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BlueScope Steel Opens its Largest Manufacturing Facility in China

Australia's BlueScope Steel Limited has officially opened its new state-of-the-art flat steel metallic coating and painting facility at the Suzhou Industrial Park in Jiangsu province, 80 kilometres west of Shanghai. ...

26 Oct 2006

Rhodia to Sell Silicones Business to China National BlueStar Corporation

Rhodia has announced the signature of an agreement for the sale of its Silicones business to China National BlueStar Corporation. Rhodia’s Silicones business generated sales of €417 million in 2005 and has...

26 Oct 2006

Owens Corning Announces Breakthrough Reinforcement Technology for High-Performance Thermoplastics

Owens Corning has announced the launch of its latest reinforcement development, MicroMax™ fine diameter chopped strand, a game-changing product allowing for ultra-thin high-performance thermoplastic parts. Mi...

From O-I Glass 26 Oct 2006

Spectrotest Analyzes Steel Alloys Including Carbon in Five Seconds

SPECTRO now offers a new application package for the examination of iron-based samples with SPECTROTEST mobile metal analyzers. The application reduces the measurement time for analyses with spark excitation from 15 to f...

26 Oct 2006

MIT Researchers Develop Half-Sized Gasoline Engine

MIT researchers are developing a half-sized gasoline engine that performs like its full-sized cousin but offers fuel efficiency approaching that of today's hybrid engine system--at a far lower cost. The key? Carefull...

26 Oct 2006

Biofuels: The Next Generation

A new study, exploring the potential of the next generation of biofuels to provide more economic, low-carbon fuel for cars and other forms of transport, has been launched by the Royal Society. The study will look at h...

26 Oct 2006

Next Steps for British Nuclear Group Sale and Plans for a National Nuclear Laboratory

The future of BNFL's nuclear clean-up and research arms were today outlined by the Government, as it approved plans to break up and sell off British Nuclear Group and announced its intention to establish a new Nation...

26 Oct 2006

New Plans to Attract Best of World Science to UK

A new 'Rhodes scholarship' type scheme to attract the best of world science to the UK will be confirmed by Trade and Industry Secretary Alistair Darling in a major speech this week. The Royal Society Internat...

26 Oct 2006

Can Conventional Semiconductors Learn New Tricks?

Can conventional semiconductors learn new tricks? Igor Zutic is betting that they can. Zutic, a University at Buffalo theoretical physicist and the recipient of a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Awar...

26 Oct 2006

Huntsman Restructures New Textile Business - $150 Million on Restructuring and Asian Expansion

Huntsman Corporation has announced that the Company has completed the strategy review for its global Textile Effects business, which Huntsman acquired from Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc. on June 30, 2006. Mr. Huntsman...

26 Oct 2006

O2Diesel Ethanol-Diesel Technology Corporation Joins Flagship Enterprise Center

The Flagship Energy Systems Center has enlisted a new major corporation, offering an ethanol-based green technology for significantly improving both the performance and emissions of heavy-duty diesel engines. O2Diesel ha...

26 Oct 2006

Biofuels Rank High in Importance to U.S. Voters in Upcoming Election

Four of every five (84%) U.S. adults say they are likely -- and four out of every 10 say they are very likely -- to support federal and state political candidates who favor providing incentives to promote increased produ...

26 Oct 2006

Technique for Measuring Properties of Flames Wins Award for Innovation

Professor Yong Yan and Dr Gang Lu from the Department of Electronics at the University of Kent have won a global award for innovation at the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) annual Innovation in En...

26 Oct 2006

Norway Plans Field Laboratory for CO2 Storage

Norway could soon have one of the world’s first field laboratories for studies of CO2 storage in bedrock. Seven Norwegian research groups, led by the research organisation SINTEF, are to find out whether a land-...

26 Oct 2006

Alcan Reviewing Succession Options for Departing President of Primary Metal Group

Alcan has announced that it is reviewing succession options related to the departure of Cynthia Carroll, currently Senior Vice President of Alcan Inc. and President of the Company's Primary Metal business group. Effe...

26 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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BlueScope Steel Opens its Largest Manufacturing Facility in China

Rhodia to Sell Silicones Business to China National BlueStar Corporation

Owens Corning Announces Breakthrough Reinforcement Technology for High-Performance Thermoplastics

Spectrotest Analyzes Steel Alloys Including Carbon in Five Seconds

MIT Researchers Develop Half-Sized Gasoline Engine

Biofuels: The Next Generation

Next Steps for British Nuclear Group Sale and Plans for a National Nuclear Laboratory

New Plans to Attract Best of World Science to UK

Can Conventional Semiconductors Learn New Tricks?

Huntsman Restructures New Textile Business - $150 Million on Restructuring and Asian Expansion

O2Diesel Ethanol-Diesel Technology Corporation Joins Flagship Enterprise Center

Biofuels Rank High in Importance to U.S. Voters in Upcoming Election

Technique for Measuring Properties of Flames Wins Award for Innovation

Norway Plans Field Laboratory for CO2 Storage

Alcan Reviewing Succession Options for Departing President of Primary Metal Group

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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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Enhancing Materials Research with XRM Microscopy and Deep Learning Reconstruction

Digital Traceability and the Battery Passport: A Conversation with Rockwell Automation

Shaping the Future of Particle Characterization with Light Scattering

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