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Alcan Secures Long Term Geothermal Power Supply for Iceland Smelter

Alcan Inc. announced today that it has secured 40 percent of the energy required for a potential 280kt/year expansion of its ISAL smelter in Straumsvik, Iceland. In an agreement signed with Reykjavik Energy, Alcan would ...

12 May 2006

Strained Silicon Found to Exhibit Linear Electro-Optic Behaviour

A DTU research team report in the May 11 2006 issue of the scientific journal Nature on strained silicon as a new electro-optic material. DTU reseachers report that a significant linear electro-optic effect can be in...

12 May 2006

The Relationship Between High Thermal Conductivity and Grain Orientation in Ceramics

β-Si3N4 ceramics with highly oriented grains, show high thermal conductivity along the tape-casting direction. In order to clearly understand the relationship between microstructure and thermal conductivity in ceram...

11 May 2006

ExxonMobil Chemical and Mitsubishi Chemical to Terminate Mytex Joint Ventures

Affiliates of ExxonMobil Chemical (EMC) and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) have agreed to terminate certain joint venture agreements for Mytex Polymers Asia Pacific Private Limited (Mytex AP) and Mytex Polymers Pa...

11 May 2006

ExxonMobil Introduce New Line of Polyolefins for Automotive Applications

ExxonMobil Chemical today introduced a line of compounded polypropylene for the automotive industry. ExxonMobil Performance Polyolefins are available from ExxonMobil Chemical facilities in North America, Europe and Asia....

10 May 2006

Degussa Makes Peroxide Breakthrough That Will Benefit Polyurethane and License Technology to SKC

Degussa AG, Dusseldorf, has achieved a far-reaching breakthrough in its hydrogen peroxide business (H2O2). With an annual capacity exceeding 550,000 tonnes, the specialty chemicals company is the world’s second-lar...

10 May 2006

Polyurethane Beehive Design Increases Honey Production

Cordoba-based company Termos La Campera S.L.L. has found a solution to increase honey production: to make beehives of polyurethane. This insulating material keeps beehives at a constant temperature and therefore bees do ...

10 May 2006

Solar Power from Space in 2100?

Looking well into the future at which emerging technologies might help power the UK and the world was the subject of the Energy 2100 conference in London this week. Scientists, engineers, researchers and industry gat...

10 May 2006

Copying Nature Could Save Us Energy

New technologies that mimic the way insects, plants and animals overcome engineering problems could help reduce our dependence on energy, according to new research published in the Royal Society journal Interface. Wh...

10 May 2006

Ceramic Protection Corp Secure $1.1 Million Side Plate Order

Ceramic Protection Corporation announced today that it recently received an order for bonded alumina side plates from a U.S. based manufacturer of personnel armour systems. The order, having a value of CAD $1.1 million, ...

10 May 2006

Extended Range of Sieve Standard Now Available from Whitehouse Scientific

Building on the continuing success of the company’s glass microsphere sieve calibration standards, Whitehouse Scientific has now extended the range and resolution of the series. The aperture size of every sieve...

10 May 2006

North American Tungsten and Tundra Composites Sign MOU to Form JV to Produce Tungstate owders

North American Tungsten Corporation Ltd. (the “Company” or “NTC”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Tundra Composites LLC (“Tundra”) of...

10 May 2006

Silicon Valley VC Backs Biofuel

On the search for alternative fuels, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Vinod Khosla says the answer is clear as gin. Delivering the keynote address at a Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research forum, titled "Pr...

10 May 2006

New Technology Shows Promise for Efficiently Extracting Oil From Shale

Shale reserves, estimated at more than two trillion barrels in the U.S., are a potential source of oil that now may be economically unlocked thanks to technology developed by Raytheon Company and its partner, CF Technolo...

10 May 2006

Pirelli and Schrader Electronic to Develop New Tyre Check-Up Sensor

Pirelli and Schrader Electronics have signed an agreement for the development and marketing of an innovative system that for the first time is positioned directly inside the tyre and is capable of reading the tyre identi...

10 May 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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Alcan Secures Long Term Geothermal Power Supply for Iceland Smelter

Strained Silicon Found to Exhibit Linear Electro-Optic Behaviour

The Relationship Between High Thermal Conductivity and Grain Orientation in Ceramics

ExxonMobil Chemical and Mitsubishi Chemical to Terminate Mytex Joint Ventures

ExxonMobil Introduce New Line of Polyolefins for Automotive Applications

Degussa Makes Peroxide Breakthrough That Will Benefit Polyurethane and License Technology to SKC

Polyurethane Beehive Design Increases Honey Production

Solar Power from Space in 2100?

Copying Nature Could Save Us Energy

Ceramic Protection Corp Secure $1.1 Million Side Plate Order

Extended Range of Sieve Standard Now Available from Whitehouse Scientific

North American Tungsten and Tundra Composites Sign MOU to Form JV to Produce Tungstate owders

Silicon Valley VC Backs Biofuel

New Technology Shows Promise for Efficiently Extracting Oil From Shale

Pirelli and Schrader Electronic to Develop New Tyre Check-Up Sensor

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What are the Benefits of Single-Crystal Sapphire?

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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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What's Next for the Oil Lubrication Industry?

Multi-User Facilities: Effectively Supporting Research Goals Across Academia and Industry

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