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Improved Performance from Hip Replacement Prostheses

Artificial hip joints are firmly anchored to the patient’s damaged bone by screws. But which parts of the bone will safely hold the screws in place? A simulation model is to calculate the strength of the bone from ...

26 Jan 2009

Brazillian Plastics Manufacturer Receives Quality Assurance Certification for the Automotive Sector

Radici Plastics Ltda – a Brazilian company belonging to the RadiciGroup Plastics Area – has received the ISO/TS 16949:2002 Quality Management System Certification for the automotive sector. Radici Plastics Lt...

26 Jan 2009

Wacker to Promote Sustainaible Solutions for Coatings, Construction and Adhesives at ECS Show

Wacker's focus at ECS in Nuremberg will be on sustainable product solutions from the fields of coatings,
construction and adhesives: innovative dispersible polymer powders for use in
durable elastic sealing slurries and self-leveling compounds without added superplasticizer;
a particularly user-friendly dispersion free of ammonia, superplasticizers and
solvents; and a novel polymer for use in sprayed concrete for tunnel lining
and applications in mining and underground construction.

26 Jan 2009

Green SUV May Revive U.S. Auto Plants and Save Jobs

Among the advances announced today by AFS Trinity are two new driving modes that offer a previously unavailable combination of fuel economy and performance. Unlike electric vehicles whose range is limited by the capacity and durability of their batteries, the new prototypes, designated the XH-150S, have a virtually unlimited range.

26 Jan 2009

Light, Flexible Carbon Nanotube Brings Space Elevator Closer to Reality

Motivated by a $4 million prize from NASA, the scientists found a way to combine multiple separate nanotubes together to form long strands. Until now, carbon nanotubes have been too brittle to be formed into such long pieces.

26 Jan 2009

Inorganic Silicon (Si) Thin Film Solar Cells Set to Dominate Photovoltaic Market

Thin film solar cells, based on non-toxic, abundant and air-stable silicon (Si) will probably, based on forecasts, dominate the photovoltaic market in the future and thus replace bulk Si from its leading position. This p...

26 Jan 2009

Nanoscale Mapping of Strain Fields in Semiconductors Provides New Avenues for Analyzing Mechanical Properties

The method, which is based on near-field microscopy, opens new avenues for analyzing mechanical properties of high-performance materials or for contact-free mapping of local conductivity in strain-engineered electronic devices

26 Jan 2009

ASM to Highlight Next Generation Advances in Heat Treatment of Aluminum, Titanium and Next-Generation Composites

Our goal is to provide an opportunity to learn about the latest developments in heat treating, which has such a strong influence on reducing weight, improving performance and providing greater cost-effectiveness in engineered systems

26 Jan 2009

Autobytel Establish Joint Effort in Powering Fulfillment Automotive Engine for Over 80 Automotive Portals

Autobytel’s industry-leading lead fulfillment technology will provide consumers with more new and used car options, while extending the reach of the company’s dealer network across over 80 portals supporting over 215 media properties.

26 Jan 2009

Rio Tinto Completes $125 Million Equity Sale in Aluminium Smelter

Rio Tinto Alcan has completed the sale of its 50 percent equity share of the Alcan Ningxia aluminium joint venture in China to Qingtongxia Aluminium Group Co Ltd (QTX) for gross cash consideration of US$125 million.

26 Jan 2009

CoorsTek Commemorate Golden Milestone for Production of Aluminium Cans

Let us toast a technological innovation that's as near as your refrigerator: The production of the first seamless and recyclable aluminum can has been celebrated as an Historical Landmark of ASM International, the materials information society.

From ASM International 26 Jan 2009

Report Details Rudolph Technologies and the U.S. Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ea9e00/rudolph_technologi) has announced the addition of the "Rudolph Technologies, Inc. and the U.S. Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing Industry&q...

From Onto Innovation 26 Jan 2009

3M Introduce Intelligent Space-saving Automated Materials Handling System

3M Library Systems today announced the 3M Intelligent Return and Sorter System, a space-saving automated materials handling system for libraries.

From 3M Ceramic Textiles and Composites 26 Jan 2009

Dow Chemical and Süd-Chemie Seeking Alternative Chemical Production Method

The collaborative research aims to convert synthesis gas (syngas), that can be derived from abundant resources such as coal or biomass, to "building block” chemicals in a more efficient and economical process.

26 Jan 2009

BNL Develop New Catalyst Making Ethanol-Powered Fuel Cells Feasible

The highly efficient catalyst performs two crucial, and previously unreachable steps needed to oxidize ethanol and produce clean energy in fuel cell reactions.

26 Jan 2009

Materials Science News

Improved Performance from Hip Replacement Prostheses

Brazillian Plastics Manufacturer Receives Quality Assurance Certification for the Automotive Sector

Wacker to Promote Sustainaible Solutions for Coatings, Construction and Adhesives at ECS Show

Green SUV May Revive U.S. Auto Plants and Save Jobs

Light, Flexible Carbon Nanotube Brings Space Elevator Closer to Reality

Inorganic Silicon (Si) Thin Film Solar Cells Set to Dominate Photovoltaic Market

Nanoscale Mapping of Strain Fields in Semiconductors Provides New Avenues for Analyzing Mechanical Properties

ASM to Highlight Next Generation Advances in Heat Treatment of Aluminum, Titanium and Next-Generation Composites

Autobytel Establish Joint Effort in Powering Fulfillment Automotive Engine for Over 80 Automotive Portals

Rio Tinto Completes $125 Million Equity Sale in Aluminium Smelter

CoorsTek Commemorate Golden Milestone for Production of Aluminium Cans

Report Details Rudolph Technologies and the U.S. Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing Industry

3M Introduce Intelligent Space-saving Automated Materials Handling System

Dow Chemical and Süd-Chemie Seeking Alternative Chemical Production Method

BNL Develop New Catalyst Making Ethanol-Powered Fuel Cells Feasible

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