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sp3 Diamond Technologies Introduce New CVD Diamond Deposition System

sp3 Diamond Technologies, Inc. (sp3), a leading supplier of diamond film products, equipment and services, today brought to market the newest member of its Model 650 Series of Hot Filament CVD (chemical vapor deposition)...

20 Nov 2008

Chinese Politician Visits Joint European Torus Fusion Experiment in Hope of Future Collaboration

One of China’s most senior government officials visited the JET (Joint European Torus) fusion experiment at Culham Science Centre, UK on Wednesday November 19. Madame LIU Yandong, a member of the State Council &...

20 Nov 2008

Chemists Develop New Material to Make Gases More Transportable

Chemists at the University of Liverpool have developed a way of converting methane gas into a powder form in order to make it more transportable. Scientists have developed a material made out of a mixture of silica an...

20 Nov 2008

Detailed Particulate Analysis Shows Health Threat to City Dwellers by California Wildfire Underestimated

Detailed particulate analysis of the smoke produced by previous California wild fires indicates that the composition posed more serious potential threats to health than is generally realized, according to a new paper analyzing particulate matter (PM) from wildfires in Southern California.

20 Nov 2008

Air Products Demonstrate Oxyfuel Technology Solutions for Carbon Capture

Carbon dioxide (CO2) compression is a necessary part of any carbon capture process and Air Products' oxyfuel technology has optimized the compression process to remove impurities to an acceptable purity level in the ...

20 Nov 2008

Dow Corning Silicones Help Increase Efficiency in Wind Energy Turbines

Silicones from Dow Corning are helping wind energy become one of the world’s fastest growing sources of renewable power with technologies that improve turbine reliability, increase efficiency and reduce costs.

20 Nov 2008

Updated Report Details Fundamental Physics of Nanostructures, Characterization Methods and the Latest Applications

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/36aea1/basics_of_nanotech) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Basics of Nanotechnology, 3rd Edition" to thei...

20 Nov 2008

NASA to Test Electronic Nose in Space to Sniff Out Dangerous Chemicals

NASA astronauts on space shuttle Endeavour's STS-126 mission will install an instrument on the International Space Station that can "smell" dangerous chemicals in the air. Designed to help protect crew memb...

20 Nov 2008

Next Generation of Space Engineers Gather in Southampton

Talented students with ambitions to lead the next generation of Space engineers are gathering in Southampton this weekend (22 - 23 November) for the 20th annual conference of UK Students for the Exploration and Developme...

20 Nov 2008

Physicists Explains How Bacteria Swims

"For bacteria to swim in water," explained Jay Tang, associate professor of physics at Brown University, "it's like us trying to swim through honey. The drag is dominant."

20 Nov 2008

New Platinum-Phosphate Compounds Demonstrate Effectiveness in Killing Cancer Cells

A new class of compounds called phosphaplatins can effectively kill ovarian, testicular, head and neck cancer cells with potentially less toxicity than conventional drugs, according to a new study published this week in ...

20 Nov 2008

NASA Establish New Mission to Understand the Nature of Dark Energy

NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have signed a memorandum of understanding for the implementation of the Joint Dark Energy Mission, or JDEM. The mission will feature the first space-based observatory designed...

20 Nov 2008

Joint AMD Collaboration Yield Next-Generation, High-Performance Logic Devices

Intermolecular, Inc. today announced that they have collaborated with AMD to develop advanced interconnect technology for next-generation, high-performance logic devices based on the process of molecular self-assembly. ...

20 Nov 2008

BASF Announce Reduction in Worldwide Production

BASF is taking measures to avoid the creation of overcapacities as a result of a massive decline in demand. The company is temporarily shutting down around 80 plants worldwide. In addition, BASF is reducing production at...

20 Nov 2008