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British Airways to Look at Viability of Alternative Fuels

Rolls-Royce and British Airways today announced the start of a scientific test programme to investigate the viability of alternative fuels for the aviation industry.

15 Jul 2008

Can Biofuels be Used for Small and Medium Sized Engine Applications

Pratt and Whitney Canada is leading a groundbreaking aerospace industry-university research effort to investigate the potential use of biofuels for small and medium size engine applications.

15 Jul 2008

WACKER Develops UV-Active Silicone Elastomers

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, has succeeded in developing UV-active silicone elasto-mers with a significantly enhanced property profile.

15 Jul 2008

BASF Inspires New Seasons Leather Fashions

The motto “Edition San Remo” is being used for an assortment of modern textures, exquisite colors and outstanding design. Nature provided the model for this collection, in which warm earth tones, ranging from...

15 Jul 2008

Uhde to Build Clean Fuel Plant in Romania

Petrom S.A. of Romania has commissioned Uhde to build a gasoline desulphurisation plant at their refinery located in Brazi, some 50km north of Bucharest. This clean fuels plant is scheduled to come on-stream in early 200...

15 Jul 2008

ThyssenKrupp Launch World's First Global Materials Service Provider

Today at the Farnborough International Airshow, ThyssenKrupp Services announced the launch of ThyssenKrupp Aerospace, the world's first global materials service provider. The new company incorporates ThyssenKrupp...

15 Jul 2008

Applied Materials Wins Contract with Taiwanese DRAM Manufacturer

Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that it has signed a two-year system support contract with Inotera Memories, Inc., a leading DRAM manufacturer in Taiwan. The contract covers all Applied systems in Inotera’s 300mm...

15 Jul 2008

Mexican Heat Treater of Aluminum for the Aerospace Industry Gets New Furnace

Despatch Industries announces the recent sale of a solution heat treat furnace to Aernnova Componentes Mexico. Aernnova is a new customer that has chosen a Despatch furnace for utilization in their new Queretaro, Mexico ...

15 Jul 2008

New Interconnect Etch System for Flash and DRAM Memory Chips

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that it has expanded its portfolio of applications on the Applied Producer Etch system to include interconnect etch for advanced Flash and DRAM memory chips. Responding to the need...

15 Jul 2008

Eco Friendly Airconditioning System Power by the Sun

Scientists have developed an environmentally friendly cooling technology that does not harm the ozone layer.

15 Jul 2008

Cognis Sells Textile and Leather Chemicals Business

Specialty chemicals supplier Cognis has signed an agreement to sell its Pulcra Chemicals subsidiary to Germany-based Fashion Chemicals GmbH & Co. KG for 26.3 million euros. The sale is in line with Cognis’ stra...

15 Jul 2008

ATMI and Praxair Settle Vaccum Technology Litigation

ATMI, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a global settlement agreement with Praxair, Inc. that resolves the matters that have been in litigation between the two companies since 2003, including those related to...

15 Jul 2008

First Report on the Stability and Electronic Properties of Gold Nanoclusters

A report published in the July 8 issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) is the first to describe the principles behind the stability and electronic properties of tiny nanoclusters of metallic gold.

14 Jul 2008

Arizona State University Establish Solar Power Laboratory

Arizona State University is strengthening its commitment to boost Arizona’s economic development prospects in the renewable energy industry by establishing the Solar Power Laboratory to advance solar energy researc...

14 Jul 2008

New Study Predicts that Nanoelectronics will be Powered by Carbon Nanotubes

Widely regarded as the wonder material of the 21st century, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and the intramolecular junctions that connect CNTs for integration have been hailed as the ideal candidates for the next generation of N...

14 Jul 2008