Materials Science News

RSS

Air Products Wins Contract to Supply Plant for Gold Smelter

Air Products (NYSE: APD) announced today that it signed a contract to build an air separation unit (ASU) for Lihir Gold Ltd, in Papua New Guinea. The plant is situated over 500 miles from Port Moresby, capital of Papua N...

26 Feb 2009

Using DNA to Help Counter Woollen Counterfeits

Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB: APDN), a provider of DNA-based security solutions completed the successful application of SigNature® DNA at every stage of the woolen textile manufacturing process in Yorkshire, UK....

26 Feb 2009

The Way Computer Chips of the 21st Century Should Look

While the technology to make computer chips smaller and cheaper progresses
each year, the fundamental structure of the chip – the computer architecture
– has remained the same for decades. This led Professor David May in the
Department of Computer Science at The
University of Bristol to think about what a computer chip should look like
for the twenty-first century.

26 Feb 2009

Steel Markets in Emerging Markets See No Improvement

Purchasing activity in Turkey remains extremely low. Most long and flat product producers conceded further reductions. Trading conditions in the UAE continue to be tough. Dubai-based dealers were able to raise some produ...

25 Feb 2009

Fears that Chinese Dry Walling May be Toxic

Americas Watchdog's Homeowners Consumer Center is leading a national investigation
into what could be toxic imported Chinese dry wall that began showing up in
the United States in 2001.

25 Feb 2009

Surface Mount Miniature Quartz Crystals the Preferred Solution for Portable Devices

Including SMD package sizes as low as 2.5mm X 3.2mm x 0.7mm, Ecliptek's
comprehensive family of miniature surface mount quartz crystals reduce board
space requirements, making them the preferred solution for hand held and portable
devices.

25 Feb 2009

New Generation Solar Cells Inspired by Plants

The ability of plants to turn sunlight into energy through photosynthesis has been successfully mimicked by scientists at the University of Southampton to produce a new generation of solar cells. The Southampton team ...

25 Feb 2009

NIST Nanoscale Fabrication Facility Expands Capabilities

The NanoFab (nanoscale fabrication facility) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is expanding its capabilities to serve researchers, academic institutions and businesses that specialize in develo...

From NIST Standard Reference Materials 25 Feb 2009

Project to Test Long Term Weathering of Composite Materials

The project will test the long-term weathering effects on advanced composite materials using NIST’s SPHERE (Simulated Photodegradation via High Energy Radiant Emission), a source of high-intensity ultraviolet rays that accelerates outdoor weathering of polymeric materials and composites.

25 Feb 2009

Sites Identified for Coal Gasification Facility

Three sites are being reviewed for a proposed coal gasification facility in Wyoming, a joint venture of the University of Wyoming and GE Energy. The cost of the project is between $100 million and $120 million and will b...

25 Feb 2009

Gold Coated Silicon Used to Create World's Smallest Periscope

A team of Vanderbilt

scientists have invented the world's smallest version of the periscope and are

using it to look at cells and other micro-organisms from several sides at once.

25 Feb 2009

Manipulating Electrical and Magnetic Properties Using Pressure

When squeezed, electrons increase their ability to move around. In compounds

such as semiconductors and electrical insulators, such squeezing can dramatically

change the electrical and magnetic properties.

25 Feb 2009

Nano Origami - The Art of Folding Nanoscale Materials

A team of researchers led by George Barbastathis, associate professor of mechanical

engineering, is developing the basic principles of "nano-origami,"

a new technique that allows engineers to fold nanoscale materials into simple

3-D structures.

25 Feb 2009

Zeiss Announce Ambitious Electron Microscopy Development Project

Carl Zeiss SMT today announced the creation of a technology development project that represents one of the most ambitious electron microscopy development efforts to be undertaken in recent years. Together with the Univer...

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 25 Feb 2009

Self Aligning Growth Process Could See Carbon Nanotubes Revolutionize Electronic and Photonics

Scientists and engineers the world over have thought for years that the next

generation of smaller, more-efficient electronic and photonic devices could

be based on the use of carbon nanotubes, structures 10,000 times thinner than

a human hair but with tremendous potential.

25 Feb 2009