Smart glass, which can vary the light transmittance and thermal properties of windows in response to changing conditions, is a premium building product. Prices to the end user are at least double those of static, high-performance window ...
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Weighing scales are basically the measuring instruments that can be used in order to determine particular weight or mass of any object. Being a measuring instrument, it is logically utilized in many commercial industries along with ...
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Belgium-based Europlasma, one of the world leaders in low pressure plasma technology, presents a new family of conformal nanocoatings for the electronics industry under the Nanofics brand name. Nanofics refers to nanoscaled ...
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) granted an investment loan of US$900,000 to the company Fortuna in Tajikistan. With that loan, the plant erected in 2000 by Fortuna, which produces, inter alia, door and window ...
The four partners BRAIN, the Hohenstein Institute, Kelheim Fibres and rkona, announce the formation of a new research alliance for the biotechnical production and modification of specialty alginates. The aim of the alliance is to establish ...
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Professor Dr. Pierre Jacobs, KU Leuven (Belgium), has received the BASF-DECHEMA Alwin Mittasch Special Prize for his research into materials and their use as process catalysts. The award, which comes with €10,000 in prize money, was ...
Tags: Pierre Jacobs, BASF-DECHEMA Alwin Mittasch Special Prize, material, BASF
Time is slowly running out for bulky television sets, boxy neon signs and the square-edged backlit displays we all know from shops and airports. It won’t be long before families gathering together to watch television at home will be ...
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The special LUXE PACK in Green exhibition takes place at the 2013 LUXE PACK MONACO event held from 23-25 October 2013. The exhibition highlights environmentally friendly innovations from exhibitors participating in trade fair and ...
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The BMW Group, Linde Material Handling and Munich Technical University have received grant notification from the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development for the development of a fleet of hydrogen-powered forklift ...
FibeRio Technology Corporation, the developer and manufacturer of ground- breaking Force spinning nanofiber production systems, announced that it was named in the prestigious 2013Global Cleantech 100, produced by Cleantech Group, a global ...
In cooperation with PVD Products of Wilmington, MA, USA, Finland-based nanotech firm Picodeon Ltd Oy, which specializes in thin-film coatings and surface treatments, has developed the ColdAb Series 4 thin-film deposition system, which is ...
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A Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) can simultaneously generate electricity and treat wastewater, but currently used materials and catalysts lead to high operational costs. This work investigates the use of sulfonated poly ether ether ketone ...
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Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Florida-based Chemergy Inc plan to demonstrate a bioenergy technology that converts wastewater treatment plant byproducts into hydrogen gas to produce electricity. The ...
Used in the building and transportation sectors, smart glass provides dynamic glare, light, and heat control based on ambient conditions or manual controls. As buildings (and many vehicles) become glassier, building codes are becoming ...
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The future of energy-efficiency holds some interesting technology. In fact, Navigant Research is predicting that smart glass, which can help improve energy performance while increasing occupant comfort and satisfaction, will grow to an ...
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