The Committee on the Environment (COTE) from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced the 2011 top 10 green building projects. At least three of the 10 projects have featured the PPG Industries’ eco-friendly advanced glass.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Nov 2011
Scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a novel single-layer design for building quantum-dot light-emitting devices (QD-LEDs) by stacking quantum dots within an insulating structure having the shape of an egg crate.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Nov 2011
Researchers at the Purdue University have designed a technology for packing carbon nanotubes and synthetic DNA onto a biosensor electrode, paving the way for accurately analyzing diabetes and other diseases.
Midatech Group has declared that Swissmedic approval has been granted to it to begin the first-in-human clinical study with insulin-coated gold nanoparticles in partnership with PharMida, its subsidiary based in Switzerland.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Nov 2011
Popular Science magazine named 3M™ Kind Removal Silicone Tape and 3M™ Noise Indicator NI-100 among its top 100 most innovative, high quality and revolutionary ideas as part of the publication’s 24th annual “Best of What’s New Awards”.
This Special Issue will be dedicated to the science and technology of energy conversion and storage. Research articles based on material presented during the 58th AVS Symposium Energy Frontiers Sessions are especially welcome.
The 3F-series of quadruple mass spectrometers from Hiden Analytical now feature direct digital signal detection for our fastest response and most sensitive detection levels, addressing the needs of the researcher operating in the UHV/XHV vacuum regime through to specialised fast-event gaseous studies at pressures to atmosphere and beyond.
Building on the success of previous years, a record number of delegates from seven different countries attended the latest Filtration Society two-day technical meeting.
Michelman offers primer, indicator and cleaning solutions designed specifically for the optional in-line priming (ILP) unit available on the HP Indigo WS6000 and WS6600 digital presses.
G2 Blend, a biopolymer formula of the InPro has won the honorable Award of Product Innovation for the current year. The building product industry’s materials, system and products innovation is recognized by the Product Innovation Awards (PIA) from Architectural Products.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Nov 2011
FSI International, a provider of surface conditioning devices for production of microelectronics, has declared that it has received more orders for its ANTARES cryokinetic cleaning system from several semiconductor manufacturers.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Nov 2011
Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in partnership with the scientists at the Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have developed an efficient upconversion technique in nanoparticles, paving the way to efficiently control light emission utilized in imaging applications.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Nov 2011
Northwestern University engineers have developed a silicon-graphene composite electrode that makes lithium-ion batteries to retain their charge for a period of 10 folds more than that of the existing technology and also allows them to be recharged 10 folds quicker than the existing batteries.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Nov 2011
Specialty and fine chemicals distributor, Chempoint has been chosen by ITWC to distribute PolyS polyester polyol in North America exclusively.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Nov 2011
Park ElectroChemical has introduced two new digital high-speed electronic material products namely the N4800-20 and N4800-20 SI, which are available in laminate and prepreg forms.