Electricals - Polycrystalline Si solar cell with 14.4% conversion rate — Fuel cell generates electricity with only water and air — Car with superconducting motor
Ceramics - Cabot, BlueStar set up JV for second fumed silica plant
Plastics and polymers - SABIC’s new ultra-pure compounds provide huge ‘clean’ plastics — Nanotech process produces plastics that are ten times more stretchable
Optoelectronics - Saga University prototypes green LED with new material — SDK begins shipping AlGaInP ultrabright red LED chip — Bulb-type fluorescent lamp gets bright quickly
Medical - Needle free vaccine delivery research recognized
Metals and alloys - Tamura introduces lead-free, halogen-free solder
Textiles and fibres - New plant to produce recycled polyester fibre — Indo Poly in partnership to make SmartSilver yarns — Automobile seat fabric for suppression of mite allergen activity — Toray to pay US$15 million in US carbon fibre price fixing settlement
Environment and recycling - Contract won to supply Olympics with biodegradable packaging — From animal waste to biodegradable plastic
