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Intellection Scientist Wins Award for Mineralogical Analysis System

Australian scientist Paul Gottlieb adds the 2007 ATSE Clunies Ross Award to the list of honours won in recognition of his work developing and commercialising mineral technology that is revolutionising the international r...

21 Apr 2007

Stimir Ship Stub Coating System to Outokumpu

Stimir of Iceland has shipped a stub graphite coating system to Outokumpu Technology of Canada. The system will be installed in the rodding plant at the greenfield smelter currently under construction at Sohar, Oman. ...

21 Apr 2007

PANalytical Acquire Willis and Duncan XRF Course

PANalytical has recently acquired the rights to the renowned ‘Willis & Duncan’ course on advanced X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis, a long-established program that has contributed greatly to the educatio...

21 Apr 2007

Sunlight Used to Make Fuel from Carbon Dioxide

Chemists at the University of California, San Diego have demonstrated the feasibility of exploiting sunlight to transform a greenhouse gas into a useful product. Many Earth Week activities will draw attention to the i...

20 Apr 2007

New Family of Zinc Compounds with Customizable Physical Properties

Try as they might, ancient alchemists could never turn lead into gold. Neither can the members of the Novel Materials group at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory. But these physicists do have a way with ...

20 Apr 2007

Cyclic Alkyl Amino Carbenes May Solve Hydrogen Storage Problems

A limitation in using hydrogen as a fuel in hydrogen-powered vehicles is the difficulty involved in storing it in a cost-effective and convenient manner. While it is possible to store hydrogen using metals, the resulting...

20 Apr 2007

Rohm and Haas to Buy Kodak's Light Management Films Business

Rohm and Haas Company and Eastman Kodak Company have entered into an agreement for Rohm and Haas to acquire Kodak's Light Management Films business. The business produces advanced films that improve the brightness an...

20 Apr 2007

NuSil Awarded Patent for High Refractive Index Materials for Lenses and HBLEDs

NuSil Technology, a cutting-edge manufacturer of silicone-based materials for healthcare, aerospace, electronics and photonics, was recently granted a patent for silicone materials with a refractive index higher than 1.5...

20 Apr 2007

BASF Introduces New Leather and Colors to the Fashion Industry

Instead of publishing fashion trends and fashion colors separately twice a year, the leather department at BASF is now presenting its trendsetting leather and fashion colors in a single brochure entitled “Inspirati...

20 Apr 2007

Invibio's PEEK-OPTIMA Polymer Rivals Commercially Pure Titanium for in vitro Performance

Invibio®, a leading provider of biomaterial solutions to the medical device market, today released data from an in vitro study conducted in conjunction with the University of Connecticut Health Center, Department of ...

20 Apr 2007

AMSC's Superconduting Wire Used in High Efficiency Superconducting Motor

American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, announced today that two of its South Korean customers - Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd. (Doosan) and the Korean Electrotec...

20 Apr 2007

Eastman AQ 38S Polymer Can Increase the Efficiency of Sunscreens

Eastman Chemical Company announces today its Eastman AQ 38S polymer for sunscreen formulations. Recent tests demonstrate that water dispersible Eastman AQ 38S may lower formulation costs, reduce the amount of emulsifier ...

20 Apr 2007

New 3M Closure Comes with a Factory Installed Gasket

The 3M Closure 2 Type 505 ISG (Installed Sealing Gasket) Series is a complete pressure-tight, re-enterable and reusable closure system for protection of communications cable splices across a spectrum of applications. The...

20 Apr 2007

Arcelor Mittal to Establish a New Combined European Works Council

Arcelor Mittal employee representatives and management have agreed on the principle of a new combined European Works Council (EWC). This new agreement replaces the EWC agreements that previously existed in both Mittal st...

20 Apr 2007

£4.2 Million Research Programme into Hydrogen as an Alternative Energy Source

Harvesting solar energy to produce renewable, carbon free and cost effective hydrogen as an alternative energy source is the focus of a new £4.2 million research programme at Imperial College London, it is announce...

20 Apr 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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Intellection Scientist Wins Award for Mineralogical Analysis System

Stimir Ship Stub Coating System to Outokumpu

PANalytical Acquire Willis and Duncan XRF Course

Sunlight Used to Make Fuel from Carbon Dioxide

New Family of Zinc Compounds with Customizable Physical Properties

Cyclic Alkyl Amino Carbenes May Solve Hydrogen Storage Problems

Rohm and Haas to Buy Kodak's Light Management Films Business

NuSil Awarded Patent for High Refractive Index Materials for Lenses and HBLEDs

BASF Introduces New Leather and Colors to the Fashion Industry

Invibio's PEEK-OPTIMA Polymer Rivals Commercially Pure Titanium for in vitro Performance

AMSC's Superconduting Wire Used in High Efficiency Superconducting Motor

Eastman AQ 38S Polymer Can Increase the Efficiency of Sunscreens

New 3M Closure Comes with a Factory Installed Gasket

Arcelor Mittal to Establish a New Combined European Works Council

£4.2 Million Research Programme into Hydrogen as an Alternative Energy Source

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How can Charge Photometry be Used for Battery Screening and Development?

Comparing Computed Radiography and Digital Detector Arrays

How the RSC is Empowering the Future of Chemical Sciences

ATS Series 3110/3210 - Lab Furnaces

Revontium™: Compact XRF Spectrometer

UV Cure Dielectric Sensor: Precision Monitoring for UV Cured Resins with Quick-Connect Fixture

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Observation of Paraffin Wax Crystallization in Lubricating Oils Using Scanning Electron Microscopy

Enhancing Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Efficiency

How Isolation Works in a Simple Mass-Spring-Damper System

Fiber Orientation and Distribution Measurement in a Composite Polymer

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

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

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How can Charge Photometry be Used for Battery Screening and Development?

Comparing Computed Radiography and Digital Detector Arrays

How the RSC is Empowering the Future of Chemical Sciences

1Transforming Carbon Dioxide and Lignin Into Biodegradable Polymers

2Overcoming Challenges in Solid-State Sodium Battery Production

3Advancement of 3D Printing with New Plastic Coating

4A Greener Way of Producing Ammonia

5New Recipes for Improved Battery Materials

6Making Stronger and Safer Lithium Batteries

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