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BAE Systems Awarded Contracts fo Electro-Magnetic Gun System

BAE Systems has been awarded two contracts for development of an electro-magnetic gun system capable of deployment on board naval surface combatant ships. The development work includes a $9.3 million contract from th...

10 Jul 2006

Cellulosic Ethanol as an Alternative to Gasoline

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released an ambitious new research agenda for the development of cellulosic ethanol as an alternative to gasoline. The 200-page scientific "roadmap" cites recent advances...

10 Jul 2006

Cornell Researchers Create Broadband Light Amplifier on Silicon Chip

Cornell University researchers have created a broadband light amplifier on a silicon chip, a major breakthrough in the quest to create photonic microchips. In such microchips, beams of light traveling through microscopic...

10 Jul 2006

Rolls-Royce Wins Largest Offshore Vessel Order

Rolls-Royce has won its largest contract for a single offshore vessel, which will also be the world’s most powerful offshore vessel with a pulling power of more than 350 tonnes. Rolls-Royce will deliver design and ...

7 Jul 2006

Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials Aligns Circuit Board Technologies' Global Strategy

Rohm and Haas has announced several changes to its North American and European business. These changes will further strengthen the company's focus on its technology portfolio and service capability. "Followin...

7 Jul 2006

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Makes Move into US Nuclear Industry

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has commenced procedures to submit an application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for Design Certification of the US-APWR, the company's 1,700 MW class advanced pressurized...

7 Jul 2006

Australian Researchers Take X-Ray Technology to a New Level

Until recently, X-ray technology was unable to achieve high-resolution imaging results at the microscopic level, particularly on objects with very weak X-ray absorption characteristics. However, using powerful X-ray m...

7 Jul 2006

Boeing to Build Three Additional GPS Satellites

Boeing has been awarded a $138 million option by the U.S. Air Force to build three additional Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites under the GPS Block IIF contract. The exercised option brings to 12 the number o...

7 Jul 2006

Aerojet Wins Contract for Supersonic Ramjet Engine Production

Aerojet has announced a contract award from Orbital Sciences for full-rate production of the Aerojet MARC R282 ramjet engine as part of the U.S. Navy's "Coyote" Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target (SSST) missile...

7 Jul 2006

Volvo Makes Move into India

Volvo Car Corporation has announced that it will begin selling the XC90 and S80 models in the fast-growing India market by the end of 2006 or early 2007. Although it launches with a modest sales forecast of fewer than...

7 Jul 2006

New NIST RoboCrane Cuts Aircraft Maintenance Costs

A revolutionary robotic platform developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been adapted for the U.S. Air Force to address the critical, expensive, and nasty work of stripping old paint fr...

From NIST Standard Reference Materials 7 Jul 2006

Northwestern Commences Exploration at Uranium Project in Northern Quebec

Northwestern Mineral Ventures has announced that it has commenced exploration at its North Rae Project, a highly prospective uranium property located in the Ungava Bay region of northern Quebec, Canada. In cooperation...

7 Jul 2006

Sekisui Chemical Acquires Youngbo America

Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan and Youngbo Chemical Co., Ltd. of Korea have agreed to transfer 100% ownership of Youngbo America to Sekisui Voltek LLC. Sekisui Chemical is a 51% shareholder of Youngbo Chemica...

7 Jul 2006

Robert Loewy Awarded Guggenheim Medal

Robert Loewy, the William R. T. Oakes professor and chair of the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech, has received one of the most prestigious awards in aeronautics - the Daniel Guggenheim M...

7 Jul 2006

New Director of Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems

After 23 years of research in the USA, most recently as a professor at the University of California in Berkeley, Eicke Weber is returning to Germany. On July 1, the 56-year-old materials researcher will become director o...

7 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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BAE Systems Awarded Contracts fo Electro-Magnetic Gun System

Cellulosic Ethanol as an Alternative to Gasoline

Cornell Researchers Create Broadband Light Amplifier on Silicon Chip

Rolls-Royce Wins Largest Offshore Vessel Order

Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials Aligns Circuit Board Technologies' Global Strategy

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Makes Move into US Nuclear Industry

Australian Researchers Take X-Ray Technology to a New Level

Boeing to Build Three Additional GPS Satellites

Aerojet Wins Contract for Supersonic Ramjet Engine Production

Volvo Makes Move into India

New NIST RoboCrane Cuts Aircraft Maintenance Costs

Northwestern Commences Exploration at Uranium Project in Northern Quebec

Sekisui Chemical Acquires Youngbo America

Robert Loewy Awarded Guggenheim Medal

New Director of Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems

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