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Silenceair, A Brick That Blocks Sound But Not Ventilation

A breakthrough in sustainable office and house design – invented in Sydney. “Silenceair looks like a transparent brick but it’s a high-tech solution to one of the biggest problems of city living,&rdq...

30 Aug 2004

Tiny Borosilicate Microlenses Made Possible Thanks to New Technology

Optical components have joined the trend towards miniaturization. There have, however, been no methods available thus far to produce custom-sized glass lenses. A new process now enables the low-cost, high-volume manufact...

30 Aug 2004

Loughborough Uni Awarded £200K to Develop Tailor Made Facial Implants

Loughborough University researchers have been awarded more than £200,000 to develop state-of-the-art tailor made implants for people requiring facial reconstructive surgery. The Department of Health’s &lsq...

30 Aug 2004

World’s First Polymers that are Magnetic at Room Temperature

The world's first plastic magnet to work at room temperature has passed the elementary test of magnetism. Its creators at the University of Durham in the UK have used it to pick up iron filings from a laboratory benc...

27 Aug 2004

Ceradyne Complete Acquisition of ESK Ceramics

Ceradyne, Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of ESK Ceramics GmbH & Co. KG, a German-based manufacturer of industrial technical ceramic powders and advanced technical ceramic products. The purcha...

27 Aug 2004

Nano-Proprietary Granted Patent for 2-Dimensional Carbon Structures

Nano-Proprietary, Inc., through its subsidiary, Applied Nanotech, Inc. (ANI), today announced that its U.S. Patent claiming two-dimensional carbon nanostructures (dubbed by ANI "carbon flakes"), with the priori...

27 Aug 2004

Bodycote Materials Testing Expands Canadian Operations with Acquisition of Hoogensen Metallurgical Engineering

Bodycote Materials Testing is pleased to announce the acquisition of Hoogensen Metallurgical Engineering Ltd. with offices in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta. This strategic purchase expands the Bodycote relationships i...

27 Aug 2004

Titanium Dioxide Key to Producing Hydrogen Fuel from Sunlight

A team of Australian scientists predicts that a revolutionary new way to harness the power of the sun to extract clean and almost unlimited energy supplies from water will be a reality within seven years. Using specia...

26 Aug 2004

DuPont Launch Architectural Coatings Alliance in China

DuPont and the Tony & Hasu Corporation – a company operating in the real estate, construction and building materials industries – recently signed a strategic alliance agreement to start comprehensive coop...

26 Aug 2004

BHP Billiton Announces Iron Ore Joint Venture and US$3.7 Billion Sales Contracts with JFE Steel

BHP Billiton today announced its intention to form a joint venture with Japan’s JFE Steel Corporation, a recently merged entity of Kawasaki Steel Corporation and NKK. The joint venture will be BHP Billiton&rsqu...

26 Aug 2004

Pittsburgh Brewing Company First to Employ Aluminium Beer Bottles

Leave it to Iron City, Pittsburgh Brewing Company's flagship premium lager, to take American beer where it's never gone before: into sleek, unbreakable, high-performance aluminium bottles. For the first time i...

26 Aug 2004

Memry Corp Announces Joint Agreement To Develop Drug-Loadable Coatings for Stents and Medical Devices

Memry Corporation today announced that it will finance a $200,000 joint development program and has made a $400,000 initial investment in Biomer Technology Ltd, a privately owned company specializing in the development a...

26 Aug 2004

Sinopec, ExxonMobil, Saudi Aramco and Fujian Petrochemical Sign Agreements to Progress Fujian Manufacturing and Marketing Projects

Fujian Petrochemical Company Limited (a company owned 50 percent by China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) and 50 percent by Fujian Government) (FPCL), ExxonMobil China Petroleum and Petrochemical Company L...

26 Aug 2004

Next Generation Fire Fighter Gear to Be Unveiled

Researchers at North Carolina State University’s College of Textiles are set to unveil a prototype of the next generation of fire fighter turnout gear that not only offers increased protection from fire, but also p...

26 Aug 2004

APA Optics Becomes APA Enterprises

APA Optics, Inc. today reported that its shareholders approved changing the company's name to APA Enterprises, Inc., at the Company's annual meeting of its shareholders held on August 19, 2004. "The new n...

26 Aug 2004

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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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Silenceair, A Brick That Blocks Sound But Not Ventilation

Tiny Borosilicate Microlenses Made Possible Thanks to New Technology

Loughborough Uni Awarded £200K to Develop Tailor Made Facial Implants

World’s First Polymers that are Magnetic at Room Temperature

Ceradyne Complete Acquisition of ESK Ceramics

Nano-Proprietary Granted Patent for 2-Dimensional Carbon Structures

Bodycote Materials Testing Expands Canadian Operations with Acquisition of Hoogensen Metallurgical Engineering

Titanium Dioxide Key to Producing Hydrogen Fuel from Sunlight

DuPont Launch Architectural Coatings Alliance in China

BHP Billiton Announces Iron Ore Joint Venture and US$3.7 Billion Sales Contracts with JFE Steel

Pittsburgh Brewing Company First to Employ Aluminium Beer Bottles

Memry Corp Announces Joint Agreement To Develop Drug-Loadable Coatings for Stents and Medical Devices

Sinopec, ExxonMobil, Saudi Aramco and Fujian Petrochemical Sign Agreements to Progress Fujian Manufacturing and Marketing Projects

Next Generation Fire Fighter Gear to Be Unveiled

APA Optics Becomes APA Enterprises

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A Platform Approach to Scientific Data Flow Management: Everything You Need to Know

Advancing Laboratory Collaboration - Connexus®

Discussing Market Expansion and Business Strategy with PerkinElmer

Revontium™: Compact XRF Spectrometer

UV Cure Dielectric Sensor: Precision Monitoring for UV Cured Resins with Quick-Connect Fixture

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Determining 31 Elements in Soil

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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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A Platform Approach to Scientific Data Flow Management: Everything You Need to Know

Advancing Laboratory Collaboration - Connexus®

Discussing Market Expansion and Business Strategy with PerkinElmer

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5The Future of High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries

6A Greener Way of Producing Ammonia

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