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Polymer Group Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Charlotte, N.C.

Polymer Group has relocated its corporate headquarters from North Charleston, S.C. to Charlotte, N.C. The new headquarters in the Harris Corners Business Park brings together about 100 employees in senior leadership,...

18 Jul 2006

RFID Chips Could Help Track Instruments and Gauze Sponges During Medical Procedures

The same technology that prevents thefts in clothing stores could also help surgeons keep track of instruments and gauze sponges during medical procedures, according to a preliminary study at the Stanford University Scho...

18 Jul 2006

Titanium Dental Implants Coated with Proteins that Induce Bone Formation

Titanium dental implants coated with proteins that induce bone formation may be a key advancement in treating tooth loss due to gum disease, researchers say. In laboratory tests, Medical College of Georgia (MCG) resea...

18 Jul 2006

Iowa State University Researchers Test Combustible Powders for NASA

Jerry Colver had visitors to his Iowa State University laboratory cover their ears. Then he powered up his test rig and - SNAP! - what looked like a bolt of blue lightning popped through five test chambers. Colver, an...

18 Jul 2006

MIT Scientists Develop Mesh Webs of Light-Detecting Fibers

In a radical departure from conventional lens-based optics, MIT scientists have developed a sophisticated optical system made of mesh-like webs of light-detecting fibers. The fiber constructs, which have a number of adva...

18 Jul 2006

University of York Aims to Revolutionise Broadband

A three-year project led by the University of York, which aims to revolutionise broadband communications, reaches its climax later this year. The CAPANINA project, which uses balloons, airships or unmanned solar-power...

18 Jul 2006

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

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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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Polymer Group Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Charlotte, N.C.

RFID Chips Could Help Track Instruments and Gauze Sponges During Medical Procedures

Titanium Dental Implants Coated with Proteins that Induce Bone Formation

Iowa State University Researchers Test Combustible Powders for NASA

MIT Scientists Develop Mesh Webs of Light-Detecting Fibers

University of York Aims to Revolutionise Broadband

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

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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

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