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SABIC Innovative Plastics Announced Creation of a New Energy Center of Excellence

As part of SABIC Innovative Plastics' accelerating investments in new application and market development, the company today announced the creation of a new Energy Center of Excellence at the company's European he...

24 Oct 2007

Solvay Engineered Polymers Introduced Adhesive Tie-Layer Material for Extruded Sheet Production

Solvay Engineered Polymers, Inc., has introduced its first adhesive tie-layer material for use in the production of extruded sheet. The new ADDHERE(TM) tie layer is designed specifically to bond an acrylic layer onto a s...

24 Oct 2007

DuPont Continues Development of Polymers Made With Renewable Resources

DuPont continues its progress in the development and launch of high-performance polymers made with renewable resources, the company said on the eve of the global K-2007 plastics trade fair in Dusseldorf, Germany. The new...

24 Oct 2007

More Oil with Hydrophobic Gel

Older oil fields often have an increased water production that makes it increasingly difficult to pump the oil up. This problem can be resolved by using a chemical substance that forms a gel between the water and the oil...

24 Oct 2007

Sonics & Materials Expands Ultrasonic Metal Welding Capabilities

Sonics & Materials, Inc. is pleased to announce that they are expanding their line of ultrasonic assembly equipment to include metal welders and that Mike Patrikios will be heading their new Ultrasonic Metal Welding ...

24 Oct 2007

Depleted Uranium Contamination Found in Urine 20 Years Later

Inhaled depleted uranium (DU) oxide aerosols are recognised as a distinct human health hazard and DU has been suggested to be responsible in part for illness in both military and civilian populations that may have been e...

24 Oct 2007

Agreement To Investigate Development Of DRC Aluminium Smelter

The Government of the DRC and BHP Billiton signed an agreement today (Mon 22 Oct) to jointly investigate the development of a world-class aluminium smelter in the Bas Congo region of the DRC. The smelter would use electr...

24 Oct 2007

ArcelorMittal Announced Joint Venture Partnership Investment in New Hot Strip Mill in Turkey

ArcelorMittal, the world's number one steel company, and Borusan, one of Turkey's leading steel producers, today announce a 50/50 joint venture partnership which will see a $500 million investment in the construc...

23 Oct 2007

Rotary Bath Crusher Developed by Stimir of Iceland

Stimir of Iceland has developed a robust rotary crusher. The unit is suitable for pre-crushing of large bath pieces. At Alcan Iceland, and at Nordural also in Iceland, the Stimir bath crusher is used to process bath ...

23 Oct 2007

Sumitomo Chemical to Expand Liquid Crystal Polymers Production

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. has announced that it will expand neat resin production capacity for its liquid crystal polymer (LCP), Sumikasuper LCP, from an annual 7,000 tons to 9,200 tons and will also build a new facili...

23 Oct 2007

Researchers Find Improved Polymer For Application in Hip Joint Reconstruction

Researchers in the Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee, today presented a paper that indicates a new polymer under study for applic...

23 Oct 2007

Sandia Researchers Reveals Secret Lives of Two Elements

Unexpected differences recently discovered between the elements niobium and tantalum may lead to more optimized electronic materials and photocatalysts. Sandia researcher May Nyman and colleagues reported on the new-f...

23 Oct 2007

Micromem Closes $505,000 Financing

Micromem Technologies Inc.is pleased to announce that it has raised approximately $505,000 by way of arms length and non-arms length private placements at $0.45 per share. The shares issued will be subject to Rule 14...

23 Oct 2007

Gel Changes Color on Demand

MIT researchers have created a new structured gel that can rapidly change color in response to a variety of stimuli, including temperature, pressure, salt concentration and humidity. Among other applications, the str...

22 Oct 2007

ASM International Announced 2007 Class of Fellows

To provide recognition for their distinguished contributions to materials science and engineering, ASM International - The Materials Information Society has announced its 2007 Class of Fellows. Mr. Richard A. Blackwe...

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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

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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.

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SABIC Innovative Plastics Announced Creation of a New Energy Center of Excellence

Solvay Engineered Polymers Introduced Adhesive Tie-Layer Material for Extruded Sheet Production

DuPont Continues Development of Polymers Made With Renewable Resources

More Oil with Hydrophobic Gel

Sonics & Materials Expands Ultrasonic Metal Welding Capabilities

Depleted Uranium Contamination Found in Urine 20 Years Later

Agreement To Investigate Development Of DRC Aluminium Smelter

ArcelorMittal Announced Joint Venture Partnership Investment in New Hot Strip Mill in Turkey

Rotary Bath Crusher Developed by Stimir of Iceland

Sumitomo Chemical to Expand Liquid Crystal Polymers Production

Researchers Find Improved Polymer For Application in Hip Joint Reconstruction

Sandia Researchers Reveals Secret Lives of Two Elements

Micromem Closes $505,000 Financing

Gel Changes Color on Demand

ASM International Announced 2007 Class of Fellows

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

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

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Enhancing Materials Research with XRM Microscopy and Deep Learning Reconstruction

Digital Traceability and the Battery Passport: A Conversation with Rockwell Automation

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