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Chinese Scientists Explain Catalysis Neutralizing Car's Exhaust Fumes

The neutralization of the car's tail gas is a problem of practical importance in the eyes of both experimental and theoretical physicists. Recently, a group of CAS scientists in Shenyang City join hands with The Quee...

27 Mar 2006

Boulder Steel Scores Another $12 Million Investment from Dubai Investor

Boulder Steel has secured a second application for 85 million fully-paid Boulder shares to the value of approximately $A12 million ($US8.925 million) from another Dubai-based investor. This follows the receipt of an a...

27 Mar 2006

New Technology in Concrete Evaluation

A team from the Institute for the Environment, Physical Sciences and Applied Mathematics at Keele University has developed a technique to identify corroded steel within concrete by non-destructive means. Reinforced co...

27 Mar 2006

Fiber-Optic Network Sets World Record

Growth of the Internet community is relentless. Around 700 million people regularly accessed the World Wide Web in 2004. Since then the number of users has grown by another 20 percent. To enable telecommunications networ...

27 Mar 2006

What Happens to a Product After it Leaves the Factory?

What happens to a product after it leaves the factory? What stresses are placed on a mountain bike if the owner tackles a downhill slope or some steps on it? What engine speeds is an off-road motorbike likely to experien...

27 Mar 2006

New Sensor Technology to Detect Chemical, Biological, Nuclear and Explosive Materials

Engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, using an emerging sensing technology, have developed a suite of sensors for national security applications that can quickly and effectively de...

27 Mar 2006

Composite Life Under Sustained Compression and One-Sided Simulated Fire Exposure

The U.S. Navy needs lighter materials so ships will go further faster. One way to do that is to use new composite materials. But how will these materials respond to fire -- one of the most critical safety concerns on a s...

27 Mar 2006

Fabrication of Poly(L-lactic Acid) Substrates with Controlled Surface Morphology and Crystallinity via the Langmuir-Blodgett Technique

Modern medicine has the desire to replace damaged tissue with newly grown tissue, such as to repair skin, bone, cartilage, or arteries. But what kinds of surfaces could be used to grow suitable tissues? Suolong Ni, a...

27 Mar 2006

A Light-Sensitive, Self-Assembled Monolayer that Provides Unique Control Over Particle Interactions Developed

A light-sensitive, self-assembled monolayer that provides unique control over particle interactions has been developed by scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Particles coated with the monolayer ...

27 Mar 2006

Selling Silence - Auditory Comfort with Brake Shims

The prohibition of asbestos in car brakes in the 1980s served as the starting shot for the production of brake shims made of rubber and steel laminate. Trelleborg Rubore saw its opportunity and today, the company is one ...

23 Mar 2006

Siemens Receives 220 Million Euro Swiss Train Order

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has placed an order with Siemens Transportation Systems for 25 double-deck electric multiple units for Zurich’s commuter rail system. The volume amounts to more than € 220 million....

23 Mar 2006

Northrop Grumman Awarded $248 Million Submarine Contract

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy for work to support the Los Angeles, Ohio, Seawolf, and Virginia-class submarines. The total estimated value of the contract is approximately $2...

23 Mar 2006

DSM Desotech Sells Display Coatings Business to JSR Corporation

DSM Desotech Inc., a subsidiary of Royal DSM N.V. based in the Netherlands, and JSR Corporation have announced that the two companies have signed definitive agreements that will result in JSR acquiring the display coatin...

23 Mar 2006

Corning Introduces First LCD Glass Substrate Free of Heavy Metal

Corning has announced the commercial launch of Eagle XG, the industry’s first liquid crystal display (LCD) glass substrate that is free of all heavy metals. “Corning continues to create customer value through...

23 Mar 2006

Borealis Introduces Unique Polyethylene Grade

Borealis has launched Borstar® HE3490-IM, a unique polyethylene (PE) grade specifically for the injection moulding of PE100 pressure pipe fittings. This solution provides the fitting manufacturers with a better alter...

23 Mar 2006