Natures Composite manufactures composite products obtained from wheat and recycled plastics, thereby developing the decking and fencing industry.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Jan 2012
Applied Nanotech declared that the U.S. Army has awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to the company to develop thermal management systems to address the challenges of portable energy systems.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Jan 2012
A research team from the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) has demonstrated that a molecular self-assembly process is capable of following various pathways, thus producing different structures.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Jan 2012
Maxwell Technologies has declared that its ultracapacitors have been selected to be used as an energy storage component for Bombardier Transportation¡¯s braking energy recuperation system called EnerGstor.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Jan 2012
A research team led by Kit S. Lam from UC Davis has synthesized a novel class of nanoparticles to eliminate premature release of drugs, paving the way to deliver anti-cancer drugs to tumor sites accurately and efficiently.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Jan 2012
Royal DSM is an international Life and Material Sciences company. Its U.S-based Business Unit, DSM Functional Materials, has entered into partnership with Empresa Brasileira de Biotechnologia (Ebrabiotech) of Brazil, in order to launch a new array of bio-based materials, branded by DSM.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Jan 2012
Chris Van de Walle, professor of Materials, has been promoted to IEEE Fellow for contributions to the theory of interfaces, doping and defects in semiconductors.
Siemens Wind Power has awarded a contract to supply 25,000 tonnes of profiled steel plates for its wind tower hub located in Scunthorpe, England to Tata Steel. Tata Steel will supply the steel plates between April and September 2012.
Sandvik Materials Technology, which is part of the Sandvik Group, has announced that it has commenced discussions with Swedish unions to remodel its wire and resistance strip operations in order to focus more on profitable products in vital segments like the energy industry.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Jan 2012
Renesas Electronics, a provider of semiconductor solutions, declared that it has fabricated a Schottky barrier diode (SBD), the RJS6005TDPP, which uses silicon carbide, a material that can be used in power semiconductor devices.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Jan 2012
A research team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) headed by Martin Zwierlein is carrying out experiments to study high temperature superconductors and superconductivity of electrons in metals since they have the potential to greatly impact the energy efficiency.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Jan 2012
In response to the economic slowdown, low metal prices and a weak market, Norsk Hydro has announced that it will stop one of its production lines at its facility located in Kurri Kurri in Australia.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Jan 2012
NaturalNano, a manufacturer of advanced nanocomposites, has signed a joint development and supply deal with Sparta Armor to develop a new range of superior-performance additives using their patented technologies.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Jan 2012
Ceramiques Techniques Industrielles, a company specializing in inorganic membranes, has received a license from ECN to commercialize ECN’s HybSi nanosieve membrane technology.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Jan 2012
QD Vision, a company developing optical products for solid state lighting and displays using nanotechnology, has been felicitated with the 2011 SEMI Award for North America for its efforts in the integration and production processes towards the commercialization of quantum dot technology.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Jan 2012