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Conference on Recent Advances in Carbon-Based Nanotechnology

Recent advances in carbon-based nano-materials and devices have open up myriad opportunities for applications and commercialization. Nanotechnology's ability to manipulate carbon atoms and organic molecules enable...

13 Jan 2011

Global Analysis on Benzene Industry

Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) announces the completion of the 2011 World Benzene Analysis, an annual global study that covers historical trends and future projections for supply, demand, production, capacity, trade, pricing and profitability of the global benzene industries for the period 2005 to 2015.

13 Jan 2011

Conference on Electrophoretic Deposition and its Applications in Materials Processing

This conference follows from the success of the previous conferences of the series held in 2002, 2005 and 2008. These tri-annual Electrophoretic Deposition (EPD) conferences are a leading venue for experts from academia ...

13 Jan 2011

Scientists Develop World's Lightest Solid Material

Scientists are reporting the development of a new, ultra-light form of "frozen smoke" — renowned as the world's lightest solid material — with amazing strength and an incredibly large surface area.

13 Jan 2011

Thermal Barrier Coating Systems to be Discussed at Third ECI Conference

Thermal barrier coatings are complex, multi-layered, and multi-material systems with many variants related to composition, processing and microstructure.

13 Jan 2011

Prominent Scientists Discuss on the Future of Nanoscience

In the late 1950s, Richard Feynman famously imagined a science where researchers and engineers could achieve remarkable feats by manipulating matter and creating structures all the way down to the level of individual ato...

13 Jan 2011

Latest Report on Porcelain Electrical Supply Manufacturing Industry in the U.S.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Supplier Relations US, LLC's new report "Porcelain Electrical Supply Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [2010 Year-End Edition]&quot...

13 Jan 2011

Silicone Addition Increases Titanium Dioxide's Efficiency to Degrade Water-Borne Viruses

A simple technique to make a common virus-killing material significantly more effective is a breakthrough from the Rice University labs of Andrew Barron and Qilin Li.

13 Jan 2011

MIT Researchers Develop New Nano-Based System to Separate Molecules

Separating molecules is an important part of many manufacturing and testing processes, including pharmaceutical production and some biomedical tests.

13 Jan 2011

Arkansas-Based NanoMech Buys Canadian Nano Technologies

Arkansas-based NanoMech, Inc. announced today that it has acquired Canadian Nano Technologies, LLC (Canano).

13 Jan 2011

Ultrasonic Systems Announces Heated Vacuum Chuck Option for Prism Spray Coating System

Ultrasonic Systems, Inc. (USI), the leading manufacturer of high-performance ultrasonic spray coating equipment for the solar, semiconductor, and fuel cell markets, announces the availability of a heated vacuum chuck option for the Prism spray coating system.

From Ultrasonic Systems, Inc. 13 Jan 2011

Review on Properties of Plasmons in Metallic Nanomaterials

Tadaaki Nagao at the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and colleagues in Germany and Spain present a review on plasmons in metallic nanomaterials.

12 Jan 2011

NCSU Scientists Create Silicon Nanocoils for Use in Stretchable Electronics

Researchers at North Carolina State University have created the first coils of silicon nanowire on a substrate that can be stretched to more than double their original length, moving us closer to incorporating stretchable electronic devices into clothing, implantable health-monitoring devices, and a host of other applications.

12 Jan 2011

Berkeley Researchers Develop New Method to Induce Self-Assembly of Flexible Polymer Membranes

Many futurists envision a world in which polymer membranes with molecular-sized channels are used to capture carbon, produce solar-based fuels, or desalinating sea water, among many other functions.

12 Jan 2011

New Report on Aerospace Composites Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Aerospace Composites (Technical Insights)" to their offering. This research service provides a detailed insight into...

12 Jan 2011