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Airborne Laser (ABL) Missile Defense Systems Fires High-Energy Chemical Laser from ABL Aircraft

The achievement of 'first light' onboard the Airborne Laser aircraft is a key milestone for the ABL team. The start of laser firings marks the completion of a 10-month effort to install and integrate the high-energy laser and prepare it for testin

9 Sep 2008

Siemens Awarded Contract to Supply 500 Wind Turbines in the Largest Wind Power Deals

The wind turbines will be delivered and installed in 2010 and 2011. This major contract marks a new era of collaboration between E.ON and Siemens in the renewable energy business.

9 Sep 2008

3M Acquires 100 Year Old Producer of Protective Products for Automotive Surface

3M announced today it has entered into an agreement to acquire Meguiar’s Inc., the 100-year-old family business that manufactures the leading Meguiar’s brand of car care products for cleaning and protecting a...

9 Sep 2008

LyondellBasell Signs Joint Agreement for Development of Polypropylene Complex

The project will include the production of 490 KT of polyolefins based on three world scale plants, including a methanol plant and a methanol-to-propylene (MTP) plant.

9 Sep 2008

Researchers Develop Property-Changing Polymer for Biological Cell Studies

Researchers have developed a new type of property-changing polymer: It is water-repellent at 37°C, which makes it an ideal culture substrate for biological cells. At room temperature it attracts water, allowing the c...

9 Sep 2008

New Hybrid Technology Combines Precision Mechanical Joining Technique with Adhesive Bonding

An aircraft is held together by hundreds of thousands of rivets. Fully automatic machines install rivet holes and rivets with precision in numerous materials. A new hybrid technology combines this mechanical joining tech...

9 Sep 2008

New Development in Production of Gold Nanorods for Biomedical Applications

Gold nanoparticles are under consideration for a number of biomedical applications, such as tumor treatment. A German-American research team at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Hunter College in New York, and th...

9 Sep 2008

New Fullerene Chemistry Aid in Development of Molecular Semiconductors and Quantum Computing

Virginia Tech chemistry Professor Harry Dorn has developed a new area of fullerene chemistry that may be the backbone for development of molecular semiconductors and quantum computing applications. Dorn plays with th...

9 Sep 2008

Researchers Finds Speed Limitation in Nanoelectronic

Combining ordinary electronics with light has been a potential way to create minimal computer circuits with super fast information transfer. Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden and the University of Marylan...

9 Sep 2008

Researchers Developing Robots Based on Issac Asimov Golden Rules

European researchers have developed technology enabling robots to obey Asimov’s golden rules of robotics: to do no harm to humans and to obey them. Issac Asimov, widely regarded as the spiritual father of scienc...

9 Sep 2008

Siemens Announce Release of Magnet-Free Synchronous Motor for High Precision Laser Cutting

The 1FN6, a synchronous motor with magnet free secondary section track, is a new addition to the Siemens series of linear motors. The innovative motor concept has all the advantages of direct drives such as high force density, high dynamic response, good control features and outstanding precision.

8 Sep 2008

Nuclear Physicists Awarded with Major Grants for Future Development in Physics

The University of Surrey’s nuclear physicists are celebrating the award of two new major grants that will provide £3m to underpin their research for the next three-to-five years. The funding will particula...

8 Sep 2008

Global Market for Superconductor Technologies to Reach $1.4 Billion by End of the Year

According to a new technical market research report, SUPERCONDUCTORS: TECHNOLOGIES AND GLOBAL MARKETS (AVM066A) from BCC Research, the global market for superconductors was valued at $1.4 billion in 2007 and is expected ...

8 Sep 2008

DuPont Anti-Corrosive Coating Selected by Steel Pipe Manufacturer for Pipeline Project

DuPont Coating Solutions was chosen to supply Borusan Mannesmann, the largest steel pipe manufacturer in Turkey, with Nap-Gard functional products for an anti corrosive external powder coating application that will be used on a liquefied natural gas project for pipeline system giant, El Paso Corporation.

8 Sep 2008

3M Launches New Ultra High Speed Mini-SAS Connectors

Diversified technology company 3M has launched its first range of Mini-SAS connectors into the UK, able to support data transfer rates of up to 6Gbps and a pitch of just 0.8mm. Designed to provide a combination of hi...

8 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

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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.

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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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Airborne Laser (ABL) Missile Defense Systems Fires High-Energy Chemical Laser from ABL Aircraft

Siemens Awarded Contract to Supply 500 Wind Turbines in the Largest Wind Power Deals

3M Acquires 100 Year Old Producer of Protective Products for Automotive Surface

LyondellBasell Signs Joint Agreement for Development of Polypropylene Complex

Researchers Develop Property-Changing Polymer for Biological Cell Studies

New Hybrid Technology Combines Precision Mechanical Joining Technique with Adhesive Bonding

New Development in Production of Gold Nanorods for Biomedical Applications

New Fullerene Chemistry Aid in Development of Molecular Semiconductors and Quantum Computing

Researchers Finds Speed Limitation in Nanoelectronic

Researchers Developing Robots Based on Issac Asimov Golden Rules

Siemens Announce Release of Magnet-Free Synchronous Motor for High Precision Laser Cutting

Nuclear Physicists Awarded with Major Grants for Future Development in Physics

Global Market for Superconductor Technologies to Reach $1.4 Billion by End of the Year

DuPont Anti-Corrosive Coating Selected by Steel Pipe Manufacturer for Pipeline Project

3M Launches New Ultra High Speed Mini-SAS Connectors

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

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

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What's Next for the Oil Lubrication Industry?

Multi-User Facilities: Effectively Supporting Research Goals Across Academia and Industry

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