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University of York to Get New Labs to Develop Clean Synthesis, Catalysis, Novel Materials and Applications

A major new suite of laboratories, to be opened next week, will help scientists in the Green Chemistry group at the University of York to advance research into clean synthesis, catalysis, novel materials and the applicat...

19 Apr 2010

ALD Enables New Fully Recyclable Packaging Solution

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a fully recyclable new packaging material which, among other things, is able to replace many if not most aluminium-based packaging materials such as blister-packs for pharmaceutical pills or material used for packing coffee for consumers. The secret behind the new discovery is ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition).

19 Apr 2010

New Range of Resin Colors Designed for LED Applications

SABIC Innovative Plastics has launched its new Expression 2011 palette – a dazzling array of resin colors and special effects for light emitting diodes (LEDs). The colorful new palette is designed to answer customer calls for better, longer-lasting LED life and improved efficiency, and reflects the latest technological milestone in the long evolution of lighting.

From SABIC Innovative Plastics 18 Apr 2010

Splitting A Water Molecule and Controlling the Reaction Products

A research team at RIKEN has succeeded for the first time in selectively controlling for reaction products in the dissociation of a single water molecule on an ultrathin film. The reaction, described in the April 19th issue of Nature Materials, opens the door to the creation of novel functional catalysts and applications in clean energy production.

18 Apr 2010

Noliac Actuators Attract A Lot of Interest at SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing 2010 Exhibition

Without doubt, actuators for precise control of optics were one of the main topics at the SPIE Defense, Security & Sensing 2010 Exhibition in Florida in April. Noliac’s distributor Micromechatronics Inc. exhibited and attracted many visitors.

18 Apr 2010

Oxygen Shown to Carry an Electronic Magnetic Moment up to Room Temperature

Oxygen is the only elemental molecule which carries an electronic magnetic moment. As a consequence, the different solid phases encountered on cooling show various degrees of magnetic order, and similar behavior is expected under compression.

18 Apr 2010

New Material Could Revolutionize Refrigeration

Two teams based at the Barcelona Knowledge Campus, one from the University of Barcelona (UB) and one from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), have worked with a group from the University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany) to develop a new solid material that produces a caloric effect under hydrostatic pressure (solid-state barocaloric effect). The research is described in an article published in the scientific journal Nature Materials and was inspired by guidelines in the Kyoto protocol on renewing current refrigeration systems based on the compression of harmful gases.

18 Apr 2010

NIST Announce $25m in Funding for Advanced Materials Manufacturing Research

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced a new competition for high-risk, high-reward research funding under the Technology Innovation Program (TIP). The new TIP competition offers cost-sha...

From NIST Standard Reference Materials 18 Apr 2010

Hexion Open Resin Manufacturing Plant in Brazil

In a ceremony earlier today that featured Governor Yeda Crusius of Rio Grande Do Sul, regional customers and company officials, Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc., officially opened a major resins manufacturing complex in ...

From Hexion Inc. 18 Apr 2010

What Will be the Impact of Copper Interconnects for the Semicondutor Industry

The long awaited transition to copper interconnects for memory devices skyrocketed in 2009, and will impact nearly every sector of the semiconductor equipment market into 2011, according to the report 300mm/Copper/Low-K ...

15 Apr 2010

North American Market for High Performance Ceramic Coatings to be Worth More Than $2b by 2014

According to a new technical market research report, HIGH-PERFORMANCE CERAMIC COATINGS: MARKETS AND TECHNOLOGIES (AVM015E) from BCC Research, the North American market value of high-performance ceramic coatings was an estimated $1.4 billion in 2009, but is expected to increase to more than $2 billion in 2014.

15 Apr 2010

Everlight Add to Their Range of High Power LED Lighting Solutions

Adding to the performance and popularity of Everlight's 1W Shuen series High Power LED with a luminous flux up to 100 lm at 350 mA, Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. (TSE:2393) announces the brand new 3W Shuen High Power LED with up to 170 lm when driving at 700 mA.

15 Apr 2010