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Novolyte Technologies and Foosung to Form New JV

Novolyte Technologies, a world leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty electrolyte materials for lithium ion battery and energy storage applications, high performance solvents and other specialty chemicals, today ...

2 Sep 2010

Rentech Selects UOP’s Technology for New Biomass Gasification Facility

UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that its technology was selected for use in Rentech, Inc.'s Rialto Renewable Energy Center for the conversion of biomass to transportation fuels. The renew...

2 Sep 2010

New Filter Purifies Water Using Nanomaterials

By dipping plain cotton cloth in a high-tech broth full of silver nanowires and carbon nanotubes, Stanford researchers have developed a new high-speed, low-cost filter that could easily be implemented to purify water in the developing world.

2 Sep 2010

Scientists Develop First Silicon Oxide Memory Chip

Rice University scientists have created the first two-terminal memory chips that use only silicon, one of the most common substances on the planet, in a way that should be easily adaptable to nanoelectronic manufacturing techniques and promises to extend the limits of miniaturization subject to Moore's Law.

2 Sep 2010

NIST Develops Simple Process for Nanocrystal Production

With growing interest in using nanoparticles for everything from antibacterial socks to medical imaging to electronic devices, the need to understand the environmental, health and safety risks of these particles also grows.

From NIST Standard Reference Materials 2 Sep 2010

Shape Memory Alloys Become Smarter Using New Waterloo Technology

A new "smart materials" process - Multiple Memory Material Technology - developed by University of Waterloo engineering researchers promises to revolutionize the manufacture of diverse products such as medical ...

2 Sep 2010

Analysis on Global Titanium Dioxide Pigment Industry

The US$10 billion titanium dioxide pigment industry improved profitability in 2009 compared to 2008, as variable costs reduced at a faster rate than selling prices. Leading producers also idled high cost plants during th...

2 Sep 2010

NanGenex Presents New Pilot Reactor for Constant Production of Nanoparticles

NanGenex Inc., the Proprietary NanoSolution Technology Platform Company presents its latest GMP compliant benchtop and pilot plant reactor for the industrial scale production of NanoActive™ nanoparticles.

2 Sep 2010

Dalian Dongtai Signs Waste Management Contract with Japanese Cement Producer

China Industrial Waste Management, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CIWT) ("China Industrial Waste Management" or the "Company"), a leading environmental services and solutions provider in China, today annou...

2 Sep 2010

New Concrete Floor Systems Offered by Tennant

Tennant Company, a leading provider of cleaning technology designed to create a cleaner, safer, healthier world, today is teaming up with Diamabrush LLC, a manufacturer of concrete polishing and finishing solutions, to offer three unique concrete floor systems, including Polished Concrete, Easy-Prep, and Aggressive Scrub.

2 Sep 2010

First Primary Mirror Segment of James Webb Space Telescope Completes Gold Coating Process

A primary mirror segment of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has completed the final step in the manufacturing process. It is the first of the telescope's primary mirror segments to achieve this milestone. Northrop Grumman Corporation is leading the telescope's design and development effort for the space agency's Goddard Space Flight Center.

2 Sep 2010

P + L Heat Treating Purchase Nitriding Furnace with ZeroFlow Technology

P & L Heat Treating, Inc. has purchased a pit nitriding furnace equipped with ZeroFlow technology for their Youngstown, Ohio commercial heat treat facility.

2 Sep 2010

China's Monopoly on Key Materials Could Send the US into A State of Crisis

China's monopoly on the global supply of elements critical for production of computer hard disc drives, hybrid-electric cars, military weapons, and other key products - and its increasingly strict limits on exports -...

2 Sep 2010

Submarines Could Use Carbon Nanotube Based Speaker for Sonar Applications

Speakers made from carbon nanotube sheets that are a fraction of the width of a human hair can both generate sound and cancel out noise -- properties ideal for submarine sonar to probe the ocean depths and make subs invisible to enemies.

2 Sep 2010

Fuel Cell Breakthrough Could Lead to Homes Generating Their Own Power

The era of personalized energy systems — in which individual homes and small businesses produce their own energy for heating, cooling and powering cars — took another step toward reality today as scientists reported discovery of a powerful new catalyst that is a key element in such a system.

1 Sep 2010