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Fraunhofer Sensor Detects Manufacturing Errors

Has the hole been punched in the right place? Or possibly not at all? A new sensor which is integrated into the punch itself registers manufacturing errors immediately. Due to its small size and low price, it is also sui...

6 Mar 2007

SGL Carbon Expands Position in Carbon Fibers and Composites with Joint Ventures and Capital Expenditure

Joint venture with Lenzing AG to ensure raw material supply in the long term Successful market launch of a new high-performance carbon fiber developed in conjunction with Mitsubishi Rayon Construction, startup and...

6 Mar 2007

PPG Industries Commits Additional Resources to Thin Films and Materials Business

PPG Industries is committing additional resources to its performance sunwear, thin films and materials business and is engaging Dan Klamut, an industry veteran in the ophthalmic lens and sunlens industry, to help with bu...

6 Mar 2007

Purdue Develop Miniature Ion Trap Mass Spectrometers

Purdue University researchers have created a handheld sensing system its creators liken to Star Trek's "tricorder" used to analyze the chemical components of alien worlds. But the system could have down-to-...

6 Mar 2007

New Biofuels Technology from North Carolina State University

New biofuels technology developed by North Carolina State University engineers has the potential to turn virtually any fat source – vegetable oils, oils from animal fat and even oils from algae – into fuel to...

6 Mar 2007

3D Printer to Print Your Own iPod

The Altair 8800, introduced in the early 1970s, was the first computer you could build at home from a kit. It was crude, didn't do much, but many historians would say that it launched the desktop computer revolution....

6 Mar 2007

New Computer Modeling Approach to Study How Materials Behave Under Stress at the Atomic Level

Researchers from MIT, Georgia Institute of Technology and Ohio State University have developed a new computer modeling approach to study how materials behave under stress at the atomic level, offering insights that could...

6 Mar 2007

Joint Ventures and Capital Expenditures Help Cement SGL Carbon's Market Position

Steadily increasing prices for energy and raw materials as well as growing demand for increasingly scarce resources require ever greater use of energy-saving, high-performance materials. Carbon fibers are indispensable h...

6 Mar 2007

HeidelbergCement to Sell Stake in French Vicat Group

HeidelbergCement intends to sell its 35% stake in the French Group Vicat, by way of a public offering in France and a private placement elsewhere. BNP Paribas and Calyon will act as Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Manag...

6 Mar 2007

BASF Reinforced Polyamide 6 Chosen for Futuristic V8 Engine Cover Incorporating Air Filter

A futuristic engine cover with an integrated air filter is the brainchild of developers at MAHLE Filtersysteme in Öhringen, Germany. MAHLE produces this large part with its attractive design for DaimlerChrysler&rs...

6 Mar 2007

Rensselaer Researchers Create World's First Ideal Anti-Reflection Coating

A team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has created the world's first material that reflects virtually no light. Reporting in the March issue of Nature Photonics, they describe an optical coating ...

6 Mar 2007

Commercial Metals Purchase Downstream Steel Fabrication Capabilities

Commercial Metals Company, headquartered in Irving, Texas, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase substantially all the operating assets of Nicholas J. Bouras, Inc., United Steel Deck, Inc....

6 Mar 2007

Superconductivity "Electronic Gridlock" Explanation Offered by Cornell Researchers

Superconductivity -- the conduction of electricity with zero resistance -- sometimes can, it seems, become stalled by a form of electronic "gridlock." A possible explanation why is offered by new research a...

6 Mar 2007

Remote Transfer of Ultrastable Frequency References via Fiber Networks

Time and frequency information can be transferred between laboratories or to other users in several ways, often using the Global Positioning System (GPS). But today's best atomic clocks are so accurate - neither gain...

6 Mar 2007

Theoretical Molecule Pulls the Fluorine out of Fluorocarbons

The chemical bond between carbon and fluorine is one of the strongest in nature, and has been both a blessing and a curse in the complex history of fluorocarbons. Now, in a powerful demonstration of the relatively new fi...

6 Mar 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.

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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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Fraunhofer Sensor Detects Manufacturing Errors

SGL Carbon Expands Position in Carbon Fibers and Composites with Joint Ventures and Capital Expenditure

PPG Industries Commits Additional Resources to Thin Films and Materials Business

Purdue Develop Miniature Ion Trap Mass Spectrometers

New Biofuels Technology from North Carolina State University

3D Printer to Print Your Own iPod

New Computer Modeling Approach to Study How Materials Behave Under Stress at the Atomic Level

Joint Ventures and Capital Expenditures Help Cement SGL Carbon's Market Position

HeidelbergCement to Sell Stake in French Vicat Group

BASF Reinforced Polyamide 6 Chosen for Futuristic V8 Engine Cover Incorporating Air Filter

Rensselaer Researchers Create World's First Ideal Anti-Reflection Coating

Commercial Metals Purchase Downstream Steel Fabrication Capabilities

Superconductivity "Electronic Gridlock" Explanation Offered by Cornell Researchers

Remote Transfer of Ultrastable Frequency References via Fiber Networks

Theoretical Molecule Pulls the Fluorine out of Fluorocarbons

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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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