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Exova Secures Long Term Agreement with Böhler

Exova Group plc, the global testing, calibration and advisory services provider, has signed a five-year long term agreement with Böhler Schmiedetechnik GmbH. The new contract extends a relationship spanning more than a decade.

23 Feb 2015

Two Component Flame Retardant Epoxy Developed for Aerospace Industry

Developed primarily for specialty aviation applications, Master Bond EP90FR-V is a two part epoxy system that passes the vertical burn test portion of the FAR standard 14 CFR 25.853(a) for flame retardancy.

From Master Bond Inc. 23 Feb 2015

Engineers Test Composite Booster for Space Launch System Rocket

Engineers at NASA are exploring an advanced composite that could be used to create more powerful rocket boosters.

23 Feb 2015

Atomically Thin Molybdenum Disulfide Sensors Detect Gases and Chemicals

Atomically thin sensors made of molybdenum disulfide have been designed which can selectively detect gases and chemicals.

By Will Soutter 23 Feb 2015

Pittcon 2015: Brooks Instrument to Showcase Prominent Measurement and Control Products

Brooks Instrument, a world-leading provider of advanced flow, pressure, vacuum, level and vapor delivery solutions will be exhibiting a broad range of mass flow meters, controllers and gauges used for laboratory and research applications at Pittcon 2015, held March 8-12 in New Orleans.

23 Feb 2015

Exeter Analytical Develops Proprietary Techniques for Carbon Fibre Composite Material Analysis

Exeter Analytical Inc. has developed proprietary techniques based on their Model 440 CHN analyzer to enable accurate determination of percentage Carbon (C) and Hydrogen (H) in carbon fibre composite materials.

From Exeter Analytical (UK), Ltd 23 Feb 2015

Omniseal Solutions Continues Efforts to Increase Partnerships in the North American Oil & Gas Industry

Omniseal Solutions makes concentrated efforts to strengthen and increase their partnerships in the North American Oil & Gas industry, attending several key, industry associated conferences and exhibitions during 2015 to promote their sealing solutions -- in particular, OmniSeal® spring-energized seals.

From Omniseal Solutions 23 Feb 2015

USPTO Awards Distek Patent for Modularity Design and Position Software Control

Distek, Inc., an industry leader in pharmaceutical laboratory testing instruments, accessories and validation services, has been awarded U.S. Patent 8,903,673 for their modularity design and the individual position software control.

20 Feb 2015

The New Parsum IPP-80 In-Line Particle Sizing Probe from Malvern: Robust, Trouble Free Granulation Monitoring

The new Parsum IPP-80 probe from Malvern Panalytical brings easy to integrate inline particle size measurement for efficient process monitoring and control.

From Malvern Panalytical 19 Feb 2015

SmartKem Collaborates with Centre for Process Innovation to Support Customer Pre-Production

SmartKem, supplier of the market-leading tru-FLEXâ semiconductor platform, has announced an extensive collaboration programme with the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), for the development of pre-production prototypes featuring the SmartKem unique range of semiconductor inks for the manufacture of ultra flexible thin film transistors (TFT).

From CPI - Centre for Process Innovation 19 Feb 2015

WITec’s RISE Microscope Wins Prestigious Prism Award 2015

WITec and Tescan have been recognized with a 2015 Photonics Prism Award. An expert jury named the correlative RISE microscope as winner in the metrology category.

From Tescan Group 19 Feb 2015

Pace of Technology Development to Drive Automotive Adoption of Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Plastics

Driven by a faster-than-expected pace of technology development, carbon-fiber reinforced plastics (CFRPs) will be poised to gain widespread adoption for automotive lightweighting by 2025, according to Lux Research.

19 Feb 2015

JEC Europe: New Victrex Technologies Push Aerospace And Energy Performance Boundaries To New Levels

Working closely together with engineers and technicians along the supply-chain, the leading global PAEK-based solutions provider, Victrex, significantly contributes to speeding up manufacturing processes and lowering ene...

From Victrex plc. 19 Feb 2015

Innovative Method of Soldering Semiconductors Improves Electron Mobility

Professor Dmitri Talapin of the University of Chicago has led a team of researchers who have developed a new method to solder semiconductors. This study, which Talapin had conducted along with his associates from UChicago, the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Argonne National Laboratory, proposes an innovative method that enables semiconductors to retain their ability to deliver good electronic performance even after being soldered.

19 Feb 2015

Spintronic Devices Could Offer Robust Solutions for Radiation-Filled Environments

Researchers at Western Michigan University and the University of Michigan are studying a group of novel materials that could reduce power consumption and create higher computational speeds even in adverse conditions.

19 Feb 2015