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Surrey NanoSystems Wins Order for its Advance thin-film sputtering tool from Poland's Institute of Electron Technology

Surrey NanoSystems has won an order for its Gamma 1000 thin-film sputtering tool, from Poland's Institute of Electron Technology (ITE). The tool will be a key platform for the institute's research and development...

10 Oct 2007

Ferro to Construct Faculity in China to Produce Aluminum Pastes

Ferro Corporation announced today that it will begin construction in fourth quarter 2007 on a 16,500-square-meter (177,604-square-foot) facility in Suzhou, China, where it will produce aluminum pastes for the Southeast A...

10 Oct 2007

Konarka Technologies Awarded Advanced Technology Program to Develop Transparent Flexible Solar Modules

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced the company has been selected, along with Air Products, by th...

10 Oct 2007

AquaBlok Introduces New Family of Pond Sealant Materials

AquaBlok, Ltd., a manufacturer of innovative clay-based composite materials, is proud to announce the introduction of a new family of pond sealant materials that benefit from the company's patented delivery system fo...

10 Oct 2007

Scientists Awareded Nobel Prize in Physics for Sensitive Read-Out Heads for Compact Hard Disks

This year's Nobel prize in Physics is awarded for the technology that is used to read data on hard disks. It is thanks to this technology that it has been possible to miniaturize hard disks so radically in recent yea...

10 Oct 2007

Polyurethane Audi R8 Rear Bumper

Among top-of-the-range cars, the Audi R8 represents supreme dynamics, cutting-edge technology and exhilarating styling. The mid-engine sports car's extravagant design features include two large air apertures at the r...

10 Oct 2007

Outdoor Weathering Stations Being Set Up to Test Solar Modules

Solar modules must stand up to UV radiation, rain, snow and heat. To find out where their weak points lie, outdoor weathering stations are being set up at sites exposed to extreme climatic conditions: in the tropics, in ...

10 Oct 2007

Scientists Introduces New Material That Could Lead to the Development of Quantum Computers

Scientists at Florida State University's National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and the university's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have introduced a new material that could be to computers of the futu...

10 Oct 2007

Light-Emitting Flexible Semiconductors Unraveled by Researchers in U.S.

An interdisciplinary team of Cornell nanotechnology researchers has unraveled some of the fundamental physics of a material that holds promise for light-emitting, flexible semiconductors. The discovery, which involve...

9 Oct 2007

Low-Cost Dose Sensors to be Developed by SMI For Use in Cancer Therapy

Structured Material Industries, Inc., (SMI) will develop compact low-cost dose sensors for use in ion beam and proton beam cancer therapy. High energy beams of ions and protons have been investigated for cancer treatment...

9 Oct 2007

BASF New Manufacturing Plants for Polyamide 6 and Superabsorbent Polymers

BASF today inaugurated two new manufacturing plants at its site in Freeport, Texas - a production line for polyamide 6 and a plant for superabsorbent polymers (SAP). "These new facilities are fully integrated in...

9 Oct 2007

ExxonMobil Chemical Formed New Specialty Business Focusing on Engineered Polyolefin Compounds

ExxonMobil Chemical Company today announced that it has formed a new specialty compounds and composites business to focus on the development, production and marketing of engineered polyolefin compounds. The new business ...

9 Oct 2007

Teamwork Matters - Solar Cells Joined Together Using Laser Welding

A single solar cell produces a relatively low output - it's a case of strength in numbers. Tiny strips of metal are used to link cells together. If the laser soldering temperature is too high, the solder joint may fr...

9 Oct 2007

Greener Selection in Leather Bags

Fashionista's after the latest in leather bags could soon have a 'greener' selection to choose from. Scientists in India have modified the tanning process making it far more eco-friendly, reports Anne Pichon ...

9 Oct 2007

Complex Nanoscale Structures Fabricated on Various Substrates using Nanoimprint Lithography

Nanoimprint lithography (NIL) has developed into a key technique for the fabrication of polymer nanopatterns and three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures. At its core, NIL is a simple nanometer scale pattern transfer proces...

8 Oct 2007

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

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Surrey NanoSystems Wins Order for its Advance thin-film sputtering tool from Poland's Institute of Electron Technology

Ferro to Construct Faculity in China to Produce Aluminum Pastes

Konarka Technologies Awarded Advanced Technology Program to Develop Transparent Flexible Solar Modules

AquaBlok Introduces New Family of Pond Sealant Materials

Scientists Awareded Nobel Prize in Physics for Sensitive Read-Out Heads for Compact Hard Disks

Polyurethane Audi R8 Rear Bumper

Outdoor Weathering Stations Being Set Up to Test Solar Modules

Scientists Introduces New Material That Could Lead to the Development of Quantum Computers

Light-Emitting Flexible Semiconductors Unraveled by Researchers in U.S.

Low-Cost Dose Sensors to be Developed by SMI For Use in Cancer Therapy

BASF New Manufacturing Plants for Polyamide 6 and Superabsorbent Polymers

ExxonMobil Chemical Formed New Specialty Business Focusing on Engineered Polyolefin Compounds

Teamwork Matters - Solar Cells Joined Together Using Laser Welding

Greener Selection in Leather Bags

Complex Nanoscale Structures Fabricated on Various Substrates using Nanoimprint Lithography

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What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

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