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Steel Packaging Essential for Achievement of EU Metal Packaging Recycling Targets

Over 2.2 million tonnes of post-consumer steel packaging were recycled in Europe last year. This represents a recycling rate of 60% in the enlarged EU1 and an estimated 62.5% in EU15 (up from 61% in 2003). Over the la...

20 Oct 2005

Ferrari and Alcoa Partner to Develop Advanced Spaceframe Technology

Ferrari and Alcoa have announced the formation of a long-term strategic partnership focused on creating advanced aluminum spaceframe technology for future generations of Ferrari vehicles. At the same time, Alcoa announce...

20 Oct 2005

Development of a Technique to Fabricate Very Low-Cost Radio Frequency ID Tags

Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has developed a method which can drastically reduce the electrical resistance of antennas, wirings etc., of radio frequency (RF) ID tags...

20 Oct 2005

Novel Processing Of Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Promises Improved Raw Materials For Lasers, Televisions and High Temperature Structures

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (YAG) is an important material used in the production of laser systems, for coating electronic devices, for tubes of cathodic rays and recently it has been considered as a suitable material for st...

19 Oct 2005

Hydrogen Storage Project Wins UQ Business School Competition

An innovative hydrogen storage idea has won the $100,000 UQ Business School Enterprize competition. Start-up company Hydrexia Pty Ltd has beaten seven Enterprize competition finalists to score $100,000 seed funding to...

18 Oct 2005

First Powder Injection Molding Process For Pure Niobium

Penn State researchers have developed the first powder injection molding process for pure niobium, a biocompatible material similar to platinum and titanium but cheaper. The researchers, who are based in the Universit...

18 Oct 2005

New Equation Helps Unravel Behavior Of Turbulence

To most people, turbulence is the jolt felt by jet passengers moving through a rough pocket of air. But to scientists, turbulence is the chaotic flow of a gas or liquid, in which parts of the current curl into irregular,...

18 Oct 2005

New Foam Blowing Agent To Help Builders Meet Environmental Targets

Industrial and special gases company BOC is set to help cut the rate of ozone depleting emissions across the building sector with the introduction of EcomateR an environmentally friendly foam blowing agent. In an agre...

18 Oct 2005

Gas Turbine to Set New World Record for Efficiency

Siemens is building the world’s most powerful and economical gas turbine, which is expected to set a new world record for efficiency. Plans call for the combined cycle gas and steam power plant to have an effici...

17 Oct 2005

Rohm and Haas Introduces Innovative Adhesives for Electrostatic Spray Systems

Attendees to the Rubber Expo™ '05, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will find an exciting new product taking center stage in area of high-performance rubber-to-metal bonding applications. Rohm and Haas will intr...

17 Oct 2005

Fiji Seaweed Yields Potential New Pharmaceuticals

Researchers have discovered 10 new molecular structures with pharmaceutical potential in a species of red seaweed that lives in the shallow coral reef along the coastline of Fiji in the south Pacific Ocean. Some of th...

17 Oct 2005

DegussaHeadquarters Building Demonstration Plant For Direct Synthesis Of Hydrogen Peroxide

DegussaHeadwaters, a joint venture of Degussa AG, Dusseldorf, Germany, and Headwaters, Inc., South Jordan, Utah, USA, is building a demonstration plant for the direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide (DSHP) in Hanau-Wolfga...

17 Oct 2005

Bridgestone Officially Opens Guangzhou Plant for Urethane Foam

Bridgestone Corporation held the official opening today for a plant that produces urethane foam for automobile seats in China. The operator of the plant is Guangzhou Bridgestone Chemical Products Co., Ltd., a joint ve...

17 Oct 2005

Australian Government Spurs Investment in Innovative Aussie Car Industry

The Australian Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, Ian Macfarlane has returned from Tokyo, where he promoted Australia’s involvement in global auto manufacturing supply chains and its proven ability to su...

14 Oct 2005

Australian Kick Start for Biofuels

Late last month the Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, released the findings of the Biofuels Taskforce. This Taskforce was commissioned in May of this year to examine the latest evidence on the impacts and benefits ...

14 Oct 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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Steel Packaging Essential for Achievement of EU Metal Packaging Recycling Targets

Ferrari and Alcoa Partner to Develop Advanced Spaceframe Technology

Development of a Technique to Fabricate Very Low-Cost Radio Frequency ID Tags

Novel Processing Of Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Promises Improved Raw Materials For Lasers, Televisions and High Temperature Structures

Hydrogen Storage Project Wins UQ Business School Competition

First Powder Injection Molding Process For Pure Niobium

New Equation Helps Unravel Behavior Of Turbulence

New Foam Blowing Agent To Help Builders Meet Environmental Targets

Gas Turbine to Set New World Record for Efficiency

Rohm and Haas Introduces Innovative Adhesives for Electrostatic Spray Systems

Fiji Seaweed Yields Potential New Pharmaceuticals

DegussaHeadquarters Building Demonstration Plant For Direct Synthesis Of Hydrogen Peroxide

Bridgestone Officially Opens Guangzhou Plant for Urethane Foam

Australian Government Spurs Investment in Innovative Aussie Car Industry

Australian Kick Start for Biofuels

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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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Enhance Nanostructure Analysis With the SAXSpoint 500 SAXS/WAXS System

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Understanding Prepregs for Advanced Material Design

Comparing DOSY and End-Group Analysis for Polymer Molecular Weight via Benchtop NMR

The Role of Vibration Isolation in Improving NMR Accuracy

An Introduction to OMNISEC RESOLVE Multi-Detector GPC/SEC System

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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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