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Researchers Simulate Most Complex Crystal Ever

The most complicated crystal structure ever produced in a computer simulation has been achieved by researchers at the University of Michigan. They say the findings help demonstrate how complexity can emerge from simple rules.

24 Dec 2014

Kyocera Receives Chicago Athenaeum Good Design Award for Ceramic Coated Cookware

Kyocera's Ceramic Coated Cookware, which features a long-lasting, proprietary ceramic nonstick coating technology, recently received a 2014 Good Design Award from the Chicago Athenaeum, the only independent museum of architecture and design in the United States.

24 Dec 2014

H.B. Fuller to Purchase Industrial Adhesives Provider, Continental

H.B. Fuller Company announced today that it has signed an agreement to purchase Continental Products Limited, a provider of industrial adhesives in East and Central Africa. This business will generate approximately €2.3 million in revenue for the 2014 fiscal year. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Continental will be included in H.B. Fuller's Europe, India, Middle East, Africa (EIMEA) operating segment.

24 Dec 2014

Efficient Photocatalytic Water Purification Technology from Panasonic

In India, approximately 70 per cent of the population uses water not from taps but primarily that from under the ground. Leaching into it are harmful substances such as agrochemical residues, the arsenic of Himalayan ore veins, and hexavalent chromium produced from leather tanneries. This contamination has come to be seen as a societal problem, having caused health problems for as many as 50 million people.

24 Dec 2014

Gradient of Pre-Stresses Should be Incorporated in Accurate Elastodynamic Equations for Inhomogeneous Media

The elastodynamic equations for inhomogeneous media are crucial to the seismology, the NDT of composites, the elastic metamaterials, etc. Recently, Dr. XIANG Zhihai from the Applied Mechanics Laboratory, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University found out that the accurate elastodynamic equations for inhomogeneous media should incorporate the gradient of pre-stresses.

24 Dec 2014

Numerical Triaxial Simulation Can Help Reproduce Mechanical Property of Granular Materials

Mechanical property of granular materials in landslide is of great significance. A recent research demonstrates that the numerical triaxial apparatus based on discrete element method is able to simulate and reproduce the triaxial tests in laboratory, which is published in Science China: Physics Mechanics & Astronomy 2014 vol.57(12) by professor Jiachun Li from Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The title is "Simulation of triaxial response of granular materials by modified DEM".

24 Dec 2014

CEMEX Awards FLSmidth Contract for 2,800 Tonnes per Day Cement Production Line

FLSmidth has received a contract from the Mexican cement producer CEMEX for the supply of a 2,800 tonnes per day cement production line to be installed at their new Cementera del Magdalena Medio S.A.S. cement plant. The plant is located in the department of Antioquia, approximately 135 km from the capital of Antioquia, Medellin.

24 Dec 2014

New Report on Impact Assessment of 3D Printing Materials in Key Applications

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Impact Assessment of 3D Printing Materials in Key Applications (Technical Insights)" report to their offering.

24 Dec 2014

CPI Aero Receives DLA Resume Work Notice for F-16 Wing Component Contract

CPI Aerostructures, Inc. today announced that it has received a notice from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to resume work on its previously announced contract to provide structural wing components and logistical support for F-16 aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul operations (MRO).

24 Dec 2014

New Report on Global Silicone Crosslinked Polyethylene Industry

DeepResearchReports.com has added 2014 Deep Research Report on Global Silicone Crosslinked Polyethylene Industry to the plastics market intelligence collection of its online business library.

24 Dec 2014

HEXPOL Enters Agreement to Acquire RheTech Thermoplastic Compounding

HEXPOL has signed an agreement to acquire RheTech Thermoplastic Compounding from the founders’ families. RheTech has close to 50 years’ experience of polymer compounding and is a leading provider of polyolefin compounds, engineered resins and multifunctional colorant and additives.

24 Dec 2014

CCL to Invest in New Plant to Produce Aluminum Slugs in Clinton, North Carolina

CCL Industries Inc., a world leader in specialty label and packaging solutions for global corporations, small businesses and consumers, announced today that it will invest in a new plant to produce aluminum slugs used in the impact extrusion process to make aerosol cans, tubes and bottles for consumer packaged goods companies.

24 Dec 2014

Researchers Demonstrate Successful Method to Predict Pressure-Dependent Chemical Reaction Rates

Researchers at Sandia and Argonne national laboratories have demonstrated, for the first time, a method to successfully predict pressure-dependent chemical reaction rates. It’s an important breakthrough in combustion and atmospheric chemistry that is expected to benefit auto and engine manufacturers, oil and gas utilities and other industries that employ combustion models.

24 Dec 2014

Global Emulsion Polymer Market Forecast to Grow at 5.7% CAGR

The emulsion polymer market research report published by Transparency Market Research analyses, estimates, and forecasts emulsion polymer demand on a regional, as well as a global level for the forecast period, 2013 to 2019.

24 Dec 2014

3-D Printer on International Space Station Prints a Ratchet Wrench

The International Space Station's 3-D printer completed the first phase of a NASA technology demonstration by printing a tool with a design file transmitted from the ground to the printer. The tool was a ratchet wrench.

24 Dec 2014