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Wheelchair Designed With No Metal Components

The CEA has developed a completely non-magnetic wheelchair at the request of LCD Concept, using the Val de Loire Plasticompo technological platform. This wheelchair, called PASS’PORT, has no metal components, allow...

28 Sep 2005

Purdue Develop Advanced Nuclear Fuel that Could Save Millions of Dollars Annually

Purdue University nuclear engineers have developed an advanced nuclear fuel that could save millions of dollars annually by lasting longer and burning more efficiently than conventional fuels, and researchers also have c...

28 Sep 2005

Ceramic/Metal Interface Fracture Toughness

Ceramic/metal joints have been increasingly applied in a wide range of engineering fields because the ceramic has stable mechanical properties at high temperature and good resistance to wear, erosion and oxidation. Howev...

28 Sep 2005

Scientific Collaboration is Vital, Says Imperial's New Head of Materials

Collaboration between scientific disciplines is the key to finding solutions to major world challenges, according to Imperial College London's new head of the Department of Materials. William Lee, whose appointme...

28 Sep 2005

BASF Targets 10 Percent of Global Chemical Sales in China by 2010

BASF aims to achieve 10 percent of its global sales and earnings in the chemical business in China by 2010. The importance of the company’s activities in China was stressed in a press conference in Nanjing on the d...

28 Sep 2005

3-D Machineable Polycrystalline Diamond Hits Market

Ringwood Diamond Material Technologies, based in Canberra, Australia, is now manufacturing and selling, what it claims is the thickest machineable polycrystalline diamond (PCD) compact cylinder–measuring 32mm &#216...

28 Sep 2005

Giant Grass Future Fuel

Giant Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus), a hybrid grass that can grow 13 feet high, may be a valuable renewable fuel source for the future, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign say. Stephen ...

28 Sep 2005

Ashland’s Epoxy Vinyl Ester Resin - Protection from Heat and Corrosion

Corrosive gasses coupled with bursts of extreme heat could perhaps describe the surface of Venus, but on Earth this mix can also be found in the pollution scrubbers attached to many industrial smokestacks. For scrubbers ...

28 Sep 2005

New Method for Growing Barium Titanate Films at Atmospheric Pressure

Many advanced material fabrication techniques use multi-step processes that can be environmentally stressing, energy-consuming and have high-costs. In an article published in AZojomo researchers have described a nove...

27 Sep 2005

Siemens Develops World’s Most Powerful Gas Turbine

E.ON Energie and Siemens are to implement a new power plant project at E.ON Energie’s Irsching site in Bavaria, which will set new benchmarks in terms of performance and operating economy. In a first step, Siemens ...

27 Sep 2005

Porsche to Buy into Volkswagen

Porsche AG, is aiming to acquire a share of approximately 20 per cent in the stock capital of Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg. Porsche is taking this decision because Volkswagen is now not only an important development partner ...

27 Sep 2005

Ultra-Sensitive Metal Detector Under Development by mPhase Technologies

The ultra-sensitive metal detector under development by mPhase Technologies represents "an enormous potential" for the company, yet many investors are baffled by the technology, asserts the company's chief ...

27 Sep 2005

Scientists Need to Focus on Developing More Resilient and Efficient Advanced Catalysts

There is an acute need for technological improvements in the advanced catalysts industry as robust and long-lasting catalysts are the need of the hour. By preventing catalyst deactivation, the new breed of catalysts can ...

27 Sep 2005

New Efficient and Eco-Friendly Power Plants

Power plants of the future may be designed to provide electricity solely for an individual housing estate, village, factory or college. That’s the prediction of University of Southampton engineer Dr Tom Markvart. ...

27 Sep 2005

Purdue Benchmarking Database and Process will Help Industry Design Parts-Search Systems

Researchers at Purdue University who developed the first system capable of searching a company's catalog of three-dimensional parts created with computer-aided design software are now providing a method to evaluate h...

27 Sep 2005

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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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Wheelchair Designed With No Metal Components

Purdue Develop Advanced Nuclear Fuel that Could Save Millions of Dollars Annually

Ceramic/Metal Interface Fracture Toughness

Scientific Collaboration is Vital, Says Imperial's New Head of Materials

BASF Targets 10 Percent of Global Chemical Sales in China by 2010

3-D Machineable Polycrystalline Diamond Hits Market

Giant Grass Future Fuel

Ashland’s Epoxy Vinyl Ester Resin - Protection from Heat and Corrosion

New Method for Growing Barium Titanate Films at Atmospheric Pressure

Siemens Develops World’s Most Powerful Gas Turbine

Porsche to Buy into Volkswagen

Ultra-Sensitive Metal Detector Under Development by mPhase Technologies

Scientists Need to Focus on Developing More Resilient and Efficient Advanced Catalysts

New Efficient and Eco-Friendly Power Plants

Purdue Benchmarking Database and Process will Help Industry Design Parts-Search Systems

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The Evolution and Versatility of Benchtop XRD

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Benchtop micro-XRF System for the Elemental Analysis of Samples

Advanced Masterbatch and Compounding for Polymers and Plastics

AirBreather Platform for Continuous Gas Analysis

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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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The Evolution and Versatility of Benchtop XRD

A New Approach to Flash Point Testing

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

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