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Timken New Wind Energy Plant to Produce Ultra-Large-Bore Bearings for Large Scale Wind Turbines

The Timken Company today announced that its new joint venture, Timken XEMC (Hunan) Bearings Co., Ltd., broke ground on a new wind energy plant to be built in China. Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (XEMC) is the...

From The Timken Co. 29 Oct 2008

"Through-focus Scanning Optical Microscope" (TSOM) Imaging Shows Potential Application in Nanomanufacturing

A novel technique* under development at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) uses a relatively inexpensive optical microscope to quickly and cheaply analyze nanoscale dimensions with nanoscale measurement sensitivity.

29 Oct 2008

NIST Creates New Approach for Development of "Electronic Noses"

Marrying a sensitive detector technology capable of distinguishing hundreds of different chemical compounds with a pattern-recognition module that mimics the way animals recognize odors.

From NIST Standard Reference Materials 29 Oct 2008

Johns Hopkins Researchers Studying Toxin Transport by Carbon Nanotubes

An engineer and a chemist affiliated with the Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology have teamed up to study the ways that nanotubes could transport harmful toxins in aquatic environments.

29 Oct 2008

DuPont Taiwan Celebrate 40th Anniversary

DuPont Taiwan recently celebrated its 40th anniversary with about 600 employees who participated in "One DuPont" activities that included all of the company's manufacturing sites and offices in Taiwan.

29 Oct 2008

H.I.G. Capital Announce Acquisition of Specialty Chemicals Company

H.I.G. Capital, LLC (“H.I.G.”), a leading global private equity firm based in Miami, Florida, announced today that it acquired Petroferm, Inc. (“Petroferm”), a specialty chemicals company, through one of its portfolio co...

29 Oct 2008

Australian Mining Industry Named Alcoa Alumina Refinery ‘Minerals Processing Plant of the Year’

Alcoa announced today that its Kwinana alumina refinery in Australia was recognized for excellence in the Australian mining industry when it was named ‘Minerals Processing Plant of the Year’ at the annual Australian Mini...

29 Oct 2008

Rio Tinto Announce Construction of New 225 Megawatt High-Efficiency Turbine

Rio Tinto is to invest US$228 million in the construction of a new 225 megawatt high-efficiency turbine at Rio Tinto Alcan's Shipshaw power station in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. The project is expected to be completed in ...

29 Oct 2008

New European consortium Announce Development of Miniature Gas Sensor to Detect Nerve Gases

New European consortium, led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, is developing a miniature gas sensor to detect greenhouse gases. The sensor will also be able to detect explosives vapours and chemical agents suc...

From QinetiQ 29 Oct 2008

Researchers Develop Roll-to-Roll Technology for Mass Production of Flexible OLED

Researchers working in the European ROLLED project have developed a flexible OLED element that can be mass produced using roll-to-roll printing technology. The OLED elements can be used to add value to product packages. ...

29 Oct 2008

PANalytical Sponsor Environmental Expedition

PANalytical
is pleased to report that two Dutch high school students, Barbara Terlouw
and Robin van der Bles, have completed a week-long expedition to Spitsbergen,
Norway. The company sponsored this environmental program as part of its ongoing
support of activities that stimulate interest in the sciences.

29 Oct 2008

New President Elected for ASM Thermal Spray Society

Mr. Mitchell R. Dorfman, Director of Ceramics, Materials Development for Sulzer
Metco (US) Inc., Westbury, New York, has been elected President of the ASM Thermal
Spray Society (TSS) and will serve a two-year term through September 2010. Mr.
Dorfman has been involved in the thermal spray industry for nearly 30 years
working with vendors, OEM's universities, research institutions and job shops.

From ASM International 29 Oct 2008

Special Interactive Session to Promote Awareness of Thermal Spray and Surface Engineering Technologies

To communicate the benefits of thermal spray and surface engineering technology to a new audience of potential users -- including mechanical, chemical and electrical engineers and designers -- a special interactive sessi...

From The Timken Co. 29 Oct 2008

The Role of Particulate Materials in Power Generation

“The Future of Power Generation – The Role of Particulate Materials” identifies key development opportunities for particulate materials and products in power generation, transformation, transmission, di...

29 Oct 2008

Scientists Invent Device that Measures Flow of Chemicals in Cells or Live Tissue

Measuring an electrical current in an organism is pretty straightforward. All you need is an electrode. Measuring the flow of chemicals in cells or live tissue, however, is much more difficult because the molecules diffuse, mix with one another, and interact with their surroundings.

28 Oct 2008

Materials Science News

Timken New Wind Energy Plant to Produce Ultra-Large-Bore Bearings for Large Scale Wind Turbines

"Through-focus Scanning Optical Microscope" (TSOM) Imaging Shows Potential Application in Nanomanufacturing

NIST Creates New Approach for Development of "Electronic Noses"

Johns Hopkins Researchers Studying Toxin Transport by Carbon Nanotubes

DuPont Taiwan Celebrate 40th Anniversary

H.I.G. Capital Announce Acquisition of Specialty Chemicals Company

Australian Mining Industry Named Alcoa Alumina Refinery ‘Minerals Processing Plant of the Year’

Rio Tinto Announce Construction of New 225 Megawatt High-Efficiency Turbine

New European consortium Announce Development of Miniature Gas Sensor to Detect Nerve Gases

Researchers Develop Roll-to-Roll Technology for Mass Production of Flexible OLED

PANalytical Sponsor Environmental Expedition

New President Elected for ASM Thermal Spray Society

Special Interactive Session to Promote Awareness of Thermal Spray and Surface Engineering Technologies

The Role of Particulate Materials in Power Generation

Scientists Invent Device that Measures Flow of Chemicals in Cells or Live Tissue

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