Flying a radio-controlled replica of the historic WWII P-51 Mustang red-tail aircraft—of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen—NRL researchers (l to r) Dr. Jeffrey Baldwin, Dr. Dennis Hardy, Dr. Heather Willauer, and Dr. David Drab ...
Tags: Energy, liquid hydrocarbon fuel, fuel
The winning bid in the monthly auction held Wednesday for Japanese H2 ferrous scrap for export from Tokyo Bay was Yen 32,610/mt ($319.70/mt) FAS or free alongside ship, the organizer of the tender said. The bid was Yen 1,700/mt higher ...
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Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Aachen, Germany says that Jiangsu Trifortune Electronic Technology Co Ltd of Jintan City, China has ordered an AIX G5 HT metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system to develop gallium ...
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According to the data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in February this year Turkey's season and calendar adjusted monthly industrial production decreased by 0.1 percent compared to January, while the calendar adjusted ...
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In February this year, the seasonally and working-day adjusted turnover in the German manufacturing industry decreased by 0.9 percent compared to January, according to the preliminary data reported by Germany's Federal Statistical Office ...
Photovoltaic technology is increasingly being recognised as a likely major contributor to the world's future energy needs. Lasers are playing an increasingly important role in the design and fabrication of high efficiency solar cells. ...
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Best Practices for Bearing ProtectionAdam Willwerth, Sales and Marketing Manager, Electro Static Technology Voltages arcing through the bearings of VFD-driven motors create thousands of pits, which cause increased friction and noise and ...
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US-based beer producer Saint Archer Brewing has launched its four core beers in 12oz cans designed by Ball. According to Ball, the beers brands including Blonde Ale, White Ale, Pale Ale and IPA will be available in recyclable aluminium ...
The price of zinc could get up to $4,500/mt by the end of the decade as supply is outstripped by increasing demand, CRU analyst Helen O'Cleary said Monday. The analyst -- speaking at the Metal Events 6th International Zinc conference in ...
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Colombian exports of ferronickel, a processed metal used in the manufacture of stainless steel, totaled 10,516 mt in February, up 46.3% from the 7,187 mt shipped in February 2013. The month's export volume, however, was down 18.1% from ...
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Singapore's Nanyang Technological University has developed conventional aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) with record-breaking figures-of-merit (FOMs) for frequency and breakdown performance [Kumud ...
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In Sweden, industrial production decreased by 2.2 percent in February this year compared to January and rose by 1.7 percent year on year in working day-adjusted figures, according to Statistics Sweden (SCB). On the other hand, the ...
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According to a report released Thursday by Statistics Canada, Canada's merchandise exports grew 3.6 percent and imports were up 2.1 percent in February. As a result, Canada's trade balance with the world went from a deficit of $337 million ...
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Thursday increased US rail traffic for March 2014, with both carload and intermodal volume increasing compared with March 2013. Intermodal traffic in March totaled 1,025,907 containers ...
Refined global zinc usage is to increase 4.5% this year to 13.58 million mt, the International Lead & Zinc Study Group said Thursday. "It is anticipated that, after having risen by 4.9% in 2013, world usage of refined zinc metal will ...
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