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New Method for Producing Highly Ordered Macroscopic Arrays of Nanoscopic Elements to Revolutionize Microelectronics

Like many creative but essentially conservative scientists, Tom Russell of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in more than 30 years of polymer science research, would rarely use the term "truly transformative&...

21 Feb 2009

Duralor Perfects Superhard Cubic Boron Nitride Coatings

Following seven years of intensive research and development, Duralor has perfected cubic boron nitride (cBN) composite coatings for metal cutting tools and is now marketing those coatings as TuffTek® to tool makers. ...

21 Feb 2009

Dupont Report on UK Ethanol Joint Venture Fuel Project

Vivergo Fuels, a
joint venture created by BP, British Sugar and DuPont announced progress in
its efforts to build and operate a world-scale wheat-to-bioethanol plant in
the United Kingdom.

20 Feb 2009

Corus Inaugurates Joint Venture Service Centre in Greece

Corus and Elastron, the Greek steel distributor and processor until recently called Kalpinis-Simos, are today inaugurating a new joint-venture service centre in northern Greece that will focus on strip and long products....

20 Feb 2009

New Electron Behaviour Observed in Materials Could Revolutionize Computing

An international team of scientists, led by a Princeton University group, has observed an exciting and strange behavior in electrons' spin within a new material that could be harnessed to transform computing and elec...

20 Feb 2009

One Stop Shop for Nanoelectronics

University of Pittsburgh researchers have created a nanoscale one-stop shop, a single platform for creating electronics at a nearly single-atom scale that could yield advanced forms of such technologically important devi...

20 Feb 2009

Work on Quantum Dots Results in NSF Award

Matthew Doty, assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and
Engineering at the University
of Delaware, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career
Development Award for his work on quantum dot molecules.

20 Feb 2009

Dramatic Improvements to Data Storage Thanks to Nanoscale Self-Assembly

An innovative and easily implemented technique in which nanoscale elements
precisely assemble themselves over large surfaces could soon open doors to dramatic
improvements in the data storage capacity of electronic media, according to
scientists.

20 Feb 2009

Something Very Small will be the Big Focus at Upcoming ACS Exhibition

The scientific field that focuses on the ultra-small — nanotechnology — will play the biggest single role in the 237th National Meeting & Exhibition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), which takes pla...

20 Feb 2009

Hydrogen Peroxide Production Just got More Environmantally Friendly Thanks to Gold-Palladium Nanoparticles

Hydrogen peroxide is one of the world's most versatile and widely used chemicals. A powerful oxidizing agent, H2O2 is commonly used as a bleach, an antiseptic and a disinfectant. Despite its importance, however, s...

20 Feb 2009

Unusual Electronic Properties Threaten to Revolutionize Solar Cells

Physicists at Rutgers University have discovered unusual electronic properties in a material that has potential to improve solar cell efficiency and computer chip design. The scientists determined that a crystal made ...

20 Feb 2009

Study Reveals Trends in the Cost of Photovoltaic Installations

A new study on the installed costs of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems
in the U.S. shows that the average cost of these systems declined significantly
from 1998 to 2007, but remained relatively flat during the last two years of
this period.

20 Feb 2009

Diamond No Longer the Hardest Material in the World

Diamond lost its title of the "world's hardest material" by 58% to a rare natural substance, according to a new research by Chinese scientists. Pan Zicheng at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and colleagues si...

19 Feb 2009

Key Areas for Advanced Manufacturing in South Australia Identified

A new report on South Australia’s research and development capabilities in advanced manufacturing suggests that defence, health and ‘clean’ technologies are key areas for future development. Prelimin...

19 Feb 2009

Report Reviews Global Fuel Cell Industry

A new market news review, 2008 FUEL CELL NEWS REVIEW (FCB007J) from BCC Research, provides a comprehensive overview of the global fuel cell industry, offering detailed insight into current and emerging technologies and m...

19 Feb 2009