Archive for April, 2007
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007
In the past when architects and designers mentioned concrete, people rarely got excited. It usually meant a dull, grey, visually unappealing appearance. Today though, thanks to new technological advances, concrete can be cast in a variety of finishes and colours offering architects and the construction industry a material that is ...
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Wednesday, April 4th, 2007
The objectives of this research are to synthesize and characterize nanomaterials of controlled size and shape so that they can be used in several different applications. Nanophase metal particles have attracted a great deal of interest and have found applications in different fields such as catalysis, optical, microelectronic and magnetic ...
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Wednesday, April 4th, 2007
The discovery of fullerenes in 1985 by Curl, Kroto, and Smalley, culminated in their Nobel Prize in 1996. Fullerenes, or Buckminsterfullerenes, are named after Buckminster Fuller, the architect and designer of the geodesic dome, and are sometimes called bucky balls. The names derive from the basic shape that defines fullerenes; ...
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Wednesday, April 4th, 2007
Fuel Cell Materials, a wholly-owned division of NexTech Materials, Ltd. commercializes innovative ceramic materials technology and products developed by NexTech. These technologies and products are applicable to the developing solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and fuel processing markets.
Current products include SOFC components, SOFC materials (electrolytes, cathodes, and anodes), as well ...
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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
Bronzes are copper-based alloys. Major alloying elements are often, but not always, zinc and tin. They offer a combination of properties such as high strength, hardness, corrosion resistance and wear resistance.
Phosphor Bronzes
Phosphor Bronzes are alloys of Copper and Tin. PB102 has good corrosion resistance and is known for its high ...
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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
Bronzes are copper-based alloys. Major alloying elements are often, but not always, zinc and tin. They offer a combination of properties such as high strength, hardness, corrosion resistance and wear resistance.
Aluminium Bronzes
Copper-Aluminium alloys are commonly known as Aluminium Bronzes. These alloys cover a range of copper-based alloys in which the ...
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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
Bronzes are copper-based alloys. Major alloying elements are often, but not always, zinc and tin. They offer a combination of properties such as high strength, hardness, corrosion resistance and wear resistance.
Aluminium Bronzes
Copper-Aluminium alloys are commonly known as Aluminium Bronzes. These alloys cover a range of copper-based alloys in which the ...
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