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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:55:00 GMT

SDK to Start Commercial Production of VGCFTM-X Carbon Nanotube; New 400 t/y Plant Completed at Oita Complex

- (JCN Newswire) - Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has completed a 400-t/y plant for VGCFTM-X, a new grade of carbon nanotube with an optimized design for resin composite applications. Commercial production will begin next month after a trial run. A completion
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:55:00 GMT

SDK to Start Commercial Production of VGCFTM-X Carbon Nanotube; New 400 t/y Plant Completed at Oita Complex

Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has completed a 400-t/y plant for VGCFTM-X, a new grade of carbon nanotube with an optimized design for resin composite applications. Commercial production will begin next month after a trial run. A completion ceremony will be held
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:53:00 GMT

SDK to Start Commercial Production of VGCFTM-X Carbon Nanotube; New 400 t/y Plant Completed at Oita Complex

For One Tiny Instant, Physicists May Have Broken a Law of Nature

FOUND IN: Science & Engineering | Yale Bulletin New Haven, Conn. â€” For a brief instant, it appears, scientists at BrookÂhaven National Laboratory on Long Island recently discovered a law of nature had been broken. Action still resulted in an equal and
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:45:00 GMT

New zwitterionic radical salts: dimers in solution and unusual magnetic and luminescent properties in the solid state

Guo-Ping Yong, Chong-Fu Li, Ying-Zhou Li, Shi-Wei Luo (Communication from Chem. Commun.) Guo-Ping Yong, Chem. Commun., 2010, DOI: 10.1039/b923730e To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:13:00 GMT

DYNAMIC ORDER SUBMISSION AND HERDING BEHAVIOR IN ELECTRONIC TRADING

I analyze the dynamic trading behavior of market participants by developing a bivariate modeling framework for describing the arrival process of buy and sell orders in a limit order book. The model contains an extended autoregressive conditional duration
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:01:00 GMT

Effect of glycerol on structure-property relations in chitosan/poly(ethylene oxide) blended films investigated using wide-angle X-ray diffraction

Polymer blending is an effective method for providing desirable polymeric materials with properties useful for the packaging industry. In the study reported, blends of chitosan/poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) were prepared in various weight ratios with and
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:01:00 GMT

Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetic Properties of Amine-Templated Transition-Metal Phosphites

Transition-metal phosphites of cobalt and vanadium, [C4N2H12][Co(HPO3)2] (I), [C4N2H14][Co(HPO3)2] (II), [Co(C10H8N2)(H2PO3)2] (III), [C4N2H14][VIIIF(HPO3)2]·H2O (IV), and [C3N2H5]2[V4III(H2O)3(HPO3)4(HPO4)3] (V), have been synthesized and
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:43:00 GMT

Magnetic and Structural Properties of Heusler Compounds with 27.8 Valence Electrons

Co2-based Heusler compounds with 27.8 valence electrons exhibit an exceptional electronic structure that makes them interesting materials for the application in spintronics. Co2Cr0.6Fe0.4Al is the most prominent example of this particular family of
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:34:00 GMT

Competitive Hydrogen-Atom Abstraction versus Oxygen-Atom and Electron Transfers in Gas-Phase Reactions of [X4O10].+ (X=P, V) with C2H4

Why so different? The comparison of the reaction of "bare" [P4O10].+ and [V4O10].+ with ethene by mass-spectrometric and computational studies permits insight into mechanistic aspects of the competition between C[bond]H bond activation, oxygen-atom, and
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:33:00 GMT

From a Network of Computed Reaction Enthalpies to Atom-Based Thermochemistry (NEAT)

A simple and fast, weighted, linear least-squares refinement protocol and code is presented for inverting the information contained in a network of quantum chemically computed 0 K reaction enthalpies. This inversion yields internally consistent 0 K
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:33:00 GMT

Physics press conferences at next week's American Physical Society March Meeting

-- The following press conferences will take place during the March Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS), to be held March 15-19, 2010 in the Portland Convention Center. Journalists are invited to attend the meeting free of charge. Registration
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:17:00 GMT

Showa Denko Completes Construction of Carbon Nanotube Plant

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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:52:00 GMT

The Universe Up There

American space-flight technology has certainly changed in the almost 50 years since Alan Shepard went aloft, and so has filmmaking technology. But â€œHubble 3D,â€ the latest Imax space movie, makes clear that one science has stood stubbornly still: that
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:47:00 GMT

Weak Laser Can Ignite Nanoparticles, With Exciting Possibilities

University of Florida engineering researchers have found they can ignite certain nanoparticles using a low-power laser, a development they say opens the door to a wave of new technologies in health care, computing and automotive design. A paper about the
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:09:00 GMT

Reinforcement of liquid ethylene-propylene-dicyclopentadiene copolymer based elastomer with vinyl functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes

A methodology for reinforcement of liquid ethylene-propylene-dicyclopentadiene copolymer (liquid-EPDM) based elastomer with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was proposed. Acid-treated MWCNTs were first reacted with poly(acryloyl chloride) (PACl)
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:03:00 GMT

Residual stresses in the quasi-simultaneous laser transmission welding of amorphous thermoplastics

Laser transmission welding is frequently being used increasingly for joining complex, assembly-oriented components, thanks to its small heat affected zone. As a result of the cooling processes, residual stresses can develop inside the components,
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:03:00 GMT

Using Carbon Nanotubes to Produce Electricity

The researchers of have uncovered a new phenomenon of carbon nanotubes. They found that carbon nanotubes discharge powerful waves of electricity under certain circumstances. MIT team named it as thermopower waves. They are pinning their hope on
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:22:00 GMT

LHC adjourns hearing of Malik's reference until 25th

Staff Report LAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday exempted Interior Minister Rehman Malik from personal appearance for only a single day and ordered him to appear in the court on March 25. The bench comprising Chief
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:56:00 GMT

LHC seeks govt reply on FJMC

By Our Correspondent LAHOREA SPECIAL division bench of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday asked the Punjab government to explain as to why Fatima Jinnah Medical College was not granted the status of a university at the time when King Edward Medical
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:36:00 GMT

Nano-antennas could help keep quantum secrets - Premium content

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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:35:00 GMT

Astronomers discover most primitive supermassive black holes known

Astronomers have come across what appear to be two of the earliest and most primitive supermassive black holes known. The discovery, based largely on observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, will provide a better understanding of the roots of
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:22:00 GMT

Immaculate Black Holes Found

A newfound pair of ancient, supermassive black holes may lift the veil on how stars and galaxies form, a new study says. That's because the black holes, which belong to a special group known as quasars, are what astronomers are calling the first
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:19:00 GMT

Physics Press Conferences at Next Week's American Physical Society March Meeting

Source: American Institute of Physics (AIP) The following press conferences will take place during the March Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS), to be held March 15-19, 2010 in the Portland Convention Center. Journalists are invited to
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:51:00 GMT

'Deep flow' migrates deeper into the universe

The puzzling migration of matter in deep space â€” dubbed 'dark flow' â€” has been observed at farther distances than ever before, scientists have announced. Distant galaxy clusters appear to be zooming through space at phenomenal speeds that surpass 1
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:50:00 GMT

Quantum mechanics demonstrated in motion of objects large enough to see with naked eye

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have provided the first clear demonstration that the theory of quantum mechanics applies to the mechanical motion of an object large enough to be seen by the naked eye. Their work satisfies a longstanding goal among
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:48:00 GMT

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