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Formula 1 Cars Built form Balsa Wood

Silverstone Innovation Centre was in the thick of things at the recent Autosport International show at the NEC in Birmingham. Centre client, Sarah Franklin of Sarah Franklin Racing, came a close runner-up in the prestigi...

19 Jan 2009

Qatar Aluminium Plant on Major Recruitment Drive

Recruiting in the ramp-up to first metal at the Qatalum aluminium plant in
Qatar is going full speed ahead.

19 Jan 2009

Russian Steelmaker Renounces Development Licence for Coal Deposit

Evraz Group S.A. (LSE: EVR) (“Evraz” or the “Company”) has renounced the right to purchase the licence to develop the Mezhegey coal deposit in the Republic of Tyva, Russia. The decision is based o...

19 Jan 2009

Silicone Sealants Help Preserve Historic Indian Buildings

Silicone sealants and coatings from Dow
Corning are working behind the scenes to help construction engineers combat
and repair weather damage to large, stately building façades in India.

From Dow Corning 19 Jan 2009

Air Liquide Signs Contracts with Major Solar Cell Manufacturers

Air
Liquide is consolidating its leading position as industrial gases and services
supplier to the photovoltaic industry: more than half of the top 10 crystalline-Si
solar cell manufacturers, and over 40% of the Thin Film solar cell production
fabs worldwide are now Air Liquide customers.

19 Jan 2009

DuPont Making Good Progress on Phasing Out PFOA

DuPont
published a progress report announcing significant progress in developing new
high-performance products that will enable the company to no longer make, buy
or use PFOA by 2015, or earlier if possible.

19 Jan 2009

Using Infrared Spectroscopy to Study Crystallisation

The creation of a reproducible crystallisation process is a fundamental challenge to drug manufacturers, but a technique which provides real time detailed analyses of chemical processes could provide an answer. Develo...

19 Jan 2009

PolyOne Caters for Chinese Market Offering Chines Version of Its Web Site

PolyOne Corporation, a leading global provider of specialized
polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced the launch of a Chinese-language
version of the Company's global web site, www.polyone.com. The addition
of simplified Chinese to the Company's web site will extend access to
up-to-date product and technical information as well as news and events.

19 Jan 2009

New Report Examines Areas of High Intensity Nanotechnology Research

This bibliometric report examines scientific activity in nanoscience using scientific papers, as well as intellectual property in nanotechnology using patents granted by the USPTO. The central aim of the scientometric an...

19 Jan 2009

Printed Electronics Save Money

Electronic systems designed to perform simple functions, such as monitor the temperature on a yogurt pot, mustn’t cost much: This is where printed electronics are at an advantage. Researchers are now significantly ...

19 Jan 2009

Novel Glass Ceramic Chucks Prevent Structural Distortions in Silicon Wafers

Exposing silicon wafers to light during chip manufacture requires special fixtures called chucks. Novel electrostatic chucks made of glass ceramics are incredibly flat. This prevents structural distortions on the exposur...

19 Jan 2009

DOE Approves Spallation Neutron Source Second Target

The U.S. Department of Energy has given its initial approval to begin plans
for a second target station for the Spallation Neutron Source, expanding what
is already the world's most powerful pulsed neutron scattering facility located
at DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

18 Jan 2009

OSRAM Teams Up to Slash Energy Consumption in Hotels

Germany’s leading travel company TUI and lighting manufacturer OSRAM are cooperating to reduce energy consumption in hotels. The 250 TUI partner hotels on the Balearic Island of Mallorca have the opportunity to eas...

18 Jan 2009

Hydro to Reduce Aluminium Production by 30000 Tonnes in Germany

Hydro
has decided to reduce production at its primary aluminium plant in Neuss, Germany,
by 30,000 tonnes by the end of January.

18 Jan 2009

Huntsman Pre-Registers Nearly 2000 Chemicals with REACH

Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) announced its successful pre-registration with the European Chemicals Agency ("ECHA") of the 1,937 chemical substances that Huntsman manufactures or imports into the European Ec...

18 Jan 2009