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The Linde Group Announce Opening of The World's First Hydrogen Fuel Filling Station for Ships

The technology company The Linde Group has today officially opened the world's first hydrogen filling station for fuel cell passenger ships in Hamburg. Wolfgang Tiefensee, Minister of Transport, Building and Urba...

31 Aug 2008

Siemens Unveils The World's First Real-Time 3D Ultrasound Imaging System for the Heart

Siemens Healthcare unveils the Acuson SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound system, the first system in the world to acquire non stitched real time full volume 3D images of the heart in one single heart cycle, during the European Congress of Radiology (ESC), August 30 to September 4, 2008 in Munich, Germany.

31 Aug 2008

BASF Announce Increase in Polyetheramines Prices

Effective immediately, or as existing contracts permit, BASF will increase prices for polyetheramines in Asia, Europe and South America by 220 USD/mt or 150 EUR/mt respectively for the entire portfolio. BASF has prev...

31 Aug 2008

Scientists Successfully Produce Molecular Tubes for Nanotechnology Applications

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a simple process for mass producing molecular tubes of identical--and precisely programmable--circumferences. The technological feat may allow...

31 Aug 2008

NASA Celebrate A Half of Century of Scientific Achievements

NASA will join AARP in their Life at 50+ National Event and Expo as the two organizations each celebrate a half of century of remarkable achievements. On Sept. 4, during the opening ceremony of the show at 9:30 a.m. ...

31 Aug 2008

Corus Receives Contract to Supply New Jaguar XF with Unique Blanking Tool and Materials

The ability to provide a unique mix of materials and blanking tool expertise during early production development stages of Jaguar’s new XF has helped Corus secure a major contract to supply the OEM with complicated pressed shaped blanks for the highly acclaimed model.

31 Aug 2008

Dow Corning Demonstrate New Silicone Manufacturing Process Increasing Solar Panel Production

Dow Corning Corp. has demonstrated a manufacturing process featuring new developmental silicone materials that significantly increases the production rate of solar panels, effectively lowering the cost per watt of solar ...

31 Aug 2008

Westlake Chemical Announce Construction of New Chlor Alkali Plant

Westlake Chemical Corp. said Friday it will build a new chlor alkali plant in Louisiana, nearly doubling its production capacity. The new facility will be located in Westlake's vinyls manufacturing complex in Geis...

30 Aug 2008

Development of New Molecular Beam Epitaxy System For Fabrication of High Purity Semiconductor Structures

In order to realize the electrical units of voltage, resistance and current with highest accuracy quantum effects in nano-circuits are nowadays used. Important prerequisites are extremely pure semiconductor layers where ...

30 Aug 2008

UK Border Security Trials Fujitsu Automated Border Control System at Manchester International Airport

UK Border Agency has unveiled a trial of an automated border control system at Manchester International airport. The system provided by Fujitsu Services in partnership with Vision-Box S A, allows passengers holding e...

30 Aug 2008

Researchers Unveil the Secrets of Electron Heating in Low Temperature Plasmas

The secret of electron heating in low temperature plasmas has been discovered by the Bochum researchers at the Center of Excellence 'Plasma Science and Technology' (CPST) at the Ruhr University

30 Aug 2008

Aricom Signs Joint Venture to Construct Titanium Sponge Plant in China

Aricom is pleased to announce that further to the Memorandum of Understanding announced in January 2008, it has signed and received relevant formal approvals for the joint venture contract with Aluminium Corporation of C...

30 Aug 2008

Siemens Healthcare Announce the Next Big Thing in SPECT Imaging, 'Intelligence'

Taking innovation and efficiency to the next level, Siemens Healthcare announces the next big thing in SPECT imaging: “intelligence.” At the ESC 2008, the congress of the European Society of Cardiology in ...

29 Aug 2008

General Dynamics Delivers The Most Advanced Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine

General Dynamics Electric Boat today delivered the New Hampshire (SSN-778), the nation's newest and most advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine, to the U.S. Navy eight months ahead of schedule. Electric Boat is a ...

29 Aug 2008