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Golden Star Resources Approve Gold Project in Ghana

Golden Star Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has approved the development of the Hwini-Butre and Benso gold project. Peter Bradford, President and CEO, said, "The development of H...

10 May 2007

Project Looks at Producing Synthetic Bones and Soft Tissues

Missing bones after an accident? Arteries destroyed by disease? An international team of DCU researchers have begun work on ways of producing synthetic hard and soft tissue for humans that could revolutionise treatment f...

10 May 2007

Mobile Phone Manufacturer Looks at Replacing Gold Contacts with PVD Ceramics

After a long period of development cooperation, the Swedish vendor Impact Coatings has received an order from a mobile phone manufacturer. By placing the order, the customer intents to finally qualify MaxPhase for the sp...

9 May 2007

Fast-Ion Conduction and Flexibility of Glassy Networks

University of Cincinnati researchers show for the first time that they can connect an increase in electrical (ionic) conductivity with flexibility of their networks. The same team of researchers discovered intermediate p...

9 May 2007

American Superconductor Successfully Test World's First Power Cables Made with 2G HTS Wire

American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, and Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, announced today the successful testing of the world's first power transmission cable...

9 May 2007

Layered Composite Material to Increase the Capacity and Stability of Lithium Ion Batteries

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new approach to increasing the capacity and stability of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. The technology is based on a new...

9 May 2007

Golden Star Expect to Commission Bogoso Sulfide Expansion in Q2 2007

Golden Star Resources Ltd. today confirmed that it continues to expect its Bogoso sulfide (BIOX(R)) expansion project to be commissioned in the second quarter of 2007. The new 3.5 million tonne per annum sulfide proce...

8 May 2007

Corn Leaves and Stalks to Fuel Cars

A new variety of corn developed and patented by Michigan State University scientists could turn corn leaves and stalks into products that are just as valuable as the golden kernels. Right now, most U.S. ethanol is mad...

8 May 2007

New Layered-Composite Materials for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries

8 May 2007

Alcoa make US$33 Billion Offer to Acquire Alcan and Create Aluminum Giant

Alcoa Inc. announced today that it will be making an offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Alcan Inc. (TSX: AL; NYSE: AL) for US$58.60 in cash and 0.4108 of a share of Alcoa common stock for each outst...

8 May 2007

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