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BAC Publishes Report on Alkyd Resins Market Demand in European Union

BAC has prepared and published a report titled as “Alkyd Resins: European Union Market Outlook 2011 and Forecast till 2016” in The Market Publishers, which analyzes and reviews the Alkyd Resins market rate in the European Union.

29 Nov 2011

Government Fund to Study Advanced Materials for Next-Generation Energy Technologies

Seven novel research projects will receive £3 million fund from the UK government to study materials that find use in next-generation energy technologies.

25 Nov 2011

Novel Electrode Material Paves Way for High-Power Rechargeable Battery Development

A research team at Stanford University has designed a novel electrode made of copper crystalline nanoparticles, paving the way to develop a durable, highly efficient, high-power rechargeable battery that is capable of storing huge amount of surplus power produced during sunny and windy days.

25 Nov 2011

Novel Piezoelectric Material Delivers More Movement with Stronger Force

Scientists belonging to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have helped a large team of university researchers to integrate a highly efficient, novel piezoelectric material with a silicon microelectromechanical system (MEMS). The advancement may lead to considerable progress in energy harvesting, imaging and sensing.

24 Nov 2011

Researcher Wins ESDA Award for High-Current and ESD Study on Graphene Devices

The Electrostatic Discharge Association (ESDA) has awarded the 2011 international research award to Kaustav Banerjee, who serves as the University of California-Santa Barbara’s Nanoelectronics Research Lab Director as well as professor of electrical and computer engineering.

24 Nov 2011

Researchers Develop Novel Alloy Material that Demonstrates Giant Magnetostriction Effect

The University of Maryland (UMd) in partnership with a multi-institute team of scientists has developed an innovative alloy material through the combination of advanced material research and a very old metallurgy process, paving the way to produce magnetic micromechanical devices and sensors.

24 Nov 2011

Researchers Study Nanofolds and Nanowrinkles Using Gold Nanogranular Film Sheets

Brown University researchers in partnership with Korean scientists have identified unique properties in nanoscale folds and wrinkles.

24 Nov 2011

FexPt100-x Film Coating Improves Coercivity and Stability of Magnetic Force Microscope Cantilevers

A magnetic force microscope (MFM) is capable of measuring the stray field distribution at a magnitude of tens of nanometers near the magnetic film surface, making it an ideal instrument to study the structures of sub-micron scale magnetic grains.

24 Nov 2011

Researchers Develop Unique Process to Make Scalable Nanomaterials

A research team led by Peidong Yang, who is a Chemist at the Materials Sciences Division of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has developed high-density three-dimensional supercrystals by stimulating silver nanocrystals having polyhedral shapes to self assemble, facilitating the production of novel plasmonic materials.

24 Nov 2011

Carbon Nanotube Forest Conceals Three-Dimensional Objects

A study on carbon nanotubes proves it to be on among the strongest materials familiar in science. The carbon nanotubes are nothing but compact cylinders made of carbon lattices with the thickness of about one atom.

23 Nov 2011

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

BAC Publishes Report on Alkyd Resins Market Demand in European Union

Government Fund to Study Advanced Materials for Next-Generation Energy Technologies

Novel Electrode Material Paves Way for High-Power Rechargeable Battery Development

Novel Piezoelectric Material Delivers More Movement with Stronger Force

Researcher Wins ESDA Award for High-Current and ESD Study on Graphene Devices

Researchers Develop Novel Alloy Material that Demonstrates Giant Magnetostriction Effect

Researchers Study Nanofolds and Nanowrinkles Using Gold Nanogranular Film Sheets

FexPt100-x Film Coating Improves Coercivity and Stability of Magnetic Force Microscope Cantilevers

Researchers Develop Unique Process to Make Scalable Nanomaterials

Carbon Nanotube Forest Conceals Three-Dimensional Objects

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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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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