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Applied Nanoscience Receives EPA Registration for Nanoparticle Coating for Air Filters

Applied Nanoscience Inc. (ANI) (PINKSHEETS: APNN), a nanotechnology-based filtration development company, today announced that it received notice of a successful EPA-F.I.F.R.A. registration from its exclusive toll manufa...

26 Nov 2008

Researchers Create Electrical Wires Based on Protein Fibres Encased in Plastic

Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have succeeded in creating electrical wires consisting of protein fibers encased in plastic. The 10 nanometer thin fibers are self-organizing and compatible with biologi...

26 Nov 2008

3M Acquire Manufacturer of Wire Identification Systems

3M announced
that it completed its acquisition of Grafoplast S.p.A., a manufacturer
of wire identification systems for the wire and cable market.

25 Nov 2008

Korean Lead Smelter Licenses Ausmelt Technology

Ausmelt
Limited has signed a Licensing Agreement with Korea Zinc Co. Ltd (Korea
Zinc) for the construction of two new Top Submerged Lance (TSL) technology furnaces
for lead smelting.

25 Nov 2008

Reorganization at Abrasion Resistant Protective Linings Manfacturer

Abresist Corporation announced that its parent company, Kalenborn Kalprotect GmbH & Co. KG, has now become the holding company Kalenborn International GmbH & Co. KG. Abresist Corporation, the oldest of twelve...

From Kalenborn Abresist Corporation 25 Nov 2008

BASF Develop New Highly Efficient White Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED)

BASF and Osram Opto Semiconductors have developed a highly efficient white organic light-emitting diode (OLED): for the first time an OLED not only is able to achieve a light yield of over 60 lumens per watt (lm/W), but also, at the same time, meets the international Energy Star SSL Standard with regard to color requirements.

25 Nov 2008

Physicists Receives Patent for Design of Precision Cancer Therapy System

The new device would be more precise and less costly than existing proton-therapy systems, potentially increasing the availability and benefits of this treatment for cancer patients worldwide. The Brookhaven scientists are now seeking industrial partners to license and commercialize the technology.

25 Nov 2008

Cornell Analyst Reveals Christmas Lighting to Contain Excessive Lead Levels

With the holiday season approaching, a Cornell environmental analyst has made an illuminating discovery: Many Christmas light sets contain such high levels of lead that they exceed limits set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

25 Nov 2008

Siemens Presents New Series of Main Motors at Drive Show

The Siemens Drive Technologies Division is presenting a new series of main motors at this year's SPS/IPC/Drives show.

25 Nov 2008

OSRAM New Automotive LED System Introduced in the New 2010 Ford Mustang

America's pony car includes innovative lighting from front to back including the unique sequential rear turn signal powered by OSRAM JOULE(TM) standardized automotive LED system.

25 Nov 2008

Linde Receive Contracts to Capture More than 50 Percent of the Thin Film Photovoltaic (PV) Market

Technology company The Linde Group announced the award of three new multi-million US-dollar (USD) contracts to capture more than 50 percent of the thin film photovoltaic (PV) market in China. The agreements are bolsterin...

25 Nov 2008

BASF to Focus on Ecofriendly Products and Processes

The India International Leather Fair (IILF) will be held in the Trade Center in Chennai, Tamil Nadu province, India, from January 31st to February 3rd, 2009. This year the company is focusing on environment-friendly ...

25 Nov 2008

NIST Awards Multimillion Dollar Grant for New Research Centers

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is awarding grants totaling more than $24 million to three universities to provide cost-shared support for the construction of new scienti...

From NIST Standard Reference Materials 25 Nov 2008

New Method for Predicting Energy Efficiency in Solar Cell Receives Prestigious Award

A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has won a prestigious Gordon Bell Prize, sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

25 Nov 2008