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New Line of Premium Powders for Fuel Cell Developers

fuelcellmaterials.com is introducing a new line of Premium Powders that will better meet the needs of manufacturers, developers and laboratories.

From Nexceris 6 May 2009

Malvern Particle Sizing System Used to Investigate Protein-Aluminium Interations

Researchers at Nottingham Trent University in the UK are using the Zetasizer Nano ZS particle characterization system from Malvern Panalytical in work that has demonstrated the predominantly electrostatic nature of protein-aluminium interactions.

From Malvern Panalytical 6 May 2009

Vanadium Dioxide Nano Sandwich Seems to Contradict The Laws of Physics

A material just six atoms thick in which electrons appear to be guided by conflicting laws of physics depending on their direction of travel has been discovered by a team of physicists at the University of California, Da...

5 May 2009

Alcoa Cut Alumina Production in Suriname by 40%

Suriname Aluminum Company LLC (Suralco) today announced that production at the Paranam, Suriname alumina refinery was being curtailed by approximately 40% or 870,000 metric tons per year (mtpy).

5 May 2009

Wheelabrator Group Merge with The Biggest Name in Moulding and Casting Technology

DISA Group, the biggest name in moulding and casting technology, has merged with Wheelabrator Group, the world leader in surface preparation technology, to form the world's leading metallic parts enhancement company....

5 May 2009

Solutia to Supply Synthetic Heat Transfer Fluid for Solar Thermal Power Plant

Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) announced today that it will be supplying Therminol(R) synthetic heat transfer fluid to a new 50 MW solar thermal power plant in Lebrija, Spain, which will start up in spring 2010. Iberese, a Spa...

5 May 2009

Biodegradable Reference Materials for Tissue Engineering Launched by NIST

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last week issued its first reference materials to support the new and growing field of tissue engineering for medicine.

From NIST Standard Reference Materials 5 May 2009

Renewable Materials Used to Build Urban Hydrid Concept car

A student project team at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden built a racing car incorporating the one-component resin system Tribest from global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis. This environmentally sound product is part of the body of the bio-based urban hybrid concept car that is entering in the Shell Eco-marathon.

5 May 2009

Hydro Explore Aluminium and Hydroelectricity Opportunities in Angola

Hydro and the Government of Angola signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday to explore the feasibility of an integrated project for hydropower and aluminium production.

From Hydro - Aluminium Alloys and Products 5 May 2009

Nanoneedle Delivers One or More Molecules into Living Cells

Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a membrane-penetrating nanoneedle for the targeted delivery of one or more molecules into the cytoplasm or the nucleus of living cells. In addition to ferrying tiny amounts of cargo, the nanoneedle can also be used as an electrochemical probe and as an optical biosensor.

5 May 2009

Researchers Measure Mass of Rare Atomic Nuclei Using Unique Technique

No one likes to say exactly how much they weigh. Rare atomic nuclei are similarly coy, obviously not because of their own volition, but rather because they are exceedingly difficult to produce and, while they exist, very short-lived and difficult to corral and accurately measure. Now, MSU researchers have made precise mass measurements of four such nuclei, 68-selenium, 70-selenium, 71-bromine and an excited state of 70-bromine.

5 May 2009