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Shorter Working Week Helps Preserve Jobs at BASF Plant

As a result of the continuing weak economic situation, BASF is assessing in which production plants short-time working will be necessary as of June 1. This assessment is being made on the basis of a provisional agreement...

From BASF Corporation 16 Apr 2009

Kingspan Access Floors Attributes Growth to Responsibly Sourced Timbers

Kingspan Access Floors, the UK's leading manufacturer of access flooring systems, is continuing to experience strong demand for its products, in spite of the current economic climate. The company believes that this i...

From Kingspan Group plc 16 Apr 2009

Innovative Recycling Scheme Set in Place by UK Flooring Manufacturer

Kingspan Access Floors, the UK’s leading manufacturer of access flooring systems has recently introduced a pioneering recycling plan to help reduce the amount of waste generated by the installation of its floors that ends up in landfill.

From Kingspan Group plc 16 Apr 2009

Time Square Fixture gets Attractive Makeover with DuPont SentryGlas

In a structure as theatrical as the shows for which it sells tickets, the TKTS Booth, long a fixture in the heart of New York City’s Times Square, has been made over into a glass structure that would not have been possible without the strength and protection of DuPont SentryGlas interlayers.

16 Apr 2009

US Patent Awarded for Pipe Restoration technology

Pipe Restoration Technologies, LLC (PRT), announces, that on April 14, 2009, they were issued U.S. Patent #7,517,409 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This patent relates to a system for the in-place restoration o...

16 Apr 2009

2-D Semiconductor Used to Control the Spin of Electrons for the First Time Ever

In the first demonstration of its kind, researchers at the University of British Columbia have controlled the spin of electrons using a ballistic technique--bouncing electrons through a microscopic channel of precisely c...

15 Apr 2009

SUSS MicroTec Receive Test Equipment Order for Development of Next Generation Integrated Circuits

SUSS MicroTec Test Systems (FWB:SMH)(GER:SMH) today announced receipt of purchase orders for test equipment that will enable the development of next-generation integrated circuits (ICs), including CMOS transistor scaling...

From Focuslight Technologies Inc. 15 Apr 2009

Merck gets One of the World's Largest Solar Tracking Systems to Power Headquarters

One of the largest ground-mounted solar tracking systems built in a corporate setting is now powering energy to the world headquarters of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK). With construction complete, nearly 7,000 movi...

15 Apr 2009

Smart Material Technology Helps Repair of Skeletal Malformations

Innovative technology developed in cooperation between the Electronics Department of the Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) and the Orton Invalid Foundation is a significant step in the repair of skeletal malformati...

15 Apr 2009

Graphene Could be the Building Block for Aircraft, Flat Screens, TV'sand So Much More

Scientists at Rice University have found a simple way to create basic elements for aircraft, flat-screen TVs, electronics and other products that incorporate sheets of tough, electrically conductive material. And the...

15 Apr 2009

New Analyzer Improves Detection of Mercury Contamination

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today introduced the SMS 100, a new analyzer designed to improve the detection and measurement of mercury in solids and liquids and help minimize the need for complex sample preparation.

15 Apr 2009

Graphene Nanoribbons Possess Massive Potential

A world of potential may lie tied up in graphene nanoribbons, particularly for electronics applications. But researchers have been hampered in their efforts to fully explore that potential because they had no reliable...

15 Apr 2009

Just How Much Water is Contained in Calcined Gypsum?

The structure and exact water content of calcined gypsum have remained a matter of speculation. Michael F. Bräu and Horst Weiss have now brought this speculation to an end: by using single-crystal structural analyses they were able to solve the structure, generate a structural model, and support it with computer calculations.

From John Wiley and Sons - Scientific Publishers 15 Apr 2009

Fractals Enable Wideband Invisibility Cloak

Invisibility cloaks are the stuff of wizards and alien starships. But on 27 March, 2009 Fractal Antenna Systems, Inc. publicly demonstrated, in reality beyond the fantasy, the first true 'see thru' invisibilit...

15 Apr 2009

48 Megawatt Photovoltaic Power Plant Destined Nevada

First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced it has executed an agreement to build a 48 megawatt (MW) AC ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) power plant for Sempra Generation. This project would expand the 10MW AC po...

15 Apr 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

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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.

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Shorter Working Week Helps Preserve Jobs at BASF Plant

Kingspan Access Floors Attributes Growth to Responsibly Sourced Timbers

Innovative Recycling Scheme Set in Place by UK Flooring Manufacturer

Time Square Fixture gets Attractive Makeover with DuPont SentryGlas

US Patent Awarded for Pipe Restoration technology

2-D Semiconductor Used to Control the Spin of Electrons for the First Time Ever

SUSS MicroTec Receive Test Equipment Order for Development of Next Generation Integrated Circuits

Merck gets One of the World's Largest Solar Tracking Systems to Power Headquarters

Smart Material Technology Helps Repair of Skeletal Malformations

Graphene Could be the Building Block for Aircraft, Flat Screens, TV'sand So Much More

New Analyzer Improves Detection of Mercury Contamination

Graphene Nanoribbons Possess Massive Potential

Just How Much Water is Contained in Calcined Gypsum?

Fractals Enable Wideband Invisibility Cloak

48 Megawatt Photovoltaic Power Plant Destined Nevada

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

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

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Advancing Solid-State Battery Research

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