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LEVERKUSEN -- Bayer MaterialScience has opened a new pilot facility for the manufacture of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) at CHEMPARK Leverkusen. The company has invested some EUR 22 million in the planning, development and construction of the facility, which is the largest of its kind in the world and has an annual capacity of 200 metric tons.This whole Bayer's Baytubes expected 25% growth every year and this will creat 2 billion dollar market within 10 years.This going to provide 100,000 jobs in forthcoming months. CNTs are manufactured from ethylene in a reactor at an elevated temperature using a catalytic process . "Under the right conditions, the next few years will see nanotechnology becoming a powerful branch of industry in Germany and other places in the world. Baytubes® are a highly innovative modification of carbon. They can be added to polymer matrices or metal systems as a filler or modifier to improve their mechanical strength and impart electrical properties. Potential

I have found 2 articles very interesting on Toyota's Failure of Plastic Friction Device. http://www.plasticsnews.com/headlines2.html?id=17753 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/why-toyota-must-replace-flawed-cts-gas-pedal-with-superior-denso-pedal/

LM Glasfiber in research project on wind turbine blade laser sensory system LM Glasfiber, the independent manufacturer of wind turbine blades, is entering into a three-year research project supported by the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation to develop laser-based wind sensory systems as an integrated part of future wind turbine blades. The project, which is a joint venture with Risø DTU and NKT Photonics , aims to improve the load control of the wind turbine in operation thus enhancing the efficiency of the turbine and improving its overall reliability. “ LM Glasfiber is working on several projects to improve the efficiency of the blades and consequently the overall energy production from the wind turbine. An important part of this is developing ‘intelligent’ blades that measure the wind and either adapt to the current wind conditions or supply data to the wind turbine control system,” says Lars Fuglsang, LM Glasfiber Research Director. Integrating so called LI