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Research Group Develop New 3D Optical Method Offering High Resolution Anisotropic Fluid Imaging

Charles Rosenblatt, professor of physics and macromolecular science at Case Western Reserve University, and his research group have developed a method of 3D optical imaging of anisotropic fluids such liquid crystals, wit...

17 Oct 2008

Pioneer Surgical Announce Successful Human Implantation of New Biologic Inter-Body Spacer

Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc., a leader in innovative medical devices, announced today the successful human implantation of its new biologic inter-body spacer. The nanOss(TM)- Cervical cage is machined from mechanica...

17 Oct 2008

New Transformation Optics to Harness Nanotechnology to Radically Advance Optical Technologies

A new research field called transformation optics may usher in a host of radical advances including a cloak of invisibility and ultra-powerful microscopes and computers by harnessing nanotechnology and "metamaterials."

17 Oct 2008

Bromine Industry Welcomes Revised EU RoHS Directive List of Restricted Substances

The bromine industry welcomes reports that the European Commission’s DG Environment is considering not adding any brominated flame retardant to the EU RoHS Directive’s list of restricted substances. However t...

17 Oct 2008

EPA Makes Dramatic Decision to Strengthen the Nation's Air Quality Standards for Lead

EPA dramatically strengthened the nation's air quality standards for lead, improving public health protection, especially for children. The new standards tighten the allowable lead level 10 times to 0.15 micrograms o...

17 Oct 2008

Goodrich Receives U.S. Navy Contract to Provide Sonar Domes for Surface Combat Ships

Goodrich Corporation has received a contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center-Crane, IN to provide sonar domes for U.S. Navy surface combat ships. The five-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contra...

17 Oct 2008

Sandia Researcher Receives Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Innovator Award

The award recognizes a solar-to-grid system conversion efficiency record the SES Serial #3 solar dish Stirling system beat in January 2008 at Sandia’s National Solar Thermal Test facility. The existing 1984 record of 29.4 percent was toppled by the new 31.25 percent net efficiency record.

17 Oct 2008

The "World's Biggest Book" to be Made by DuPont Tyvek

The book's dimensions will be two meters high by two meters wide and it will be dedicated to Mexico.

17 Oct 2008

Cabot Establish New World Class Fumed Silica Manufacturing Facility in China

The joint venture will invest approximately $40 million to build Cabot's next world-class fumed silica facility with a manufacturing capacity of approximately 7000 metric tons per year, to be commissioned in mid 2010.

17 Oct 2008

Chinese Premier Discuss Future of Scientific Development for China

During a two-hour meeting with the editor-in-chief of the journal Science, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao expressed hope for increasing investment in basic research, reducing energy consumption by 4 percent annually as econo...

17 Oct 2008

Cristal Global Announce Acquisition of International Titanium Powder

Cristal Global’s wholly owned subsidiary, Cristal US, Incorporated (Cristal US) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of International Titanium Powder, LLC (ITP), a private Illinois-based limited li...

17 Oct 2008

New Solar Energy Material Overcomes All Obstacles to Produce Maximum Energy

Researchers have created a new material that overcomes two of the major obstacles to solar power: it absorbs all the energy contained in sunlight, and generates electrons in a way that makes them easier to capture. O...

17 Oct 2008

What Does the Future Hold for Concrete?

Concrete is the most widely-used construction material in the world, with this importance comes the necessity to constantly develop and improve this valuable commodity. Developments in the Formulation and Reinforcement o...

17 Oct 2008

Fibre Reinforced Comosites in Structural Applications

The repair of deteriorated, damaged and substandard civil infrastructures has become one of the most important issues faced by civil engineers worldwide. Strengthening and rehabilitation of civil infrastructures using fi...

17 Oct 2008

Should We Be Concerned about the Long Term Perfromance of Composite Materials?

Whilst the ageing of humans has been a popular point of discussion for many years we are now looking at the world around us to assess the damage that ageing can cause. Ageing of Composites from Woodhead Publishing addres...

17 Oct 2008