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Unexpected finding: Light can twist ribbons of nanoparticlesUnexpected finding: Light can twist ribbons of nanoparticles

In findings that took the experimenters three years to believe, Univ. of Michigan engineers and their collaborators have demonstrated that light itself can twist ribbons of nanoparticles.

Metallic glass yields secrets under pressure

Metallic glass yields secrets under pressure

Metallic glasses are emerging as potentially useful materials at the frontier of materials science research. They combine the advantages and avoid many of the problems of normal metals and glasses, two classes of materials with a very wide range of applications.

Silk's secrets revealed

Silk's secrets revealed

Silks are among the toughest materials known, stronger and less brittle, pound for pound, than steel. Now scientists at MIT have unraveled some of their deepest secrets in research that could lead the way to the creation of synthetic materials that duplicate, or even exceed, the extraordinary properties of natural silk.

Master Bond Develops Unique One Components UV Curable Modified Epoxy System

Master Bond Inc., Hackensack, NJ, is pleased to announce the development of a unique one component UV curable modified epoxy system called UV10TKLO-2. This formulation offers optical clarity, high phy...

Bayer MaterialScience Launch New Range of Biomaterials at Medtec

Bayer MaterialScience has launched a range of innovative biomaterials for medical devices under the new brand name Baymedix. On Stand 2348 in Hall 8 of the Medtec trade show in Stuttgart from March 23...

New Carpet Tile Adhesive Reduces Their Environmental Impact

A new adhesive for use in carpet tiles which has been developed at the University of York could help dramatically reduce their impact on the environment. The powerful adhesives currently used to bin...

DNA nanotubes offer promising applications in medicine

A team of McGill Chemistry Department researchers led by Dr. Hanadi Sleiman has achieved a breakthrough in the development of nanotubes—tiny "magic bullets" that could one day deliver drugs to specific diseased cells.

Solving hydrogen storage issues with layered graphene sheets

Solving hydrogen storage issues with layered graphene sheets

Graphene—carbon formed into sheets a single atom thick—now appears to be a promising base material for capturing hydrogen, according to recent research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Univ. of Pennsylvania. The findings suggest stacks of graphene layers could potentially store hydrogen safely for use in fuel cells and other applications.

Turning proteins into glass

Duke Univ. researchers have devised a method to dry and preserve proteins in a glassified form that seems to retain the molecules' properties as workhorses of biology.

Owner of Neb ethanol plant emerges from bankruptcy

The owner of an Aurora ethanol plant has emerged from bankruptcy and now plans to complete a delayed expansion project at the eastern Nebraska site.Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc. of Perkin, Ill., has a new CEO and improved balance sheet after reorganizing. It also was able to continue...

Golconda to acquire privately owned CorePro Drilling for $2.2 million

Calgary-based mineral exploration company Golconda Resources Ltd. (TSXV:GA) says it has reached an agreement to acquire privately owned CorePro Drilling Inc. for $2.2 million.

Uhde and Praxair Sign Global Hydrogen Alliance Agreement

In December 2009 Uhde and its subsidiary, Uhde Corporation of America in Bridgeville, USA, signed a global hydrogen alliance agreement with the American company, Praxair, which is headquartered in Ton...

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Much ado about next to nothing

Much ado about next to nothing

The recent review of the past 10 years of the National Nanotechnology Initiative--as presented by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology--suggested the rise of nanomanufacturing as the near future of nanotechnology. But the actual proposed funding reflects a cautious approach, even about nanotech in general.

Lunar tires, space MRSA, and resonating microfluidics

Lunar tires, space MRSA, and resonating microfluidics

I typically attend the annual Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy each year in pursuit of specific coverage. This year, I sought out candidates for coverage in a vacuum technology article, and pulled together some instruments for a spectroscopy guide. But as busy as that kept me, it wasn’t all mass spectrometers and vacuum pumps on the show floor.  

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Superhydrophobic Coatings

Superhydrophobic Coatings

A transparent coating that is not just impermeable to water, but actually makes it bounce off a surface to help prevent corrosion, protect electronic and antiquities, or provide a new, more efficient surface to collect pure water.

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DuPont Performance Polymers launches new nylon for automotive industry

A new family of nylon products from DuPont Performance Polymers—DuPont Zytel PLUS nylon—delivers high performance levels and maintains those high performance levels despite exposure to hot oil, hot air, calcium chloride, and other aggressive automotive chemicals.

New JEOL TEM quickly breaks into picoscale territory

 Just three weeks after its installation at the Univ. of Texas San Antonio campus, the latest transmission electron microscope from JEOL delivered data on silicon samples that resolved down to 78 picometers, a level that enables atom-by-atom chemical mapping.

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Diamond wear surfaces

Advanced Diamond Technologies (ADT) announced UNCD T30, a new addition to its growing UNCD family of diamond materials.

Histology and pathology labels

Computype introduced a suite of high-performance labels for histology and pathology laboratories. The customized labels are designed to address a variety of laboratory needs including reliable performance.

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