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New Starch-Based Biomaterial can Replace Normal Plastic in Food Packaging

Sooner or later all petroleum-based material used in food packaging will have to be substituted with a bio-based material. A blend of starch and other polymers forms a similarly effective protective barrier according to a study done at Karlstad University.

13 Jun 2018

Visit YINCAE Advanced Materials at SEMICON WEST 2018, July 10 to 12 in San Francisco

YINCAE has a wide range of materials varying from the World’s first commercial diamond underfill, to a high filler-load underfill that have the ability to flow into small gaps at room temperature.

From YINCAE Advanced Materials 12 Jun 2018

Nanocomposites Used to Enhance Lithium Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries are the ultimate standard when it comes to mobile phones, electric cars, and tablet devices. Their power density and storage capacity are far greater to other rechargeable battery systems.

12 Jun 2018

Physicists Find Ferroelectric Metals Can Conduct Electricity

In 1965, a distinguished Princeton University physicist theorized that ferroelectric metals could conduct electricity in spite of not existing in nature.

11 Jun 2018

High-Resolution Microscopy Confirms Nanoscale Magnetic Properties

A research team have confirmed the presence of chirality in nanometer-thick samples of multilayer materials with a chaotic structure.

11 Jun 2018

ITT Bornemann Launches Hermetically Sealed Twin Screw Pump for Chemical and Petrochemical Sectors

ITT Inc.'s ITT Bornemann, a leader in twin screw pumping technology, today launched the SLW, a hermetically-sealed pump, providing customers with an environmentally-friendly, competitively priced pump. The product...

11 Jun 2018

Omniseal Solutions Exhibits at Toulouse Space Show and Celebrates 60th Anniversary of OmniSeal® RACO® Spring-Energized Seal

Omniseal Solutions is exhibiting at the Toulouse Space Show from June 26 to 28, Booth #C3, to share their sealing and polymer solutions as well as celebrate the 60th anniversary of their OmniSeal® RACO® spring-energized seal.

From Omniseal Solutions 11 Jun 2018

YXLON NDT Equipment Allows Safe Inspection of Explosive Components

AXT has recently supplied a YXLON SMART EVO 160D radiographic system to Dyno Nobel Asia Pacific, one of the top Australian manufacturers of detonators for the mining industry. Given the volatile nature of these component...

8 Jun 2018

Arkema Increases Its Specialty Polyamide Powder Capacities in France

To support the strong worldwide demand in ultra-high performing powders for industrial applications, in particular in the coatings, composite and 3D printing markets, Arkema (Paris:AKE) is to expand its global production...

From Arkema Inc. 8 Jun 2018

Rulon 123 Stamped Polymer Parts Locally Produced at Bangalore Site for Industrial Customer

Omniseal Solutions announces that as of April 2018, they have established the production of Rulon® 123 stamped fluoropolymer parts at their Bangalore, India, facility in order to supply local parts to a global industrial customer for use in gasoline metering pumps.

From Omniseal Solutions 8 Jun 2018

New Material Gives Manufacturers a Clean and Ethical Solution for Pump Seals

The manufacture of clean pumps used in food & beverage, pharmaceutical and cosmetics factories is likely to be affected the ban on environmentally harmful polymer microbeads, these are currently used in pump construction but are harmful to sea life. A new micro-structure manufactured by Seals and Bearings, a business of Morgan Advanced Materials using porous Silicon Carbide (SiC) is being cited as the answer, offering effective pore forming to help pumps perform for longer.

From Morgan Advanced Materials - Seals and Bearings 8 Jun 2018

Using Cellulose for Large-Scale and Sustainable 3D Printing

One of the most plentiful organic compounds & industrial by-product is cellulose - researchers have examined how to use it in 3D printing.

7 Jun 2018

Silver-Based Conductive Films Could Help Develop Flexible Screens and Electronics

Scientists have shown how a novel type of transparent conductive electrode film based on nanopatterned silver can be fabricated on large scale.

7 Jun 2018

Additive Manufacturing (AM) Materials and Services

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From Goodfellow 7 Jun 2018