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Rio Tinto Decides Not to Sell Borates Business

Rio Tinto has taken its borates business off the market after the sales process did not achieve values acceptable to the company in the prevailing economic conditions. The sales process is continuing for other businesses...

24 May 2009

Building Products Manufacturer Increases Green Standing

H+H UK's continued commitment to improving its environmental performance is demonstrated by the fact that it has moved further up the Sunday Times Green Companies list - appearing at number 29 overall.

24 May 2009

New Family of Sealable Polyester Prodcts Designed to Replace PVC Packaging

As demands increase for environmentally progressive, sustainable packaging, Spartech Corporation a leading producer of engineered thermoplastic sheet materials, thermoformed packaging, polymeric compounds and concentrate...

From Spartech Corporation 24 May 2009

Planes with Waggling Wings Could Slash Fuel Bills

Wings which redirect air to waggle sideways could cut airline fuel bills by 20% according to research funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Airbus.

22 May 2009

New Solid State Memory Offerings from IBM

IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced that it is delivering new solid-state offerings across its hardware platforms using new smart data management software to enable customers to dramatically improve response times on Solid St...

22 May 2009

Ion Transport Membrane to be Used in Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Oxyfuel Combustion

Air Products (NYSE: APD) and the ElectricPower Research Institute, Inc. (EPRI) today announced the signing of an agreement which will support Air Products' ion transport membrane (ITM) development for use in integrat...

From Air Products PLC 22 May 2009

Chemical Business Association Welcomes Review Findings

The Chemical Business Association (CBA) today welcomed the findings of the Arculus Review of Regulation. CBA's Director, Peter Newport, said, "The Arculus Report contains many sensible and pragmatic ideas - ...

22 May 2009

New and Unique Method for Removing and Integrating Touch Sensors

Command Strips for Touch Sensors, 3M Touch Systems' new and unique method for removing and integrating touch sensors, has received a coveted EAFS Self-Service 2009 Best Technology Award at the Kiosk Europe Expo 2009 ...

22 May 2009

Newly Discovered Transistor Flaw to Hinder Development of More Efficient Cell Phones and Pacemakers

Chip manufacturers beware: There's a newfound flaw in our understanding of transistor noise, a phenomenon affecting the electronic on-off switch that makes computer circuits possible. According to the engineers at th...

22 May 2009

Graphene Research Recognized by Royal Society

Already a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), Prof Geim has now been given a Royal Society Research Professorship to support his ground-breaking research into a super-thin two dimensional material called graphene.

22 May 2009

Harvard Professor Provides Insights into How Critical Materials are to Electronics and Computers

In the 1990s, semiconductor companies began to incorporate a wider variety of materials into the construction of computer chips, selecting materials based on how they would perform electrically and not necessarily on how they would stand up to the rigors of the manufacturing process or continued use.

22 May 2009

Milestone Reached for Carbon Electronics for RF Applications

HRL Laboratories, LLC, announced today it reached another milestone in the Carbon Electronics for RF Applications, or CERA program, which seeks to exploit the unique physical characteristics of graphene carbon to create electronic components that will enable unprecedented capabilities in high-bandwidth communications, imaging and radar systems.

22 May 2009

Multiferroic Materials May be the Future Magnetic Data Storage

In a promising new development, researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) working with a prototypical multiferroic have successfully demonstrated just such a switch - electric fields.

22 May 2009

New Online Store for Nanopositioning Equipment

PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and precision motion control equipment has opened an online store to better support its North American customer base.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 22 May 2009

Ultrafast Lasers Build on Einstein's Work

Ultrafast laser research at Kansas State University has allowed physicists to build on Nobel Prize-winning work in photo-electronics by none other than Albert Einstein. Einstein received the Nobel Prize in 1921 for hi...

22 May 2009

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

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Rio Tinto Decides Not to Sell Borates Business

Building Products Manufacturer Increases Green Standing

New Family of Sealable Polyester Prodcts Designed to Replace PVC Packaging

Planes with Waggling Wings Could Slash Fuel Bills

New Solid State Memory Offerings from IBM

Ion Transport Membrane to be Used in Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Oxyfuel Combustion

Chemical Business Association Welcomes Review Findings

New and Unique Method for Removing and Integrating Touch Sensors

Newly Discovered Transistor Flaw to Hinder Development of More Efficient Cell Phones and Pacemakers

Graphene Research Recognized by Royal Society

Harvard Professor Provides Insights into How Critical Materials are to Electronics and Computers

Milestone Reached for Carbon Electronics for RF Applications

Multiferroic Materials May be the Future Magnetic Data Storage

New Online Store for Nanopositioning Equipment

Ultrafast Lasers Build on Einstein's Work

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Advancing Solid-State Battery Research

Harnessing AI to Enhance Polymer Sustainability

Understanding Thermal Fluids: Key Insights into Heat Transfer Systems

RXT Series: Reliance® Legacy Motors

Accurate Inline 3D Metrology with the InSight 300

Vocus HR for Detecting Isobaric Interferences in Real Time - In the Lab or the Field

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

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Advancing Solid-State Battery Research

Harnessing AI to Enhance Polymer Sustainability

Understanding Thermal Fluids: Key Insights into Heat Transfer Systems

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