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Smart Controller May One Day Transform Current Engines into Leaner, Greener Devices

An advanced controller is showing “promising results” by learning on-the-fly how to operate an engine cleaner and more efficiently, say researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla. Dr. Jagannathan Sara...

31 Jan 2006

New Paint Technology Saves Automakers Money

An advanced automotive paint technology system designed to help automakers save money and increase efficiency has been developed at Gage Products Company. Gage's Cobra paint-line cleaning program is a patented sys...

31 Jan 2006

DuPont Enters JV with Largest Russian Auto Finishes Supplier

DuPont and Russkie Kraski Corp. have created a joint venture aimed at supplying automotive coatings to manufacturers of automobiles and commercial vehicles in Russia and former Soviet republics in Eastern Europe. The...

31 Jan 2006

Sandia Researchers Aim to Understand Key Phenomena Controlling Hydrogen-Fueled PEM Fuel Cells

Two researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are working to understand several key phenomena that control hydrogen-fueled PEM (proton exchange membrane or polymer electrolyte membrane) fuel cells. One, Ken S. Chen, is...

31 Jan 2006

Emerging Cellulosic Technology Could Make Ethanol Truly 'Green' Fuel

Putting ethanol instead of gasoline in your tank saves oil and is probably no worse for the environment than burning gasoline, according to a new analysis by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. The...

31 Jan 2006

Fuel Cells - Risks and Opportunities

Fuel cells supply electricity and heat – this is why the environmentally-friendly power packs are ideal for the supply of residential or office buildings. Together with the Heinz-Piest Institute for Trades Technolo...

31 Jan 2006

Next Generation Three-Dimensional Photoelectric Modules

In December the ROBOTIKER-TECNALIA Technological Centre signed a joint Agreement with the Japanese company KYOSEMI CORPORATION for the analysis of Photoelectric Modules based on a new, vaulted-structure topology. Thes...

31 Jan 2006

Fraunhofer Steers the Iron Steed Through the Winter

Train brakes and wheel bearings of trains must work without fail. Because this is so important, the temperature and other operating parameters are monitored from the track. A covering of snow causes problems that can be ...

31 Jan 2006

Transparent OLED Displays That Use Light-Emitting Polymers

Displays made of organic LEDs are brightly lit but tend to be mostly opaque. Making them transparent opens up a whole new world of applications: OLEDs can be wedded with conventional LCDs and transform laminated glass in...

31 Jan 2006

Featherweight Metals

Metal foams, full of tiny air bubbles like a sponge cake, are gradually making inroads in industrial applications. Lightness and high energy absorption are two demanded material characteristics. Less known is the use of ...

31 Jan 2006

Meltable Wood Polymere Called Arboform From Fraunhofer

Renewable sources provide the raw materials for a growing variety of everyday products. One example is a meltable wood polymere called Arboform, which is injection-molded to produce different parts. In the near future, a...

31 Jan 2006

PolymersNet and Cyclics Commercialize High Flow Polycarbonate Blend

PolymersNet Co. Ltd. and Cyclics Corporation have announced the first commercial application of CBT® resin modified polycarbonate (PC). CBT resin has been demonstrated as an additive to improve the molding properties...

31 Jan 2006

3M Introduces Tegaderm Ag Mesh Dressing with Silver

3M has announced the launch of 3M Tegaderm Ag Mesh Dressing with Silver, a new wound care product with fast-acting, long-lasting antimicrobial barrier effectiveness against a wide range of microbes, including antibiotic-...

31 Jan 2006

Boeing Selects Goodrich Wheels and Carbon Brakes for 737s

Boeing has selected Goodrich Corporation to supply wheels and carbon brakes for the Boeing Next-Generation 737 airplane fleet. Goodrich currently provides the wheels and steel brakes for all Next-Generation 737s. Goo...

31 Jan 2006

International Isotopes Announces High Purity Germanium Tetrafluoride Production

International Isotopes Inc. has announced the successful start of high purity germanium tetrafluoride gas production operations. INIS successfully produced germanium tetrafluoride (GeF4) at their newly completed state-of...

31 Jan 2006