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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

DuPont Opens $130m Facility That Will Produce Nonwoven Fabrics for the Composites Industry

DuPont today opened a new $130 million facility here to produce innovative nonwoven fabrics born from a revolutionary composite technology that provides users with advanced levels of both comfort and protection. DuPon...

26 Aug 2004

Toyota Central Develop Ultra High Quality Silicon Carbide Single Crystals

Mr. Daisuke Nakamura and colleagues in Toyota Central R&D Labs, Inc. developed ultrahigh-quality silicon carbide single crystals which has fewer dislocation density by two to three orders magnitude than the conventi...

26 Aug 2004

Altair Nanotechnologies Begin Work on Next Generation Capacitors

Altair Nanotechnologies Inc., today announced that it has begun work on a development project entitled “SBIR Phase l: Carbon-Coated Nano-Structured Electrodes for Next-Generation Lithium-Ion Ultra Capacitors.&rdquo...

25 Aug 2004

Bomb and Impact Resistant Buildings Developed by Uni of Missouri-Rolla

If terrorists strike again, lives and buildings could be spared with bomb- and impact-resistant buildings constructed using concepts being developed by researchers at UMR. “Such designs will reduce, and in some ...

24 Aug 2004

Microwave Drying of Timber Could Revolutionise Industry

The development of a new microwave technology for drying wood could revolutionise the timber industry and lead to cheaper wood in the future. The revolutionary wood drying technology, which has been developed by scien...

24 Aug 2004

Cornell University Find Complex Oxides are an Alternative to Silicon Insulators

Time is fast running out for the semiconductor industry as transistors become ever smaller and their insulating layers of silicon dioxide, already only atoms in thickness, reach maximum shrinkage. In addition, the thinne...

24 Aug 2004

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

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

DuPont Opens $130m Facility That Will Produce Nonwoven Fabrics for the Composites Industry

Toyota Central Develop Ultra High Quality Silicon Carbide Single Crystals

Altair Nanotechnologies Begin Work on Next Generation Capacitors

Bomb and Impact Resistant Buildings Developed by Uni of Missouri-Rolla

Microwave Drying of Timber Could Revolutionise Industry

Cornell University Find Complex Oxides are an Alternative to Silicon Insulators

A New Approach to Flash Point Testing

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Advanced Masterbatch and Compounding for Polymers and Plastics

AirBreather Platform for Continuous Gas Analysis

SU7000 & SU8700 Schottky Field Emission SEMs: Ultra High-Resolution & Analytical Imaging

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Moisture, Volatiles and Ash Determination in Coal & Coke

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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 New Approach to Flash Point Testing

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

13D-Printed Organic Tissue Models Mimic Living Organs

2Perovskite and Copper System Creates C2 Chemicals from CO2

3Pioneering Large-Scale Aluminum 3D Printing

4Upcycling LDPE: Transforming Plastic Waste into High-Value Graphite

5DS Smith Partner With TPV Automotive to Create a Sustainable Fiber-Based Packaging for the Protection of Car Wheel Carriers

6Aluminum-Scandium Alloys: A Game Changer for Hydrogen Energy

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