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Scientists Grow Thermoelectric Cobaltate Thin Films on Silicon

Thin films made of so-called thermoelectric materials could be used to convert heat directly into electric energy, or vise versa, for a variety of applications, including micro-chip-based chemical and biological sensors ...

10 Mar 2005

BASF Coatings Fills Europe’s Largest Industrial E-Coating Tank

BASF Coatings and Wessling Oberflächenveredelung GmbH (WOB) have agreed to work together in a close partnership. BASF Coatings is the system supplier for the cathodic e-coating and powder coating products used in Eu...

10 Mar 2005

Basell Launches New High-Performance Hostalen HDPE Resin for Use in Closures and Collapsible Tubes

Basell has developed a new HDPE resin using its proprietary Hostalen Advanced Cascade Process (ACP) technology to deliver an unprecedented combination of outstanding environmental stress cracking resistance (ESCR) and hi...

10 Mar 2005

Asahi Kasei Corporation Agreement Reached for Settlement of U.S. Litigation

Asahi Kasei Corporation and Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation have concluded an agreement for settlement of the class action litigation pending in a U.S. district court in which the plaintiffs are seeking damages from As...

10 Mar 2005

ANSI Signs Technical Cooperative Agreements with NATO Standardization Agency

The American National Standards Institute and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Standardization Agency signed today a Technical Cooperative Agreement to support the mutual value in cooperating in all fields o...

10 Mar 2005

Taiwan's ITD to Introduce Light-Weight Materials into Auto Parts Line

The Industrial Technology Department (ITD) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) plans to introduce high-tech functional light-weight alloy materials into the Taiwan transportation vehicle parts industry to generate...

10 Mar 2005

Process Optimization Key to Innovation in Smart Material Technology

Manufacturing smart materials is a complex process that requires significant control over the physical environment, sample size, interfacial diffusion, and mass transfer properties. Optimization of these processes in abs...

10 Mar 2005

CERAM Sees the Future for Ceramics

CERAM has recently identified some crucial actions that need to be taken by the UK ceramics industry to help secure future growth. By undertaking its Technology Foresight exercise, which has involved detailed research ...

10 Mar 2005

New Type of Strong, Lightweight Metallic Material

An engineering professor at the University of California, San Diego has described in the March issue of JOM (the Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society) the unique properties of a new type of metallic lami...

10 Mar 2005

Microspectrometry Could Expose Stolen Precious Stones

Jewellers say that every gemstone is unique, and soon they may be able to prove it. That will make it easier to recover lost or stolen gems, even after they are cut or altered. The jewellery industry has long looked ...

From CRAIC Technologies 10 Mar 2005

Sauce Pouch Wins 2005 Aluminium Foil Award

Huhtamaki Ronsberg has won one of the top awards in the Alufoil Trophy 2005 competition which, the company believes, confirms its decision to focus on new product development. Only five Trophies were achieved in this ...

10 Mar 2005

CARBO Ceramics Moves Into Russia

CARBO Ceramics, a manufacturer of ceramic proppants for use in the hydraulic fracturing of natural gas and oil wells, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the construction of a new ceramic propp...

9 Mar 2005

Will Shanghai Be The New Detroit?

With 70 per cent market growth in 2003 China has become the world's third largest automotive market. Continued foreign investment in the country has resulted in a dramatic change within the capital Shanghai's inf...

9 Mar 2005

Gold Shortage Shaping Up

Gold supply is falling short of demand, and the consequences will be obvious in the months and years ahead. So says Kevin DeMeritt, President of Lear Financial, a precious metal asset management firm. "Becaus...

9 Mar 2005

U.S. Aerospace Builds on Trade Surplus

The U.S. aerospace industry expanded its foreign trade surplus in 2004, increasing the positive balance by $4 billion to reach $31 billion, AIA announced Monday. The news underscores the industry's importance, AIA...

9 Mar 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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Scientists Grow Thermoelectric Cobaltate Thin Films on Silicon

BASF Coatings Fills Europe’s Largest Industrial E-Coating Tank

Basell Launches New High-Performance Hostalen HDPE Resin for Use in Closures and Collapsible Tubes

Asahi Kasei Corporation Agreement Reached for Settlement of U.S. Litigation

ANSI Signs Technical Cooperative Agreements with NATO Standardization Agency

Taiwan's ITD to Introduce Light-Weight Materials into Auto Parts Line

Process Optimization Key to Innovation in Smart Material Technology

CERAM Sees the Future for Ceramics

New Type of Strong, Lightweight Metallic Material

Microspectrometry Could Expose Stolen Precious Stones

Sauce Pouch Wins 2005 Aluminium Foil Award

CARBO Ceramics Moves Into Russia

Will Shanghai Be The New Detroit?

Gold Shortage Shaping Up

U.S. Aerospace Builds on Trade Surplus

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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

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