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Dow Corning Expands Broad, Innovative Portfolio with New Silicone Emulsion for In-line Coating of Bakery Release Papers

Seneffe, Belgium – Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, today introduced at Label Summit Latin America 2016 (Stand #36) in Cartagena, Colombia, Syl-Off® EM 7978 Coating, the latest addition to its broad and growing portfolio of high-performance release coatings for food packaging and processing applications.

From Dow Corning 4 May 2016

Engineered Biofilms to Prevent Biofouling of Reverse Osmosis Membranes

A beneficial biofilm with the capability of preventing the biofouling of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes has been developed by a team of chemical engineers from Pennsylvania State University (Penn State).

4 May 2016

Researchers Tune Hardness in Pure Calcite Using Amino Acids

Pure calcite is a weak, fragile mineral that is generally present in chalk. As such, construction engineers do not prefer to use this mineral as a building material. However, if calcite is reinforced by a factor of two or more, similar to the way a mollusk has done to protect itself from predators through an evolutionary process, it could be a suitable building material.

4 May 2016

UC San Diego Chemists Create Adaptive Protein Crystal

UC San Diego chemists have produced an ‘adaptive protein crystal’ that possesses a unique counterintuitive property, which could be useful in designing body armors and soles of running shoes. When the material is stretched in a single direction, it thickens in the perpendicular direction instead of thinning, as seen in common materials, and when the material is compressed in one dimension, it reduces in the other dimension instead of expanding and becomes thicker during the process.

4 May 2016

Smithers Rapra Publishing has Announced the Release of Recycling of Polyurethane Wastes

Recycling of polyurethane (PU) wastes is undertaken to minimise waste and reduce environmental pollution. In this book, these methods are investigated to find a suitable process for waste reduction, protection of the env...

From Smithers Rapra 4 May 2016

SUSS MicroTec Extends Technology Portfolio by Laser Surface Imaging

Garching, May 4, 2016 – SUSS MicroTec, a global supplier of equipment and process solutions for the semiconductor industry and related markets, today announces the extension of its technology range by leading-edge ...

From Focuslight Technologies Inc. 4 May 2016

Unity Scientific Introduces Spectra Star™ XT Line of High Performance Analyzers

Brookfield, CT – Unity Scientific, a leading global supplier of NIR spectrometers, has introduced the SpectraStar XT series of NIR spectrometers. The SpectraStar XT analyzers represent a generational change in the ...

4 May 2016

Safe Corrosion Inhibitor for Food Can Protection

Strong on Corrosion - Super Gentle on Food!

From Cortec Corporation 4 May 2016

Potential for Major Cost Savings in Oil and Gas with Analyser Management, Metering and Loading Solution

Houston/Hattem, May 3rd 2016 - With ever decreasing oil prices, the demand for cost savings and efficiency in the oil and gas industry, and petrochemicals is getting louder and louder. One of the business units in which ...

4 May 2016

Researchers Discover Anomalous Sinking Phenomena in Fixed Powder Beds

A group of researchers at Okayama University and Osaka University, Japan examined the state of the surface of apparently fixed powder beds in which air weak enough not to move the powder is injected, and observed anomalous sinking phenomena, a world first.

4 May 2016

Fiber Optic Center Announces Release of New Industry Glossary as Latest Technical Resource

Fiber Optic Center, Inc. (FOC) announces a new industry glossary as the latest in a series of technical resources rolled out in the past year.

3 May 2016

Most Accurate Digital Humidity Sensor

Sensirion, the world’s leading provider of humidity, temperature and flow sensor solutions, is once again taking sensor technology to a new level. At the Sensor+Test 2016 in Nuremberg, the technology pioneer is presenting the SHT35 humidity sensor – the most accurate sensor of the versatile SHT3x series. As the market leader, Sensirion is launching an innovation that outperforms all similar sensors currently available.

3 May 2016

Most Accurate Digital Humidity Sensor

3 May 2016

New Family of Materials Shows Promise in Developing Solid-State Batteries

Researchers from the University of Valencia have predicted a new series of materials that have potential in solid-state cooling applications.

3 May 2016

Chemical Injection Monitoring and Control Package From SignalFire Utilizes a PD Flow Meter for Repeatable, Precise Injection Volumes

Hudson, MA, May 2, 2016 – SignalFire Wireless Telemetry offers a Chemical Injection Monitoring and Control Package that provides control, operational visibility and diagnostic system monitoring capabilities over the chemical injection process for optimized results at lowest cost functionality.

3 May 2016