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MOS Technology to Distribute XENON Products in Mainland China and Taiwan

XENON Corporation, the world leader in Pulsed Light solutions, has announced an exclusive distribution agreement with MOS Technology Inc. covering sales and support for customers in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and in Taiwan (ROC). The agreement covers all XENON products, as well as offering support through MOS Technology service centers.

From Xenon Corporation 1 Oct 2015

Fakuma Exhibition: RTP Company to Highlight RTP 2000 HC Alloy Technology

RTP Company, a leading global compounder of custom engineered thermoplastics, will feature successful applications created from its portfolio of industry-leading engineered thermoplastic compounds at the upcoming Fakuma exhibition in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

From RTP Company 1 Oct 2015

Airbus Helicopters Installs VICTREX PEEK 90HMF40 Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Brackets in Airbus A350

Airbus Helicopters is replacing aluminum in a fitting in the aircraft door of the Airbus A350-900 with a high-modulus, carbon fiber-reinforced high performance polymer. The brackets, now manufactured from VICTREX® PEEK 90HMF40, has been developed by Airbus Helicopters and is in serial production for commercial use after receiving the relevant component qualification.

From Victrex plc. 1 Oct 2015

Zwick/Roell Testxpo Features Latest in Materials Testing - Vibrophore Systems Ideal for Aerospace Applications

Zwick/Roell, the worldwide leader in quality assurance and materials testing solutions, will be hosting the 24th annual International testXpo Forum here October 12 to 15, 2015. The forum attracts hundreds of customers...

30 Sep 2015

Pittcon Recognizes Outstanding Achievements in Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy

The Pittcon 2016 Program Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of 13 prestigious awards honoring scientists who have made outstanding contributions to analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy.

From Pittcon 30 Sep 2015

Linkam THMS600 Used in the Characterisation of Novel Electrolytes for More Efficient and Less Volatile Fuel Cells at KU Leuven.

Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments report on the use of their temperature controlled stages in the study of the novel electrolytes that can be used in fuel cells. This work was carried out at the Katholic University of Leuven in Belgium.

From Linkam Scientific Instruments 30 Sep 2015

Applied Rigaku Technologies to Exhibit EDXRF Product Line at Gulf Coast Conference 2015

The conference highlights chemical analysis technology associated with petrochemical, refining, and environmental sectors. EDXRF is employed for rapid non-destructive elemental analysis of chlorine, lead, sulfur and metals in crude, oils, gasoline, fuels, lubricants and waste materials. ART will be exhibiting its lines of EDXRF instrumentation at Booth # 434.

From Rigaku Corporation 30 Sep 2015

Magritek Reports on How the Chemistry Department at Durham University Is Applying the Spinsolve Benchtop NMR for Research and Teaching.

Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, report on the use of their Spinsolve Benchtop NMR spectrometer in the Chemistry Department of Durham University. It is being applied to general NMR research, reaction monitoring and teaching at the undergraduate level.

From Magritek 30 Sep 2015

Study Results Pave Way for CIGS Solar Cells with Improved Conversion Efficiency

The structure of a zinc-based buffer layer in a copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) solar cell has been determined. Knowing the buffer layer's structure has allowed the research team to identify a method of increasing solar cell efficiency.

By Jake Wilkinson 29 Sep 2015

Procedure Developed to Produce Materials that Mimic the Fine Structure of Biological Composites

A novel technique is being developed that makes it possible to imitate the fine and complex structure of seashells, teeth and other biological composite materials in order to mimic their hardness.

By Jake Wilkinson 29 Sep 2015

Innovative Process Developed to Convert Scrap Tires into Carbon Powders for Batteries

A process has been developed to produce supercapacitors from old tires. Material from the tires is converted into flexible polymer carbon composite films that can be used as electrodes in supercapacitors.

By Jake Wilkinson 29 Sep 2015

Berkeley Lab Team Creates 2D Atomically Thin Perovskite Hybrid Nanostructures from Ionic Materials

Atomically thin 2D sheets of conducting perovskite hybrids have been produced in solution. The crystals have conducting properties that make them a contender as a replacement for silicon.

By Jake Wilkinson 29 Sep 2015

Undertaking Heated Experiments in NMR Tubes

Asynt has developed DrySyn NMR Heating Blocks to enable safe, effective and uniform heating of up to 10 NMR tubes on a conventional hotplate stirrer.

From Asynt 28 Sep 2015

Micronic Demonstrate Extractables-Free Sample Storage Tubes

A new technical study from Micronic reports on tests carried out to demonstrate the absence of extractable organic contaminants in their polypropylene sample storage tubes.

28 Sep 2015

RocTool to Present their Latest Technologies with a Live Demo in Fakuma, Germany

RocTool, specialists in the design and development of technologies for rapid molding of composites and plastic injection, will present their latest technologies and organize live demo with KraussMaffei, from October 13 to 17 at Fakuma, in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

28 Sep 2015

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MOS Technology to Distribute XENON Products in Mainland China and Taiwan

Fakuma Exhibition: RTP Company to Highlight RTP 2000 HC Alloy Technology

Airbus Helicopters Installs VICTREX PEEK 90HMF40 Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Brackets in Airbus A350

Zwick/Roell Testxpo Features Latest in Materials Testing - Vibrophore Systems Ideal for Aerospace Applications

Pittcon Recognizes Outstanding Achievements in Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy

Linkam THMS600 Used in the Characterisation of Novel Electrolytes for More Efficient and Less Volatile Fuel Cells at KU Leuven.

Applied Rigaku Technologies to Exhibit EDXRF Product Line at Gulf Coast Conference 2015

Magritek Reports on How the Chemistry Department at Durham University Is Applying the Spinsolve Benchtop NMR for Research and Teaching.

Study Results Pave Way for CIGS Solar Cells with Improved Conversion Efficiency

Procedure Developed to Produce Materials that Mimic the Fine Structure of Biological Composites

Innovative Process Developed to Convert Scrap Tires into Carbon Powders for Batteries

Berkeley Lab Team Creates 2D Atomically Thin Perovskite Hybrid Nanostructures from Ionic Materials

Undertaking Heated Experiments in NMR Tubes

Micronic Demonstrate Extractables-Free Sample Storage Tubes

RocTool to Present their Latest Technologies with a Live Demo in Fakuma, Germany

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