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Innovative Bioscience Company Metabolix Awarded Two U.S. Patents for Technology to Produce Biobased Polymers and Industrial Chemicals

Metabolix an innovation-driven bioscience company focused on delivering sustainable solutions for plastics, chemicals and energy, today announced that the company has been awarded two new patents from the U.S. Patent and...

25 Apr 2012

Freeman Technology to Focus on Improving Powder Processing at ACHEMA 2012

Powder characterisation company Freeman Technology is exhibiting the company's universal powder tester, the FT4 Powder Rheometer, at ACHEMA 2012 (Frankfurt, Germany; 18-22 June 2012), and members of the team will be speaking at congress sessions.

From Freeman Technology 25 Apr 2012

Xradia’s Microscope Improves Non-Destructive Material Study Capabilities of Two National Labs

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have each installed the UltraXRM-L200, Xradia’s lab-based microscope that delivers three-dimensional visualization at a resolution down to 50 nm.

25 Apr 2012

Inpria, SEMATECH Partner to Accelerate EUV Lithography Material Development

Global consortium of chip manufacturers, SEMATECH has reported that Inpria, a specialist in chemical materials for superior performance oxide thin film deposition, has become a member of SEMATECH's Resist Materials and Development Center (RMDC) at the University at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE).

25 Apr 2012

MRS and TMS Announce Andrew Steigerwald as 2012-2013 Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow

The Materials Research Society (MRS) and The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) have selected Andrew Steigerwald, Vanderbilt University, as the 2012-2013 MRS/TMS Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow. ...

24 Apr 2012

Arkema Set Up Joint Laboratories for Development in Microelectronics and Organic Electronics

Arkema and CEA are to extend their existing collaboration in photovoltaics to the field of micro-electronics and organic electronics by setting up two joint research laboratories. These public-private mixed laboratories ...

24 Apr 2012

New Technique May Help Design Materials Systems with Desired Thermal Transport Properties

Researchers at the University of Illinois have demonstrated that a single atom layer can either improve or disturb the flow of heat across an interface between materials. The study results have appeared in Nature Materials.

24 Apr 2012

MRS Recognizes Graduate Students for Achievements in Materials Research

The Graduate Student Award winners were announced by the Materials Research Society (MRS), an international organization, during the 2012 Spring Meeting held in San Francisco on April 11.

20 Apr 2012

Electrons Break-Up into Two New Particles in Copper-Oxide Material

Physicists from Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland and the IFW Dresden in Germany have observed the breakdown of an electron into two new particles inside a solid.

20 Apr 2012

Graphene Lens Prototype for High-Speed Electronics Applications

An international team of scientists from the French National Center for Scientific Research and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany has developed a new prototype lens using graphene.

20 Apr 2012

Editorial Highlights

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.

Materials Research News

Innovative Bioscience Company Metabolix Awarded Two U.S. Patents for Technology to Produce Biobased Polymers and Industrial Chemicals

Freeman Technology to Focus on Improving Powder Processing at ACHEMA 2012

Xradia’s Microscope Improves Non-Destructive Material Study Capabilities of Two National Labs

Inpria, SEMATECH Partner to Accelerate EUV Lithography Material Development

MRS and TMS Announce Andrew Steigerwald as 2012-2013 Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow

Arkema Set Up Joint Laboratories for Development in Microelectronics and Organic Electronics

New Technique May Help Design Materials Systems with Desired Thermal Transport Properties

MRS Recognizes Graduate Students for Achievements in Materials Research

Electrons Break-Up into Two New Particles in Copper-Oxide Material

Graphene Lens Prototype for High-Speed Electronics Applications

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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Fiber Orientation and Distribution Measurement in a Composite Polymer

Determining 31 Elements in Soil

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Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Materials Research News

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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4The Future of High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries

5Transforming Carbon Dioxide and Lignin Into Biodegradable Polymers

6A Greener Way of Producing Ammonia

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