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Pittcon Announces Topics for Conferee Networking Sessions

The Pittcon Organizing Committee has recently announced the topics for Conferee Networking during Pittcon 2015, which will be in New Orleans, Louisiana, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, March 8-12, 2015. Conferee Net...

From Pittcon 15 Oct 2014

Verotec Helps Improve Aviation Safety and Wind Farm Efficiency

Verotec, the specialist supplier of metal enclosures and subracks to the electronics industry, has worked closely in a design and manufacturing partnership with a UK-based world class Motion Systems Integrator. In the...

15 Oct 2014

Styron Highlights Performance Plastics at Fakuma: Introduces Products for Automotive and Other Consumer Markets

Styron, the global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber, will highlight its Performance Plastics and Styrenics portfolios from October 14 – 18 at the Fakuma international trade fair in F...

From Trinseo 15 Oct 2014

Protein-Based Smart Materials Demonstrate Extreme Sensitivity to the Environment

A new class of protein-based, smart materials has been created by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. These materials could help develop new kinds of drug release systems, flow valves, biological sensors and sensitive, flexible coatings that can manufactured at low-cost on an industrial scale.

15 Oct 2014

Nanotronics’ Microscope nSPEC® 3D Captures Nanoscale 3D Images

Nanotronics Imaging, a provider of advanced nanoimaging solutions, has unveiled its latest computer-controlled microscope, the nSPEC® 3D at the 2014 International Elastomer Conference organized by the American Chemical Society in Nasheville, Tennessee, between October 14 and 16.

15 Oct 2014

Nano-Alloy with Unique Morphology Enables Super-Efficient Oxygen Reduction

Researchers from China and Sweden used advanced theoretical and experimental investigations to report how a new nano-alloy made up of palladium nano-islands set in tungsten nanoparticles forms a new type of catalyst for highly effective oxygen reduction.

15 Oct 2014

Metamaterial Illusion Coating Makes Objects Invisible to Remote Inspection

Electrical engineers at Penn State have developed an illusion coating that makes an object look like something else. They have reported this study in the scientific journal, Advanced Functional Materials.

By Stuart Milne 15 Oct 2014

Ultra-Fast Charging Battery with 20-Year Lifespan Recharges Within Minutes

Nanyang Technology University (NTU) scientists have developed the next generation of batteries that have a 20-year lifespan and last for 10,000 recharge cycles. These batteries can be rapidly recharged up to 70% of their capacity within a short duration of two minutes.

By Stuart Milne 15 Oct 2014

BeSpoon Unveils Tools to Create Multiple Uses For its Ultraprecise 3D, Real-time Location Technology

BeSpoon SAS today unveiled three turnkey system-level development packages that enable companies to integrate 3D real-time location system (RTLS) technology into industrial and consumer products. With these hardware a...

14 Oct 2014

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum Offers Complete Pumping Systems for Architectural Glass

Within the various application of coatings for architectural glass and large area coatings as such, the demand for high-quality functional glass is soaring, especially for Low-E glass in functional combinations with other glass types.

14 Oct 2014

Bessel Beam Plane Illumination Microscopy Enables Fast 3D Volume Imaging

ZEISS and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus have signed an exclusive license agreement for the commercialization of Bessel beam plane illumination microscopy, also called lattice light sheet microscopy.

From ZEISS Microscopy GmbH 14 Oct 2014

Norton | Saint-Gobain Launches New Norton Rapid Prep™ RF Aluminum Oxide Surface Conditioning Material for Challenging Applications

Norton | Saint-Gobain, the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of performance-engineered abrasives, has launched an expansion of its Norton Rapid Prep™ non-woven surface conditioning product line.

From Saint-Gobain Surface Conditioning Group 14 Oct 2014

ADMET Announces the University of Massachusetts at Lowell is the Winner of the Company’s eX5M Manual Tester Giveaway Contest

ADMET, a leading global manufacturer of innovative material testing systems, is pleased to announce that the University of Massachusetts at Lowell is the winner of the company’s eX5M Manual Tester Giveaway Contest ...

From Admet, Inc. - Materials Testing Equipment 14 Oct 2014

Exova Renews Partnership with Hitachi Rail Europe

Exova Warringtonfire, the specialist fire and security testing and certification provider, has renewed a partnership with Hitachi Rail Europe to provide fire testing as part of the UK Government’s £5.7billion Intercity Express Programme (IEP).

14 Oct 2014

Rangatira Increases Stake In Magritek

Wellington, New Zealand, 14th October 2014: Magritek, world leading providers of benchtop NMR and MRI instruments, announced that New Zealand institutional investor, Rangatira Limited, has increased its stake in the comp...

14 Oct 2014