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NASA Announce Launch of Spacecraft for Exploring the Outer Solar System

The first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space is ready for launch Oct. 19. The two-year mission will begin from the Kwajale...

7 Oct 2008

MIT Report Debunks China Energy Production

A detailed analysis of powerplants in China by MIT researchers debunks the widespread notion that outmoded energy technology or the utter absence of government regulation is to blame for that country's notorious air-...

7 Oct 2008

SABIC Showcase New Technologies for Bus and Rail Applications in the Transportation Industry

A jump in ridership due to the recent hike in gasoline prices has challenged public transportation agencies to accommodate more passengers while maintaining safety and performance. In booth #3353 at the American Public T...

7 Oct 2008

SMI Receives $750k Funding for New Class of Radio Frequency (RF) Filters for up to Ka Band

Structured Materials Industries, Inc. announced today that it had received Phase II funding from the Army Research Office to develop a new class of compact, efficient, voltage-tunable, radio frequency (RF) filters, for u...

7 Oct 2008

Automated Evaluation of Petroleum Source Rocks Using A Microphotometer

Due to the spike in energy prices, there is intense interest in locating and
developing additional oil and gas reserves. These reserves are located in sedimentary
basins and predictions can be made of the quantity of oil and gas in these reservoirs
by the identification and characterization of petroleum source rocks. However,
this requires an understanding the burial and thermal maturation histories of
the strata in these basins.

From CRAIC Technologies 7 Oct 2008

European Powder Metallurgy Conference and Exhibition a Great Success in 2008

Mannheim, Germany was the host city for the 17th annual Euro PM Congress & Exhibition event, organised and sponsored by the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA). Euro PM2008 featured a high quality techn...

From European Powder Metallurgy Assn. 7 Oct 2008

PPG to Supply Electrochromic Shades for New Beechcraft Passenger Airplane

PPG Industries’
aerospace transparencies business and Gentex Corporation will supply electrochromic
window shade systems to Hawker Beechcraft Corporation for the passenger-cabin
windows of the 2010 Beechcraft King Air 350i airplane, according to PPG, Gentex
and HBC officials.

From PPG Industries Inc. 7 Oct 2008

Goodfellow's Range of Metal and Materials Powders Exceeds 200

Goodfellow
Corporation offers more than 200 metals and materials in powdered form for
use by researchers and design engineers. Particle sizes range from 0.08 microns
(palladium) to 850 microns (iridium). In addition to pure metals, alloys, ceramics,
polymers, and compounds, a number of custom-made alloys are available in powdered
form.

From Goodfellow 7 Oct 2008

New Material Help Eliminate Key Roadblock to Practical Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles.

Researchers in Greece report design of a new material that almost meets the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2010 goals for hydrogen storage.

7 Oct 2008

Experts Gather to Discuss Coatings for Pipeline Protection

Pipeline operators are dependent on pipe coating integrity for fuel transport. Denis Melot of Total, Andre Koebsch of Petrobras, Mohamed Daoud of Abu Dhabi Co. for Onshore Oil Operations and John La Fontaine of ExxonMobi...

7 Oct 2008

BASF Receives Award from the European Chemical Industry for Carbon Balance Efforts

BASF was awarded the European Responsible Care® Award by the European chemical industry association CEFIC for its Carbon Balance on October 4, 2008. The judges commemorated the project as a highly innovative meas...

7 Oct 2008

Linde Showcase Advanced Melting and Burner Technologies at GlassTec 2008

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, and a principle provider of gas applications and advanced melting and burner technologies to the global glass manufacturing industry, today announced its participation at Glass...

6 Oct 2008

Researchers Develop New Breast Cancer Imaging Method Using Fluorescent Nanoparticles

Researchers from Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center have discovered a new imaging method for breast cancer. It’s all about fluorescent parts in calcium phosphate nanoparticles and near infrared imaging. ...

6 Oct 2008

BASF Special Polyamides to be Inserted in New Peugeot 308 sw

Sika Automotive has selected BASF’s Ultramid® A3WG10 CR to manufacture a bodywork insert for use in the new Peugeot 308 sw. This plastic belongs to BASF’s new class of special polyamides that have been optimized for high durability and strength.

6 Oct 2008

Leading Nanoelectronic Institute Unveils Joint Venture to Develop High Efficiency LED Devices

IMEC, Europe’s leading independent nanoelectronics research institute, and Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. (TNSC), a total solution provider in the compound semiconductor field, today announce that they have signed an agr...

6 Oct 2008