How To Herd Atoms: Researchers Observe Self-organization Of Atoms In Circular Atomic Pens Science Daily
Max Planck researchers in Halle observe self-organization of atoms in circular atomic pens.
Japan Able To Develop Nuclear Weapons Tokyo AFP Nov 30, 2006 Space War
Japan has the ability to produce nuclear weapons but chooses not to, its foreign minister said Thursday amid debate on breaking the nuclear taboo after neighboring North Korea tested an atomic bomb.
ASM International Brings High-k Plasma Enhanced ALD to High Volume Manufacturing SYS-CON Media
BILTHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS, December 5, 2006 - ASM Japan K.K., a subsidiary of ASM International N.V. (NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Amsterdam: ASM), today introduced its StellarTM 3000 multi-chamber, single-wafer plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) tool designed for high volume IC manufacturing of high-k dielectric films for capacitors.
Trident replacement costs put at £65bn over 30 years Independent
The Defence White Paper says upgrading the Trident submarine fleet at a cost of £15bn to £20bn is "cheaper" than other options for maintaining Britain's nuclear weapon system.
Billions are to be wasted on Trident replacement nukes Socialist Worker
The government’s Defence White Paper which was released this week, announced Tony Blair’s intention to upgrade the Trident nuclear weapon system. Blair nodded towards anti-nuclear campaigners by saying the government will cut the number of warheads from 200 to 160.
Journal Examines Effects Of Emerging Contaminants On People, Planet Science Daily
More than 40 scientific papers on an array of emerging contaminants -- including pharmaceuticals, detergent by-products and fluorochemicals -- are highlighted in the Dec. 1 issue of the American Chemical Society journal, Environmental Science & Technology. These articles examine what chemists and engineers are learning about emerging contaminants as well as what can be done to remediate those
Boxing - News & Results - USA News SecondsOut.com
By Ant Evans: It has become common currency amongst the boxing fraternity to speak of 1980s heavyweights like Greg Page, Big John Tate, Tony Tubbs, Michael Dokes, Trevor Berbick, Gerrie Coetzee, Tim Witherspoon and Pinklon Thomas collectively.
U.K. Plan to Renew Trident Reopens Ruling Party Rift Update5 Bloomberg.com
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Tony Blair plans to replace Britain's nuclear submarines at a cost of up to 20 billion pounds ($39.6 billion), preserving defense industry jobs and reopening a 30-year old rift within the ruling Labour Party.
ASM International Brings High-k Plasma Enhanced ALD to High Volume Manufacturing Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance
BILTHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS, December 5, 2006 - ASM Japan K.K., a subsidiary of ASM International N.V., today introduced its StellarTM 3000 multi-chamber, single-wafer plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition tool designed for high volume IC manufacturing of high-k dielectric films for capacitors.
RUSSIAN PROSECUTOR TALKS TOUGH TO BRITAIN Radio Free Europe: Radio Library
Russian Prosecutor-General Yury Chaika told a Moscow press conference on December 5 that British police who have come to Russia in connection with the recent unexplained death in London of British citizen and former Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) agent Aleksandr Litvinenko will not be allowed to question FSB officers, British and Russian media reported on December 5 and 6 (see "RFE/RL atomic+number+30: atomic+number+30