Prestigious Keck Foundation award supports University of Akron research into the underlying physical origin of the glass transition.
Dow Corning now a member of imec
Company will cooperate with imec to fabricate 3D integrated nanoelectronics.

Making semiconducting graphene for advanced electronics
Cornell researchers show that imperfect graphene sheets can display “electrical highways”.

Cut CO2 emissions with innovative polymers
DuPont shows how advanced materials, design and processing converge to help automakers cut CO2 emissions and conserve fuel.

Nanotube materials approach strongest synthetic fiber
Mechanical and industrial engineering assistant professor Marilyn Minus has developed a superstrong fiber that rivals the best in the industry.

Light-weight steels will boost energy efficiency
Los Alamos partners with Colorado School of Mines in $1.2 million clean-energy manufacturing project.
CEA-Leti and EV group will jointly research wafer bonding technologies
Projects target more efficient 3D TSV integration and covalent bonding at room temperature.
Metal-organic framework could reduce carbon dioxide emissions
University of Adelaide researchers have developed a new nanomaterial that could help reduce carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power stations.
German polymer manufacturer Ecronova acquired by Michelman
Michelman has acquired Recklinghausen-based Ecronova Polymer GmbH, a manufacturer of water-based polymers used in the production of paints and lacquers.
Nanostructuring quartz glass leads to 5D optical memory
Scientists have, for the first time, experimentally demonstrated the recording and retrieval processes of 5D digital data by femtosecond laser writing.