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New Nanocomposite Helping Automakers Meet New Fuel Efficiency Standards

MSU researchers have developed a composite material modified with nanoparticles that is economical and could also help automakers meet the new fuel efficiency standards recently announced by President Barack Obama.

28 Jul 2009

Vacuum Laminated Dry Films for 3D TSVs Flow Into Vias for Void Free, Planarized Coverage

Shin-Etsu MicroSi has introduced an extension of their photosensitive dry film dielectric technology for 3D Through-Silicon Vias and two-dimensional wafer bonding applications. This SINR negative photoresist film, introduced last year, is available now in thicknesses from 12 to 100 microns.

28 Jul 2009

Maternal Exposure to TiO2 Nanoparticles Affects Brain Development in Mice

Maternal exposure to nanoparticles of titanium dioxide (TiO2) affects the expression of genes related to the central nervous system in developing mice. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Part...

28 Jul 2009

Nextreme Enters into a Cooperation Agreement with Lockheed Martin

Nextreme Thermal Solutions, the leader in microscale thermal and power management products for the electronics industry, and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), have entered into a cooperation agreement to develop new products based on Nextreme's thin-film thermoelectric materials.

28 Jul 2009

How to Stack the Deck for Organic Solar Power

A new class of economically viable solar power cells-cheap, flexible and easy to make-has come a step closer to reality as a result of recent work* at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where scientists have deepened their understanding of the complex organic films at the heart of the devices.

28 Jul 2009

Silver Markets for Photovoltaics

Research and Markets, the leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of the "Silver Markets for Photovoltaics" report to their offering. At present, the vas...

From Research and Markets 28 Jul 2009

Scientists Create High-Tech Armored Foam

Chemists and engineers at the University of Warwick have found that exposing particular mixtures of polymer particles and other materials to sudden freeze-drying can create a high-tech armored foam that could be used for a number of purposes, including a new range of low power room temperature gas sensors.

28 Jul 2009

Advanced Diamond Technologies Closes Series C Round of Financing

Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc. (ADT), a Romeoville, Illinois-based company which converts natural gas into diamond, today announces the close of its Series C round of financing. The Series C round was $3.5 million a...

28 Jul 2009

World's Largest Database with Fully Identified Inorganic Crystal Structures

FIZ Karlsruhe offers ICSD, the world's largest database with fully identified inorganic crystal structures / evaluated data of unique quality / customized access options and new web presence with cutting-edge search ...

28 Jul 2009

Solterra Renewable Technologies Signs Worldwide Licensing Agreement with University of Arizona

Hague Corp.'s (OTC Bulletin Board: HGUE.OB), wholly owned subsidiary Solterra Renewable Technologies today announced an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with the University of Arizona for the patented, intelle...

27 Jul 2009

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