Scientists working at the level of atoms are manipulating metals, opening up possibilities for creating new materials

13-Dec-2022

Scientists in New Zealand and Australia working at the level of atoms created something unexpected: tiny metallic snowflakes. Why’s that significant? Because coaxing individual atoms to cooperate in desired ways is leading to a revolution in engineering and technology via nanomaterials(And ...

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12-Jul-2016

Physicists from New Zealand's University of Otago have used steerable 'optical tweezers' to split minute clouds of ultracold atoms and slowly smash them together to directly observe a key theoretical principle of quantum mechanics. The principle, known as Pauli Exclusion, places fundamental ...

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03-Dec-2014

Bioasphalt for roads in Zeeland is being developed by Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research, the Asfalt Kennis Centrum (Asphalt Knowledge Centre, AKC) and the company H4A from Sluiskil (NL). Zeeland Seaports is a project partner with interest in potential applications for the asphalt. Lignin ...

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Researchers develop steerable 'optical tweezers' unit

02-Apr-2014

Physicists at New Zealand's University of Otago have pushed the frontiers of quantum technology by developing a steerable 'optical tweezers' unit that uses intense laser beams to precisely split minute clouds of ultracold atoms and to smash them together. The Otago researchers' feat is set to ...

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06-Mar-2014

Researchers at New Zealand's University of Otago are helping to clear up an enduring mystery regarding the composition of the Earth's atmosphere. They have discovered the microbial soil processes that help ensure that the explosive gas hydrogen remains at trace levels. In recent decades it was ...

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12-Dec-2012

Scientists from New Zealand, Austria and the UK have created the world’s smallest reaction chamber, with a mixing volume that can be measured in femtolitres. Using this minuscule reaction chamber, lead researcher Peter Derrick, professor of chemical physics and physical chemistry and head of the ...

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19-Jul-2012

Brenntag completed the acquisition of the entire business of the ISM/Salkat Group. This strategic acquisition significantly expands Brenntag’s market position in Australia and New Zealand and enlarges the existing specialty product portfolio in the region. ISM/Salkat Group is a leading ...

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04-Jul-2012

Brenntag signed a purchase agreement to acquire the entire business of the ISM/Salkat Group. ISM/Salkat Group is a leading distributor of specialty chemicals in Australia and New Zealand. “The acquisition of the ISM/Salkat Group represents a huge step to achieve our strategic position as a ...

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04-Jul-2012

Eurofins Scientific announced that it has acquired New Zealand Laboratory Services (NZ Labs). NZ Labs generated revenues of over EUR 5m in 2011 and employs around 100 staff across 3 strategically-located laboratories spanning the whole of New Zealand. The domestic food testing market serves ...

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23-Feb-2012

New Zealand gases and engineering company BOC Ltd and New Zealand Steel announced they had agreed a long term industrial gas supply contract that will be critical to New Zealand Steel's ongoing iron and steel making operations at Glenbrook. BOC will invest around $70 million (around EUR 56 ...

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