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INRS researchers improve performance of iron-based catalysts
Having pioneered the development of the first high-performance iron-based catalyst for fuel cells, researchers at INRS recently achieved a second major…
Embracing superficial imperfections
Chemists normally work rigorously to exclude impurities from their reactions. This is especially true for scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) experiments that…
EQUIP AUTO 2011 revs up automotive parts industry
The event is organised in conjunction with the Plateforme de la Filière Automobile (an industry forum aimed at promoting excellence in the automotive…
New ORNL system provides hybrid electric autos with power to spare
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have designed, fabricated and demonstrated a PHEV traction drive power electronics…
New, Efficient Transistor Could One Day Power Laptops, Cars
Junxia Shi, a graduate student in the laboratory of Lester Eastman, the John Given Foundation Professor of Engineering, developed the gallium nitride-based…
New DuPont™ Zytel® HTN Grades Combat Corrosion of Electrical Wire, Contacts
The new resins are formulated to avoid ingredients that can cause corrosion of fine copper magnet wire or sensitive electrical contacts in parts serving in…