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Mending Broken Bones Using Metallic Glasses

It is possible that broken bones will in the near future be fixed using metallic glass. Materials researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an alloy that could herald a new generation of biodegradable bone implants. Their results have been published in the online edition of Nature Materials.

29 Sep 2009

Inorganic Chemical Specialist GenTek to be Acquired

GenTek Inc. (NASDAQ: GETI), a leading provider of specialty inorganic chemical products and valve actuation systems and components for automotive and heavy duty/commercial engines, announced today that it has entered int...

29 Sep 2009

Traditional Lime Mortars being Used in Nordic Regions to Repair Historic Buildings

Plaster made from lime is environment-friendly, repairable and sustainable. Despite this, lime plaster on historic buildings has been replaced in modern times by plaster containing Portland cement - which has caused seve...

29 Sep 2009

Nanotech Europe Drives Commercial Development of Nanotechnology

Spinverse and an extensive partner consortium have assembled Europe's largest annual nanotechnology event, Nanotech Europe, to drive the commercial development of nanotechnology. The event, which starts today and con...

29 Sep 2009

Construction of Qatalum Aluminium Smelter 90 per cent Complete

"The strategic decision to build and operate a world-class aluminium smelter in Qatar is based on a sound energy and operational background," Hilde Merete Aasheim, head of Hydro's Primary Metal business area, said during a recent visit to the construction site in the Mesaieed industrial park not far from Doha, the capital city of Qatar.

From Hydro - Aluminium Alloys and Products 29 Sep 2009

Building Microchips that Resist Damage from Cosmic Radiation for Spacecraft

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are developing ways to harden the microchips themselves against damage from various types of cosmic radiation. With funding from NASA and other sponsors, a Georgia Tech team is investigating the use of silicon-germanium (SiGe) to create microelectronic devices that are intrinsically resistant to space-particle bombardment.

28 Sep 2009

New Center to Advance Nanomaterials for Energy Needs

Researchers at Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center are collaborating with Indian colleagues at the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research and General Electric Co.'s John F. Welch India Technology Center to launch a center focused on how advancements in nanomaterials can address growing energy needs.

28 Sep 2009

DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials Opens New Asian Headquarters

DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials L.L.C. [DA NanoMaterials], a 50/50 joint venture of DuPont and Air Products, and a leading supplier of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries to the semiconductor fabrication i...

From Air Products PLC 28 Sep 2009

ASM Recognizes Members for Contributions to Materials Science

To recognize members for their distinguished contributions to the field of materials science and engineering, the 2009 Class of Fellows has been announced by ASM International, the U.S.-based materials information societ...

From ASM International 28 Sep 2009

ASM International Name Award Recipients for Achievements in Materials Science

To celebrate the distinguished achievements of leaders in the field of materials science and engineering, the Board of Trustees of ASM International (the materials information society) has named its 2009 Awards Recipient...

From ASM International 28 Sep 2009

Advanced Composites Group to Exhibit at JEC Asia 2009 in Singapore

Advanced Composites Group Ltd. (ACG), GRPMS, JD Lincoln and Richmond Aerovac, all part of the Composites Division of Umeco plc, will be exhibiting on the Umeco Composites stand (D18 in Hall 6) at the JEC Asia 2009 show i...

28 Sep 2009

Find Out More About Noliac's Piezo Products in China

On October 21st to 23rd 2009, Noliac Group is represented at the Optoelectronics Industry Exposition, ILOPE 2009, in Beijing. Meet our distributor, Mr. Ying Xu, and get acquainted with our wide piezo product range. I...

28 Sep 2009

Fujistu Microelectronics Award Service Contract to Applied Materials

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded an integrated service contract by Fujitsu Microelectronics Ltd. to support its advanced 300mm semiconductor factory in Mie, Japan. Under the program, Appli...

From Applied Materials Inc 28 Sep 2009

Applied Materials Ships World's Largest Roll-to-Roll Thin Film Metal Deposition Machine

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that it has begun shipping multiple Applied Topmet™ 4450 systems, the world's largest and fastest, roll-to-roll thin film metal deposition machine, to a customer in Europe. This latest model of Applied's Topmet 4450 product line deposits ultra-thin aluminum films on 4.5m (15 feet) wide rolls of substrate material at a remarkable 20 meters per second (45 miles per hour) to provide a barrier against oxygen, moisture and ultra-violet radiation for flexible packaging applications.

From Applied Materials Inc 28 Sep 2009

New Standard on Tensile Testing of Metallic Materials Now Available

ISO 6892-1:2009, the latest International Standard (ISO 6892-1:2009) for testing metals (Metallic materials -- Tensile testing -- Part 1: Method of test at room temperature) has been released. It can be downloaded from t...

From ZwickRoell GmbH Co. KG 28 Sep 2009