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Ohio to showcase aerospace products and services at Paris Air Show

Kallman Worldwide Thursday, June 13, 2013

Ohio will be represented in the 50th International Paris Air Show from June 17 to 23 by a delegation of aerospace manufacturers, universities, and aerospace advocacy organizations, as organized by The Ohio Aerospace & Aviation Council and JobsOhio. The State of Ohio’s booth will showcase the products and services of Precision Alloy Services, The Ohio State University, Renegade Materials, Maverick Corporation, SIFCO Industries, Inc., Tesla NanoCoatings Inc. and The University of Akron.

Read all about the 2013 Paris Show here.

abs materials receives grant to advance absorbent glass materials to recycle produced water

New Technology Magazine Thursday, July 12, 2012

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a 2012 SBIR IIB Grant of $497,404 to ABSMaterials, Inc., parent company of PWAbsorbents, Inc., to accelerate the commercial capacity to manufacture advanced materials for recycling produced, frac and flowback waters. Read the article here.

Honda researchers' nanotubes innovation has electricity transport implications

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH, 10/1/09 Thursday, October 08, 2009

Honda researchers have developed a method for growing microscopic carbon nanotubes that may open the door to more efficient methods of transporting electricity, reports the Columbus Dispatch.

The research was conducted by Honda Research Institute USA, which has offices in Columbus, together with Purdue University and the University of Louisville. The carbon nanotubes, a hundred thousand times thinner than a human hair, are grown on a metal surface that resembles honeycomb sheets.

Original source: The Columbus Dispatch
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OSU finds silver lining in polymer solar cells development

SCIENCE DAILY, 10/6/09 Thursday, October 08, 2009

Researchers at Ohio State University are experimenting with polymer semiconductors that absorb the sun's energy and generate electricity, reports Science Daily. The goal: lighter, cheaper, and more-flexible solar cells.

Researchers have discovered that adding tiny bits of silver to the plastic boosts the materials' electrical current generation. Without silver, the material generated 6.2 milli-amps per square centimeter. With silver, it generated 7.0 -- an increase of almost 12 percent.

Original source: Science Daily
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