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Boeing Teams Up with Saudi Arabian Airlines to Modernize Flag Carrier's 777 Fleet

Boeing and Saudi Arabian Airlines have teamed to modernize the flag carrier's 777 fleet to enhance the passenger experience and environment. The project involves modifying the interiors of 22 of Saudi Arabian Airlines' 23 Boeing 777-200ERs (extended range).

22 Feb 2011

Stanford Scientists' New Technology to Develop Quantum Dot Solar Cells

The sun provides more than enough energy for all our needs, if only we could harness it cheaply and efficiently. Solar energy could provide a clean alternative to fossil fuels, but the high cost of solar cells has been a major barrier to their widespread use.

22 Feb 2011

Mirel Bioplastic Used in World's First Range of Biodegradable Beach Toys

Telles, a joint venture between Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) and Archer Daniels Midland Company, today announced that Zoë b Organic, a distributor of BPA-free, organic products for babies and kids, has selected an...

From Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. 21 Feb 2011

Lakeside Plastics to Launch Compostable Bag Product Line

Telles, a joint venture between Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) and Archer Daniels Midland Company, today announced that Lakeside Plastics Ltd., an innovative film converter headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, will...

From Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. 21 Feb 2011

Royals to Watch World's Best Ski Jumpers from New Aluminium and Glass Arena

When the best ski jumpers in the world prepare for flight at Oslo's Holmenkollbakken at the 2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Norway's royal family will watch from their new aluminium-and-glass arena suite

From Hydro - Aluminium Alloys and Products 21 Feb 2011

ACG Take Composites Technology on Roadshow to Vist Automotive Manufacturers

Advanced Composites Group Ltd. (ACG), part of Umeco Composites Structural Materials (UCSM) - a Division of Umeco plc., will, as part of the Dream Marketing European Automotive Industry roadshow (EAIT), be visiting key Ti...

21 Feb 2011

EpiCurveTT Provides Precise In-Situ Strain Engineering During GaN-Based Epitaxy

GaN based epitaxy on silicon (Si) is very challenging because of the thermal mismatch between GaN and Si, which causes extreme tensile stress after cooling. For such applications LayTec‘s EpiCurve®TT is the tool of choice for a precise in-situ strain engineering.

From Laytec - in-situ Monitoring Sensors for Thin-Film Applications 21 Feb 2011

Laytec Changes Corporate Structure

LayTec announces its conversion from LayTec GmbH (limited liability company) into LayTec AG (joint stock corporation), which came into force with the entry into the commercial register of Berlin/Charlottenburg on Februar...

From Laytec - in-situ Monitoring Sensors for Thin-Film Applications 21 Feb 2011

Carl Zeiss MicroImaging Awarded Patent for Superresolution Localization Microscopy

Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, a leading provider of microscopy solutions, announces that the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted Dr. Eric Betzig and Dr. Harald Hess an additional patent for their invention of su...

21 Feb 2011

China Comes to the Rescue of North American Timber Sawmills

China has come to the rescue for many sawmills and timberland owners in the US and Canada the past year. The value of softwood logs and lumber shipped from North America to China is estimated to reach over 1.6 billion US dollar in 2010, which is up dramatically from just a few years ago.

21 Feb 2011

Iowa State Scientist to Describe Latest Ideas in Superconductivity at AAAS Annual Meeting

An Iowa State theoretical physicist will describe the latest ideas in high-temperature superconductivity during the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Feb. 17-21 in Washington, D.C....

21 Feb 2011

LanzaTech Signs MOU with Posco to Produce Ethanol from Flue Gases

LanzaTech has signed a memorandum of understanding with Posco, one of the largest steel producers in the world, covering the implementation of its gas fermentation technology to convert the steel maker’s flue gases to ethanol and other value added products.

21 Feb 2011