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Nanotechnology Help Boost Antibiotics in Combating Resistant Infections

This week Nature Nanotechnology journal (October 12th) reveals how scientists from the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) at UCL are using a novel nanomechanical approach to investigate the workings of vancomycin, on...

13 Oct 2008

Smart Production of Ultra Hard Metal Sheets for Automobiles to Tackle Fuel Prices

Fuel is expensive, so cars need to become lighter and lighter. To ensure that this weight loss does not come at the expense of safety, the vehicles' metal sheets are not only getting thinner but also harder – ultra-hard.

12 Oct 2008

ON Semiconductor Corp Completes Acquisition of Catalyst Semiconductor

ON Semiconductor Corporation announced today that it has, effective today, completed its acquisition of Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc., in a stock-for-stock merger. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Catalyst stoc...

12 Oct 2008

MIT Unveil Project to Bring Smart Bikes to Urban Cities

MIT researchers unveiled a major new project on Oct. 10 in Copenhagen aimed at transforming bicycle use in Denmark's largest city, promoting urban sustainability and building new connections between the city's cy...

12 Oct 2008

Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) Technology is the Future of Lighting Solutions

Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) is one of the most promising lighting technology for future lighting solutions. The OLED technology is the first real area light source technology in history. It overcomes traditi...

12 Oct 2008

New Audi A6 to Use Aluminium Wheels from Alcoa Dura-Bright Technology

Audi AG has selected Alcoa to supply forged aluminum wheels with Dura-Bright® technology surface treatment for the new 2009 Audi A6 recently debuting at the Paris International Motor Show. Dura-Bright® technol...

12 Oct 2008

Scientists Develop Nanowire Sensors for Disease Detection

Yale scientists have created nanowire sensors coupled with simple microprocessor electronics that are both sensitive and specific enough to be used for point-of-care (POC) disease detection, according to a report in Nano...

12 Oct 2008

HORIBA Scientific Unique Auto SE Wins the 2008 IC Industry New System Award

The new Auto SE is the only simple, integrated spectroscopic ellipsometer solution for determining the thicknesses and optical constants of thin layers and multi layers.

From HORIBA 10 Oct 2008

Siemens to Supply Steam Turbine to World’s First Commercial Solar Tower Power Plant

Siemens Energy is to supply an industrial steam turbine for one of the world’s first commercial solar tower power plants. The Spanish company Sener will build the innovative solar thermal power plant with a capacit...

10 Oct 2008

Air Force Investigate New Solar Energy Storage for Future Military and Commercial Applications

Solar energy could be a powerful solution to the energy needs of the future for military and commercial entities. However, scientists point out the constant need for power, not just when the sun is shining. Fundin...

10 Oct 2008

Morgan Advanced Materials Attacks Semiconductor Manufacturing Challenges with Sharkskin Technology

The technology, Sharkskin™, replaces traditional methods of roughening ceramic surfaces, such as grit blasting or twin-wire arc sprays.

From Morgan Advanced Materials 10 Oct 2008

DOE Invests $24 million in New Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS)

The project will involve 12 industry teams from around the country. DOE will invest up to $24 million in FY08 and beyond on the project, depending on the availability of funds.

10 Oct 2008

EPCOS Offers CeraDiodes for ESD Protection of High-Speed Data Lines

EPCOS now offers CeraDiodes in 0402 and 0603 case sizes. They are distinguished by extremely low capacitances with typical values of 0.6 pF. This makes them suitable for the ESD protection of high-speed data lines such a...

10 Oct 2008

New Directionally Aligned Carbon Nanotube Material Shows Unique Adhesive Force

The race for the best "gecko foot" dry adhesive got a new competitor this week with a stronger and more practical material reported in the journal Science by a team of researchers from four U.S. institutions.

10 Oct 2008

DuPont CoatingSolutions Named the “Supplier of the Year”

DuPont CoatingSolutions has been named the “Supplier of the Year” for the third consecutive year by Central Plastics of Shawnee, Okla. The award recognizes suppliers that demonstrate exemplary performance in ...

10 Oct 2008