Chemie.DE Newsletter No. 50/2009, 12/16/2009

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Latest News from Chemistry, Analysis and Chemical Engineering from 12/09/2009 to 12/15/2009

Absorbing hydrogen fluoride gas to enhance crystal growth
Newly patented method could improve superconductors, optical devices and microelectronics
12/15/2009 - Two scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a method to control the buildup of hydrogen fluoride gas during the growth of precision crystals n...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110842/

Cadmium in food
BfR brochure uses the example of the heavy metal to demonstrate how a risk is assessed
12/15/2009 - In its new brochure "Cadmium in food - A recent assessment of the population’s intake", the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) uses the example of the heavy metal to demonstrate how food risk...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110865/

Change of leadership at Hahnemühle FineArt
12/15/2009 - After eight years as CEO, Jörg Adomat (49) leaves the Hahnemühle Fine Art GmbH in Dassel at his own request. His successor will be Udo Hollbach (46).
"With our committed staff, we succeeded in cond...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110808/

Lehigh University professor receives Astellas Award for arsenic groundwater remediation efforts
12/15/2009 - Arup K. SenGupta, Ph.D., a professor of civil, environmental and chemical engineering at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., has been chosen to receive a 2009 Astellas USA Foundation Award. The award...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110841/

Elusive 'hot' electrons captured in ultra-thin solar cells
Shrinking cells snares charges in less than one-trillionth of a second
12/15/2009 - Boston College researchers have observed the "hot electron" effect in a solar cell for the first time and successfully harvested the elusive charges using ultra-thin solar cells, opening a potential a...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110840/

Metamaterials could reduce friction in nanomachines
Ames Laboratory researchers discover repulsive Casimir effect
12/14/2009 - Nanoscale machines expected to have wide application in industry, energy, medicine and other fields may someday operate far more efficiently thanks to important theoretical discoveries concerning the ...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110779/

Eastman Announces Discontinuation of Beaumont, Texas, Industrial Gasification Project
Company will continue to explore global industrial gasification growth opportunities
12/14/2009 - Eastman Chemical Company announced that it has decided to discontinue its Beaumont, Texas, industrial gasification project. This decision was made due to a number of factors, including high capital c...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110781/

Uniform analyses for clean drinking water in Europe
PTB scientists receive award for concept of comparability and traceability of water analyses
12/14/2009 - Clean water is a matter of survival for humans, particularly when it is used for drinking, cooking and for food manufacture. Therefore, the EU member countries have in several guidelines undertaken to...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110782/

Syrris end successful year with two prestigious awards
12/14/2009 - Syrris was awarded the "Eastern Region’s UKTI Best Established Exporter” and the "Most Outstanding Export Achievement” at the recent Global Opportunity Conference on International Trade. The UK Trade ...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110755/

LyondellBasell Strengthens Commitment to Indian Automotive and Appliance Industries
12/14/2009 - LyondellBasell Industries announced another milestone in its continued support of global customers with a new agreement to manufacture products in India. Under a tolling and marketing agreement signed...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110838/

Argonne scientists to control attractive force for nanoelectromechanical systems
DARPA to provide funding to quell Casimir force
12/11/2009 - Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory are developing a way to control the Casimir force, a quantum mechanical force, which attracts objects when they are only hundr...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110764/

PolyMirae Starts up Operation of LyondellBasell’s Metocene Technology
12/11/2009 - PolyMirae (PMC), a joint venture between Daelim and LyondellBasell Industries, has successfully started the operation of LyondellBasell’s Metocene polypropylene technology. The company has installed t...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110717/

Super cool atom thermometer
Physicists face the daunting task of developing new, reliable ways of measuring extreme low temperatures
12/11/2009 - As physicists strive to cool atoms down to ever more frigid temperatures, they face the daunting task of developing new, reliable ways of measuring these extreme lows. Now a team of physicists has dev...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110719/

A see-through surprise
Rice lab makes solid material transparent to terahertz waves
12/11/2009 - Very often in science, the unexpected discovery turns out to be the most significant. Rice University Professor Junichiro Kono and his team weren't looking for a breakthrough in the transmission of te...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110720/

Dip ordinary paper into ink infused with nanotubes and nanowires to create an instant battery
Paper batteries and supercapacitors may power hybrid cars or store electricity on the grid
12/11/2009 - Stanford scientists are harnessing nanotechnology to quickly produce ultra-lightweight, bendable batteries and supercapacitors in the form of everyday paper.
Simply coating a sheet of paper with in...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110718/

White, but not pure
Scientists detect PCBs on America’s highest peak
12/10/2009 - Conception/Leipzig. Even the snow on Aconcagua Mountain in the Andes is polluted with PCBs. An international team of researchers detected low concentrations of these toxic, carcinogenic chlorine compo...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110674/

Huntsman and Zamil Group Plan New Morpholine and Diglycolamine® Agent Joint Venture in Saudi Arabia
12/10/2009 - Huntsman Corporation and the Zamil Group Holding Company signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the feasibility of constructing and operating a morpholine and Diglycolamine®...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110691/

Kraton Polymers LLC Appoints Karen A. Twitchell to Its Board of Directors
12/10/2009 - Kraton Polymers LLC (Kraton) announces the appointment of Karen A. Twitchell to its Board of Directors, effective December 3, 2009. Ms. Twitchell will serve on the Company’s Audit Committee. Ms. Twitc...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110665/

Eastman Increases OXO Alcohols Prices on January 1
12/10/2009 - Eastman Chemical Company is increasing prices on the following products effective Jan. 1, or as contracts allow. These increases are due to elevated operating costs, particularly in raw materials.
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http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110715/

Researchers demonstrate nanoscale X-ray imaging of bacterial cells
12/10/2009 - An ultra-high-resolution imaging technique using X-ray diffraction is a step closer to fulfilling its promise as a window on nanometer-scale structures in biological samples. In the Proceedings of the...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110673/

Esco Opens 2nd North American Facility in Marietta, Ohio, USA
12/09/2009 - Esco announces the opening of a 2nd North American facility in Marietta, Ohio. The facility will serve as a technical service, training and logistics center to support Esco's growth in the North Ameri...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110512/

ECHA to add 15 new substances of very high concern to the Candidate List
12/09/2009 - ECHA´s Member State Committee identified 15 new chemical substances for the Candidate List of substances of very high concern. The List will formally be updated in January 2010.
The Member State Co...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110511/

Dow Completes Polyols Expansion at the Terneuzen, Netherlands, Facility
12/09/2009 - The Dow Chemical Company announced that the multi-year polyols expansion project at the Company’s Terneuzen, Netherlands, plant has been successfully completed. The additional capability will support...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110654/

SMC Announces Price Increases of Sodium Hypophosphite
12/09/2009 - Special Materials Company is increasing prices of sodium hypophosphite (all grades) approximately 15% in response to cost pressures from rapidly rising yellow phosphorus prices and the sales imbalance...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110557/

Thermal Technology Expands Materials Process Laboratory
12/09/2009 - Thermal Technology recently expanded its on-site materials process laboratory in Santa Rosa, California. The lab serves both existing and potential customers through process development and verificat...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/110561/

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