Chinese sports products giant Li Ning has published its financial report for 2008, which states that due to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the company made total revenues of CNY6.69 billion in 2008, a year-on-year increase of 53.8%. The company said its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization increased by 57% to CNY1.07 billion. Of [...]

The next time you look at your big screen television, take a closer look. Is it plastic that encases the screen or is it something else? Try the same for your cell phone. Materials science is always on the move, manipulating molecules and whatnot to come up with a stronger and lighter product. Most likely, you don’t pay them a second thought. It seems the products you use every day are increasingly not what they appear to be. Finding products that are used, but not paid attention to, are an opportunity for profit. The problem is they need to be recognized in the first place. The companies that turn out these products fall into this category as well, but if they can be found, profit will follow.

Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc., an engineered materials manufacturer and marketer, works to manufacture market and commercialize liquid amorphous metal products. In a general sense,

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