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Detectors Guard Against Foam Flaws in Shuttle's Fuel Tank

The engineers who built the massive external fuel tank that will power the shuttle Discovery into orbit this spring used sophisticated X-ray detectors developed by UF researchers to reduce the chance of a defect in the f...

9 Mar 2005

Newly Patented Process for Design, Development, and Production of Titanium Oxide Structures Customized for Titanium Metal Production

Altair Nanotechnologies has announced the company was awarded a new European patent entitled "Method for Producing Catalyst Structures" by the European Patent Office. The new patent describes the process for ma...

7 Mar 2005

World’s First All-Composite Fan Containment Case on New GEnx Engine for Boeing 787

GKN Aerospace has been selected by General Electric Company (GE) to develop & manufacture the front fan containment case for the new GEnx Engine which will power the Boeing 787 airliner. This will be the first fan ...

3 Mar 2005

BASF Plastics Competition - Tell Us Your Dreams

Over a period of six weeks, 189 specialists and amateurs entered the plastics competition "Tell us your dreams" sponsored by BASF and sent their dreams to Ludwigshafen, Germany. Upon the occasion of the K 2004 ...

1 Mar 2005

Report Uncovers Global Opportunities for Composites in the Aerospace Market

The aerospace industry consumes an estimated 565 million lbs of raw materials including aluminum, composites, glare, steel, titanium and other materials, reports a new E-Composites market study, "Opportunities for C...

28 Feb 2005

NexTech Awarded $3 Million Towards Development of SOFCs for Transportation APU Applications

NexTech materials is the recipient of two awards towards development of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) for use in transportation and aerospace auxiliary power unit (APU) applications. The U.S. Commerce Department's Adva...

23 Feb 2005

UK Gets New Multi Million Pound Materials Centre

The first phase of a new £12 million hi-tech research centre that will lead the way for greater use of 'composite materials' was opened recently by Industry Minister Jacqui Smith. The new composite struc...

23 Feb 2005

Alcan to Purchase Polish Food Packaging Plant

Alcan Inc. announced today that it has reached an agreement with the UK administrators of Parkside International, to acquire the assets of Parkside’s flexible food packaging plant in Zlotow, Poland. This acquisitio...

16 Feb 2005

Degussa to Expand Carbon Black Capacity at Brazillian Plant

Degussa AG, Dusseldorf, will increase the capacity of its carbon black plant in Paulinia, Brazil, to 100,000 metric tons per year. This investment has now been approved by the Management Board of Degussa, clearing the wa...

15 Feb 2005

Alcoa Acquired Two Aluminium Fabrication Facilities from RUSAL for $257million

Alcoa today announced it has completed the acquisition from RUSAL of two fabricating facilities in Samara and Belaya Kalitva in the Russian Federation for $257 million in cash. "These plants have unique capabilities...

3 Feb 2005

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.

Aerospace Materials News

Detectors Guard Against Foam Flaws in Shuttle's Fuel Tank

Newly Patented Process for Design, Development, and Production of Titanium Oxide Structures Customized for Titanium Metal Production

World’s First All-Composite Fan Containment Case on New GEnx Engine for Boeing 787

BASF Plastics Competition - Tell Us Your Dreams

Report Uncovers Global Opportunities for Composites in the Aerospace Market

NexTech Awarded $3 Million Towards Development of SOFCs for Transportation APU Applications

UK Gets New Multi Million Pound Materials Centre

Alcan to Purchase Polish Food Packaging Plant

Degussa to Expand Carbon Black Capacity at Brazillian Plant

Alcoa Acquired Two Aluminium Fabrication Facilities from RUSAL for $257million

How can Charge Photometry be Used for Battery Screening and Development?

Comparing Computed Radiography and Digital Detector Arrays

How the RSC is Empowering the Future of Chemical Sciences

ATS Series 3110/3210 - Lab Furnaces

Revontium™: Compact XRF Spectrometer

UV Cure Dielectric Sensor: Precision Monitoring for UV Cured Resins with Quick-Connect Fixture

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Observation of Paraffin Wax Crystallization in Lubricating Oils Using Scanning Electron Microscopy

Enhancing Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Efficiency

How Isolation Works in a Simple Mass-Spring-Damper System

Fiber Orientation and Distribution Measurement in a Composite Polymer

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?

Aerospace Materials News

How can Charge Photometry be Used for Battery Screening and Development?

Comparing Computed Radiography and Digital Detector Arrays

How the RSC is Empowering the Future of Chemical Sciences

1Overcoming Challenges in Solid-State Sodium Battery Production

2Transforming Carbon Dioxide and Lignin Into Biodegradable Polymers

3A Greener Way of Producing Ammonia

4Advancement of 3D Printing with New Plastic Coating

5New Recipes for Improved Battery Materials

6Making Stronger and Safer Lithium Batteries

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Editorial Highlights