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Precast Concrete Stadium Components used to Construct New Ice Hockey Arena at Colgate University

As athletic facility structures increase requirements to design and build for high performance, flexibility, functionality, and durability, architects and engineers are specifying the use of precast concrete more and more.

18 Jul 2016

Prototyping Team Help Create Revolutionary Sea Drone

A Letchworth prototyping company has helped revolutionise the way oceans are monitored for future weather reports.

From Ogle Models and Prototypes 18 Jul 2016

New Service Offers Drives Film Production Forward

Brückner Servtec (Hall 3 / booth C90) presents an expanded range of services to optimise film stretching lines.

18 Jul 2016

Researchers Develop New Hydrogel for Treating Joint and Soft Tissues Injuries

A new variety of hydrogel has been developed by Hokkaido University researchers. This new hydrogel can be used to treat joint injuries as it is capable of bonding firmly and spontaneously to defected bones.

18 Jul 2016

Researchers Pave Way for Creation of Organic Electronic Devices

Researchers from Lomonosov MSU in partnership with German researchers from the Institute of Polymer Research in Dresden (Leibniz Institute) have discovered a molecule, which they claim can offer the momentum required for the development of organic electronics. The research findings were published in Advanced Materials.

18 Jul 2016

University of Kentucky, Wilderness Trail Distillery Collaborate to Convert Stillage into Useful Materials

Bourbon production is a rich tradition and a flourishing industry in Kentucky. The University of Kentucky, as the flagship research institution of the state, has found a creative way to operate with a local bourbon distillery.

18 Jul 2016

Computer Simulations Shed Light on Transient Structures in Proteins

University of Basel chemists have succeeded in applying computer simulations to explain transient structures in proteins. The journal Angewandte Chemie features a report in which the chemists illustrate the possibility of understanding proteins’ modes of action by using computer simulations of information at the atomic level.

18 Jul 2016

HORIBA Scientific Now Offers New Silver TERS Probes

HORIBA Scientific, a global leader in Raman Spectroscopy, just announced new Silver AFM-TERS probes to provide the highest resolution for NanoRaman Systems.

From HORIBA 15 Jul 2016

Coatings Specialist Steps in and Dazzles

World-class coatings manufacturer Sherwin-Williams stepped in to help the celebrations to commemorate a First World War milestone by donating a specialist coating product as part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

15 Jul 2016

Extreme Materials White Paper Profiles Specialty Blends to Award Winning Connectors

Aggregating decades of interconnectivity knowledge, Northwire, Inc. (NWI) along with its partner The LEMO Group, has released Part IV of their “Extreme Environments, Complex Requirements” white paper series, titled “Extreme Materials: Robust Performance from Cable to Connector.”

15 Jul 2016

Kobe Steel begins Mass Production of Titanium Forged Parts for Landing Gears of Airbus A350 XWB Planes

Kobe Steel, Ltd. has begun the mass production of large titanium forged parts for supply to France’s Safran Landing Systems, the world leader in aircraft landing and braking systems. The forged parts are used in the landing gears of the Airbus A350 XWB planes.

From Kobe Steel 15 Jul 2016

Unique Dust Monitors for any Application

The latest TSI SidePak™ Personal Aerosol Monitors have been added to the Ashtead Technology range of particulate matter (PM) monitors.

15 Jul 2016

Nagel Guides Simons Collaboration to Investigate Transition of Glass

The most ordinary phenomena in science can appear to be extremely mysterious. For instance, glass is developed by cooling a liquid quickly until it solidifies. Questions arise from this, such as, how the change takes place; at what point does liquid becomes solid; and whether a definite transition exists at all.

14 Jul 2016

New Probes Provide Highest Resolution for NanoRaman Systems

HORIBA Scientific, global leader in Raman systems and solutions, just announced they are offering new Silver TERS probes to maximize nanoRaman TERS systems. These probes join our other TERS probes, which include gold-coa...

From HORIBA 14 Jul 2016

Soft, Thermoformed Air Ducts – Spanish Automotive Supplier Puts Third ILLIG Twinsheet Line in Operation

A Spanish worldwide operating automotive supplier already put the third ILLIG UAR 155g thermoformer in operation at the beginning of this year. Air ducts are manufactured on this machine in the twinsheet method out of cross-linked PE foams (XLPE). They are suitable for air-conditioning of vehicle interiors.

14 Jul 2016