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Boeing Complete Construction of Composite 787 Dreamliner Wing Box

Boeing and its partners have completed construction and will soon begin structural testing of a full-scale 787 Dreamliner composite wing box as part of the certification process of the all-new jetliner. The test piece...

18 Jul 2006

Kemira to Acquire Cytec's Water Treatment Chemicals Business

Kemira Oyj is acquiring Cytec’s water treatment chemical business. The seller is an American chemical company, Cytec Industries Inc. In 2005, the revenue of the Cytec water treatment chemical business totaled appro...

18 Jul 2006

Arcelor and Bamesa to Set up Steel Service Centre in Romania

Arcelor is to set up a steel service centre (SSC) in Romania with Spain's Bamesa. This new centre will be 40%-owned by Arcelor and will be located in the Topoloveni region, close to the Dacia (Renault group) plants t...

17 Jul 2006

Durham to Supply Key Equipment for UK's Diamond Particle Accelerator

Durham University scientists are making a vital piece of equipment - a soft X-ray diffractometer - for observing the behaviour of electrons in the UK’s largest science project for 30 years. Professor Peter Hatto...

17 Jul 2006

Siemens Awarded Control System Order by RWE for the World's Largest Lignite-Fired Power Plant

Siemens Power Generation (PG) is to equip both blocks of the new lignite-fired power plant in Grevenbroich-Neurath (North Rhine-Westphalia) with an innovative control system for RWE Power. Dr. Johannes Lambertz, Head of ...

17 Jul 2006

Development of a Humanoid Robot

Using research results from the Humanoid Research Group of the Intelligent Systems Research Institute of AIST, two start-up companies approved by AIST, i.e., General Robotix, Inc and Moving Eye, Inc., working together wi...

17 Jul 2006

"Paint-On" Antennas Establish New High-Altitude Communications

"Paint-on" antennas, designed to establish new high-altitude communications and surveillance platforms, successfully transmitted voice and data links as well as teleconferencing capabilities during test flights...

17 Jul 2006

Woods Hole to Study Formation of Precious Metal Seafloor Deposits Near Papua New Guinea

An international team of scientists will explore the seafloor near Papua New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean later this month with remotely operated and autonomous underwater vehicles, investigating active and inacti...

17 Jul 2006

Goodrich to Supply Wheels and Brakes to Jet Airways Boeing 777-300ER Fleet

Jet Airways has selected Goodrich Corporation to supply wheels and brakes for its new fleet of Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. First deliveries of the fleet of 10 firm/10 option Boeing 777-300ER aircraft are expected to begin...

17 Jul 2006

CERN Council Adopts European Strategy for Particle Physics

At a special meeting in Lisbon today, the CERN Council unanimously adopted a European strategy for particle physics. This is an important step for the field, outlining a leading role for Europe in this increasingly globa...

17 Jul 2006

Goodrich Contribute to More Electric Aircraft Project

Goodrich Corporation, with support from the European Commission, is continuing to work on the development of the more electric aircraft. As part of "Project MOET" (More Open Electrical Technologies), led by Air...

16 Jul 2006

Stork SP Aerospace to Supply Polymer Matrix Composites to Goodrich for Landing Gears

Goodrich Corporation has signed an agreement with Stork SP Aerospace to supply Polymer Matrix Composites (PMC) for use in landing gear system applications. According to Mike Brand, President, Goodrich Landing Gear, &...

16 Jul 2006

Resistance to Nuclear Power Based on Fear

A University of Southampton academic who has spent most of his career in power engineering, claims that opposition to nuclear energy is based on fear and ignorance. Professor Jan Sykulski, Head of Group in Electrical...

16 Jul 2006

Solvay to Acquire Reinforced Pipe Technology from Egeplast

Solvay announces today that it has concluded an agreement for the transfer of its HexelOneTM reinforced plastic pipe technology to Egeplast Werner Strumann GmbH & Co. KG, the German polyethylene pipes manufacturer. T...

15 Jul 2006

Rusal to Launch Third Process Linefor Dry Anode Paste Production Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Smelter

RUSAL, a global top-three aluminium producer, announced today preparations to launch the third process line for dry anode paste production at Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Smelter. The launch of a new process line will complete ...

15 Jul 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

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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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Boeing Complete Construction of Composite 787 Dreamliner Wing Box

Kemira to Acquire Cytec's Water Treatment Chemicals Business

Arcelor and Bamesa to Set up Steel Service Centre in Romania

Durham to Supply Key Equipment for UK's Diamond Particle Accelerator

Siemens Awarded Control System Order by RWE for the World's Largest Lignite-Fired Power Plant

Development of a Humanoid Robot

"Paint-On" Antennas Establish New High-Altitude Communications

Woods Hole to Study Formation of Precious Metal Seafloor Deposits Near Papua New Guinea

Goodrich to Supply Wheels and Brakes to Jet Airways Boeing 777-300ER Fleet

CERN Council Adopts European Strategy for Particle Physics

Goodrich Contribute to More Electric Aircraft Project

Stork SP Aerospace to Supply Polymer Matrix Composites to Goodrich for Landing Gears

Resistance to Nuclear Power Based on Fear

Solvay to Acquire Reinforced Pipe Technology from Egeplast

Rusal to Launch Third Process Linefor Dry Anode Paste Production Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Smelter

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

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