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Photochemical Milling, A Viable Alternative to Laser Cutting

Matching the cutting or etching process to the number of units is the key to lower product development costs when it comes to thin metal parts. Here, Jim Cove of Mastercut Technologies explains how photochemical milling ...

14 Jun 2009

Ground Breaking Work on Self Replication to be Published in Nature Materials

Researchers at New York University have created a method to precisely bind nano- and micrometer-sized particles together into larger-scale structures with useful materials properties. Their work, which appears in the lat...

14 Jun 2009

DARPA Grant Awarded for COSMOS Materials

HRL Laboratories, LLC, a corporate research-and-development laboratory owned by The Boeing Company and General Motors specializing in research into sensors and materials, information and systems sciences, applied electro...

14 Jun 2009

World's First Root Canal Treatment Based on Silica Nanocomposites

Researchers from Universiti Sains Malaysia have developed the world's first endodontic or root canal treatment sealer using nanotechnology. Using "modified silica nano-composites" as a filler, this mate...

14 Jun 2009

Innovatech Labs Use FTIR to Identify Unknown Contaminants for Customers

Innovatech Labs, a leading materials testing laboratory, is helping ensure product cleanliness and composition for engineers and manufacturers with Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) testing. FTIR analysi...

14 Jun 2009

Environmentally Friendly Way to Extract Oil from Oil Sand

Astra Enterprises of Toronto, Canada Headed by Engineer/ Hossam Shaltout has developed state of the Art Technology that separates the Bitumen (Oil) from the sand without the use any heating whatsoever and leaves clean ta...

14 Jun 2009

LED Backlit LCD Screen Sales Expected to Exceed 104.5 Million Units This Year

LED backlights are growing rapidly in large-area (10"+) TFT LCD displays. Panels with LED backlights reached 10.6 million units in Q1'09, up 63% Q/Q and 780% Y/Y, according to the latest DisplaySearch Quarterly ...

14 Jun 2009

Aircraft Could be Flying on Biofuels within 3 to 5 Years

Within three to five years, the first drops of sustainable aviation biofuels could be entering the tanks of aircraft, according to the Geneva-based Air Transport Action Group (ATAG). In order to inform industry employees and members of the flying public about this "new age in flight", the group this week launches a new publication, The Beginner's Guide to Aviation Biofuels.

14 Jun 2009

Nova Chemicals Receive Regulatory Apporval for IPIC Deal

NOVA Chemicals Corporation ("NOVA Chemicals") announced today that additional regulatory approvals relating to the transaction with International Petroleum Investment Company ("IPIC") have been receiv...

14 Jun 2009

Oxo Degradable Additives are Incompatible with Mechanical Recycling

Europe is leading the market in terms of sustainable development thanks to the abundance of European legislation aiming to protect the environment. The European Treaty of Lisbon goes even further than previous Treaty reg...

14 Jun 2009

Colloid and Surface Science Scientists to Meet in New York City

Columbia University in New York City will host a rare convergence of two international groups of colloid and surface scientists from June 14 to June 19, 2009 at its Morningside campus. The triennial 13th International Co...

14 Jun 2009

Huntsman to Collaborate on Specialty Chemicals

Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) and Laffans Petrochemicals Ltd. (Mumbai, India) today announced they have signed a Letter of Intent pursuant to which the companies intend to finalize a collaboration agreement to share k...

From Huntsman International LLC 14 Jun 2009

Large LCD Sales Outpace Plasma Displays

While "flat is the new up" for many technologies as the global recession continues, current results show that the flat-panel digital signage market continues to grow with larger-size commercial LCD products outpacing shipments of commercial plasma products 2-to-1 in Q1'09.

14 Jun 2009

AFM Used to Measure the Charge of a Single Atom

IBM (NYSE: IBM) scientists in collaboration with the University of Regensburg, Germany, and Utrecht University, Netherlands, for the first time demonstrated the ability to measure the charge state of individual atoms usi...

14 Jun 2009

BASF to Close Spanish Plant

BASF will shut down the Styropor plant (EPS, expandable polystyrene) at its site in Tarragona, Spain. The closure is scheduled for August 2009. As a direct consequence of the plant closure and due to the current downturn...

From BASF Corporation 14 Jun 2009

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The Material Breakthroughs Revolutionizing Photovoltaics

Photovoltaic technology is revolutionizing sustainable energy with advancements in perovskite cells and innovative recycling methods for eco-friendly solutions.

Emerging Technologies and Trends in the Aerospace Industry

The global economy depends on the aerospace industry, and the technological advancements the aerospace industry has to offer are immense. This article aims to delve into the fascinating world of aerospace and explore the most promising trends and technologies that the industry is developing. How will they pave the future of air travel, and will they make it safer, more sustainable, and more efficient?

Microporous Polymers and Their Applications

Microporous polymers, with their unique structures and properties, are revolutionizing gas storage, carbon capture, and catalysis in various scientific fields.

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Photochemical Milling, A Viable Alternative to Laser Cutting

Ground Breaking Work on Self Replication to be Published in Nature Materials

DARPA Grant Awarded for COSMOS Materials

World's First Root Canal Treatment Based on Silica Nanocomposites

Innovatech Labs Use FTIR to Identify Unknown Contaminants for Customers

Environmentally Friendly Way to Extract Oil from Oil Sand

LED Backlit LCD Screen Sales Expected to Exceed 104.5 Million Units This Year

Aircraft Could be Flying on Biofuels within 3 to 5 Years

Nova Chemicals Receive Regulatory Apporval for IPIC Deal

Oxo Degradable Additives are Incompatible with Mechanical Recycling

Colloid and Surface Science Scientists to Meet in New York City

Huntsman to Collaborate on Specialty Chemicals

Large LCD Sales Outpace Plasma Displays

AFM Used to Measure the Charge of a Single Atom

BASF to Close Spanish Plant

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The Material Breakthroughs Revolutionizing Photovoltaics

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Breaking Boundaries in Ceramic Machining with Internal Threading Innovation

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