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IMEC Collaborate to Develop Organic Photovoltaics with Enhanced Stability and Life

Cytec Industries Inc. and IMEC,
Europe's leading independent nanoelectronics research institute will work
together to develop a commercially viable technology for organic photovoltaic
devices with enhanced stability and extended lifetime.

From IMEC 13 Apr 2009

IBM to Team Up with CEA to Develop Semiconductors and Nanoelectronics

CEA/Leti (the Electronics and Information Technology Laboratory of the CEA, based in Grenoble), and IBM announced that they will collaborate on research in semiconductor and nanoelectronics technology. This five-year...

13 Apr 2009

New Brochure Helps Architects Incorporate Aluminum into Building Designs

Alcoa's Kawneer business, the leading manufacturer of architectural aluminum building products and systems for commercial construction, has introduced a new institutional solutions brochure that offers architects an ...

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 13 Apr 2009

Molecular Dynamics Simulations Used to Determine Thermal Conductivity

The speed at which heat moves between two materials touching each other is
a potent indicator of how strongly they are bonded to each other, according
to a new study by researchers at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute.

13 Apr 2009

Non-Conventional Radiation Used to Cool Carbon Nanotube Electronics

Our modern age has become accustomed to regular improvements in information technology, says Slava Rotkin from Lehigh University, but these advances do not come without a cost. Take the laptop, for example. Its compon...

13 Apr 2009

Graphene Finds New Biological Applications

Kansas State University engineers
think the possibilities are deep for a very thin material. Vikas Berry, assistant
professor of chemical engineering, is leading research combining biological
materials with graphene, a recently developed carbon material that is only a
single atom thick.

13 Apr 2009

Classical Picture Perfect Atom Engineered

It would resemble a miniature solar system - an atomic nucleus orbited by
electrons, drawn in nice tidy elliptical orbits - like planets orbiting the
Sun. This is a reasonable classical depiction of an atom, but it is completely
at odds with the usual quantum description of an atom.

13 Apr 2009

New Ceramic Roller Printing Machine Released by Triple Sonic

Triple
Sonic Enterprise has been providing their outstanding machine series to
facilitate clients worldwide since 1975. In the coming
season, Triple Sonic is to launch the latest ceramic machine model and reach
out to a wider market.

13 Apr 2009

US to Establish National Battery Manufacturing R+D Center to Battle Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, and the University of Kentucky (UK) and University of Louisville (U of L) are partnering with Argonne National Laboratory to establish a national Battery Manufacturing R+D Center to help dev...

13 Apr 2009

Plastic Electronics Market to be Worth $34 Billion by 2015

Also called Plastic Electronics, Organic electronic deals with organic polymers or plastics that are conductive in nature. These polymers are called 'organic', as they are made from carbon-based molecules. This i...

13 Apr 2009

Carbon Fiber Market Registers Rapid Growth

For years, the use of carbon fibers remained limited to certain high-end demanding applications. But successful efforts to lower the fiber processing time and to produce low priced carbon fiber, paved the way for carbon ...

From Hexcel 13 Apr 2009

Radiation Cured Products and Adhesives Market Registering Steady Growth

In the global scenario, the radiation-cured products and adhesives market is registering robust growth with increasing number of sectors and regions adopting the technology. Radiation processing has attained the proporti...

From Hexion Inc. 13 Apr 2009

Market for Aftermarket Automotive Brake Friction Products is Growing Despite Slowing Economy

Despite the prevailing global economy slowdown, coupled with the tumbling automobile industry in developed markets of North America and Western Europe, the overall Automotive Brake Friction Products aftermarket is growin...

13 Apr 2009

Calls for Presidential Intervention in Chinese Drywall Crisis

Americas Watchdog, and its Homeowners Consumer Center is calling on President
Obama to get personally involved with what is about to become the worst homeowner
environmental disaster in US history. According to the group, "we are certain
this imported toxic Chinese drywall affects 100,000's of new, or remodeled US
homes, we know the drywall is emitting toxic gases, that are strong enough to
degrade copper, silver, and other metals, and most importantly homeowners, their
children, or family members are getting really sick.

13 Apr 2009

PolyOne Adds Compounds for Cables for Solar Panels to Its Product Range

PolyOne
Corporation, a premier provider of specialized polymer materials,
services and solutions, has added compounds for cables used in solar panels
to its portfolio of sustainable solutions. The protective cable insulation and
jacketing made from PolyOne's ECCOH compounds can be found in solar
cells that convert sunlight into electricity.

13 Apr 2009