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New AIA Accredited Courses on Paint Specification and Energy Efficient Building Glazing from PPG

PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) introduced three new American Institute of Architects' Continuing Education Services (AIA/CES) courses, including two that fulfill the AIA's new sustainable design (SD) requirement. ...

From PPG Industries Inc. 3 Jun 2009

Gold Nanoparticles Used in Over-The-Counter Prostate Cancer Test Kit

An over-the-counter prostate cancer test kit could be coming to a pharmacy near you, thanks to the collaborative work of a University of Central Florida chemist and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando researchers.

3 Jun 2009

US DOE to Use Aerosol Jet Deposition to Produce Solar Cells

Optomec, world-leading provider of additive manufacturing systems for high-performance applications in the Photovoltaic, Electronics, Biomedical, and Aerospace + Defense markets, announced today that the company's Ae...

3 Jun 2009

Crop Residues Favored for Cellulosic Based Ethanol as a Fuel Source

There is growing interest in using crop residues as the feedstock of choice for the production of cellulosic-based ethanol because of the more favorable energy output relative to grain-based ethanol. This would also help...

3 Jun 2009

National Campaign Promotes Science as the Solution to Major Social Challenges

A national campaign to demonstrate how UK scientists and engineers are solving some of the biggest challenges facing society is launched today at the Cheltenham Science Festival by Britain's largest funding body for science, the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council).

3 Jun 2009

New Design Overcomes Problem of Overheating NEMS Devices

Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) devices have the potential to revolutionize the world of sensors: motion, chemical, temperature, etc. But taking electromechanical devices from the micro scale down to the nano requires finding a means to dissipate the heat output of this tiny gadgetry.

3 Jun 2009

Thermochromic Window Film Technology Could See Accelerated Development

Thermo-chromic window films which regulate room temperature; a heart and breathing rate monitor which could revolutionise the monitoring of babies during childbirth; and improved tests for food sensitivities and allergie...

3 Jun 2009

Two Major International Materials Meetings to Take Place at NIST This Month

For the materials research community, all roads will lead to the Gaithersburg, Md., headquarters of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) during the week of June 21, 2009, when the agency hosts two ma...

From NIST Standard Reference Materials 3 Jun 2009

Memristors, Memory Chips that Can Bend and Twist Developed by NIST

Electronic memory chips may soon gain the ability to bend and twist as a result of work by engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). As reported in the July 2009 issue of IEEE Electron Devic...

From NIST Standard Reference Materials 3 Jun 2009

NIST Technology to Go into Next Generation Nuclear Power Plants

Information exchange processes developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will be at the center of the effort to design and build the next generation of modern, highly efficient nuclear power ...

From NIST Standard Reference Materials 2 Jun 2009

Safer, Faster Method for Transporting Dangerous Goods and Toxic Chemicals

A new routing and monitoring system developed by European researchers for trucks carrying dangerous goods promises to make Europe’s roads safer while saving haulers time and money.

2 Jun 2009

Another Mono-Ethylene Glycol Glycol Plants Starts Production Using OMEGA Technology

Following the successful start-up of Lotte Daesan's mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) plant in Korea in May 2008, the second plant to license the Shell Global Solutions OMEGA (Only Mono-Ethylene Glycol Advanced) process has successfully started up in Saudi Arabia.

2 Jun 2009

Semi Solid and Severe Service Valves for the Polymer Industry

Oliver Twinsafe has earned a reputation for delivering reliable flow control solutions, specific to their customer's needs. So when the United Kingdom based company learnt that polymer plants where consuming generic ball valves within a matter of months they knew they could develop a superior component for a targeted market.

2 Jun 2009

Spartanics to Demonstrate High-Speed Laser Die Cutting Machine

Spartanics' high-speed label laser die cutting machine working in conjunction with the EFI Jetrion® 4000 UV Inkjet System at web speeds of 100+ m/minute for the laser die cutter and 30.5+m/minute for the digital printer, will be demonstrated at an Open House event in Spartanics' Rolling Meadows, Illinois headquarters on June 24 and June 25.

2 Jun 2009

Faster Certification for Solar Panel Manufacturers Speeds Time to Market

Advancing technology, increasing demand and government incentives are giving rise to a heavy influx of new and improved photovoltaic (PV) solar panels. That current slows to a trickle, however, when these advances get st...

2 Jun 2009