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Scientists Takes Significant Step in Imaging New Nanomaterials

When you make a new material on a nanoscale how can you see what you have made? A team lead by a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences research Council (BBSRC) fellow has made a significant step toward overcoming this major challenge faced by nanotechnology scientists.

13 Aug 2008

Researchers Develop New Energy Source Using Parking Lots as Solar Collectors

Anyone who has walked barefoot across a parking lot on a hot summer day knows that blacktop is exceptionally good at soaking up the sun's warmth. Now, a research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has foun...

13 Aug 2008

New High Purity Inorganics Catalog from Alfa Aesar

Alfa Aesar, has published a new High Purity Inorganics Catalog
which lists over 1,000 high purity inorganic materials, including base metal
compounds, rare earth compounds and ultra dry materials for air and moisture
sensitive applications.

12 Aug 2008

BASF Solid Plastic Surfacing System Help Athletes Create New World Records

Higher, faster, further, in striving to create new records athletes push themselves to the limits of their capabilities. Stadium surfaces promote these outstanding achievements.

11 Aug 2008

PPG Industries Celebrate Opening of New Automotive Coatings Plant in China

PPG Industries today celebrated the opening of its new automotive coatings plant here. Charles E. Bunch, PPG chairman and chief executive officer, and Yin Tongyue, chairman and general manager of Chery Automotive, were p...

10 Aug 2008

UK to Accelerate Biorefining Technology Research for Future of Chemical and Material Production

A new research initiative, bringing together the UK's main public funder of bioscience research with 10 companies, has been launched today to accelerate development of technologies required for the sustainable production of chemicals through biorefining.

10 Aug 2008

DuPont Expands Its Range of Materials for Protective Windows and Doors

DuPont is expanding the
range of DuPont SentryGlas interlayers to meet a broader range of needs for
protective windows, doors and safety-glazed building elements.

9 Aug 2008

ASM To A Hold Symposium on Reliability and Consistency of Thermal Spray

Building on the success of their Sensors and Controls event in 2004, the ASM Thermal Spray Society (TSS) will host a two-day symposium on “Improving Reliability and Consistency in Thermal Spray.” The event wi...

9 Aug 2008

Alcoa Lightweight Aluminum Composite Material Contributes to Green Olympic Transport System

Alcoa is contributing to China commitment to a green Olympics by providing lightweight aluminum for transportation systems that will be used during the games

7 Aug 2008

Scientists Unveal Secret Properties of Ultracold Atomic Gases with Photoemission Spectroscopy Probes

To develop the new technique, the scientists borrowed an idea used for nearly a century in the study of materials: photoemission spectroscopy. Traditional photoemission spectroscopy probes the energy of electrons in a material.

7 Aug 2008

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