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Taking Images of Ice a Few Nanometers Thick as it Forms Bulk Ice was Supposed to be Impossible

Taking images of ice a few nanometers thick as it forms bulk ice was supposed to be impossible. A scanning tunneling microscope (STM) shouldn't work with ice because STMs create images by relying on conducting current, which runs contrary to one of ice’s basic properties - insulation.

25 Jul 2008

Easy Automotive Weathereal Fabrication Using Santoprene TPV 85TL

ExxonMobil Chemical’s Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) 8291-85TL bonds directly to metal to simplify weatherseal fabrication. This grade is suitable for virtually any automotive weatherseal applica...

25 Jul 2008

Nanoparticles Have Chilling Effect on Lubricants and Refrigerants

Adding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an energy-saving chill pill for factories, hospitals, ships, and others with large cooling systems.

24 Jul 2008

Siemens to to Lose 2500 Jobs in Railway Division

Within the context of its "Mobility in Motion" program, the Siemens Mobility Division intends to reorganize its manufacturing activities in Europe. The aim is to make its business operations competitive over th...

24 Jul 2008

High Accuracy, Rapid Response Disposable Thermometers Rely on NTC Thermistors

The concept of these disposable sensors relies on the proven ceramic technology for NTC thermistors on a chip basis, the use of materials such as polypropylene qualified by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

24 Jul 2008

Aluminum Giant Launches TV Channel

Alcoa announced today a new feature for its alcoa.com Website: AlcoaTV, an all-video, YouTube-style microsite that aggregates and lists all streaming video content available on the 85,000-page site.

23 Jul 2008

Brookhaven Scientist Wins Award for Research into Hydrogen

Radoslav Adzic, a senior chemist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, has received a 2008 DOE Hydrogen Program R&D Award, which recognizes him for his “outstanding cont...

23 Jul 2008

Silicone Sealants Help Architects Design Super Tall Buildings

Some of the most iconic super-tall buildings are testaments not only to the architects and engineers that design and build them, but also to the versatile silicone sealants used in their construction.

22 Jul 2008

World's Largest Aluminum Company Produces Environmentally Friendly Buses for 2008 Olympics

Alcoa and Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Company today introduced two new environmentally-friendly bus prototypes that will be displayed and road tested during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.

19 Jul 2008

German Football Association to Construct 100 Mini Soccer Fields with Polyurethane Foam Coated Fences

With the European Soccer Championship just recently over, young soccer fans more than ever dream of scoring dramatic goals and becoming national favorites, just like Germany’s Podolski, Schweinsteiger and Ballack. ...

19 Jul 2008

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