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Versatile Structural Polymers for Consumer Electronics

High performance VICTREX® PAEK polymers offer excellent versatility, reliability and design freedom for next generation electronic devices. Today’s electronic market is truly fast-paced and material advancement is critical.

From Victrex plc. 23 Apr 2014

Controlling Emissions During Carbon Fiber Manufacturing – Oven and Furnace Emissions Control

A carbon fiber company in China was looking for an emission control system for a new pilot line at its specialty fiber products facility. This pilot line would comprise furnaces and three ovens, which would produce Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN), Ammonia (NH3), and Carbon Monoxide (CO).

From Anguil Environmental Systems 22 Apr 2014

Carbon Fibre Composite Brackets made from VICTREX PEEK Polymer for Next Generation Aircraft

The aerospace industry is focused on bringing down aircraft weight and lean manufacturing as well as engineers are seeking suitable solutions such as thermoplastic composites that can perform as good as traditional metals and thermosets.

From Victrex plc. 15 Apr 2014

Application of BINDER Drying Ovens to Test Textiles and Surfaces

The Textile Research Institute Thuringia Vogtland e.V. (TITV Greiz) is based in Germany in the state of Thuringia.

From BINDER GmbH 10 Apr 2014

Application of BINDER Incubators for Human Skin Cell Cultures

In 1995, DIZG - the German Institute for Cell and Tissue Replacement - produced the first cultured autologous skin for clinical use.

From BINDER GmbH 10 Apr 2014

BINDER KBW Series Climate Chamber with Daylight Illumination to Understand the Origins of Cyanobacteria

The word "bacterium" is often associated with illness, but in effect human life would not exist without this microorganism.

From BINDER GmbH 10 Apr 2014

Contamination Control Using Hot Air Sterilization in Carbon Dioxide Incubators

Microbial contaminations pose a major risk in cell culturing and remain undetected for a long time since contaminations do not necessarily overgrow the cultivated cells.

From BINDER GmbH 10 Apr 2014

Analysis of Gold Alloys for Accurate Determination of Gold

High power wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) is one of the primary methods for quality control in gold analysis.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific - Elemental and Phase Analysis 9 Apr 2014

Advantages of Correlative Raman Imaging and Scanning Electron Microscopy

Correlative Raman Imaging and Scanning Electron (RISE) Microscopy is a unique combination of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and confocal Raman Imaging.

From Oxford Instruments Materials Science 7 Apr 2014

Introduction to Solar Simulators

The energy flow within the sun gives rise to a surface temperature of roughly 5800K. Hence, the spectrum of the solar radiation is like that of a 5800K blackbody with a fine structure because of absorption in the cool peripheral solar gas (Fraunhofer lines).

7 Apr 2014