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Scientists Develop New Method to Produce Environmentally Friendly Nanoparticles

Gold nanoparticles are everywhere. They are used in cancer treatments, automobile sensors, cell phones, blood sugar monitors and hydrogen gas production. However, until recently, scientists couldn't create the na...

27 Sep 2008

Establishment of New Corrosion Center to Develop Better Corrosion Prevention Technology

Rice University has established a National Corrosion Center where researchers will develop better technology for preventing corrosion -- a problem that is estimated to cost $276 billion a year in the U.S. To develop ...

27 Sep 2008

Siemens Awarded Contract to Supply Equipments for New Steel Mill in Ukraine

The Ukrainian steel producer Zaporizhstal Integrated Iron & Steel Works JSC (Zaporizhstal JSC) awarded Siemens VAI Metals Technologies a major contract for the supply of hot-metal desulphurization stations, LD steelm...

27 Sep 2008

PPG Industries Announce Acquisition of Coil and Extrusion Coatings Business

PPG Industries Inc. said Thursday it agreed to buy BASF Corp.'s North American coil and extrusion coatings business for undisclosed terms. The deal does not include the coil and extrusion coatings businesses of B...

26 Sep 2008

New Bio-imaging Mass Spectrometry Techniques Looks at Complex Biological Systems

Understanding biology at the systems level is difficult, especially when studying complex specimens like tissue slices or communities of organisms in a biofilm. Scientists must be able to identify, quantify and locate the molecules present in the samples.

26 Sep 2008

MIT Solves 100-Year Old Fluid Mechanic Problem

Now, in work that could lead to ways of controlling the effect with potential impacts on fuel efficiency and more, MIT scientists and colleagues have reported new mathematical and experimental work for predicting where that aerodynamic separation will occur. The research solves "a century-old problem in the field of fluid mechanics"

26 Sep 2008

Argonne Scientists Keeps Pressure on Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOF)

Scientists at U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National laboratory are putting the pressure on metal-organic frameworks (MOF). In MOF materials, metal ions can be connected by organic molecules to form scaffold...

26 Sep 2008

New Graphene Material Set to Improve Nanoelectronics and Energy Storage

A new "graphene-based" material that helps solve the structure of graphite oxide and could lead to other potential discoveries of the one-atom thick substance called graphene, which has applications in nanoelec...

26 Sep 2008

Development of New Nanotechnology Process to Make Computers Smaller, Faster, and More Efficient.

Smaller. Faster. More efficient. These are the qualities that drive science and industry to create new nanoscale structures that will help to speed up computers. Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barb...

26 Sep 2008

MIT Develop New Technology Revealing the Atomic Composition of Cargo Contents

More than 11 million cargo containers enter U.S. ports annually and that number is expected to dramatically increase in the next 20 years.

26 Sep 2008

The Global Carbon Project Release Recent Figures for the Worlds' Carbon Budget

Today the new Global Carbon Budget was launched simultaneously by Global Carbon Project co-chair Michael Raupach in France at the Paris Observatory, and in the USA at Capitol Hill, Washington by GCP Executive Director Pe...

26 Sep 2008

The SGL Group is Now the Largest Cathode Producer in the World

The SGL Group – The Carbon Company has completed the expansion of its graphitized cathode capacity in Nowy Sacz, Poland. With a total cathode capacity approximately of 60,000 tons p.a., the Company is now the large...

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Hydro and Vale Signs Agreement to Construct New Alumina Refinery Plant in Brazil

Hydro and the metals and mining company Vale have agreed to construct a new alumina refinery in northern Brazil, strengthening Hydro’s future alumina supply in line with its growth strategy.

26 Sep 2008

Wacker Establish New Silicone Polymer Production Facility

Wacker Chemie AG officially commissioned two new production facilities for silicone polymers and sealants at its Nünchritz site today. With this capacity expansion, the Munich-based chemical company is meeting ri...

26 Sep 2008

ThyssenKrupp to Establish New Steel Mill Services for the Steel Industry

As from October 1, 2008, ThyssenKrupp Services AG is bundling its steel mill-related services under a new company by the name of ThyssenKrupp MillServices & Systems GmbH. Latter is a merger of the former DSU Gesellsc...

26 Sep 2008

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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

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

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.

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

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

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Scientists Develop New Method to Produce Environmentally Friendly Nanoparticles

Establishment of New Corrosion Center to Develop Better Corrosion Prevention Technology

Siemens Awarded Contract to Supply Equipments for New Steel Mill in Ukraine

PPG Industries Announce Acquisition of Coil and Extrusion Coatings Business

New Bio-imaging Mass Spectrometry Techniques Looks at Complex Biological Systems

MIT Solves 100-Year Old Fluid Mechanic Problem

Argonne Scientists Keeps Pressure on Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOF)

New Graphene Material Set to Improve Nanoelectronics and Energy Storage

Development of New Nanotechnology Process to Make Computers Smaller, Faster, and More Efficient.

MIT Develop New Technology Revealing the Atomic Composition of Cargo Contents

The Global Carbon Project Release Recent Figures for the Worlds' Carbon Budget

The SGL Group is Now the Largest Cathode Producer in the World

Hydro and Vale Signs Agreement to Construct New Alumina Refinery Plant in Brazil

Wacker Establish New Silicone Polymer Production Facility

ThyssenKrupp to Establish New Steel Mill Services for the Steel Industry

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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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What's Next for the Oil Lubrication Industry?

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