20-10-2005

SGL Carbon announces new prices for its Graphite Electrodes effective November 1st, 2005 for all new businesses in: Americas, Asia (excluding China*), Near Middle East and Africa: For regular-size Graphite Electrodes: 1,91 US$/lb (4210 US-$/mt) For extra-size Graphite Electrodes: 2,07 ...

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21-09-2005

Putting pharmaceutical agents into the body isn't hard, but getting them into targeted areas can be problematic. If drugs aren't taken up by a large enough proportion of cells, a suitable "transport agent" must be used. A French and Italian research team has successfully used carbon nanotubes ...

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17-06-2005

The European Court of First Instance announced its ruling on Graphite Specialties in its proceedings, thereby revising the decision of December 17, 2002 of the European Commission. The European Court reduced the fine by one-third from EUR27.7 million that had been levied against SGL Carbon at ...

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06-08-2004

SGL Technic Polycarbon Division, an affiliate of the German based SGL Carbon Group (NYSE: SGG), announced today that it has been awarded "Supplier of the Year" designation by Federal-Mogul Corporation. This is the second consecutive year that SGL Polycarbon has earned this prestigious honor. ...

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09-01-2004

Varian, Inc. announced its new line of atomic absorption (AA) spectrometers. The AA280 series comprises two innovative and easy-to-use systems: the Fast Sequential (FS) model and the Zeeman model. The AA280 Fast Sequential (FS) system combines Varian, Inc.'s patented FS design with eight- ...

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05-01-2004

Tiny structures like nanoscopic tubes are highly desirable as potential components for optoelectronics, "intelligent" materials, or the basis for new systems for pharmaceutical transport in the body. Such mini tubes must have precisely defined dimensions and specific chemical properties, ...

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19-11-2003

A new phase of the element carbon, a superhard compressed graphite, has been identified by a research team that includes a scientist from the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory. The findings appeared in the October 17, ...

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26-09-2003

Diamonds are not only "a girl's best friend". Technicians also like the gems, which are used in many fields because of their unusual hardness and interesting thermal and optoelectronic properties. This form of carbon has not only been employed in polishing, drilling, and cutting, but also ...

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08-08-2003

Hydrogen peroxide is an important industrial reagent, which is used in such processes as the environmentally friendly bleaching of paper and wastewater treatment. Current industrial methods for the bulk production of H2O2 are expensive, both in terms of energy and cost. A new method ...

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Breakthrough promises hjost of novel applications, including electronic textiles

16-06-2003

Nanotechnology researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) and Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, have announced a breakthrough in spinning carbon nanotube composite fibers that are tougher than any reported polymer fiber made by man or nature. The discovery -- which could lead to ...

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