The European Commission today adopted an EU strategy to help Europe to become world leader in the rapidly developing field of nanotechnology the science of the infinitely small. Nanotech applications include atom-scale &...
International Steel Group Inc., today announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets, and assume certain of the liabilities, of the Cliffs and Associates Limited (CAL) Hot Briquette...
Lightweight materials may find exciting opportunities in the automotive industry as a means of increasing fuel efficiency. With 75 percent of fuel consumption relating directly to vehicle weight, potential weight reducti...
Gail India is planning to invest Rs 725 crore to increase its polymer production capacity from 2.6 to 4.4 million tonnes per annum.
Phase 1 of the project has already commenced. It consists of debottlenecking the down...
Hydro is preparing an extensive restructuring programme for its Norwegian aluminium plants to ensure continued profitable operations. Annual operating costs will be reduced by NOK 350-400 million, with production remaini...
A new type of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) is being developed by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories to help bring the goal of a micro fuel cell closer to realization using ...
Imagine throwing out your old shrimp shells after dinner--in a bag made of shrimp shells. In his doctoral dissertation, Mikael Gällstedt at the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden describes how we can make envir...
The division of Corus specialising in pre-coated steel strip, Corus Colors, has been nationally recognised for its commitment to the environment, including the development of new environmentally friendly products, throug...
Free neutrons are usually pretty speedy customers, buzzing along at a significant fraction of the speed of light. But physicists have created a new process to slow neutrons down to about 15 miles per hour--the pace of a ...
Australian scientists have developed a breakthrough low-cost, lightweight, concrete technology that is set to lower costs and speed up construction projects from residential homes to high-rise buildings.
HySSIL (High-...