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Scientists Uncover New "Nano Alloys" Created by Steel Mill in the Nanoworld

In the neverland between molecule and metal they discovered a new family of compounds. The prototype of these new “nano alloys” is a compound containing one central molybdenum atom binding twelve zinc atoms.

From Arburg GmbH 13 Nov 2008

BASF Invests in New Startup Producer of Silver Nanoparticles for Electrical Components

BASF Venture Capital GmbH, Ludwigshafen, has invested in the US startup company NanoMas Technologies Inc. NanoMas develops inks containing silver nanoparticles that are easily processed to electrical circuits in printed ...

12 Nov 2008

Scientists Breed Biomimetic Surfaces from Molecular Coating

Proteins play a decisive role in both the tolerability of contact lenses and the adherence of mussels to the hulls of ships. They develop a biofilm during their initial contact with the foreign material. This highly complex process is extremely difficult to study.

12 Nov 2008

New Solution to Data Theft from Smart Cards

Data theft or "skimming" from smart cards and e-passports will
be harder from documents kept in a new 3M
product. 3M ToughShield brand Protective Sleeves offer reliable, durable data
protection for RFID-enabled devices.

12 Nov 2008

Study on Behaviour of Nanoparticles May Provide Solution to Energy Needs

By devising a way to watch individual molecules react with a single nanoscale particle of gold in real time, researchers confirmed that some gold particles are better at increasing the rate of a chemical reaction than others, but they also found that a good catalyst sometimes spontaneously turns bad.

11 Nov 2008

Alcoa Announce Further Reduction in Aluminium Production Effective Immediately

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today announced it will curtail an additional 350,000 metric tons per year (mtpy) of aluminum production beginning immediately. Last month the Company curtailed production at its 265,000 mtpy smelter in R...

11 Nov 2008

EDI Working to Produce Next Generation Solar Panels and Reduce Fossil Fuel Demands

Extrusion Dies Industries,
LLC (EDI) is working with solar industry innovators to help develop next-generation
products that will enable solar-generated electricity to be cost-competitive
with energy from fossil fuel-burning power plants, the company announced at CPP Expo.

11 Nov 2008

New "Flexible Charge Pump" Generator Produces Alternating Current by Stretching Zinc Oxide Wires

Researchers have developed a new type of small-scale electric power generator able to produce alternating current through the cyclical stretching and releasing of zinc oxide wires encapsulated in a flexible plastic substrate with two ends bonded

10 Nov 2008

Alcoa Selected by NASA to Produce Aluminium-Lithium Alloy for Ares 1 Launch Vehicle

The Ares 1 crew launch vehicle, the rocket that will enable astronauts to explore space beyond low earth orbit with the goal of reaching the moon by 2020.

9 Nov 2008

Bioengineers Develop Tiny Gold Stars for New Medical Diagnoses

Rods, cones, cubes and spheres - move aside. Tiny gold stars, smaller than a billionth of a meter, may hold the promise for new approaches to medical diagnoses or testing for environmental contaminants.

7 Nov 2008

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