIROBASE system.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 Dec 2011
Ossen Innovation, a China-based producer manufacturer of a wide range of rare earth, plain surface and zinc coated pre-stressed steel materials, has declared that it has been certified for specific kinds of pre-stressed steel materials to be supplied in South Korea. The company has commenced discussions with a number of probable South Korean customers.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 Dec 2011
Momentive Performance Materials, a worldwide supplier of silicones and advanced materials, has partnered with Sumitomo Rubber Industries, a prominent manufacturer of tires and other rubber products, in order to develop the ENASAVE PREMIUM tire, which was awarded the AAA rating for rolling resistance under the labeling system of Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association’s (JATMA).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 Dec 2011