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Scientists Create Working Invisibility Cloak

A team led by scientists at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering has demonstrated the first working "invisibility cloak." The cloak deflects microwave beams so they flow around a "hidden"...

23 Oct 2006

Solvay Advanced Polymers Unveils KetaSpire PEEK

Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C. introduced KetaSpire PEEK, its new line of PEEK products based on nucleophilic chemistry, the same technology used in the market's leading PEEK product. The performance plastic maker ...

19 Oct 2006

Carnegie Mellon Scientists Use 'Green' Approach To Transform Plastics Manufacturing Process

Using environmentally safe compounds like vitamin C or sugars, scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have vastly improved a popular technology used to generate a diverse range of industrial plastics for applications r...

19 Oct 2006

VIU Introduces New Print Technology

Virtual Images Unlimited and its sister company, Travel Tags, Inc., leading manufacturers of unique plastic printing technologies, are pleased to announce a new product line featuring Infinidepth, a unique, patent-pendin...

19 Oct 2006

Majority of U.S. Adults Support Government Incentives for Biofuels

Four in five U.S. adults (80%) strongly or somewhat agree that national and state governments are not doing enough to promote production of biofuels -- fuels made from agricultural crops or plant matter -- according to a...

19 Oct 2006

Owens Corning Announces Breakthrough Reinforcement Technology for High-Performance Thermoplastics

Owens Corning has announced at the Composites & Polycon 2006 exhibition the global launch of its latest reinforcement development, MicroMax(TM) fine diameter chopped strand, a game-changing product allowing for ultra...

From O-I Glass 19 Oct 2006

UK Centre to "Fast Track" Regulatory Response

A leading US consulting firm specialising in chemical product approval, support and regulatory defence has launched a European operation to help industry tackle the 'intimidating landscape' of increasing regulati...

18 Oct 2006

Breakthrough Primer Technology for Coating Aluminum

What termites do to houses, corrosion does to aircraft. Researchers at North Dakota State University (NDSU), Fargo, have developed a new primer technology for coating aluminum aircraft structures to protect them from cor...

17 Oct 2006

Cellulose Used to Strengthen Plastic

Researchers at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) are developing ways to use cellulose from wood to strengthen plastics, providing a lightweight component that has the added advantage of being b...

17 Oct 2006

MIT Looks at Non-Newtonian Fluids

Trevor Shen Kuan Ng rolls dough. He also stretches it like Silly Putty, twirls it like taffy and flattens it into rectangles like wide fettuccine. Ng, an MIT mechanical engineering graduate student, is getting an educ...

17 Oct 2006

Researchers Strep Towards Extreme Ultraviolet Light - Potential for Computer Chips

A University of Central Florida research team has made a substantial inroad toward establishing extreme ultraviolet light (EUV) as a primary power source for manufacturing the next generation of computer chips. The te...

17 Oct 2006

Atomic Clock Errors Patched!

University of Nevada, Reno researchers Andrei Derevianko, Kyle Beloy, and Ulyana Safronova sat down six months ago and began work on a calculation that will help the world keep better time. In competition with scientists...

17 Oct 2006

New Standard for the Chemical Composition of Thin-Film Semiconductor Alloys

A wide range of optical electronic devices, from laser disk players to traffic lights, may be improved in the future thanks to a small piece of semiconductor, about the size of a button, coated with aluminum, gallium, an...

17 Oct 2006

New Method for Determining Behavior of Electrons in Atoms and Molecules

University of Chicago chemist David Mazziotti has developed a new method for determining the behavior of electrons in atoms and molecules, a key ingredient in predicting chemical properties and reactions. He presented th...

17 Oct 2006

New Living Radical Polymerization Method

Chemists at the University of Pennsylvania have created a new process for free radical polymerization, the chemical reaction responsible for creating an enormous array of everyday plastic products, from Styrofoam cups to...

17 Oct 2006

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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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Scientists Create Working Invisibility Cloak

Solvay Advanced Polymers Unveils KetaSpire PEEK

Carnegie Mellon Scientists Use 'Green' Approach To Transform Plastics Manufacturing Process

VIU Introduces New Print Technology

Majority of U.S. Adults Support Government Incentives for Biofuels

Owens Corning Announces Breakthrough Reinforcement Technology for High-Performance Thermoplastics

UK Centre to "Fast Track" Regulatory Response

Breakthrough Primer Technology for Coating Aluminum

Cellulose Used to Strengthen Plastic

MIT Looks at Non-Newtonian Fluids

Researchers Strep Towards Extreme Ultraviolet Light - Potential for Computer Chips

Atomic Clock Errors Patched!

New Standard for the Chemical Composition of Thin-Film Semiconductor Alloys

New Method for Determining Behavior of Electrons in Atoms and Molecules

New Living Radical Polymerization Method

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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

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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

2Advancement of 3D Printing with New Plastic Coating

3A Greener Way of Producing Ammonia

4Making Stronger and Safer Lithium Batteries

5Overcoming Challenges in Solid-State Sodium Battery Production

6Anguil Industrial Acquires Young & Bertke Air Systems Company

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