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Micronal PCM Latent Heat Storage Material Facilitates Intelligent Temperature Management

Sunshine and high temperatures make it clear that summer is here but warm or hot summer weather can create problems of its own.

From BASF Corporation 27 Jun 2014

Global Industry Analysis Report on Fuel Cell Technologies

Reportbuyer.com has added a new market research report: Fuel Cell Technologies Worldwide.

27 Jun 2014

CAMX Power Releases Breakthrough Lithium-Ion Cathode Material for Advanced Batteries

Today, Dr. Kenan Sahin, founder and interim president of CAMX Power, announced the release of the Company's breakthrough lithium-ion cathode material CAM-7.2™ for use in advanced batteries.

27 Jun 2014

H.B. Fuller Inks Acquisition Deal for Tonsan Adhesive

H.B. Fuller Company announced today that it has signed an agreement to purchase Tonsan Adhesive, Inc. With this acquisition, H.B. Fuller will add strong customer relationships in high-value, fast-growing engineering adhesives markets, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, and strong product and technology development capabilities.

27 Jun 2014

MarChem Polyurethane Systems Launches Custom Line of Flooring Solutions, Tru-Motion

MarChem Polyurethane Systems, an Accella company, recently launched a custom line of flooring solutions, Tru-Motion™, for indoor multi-purpose surfaces, outdoor running tracks, and playground safety surfaces to better serve the athletic, play/safety and multi-purpose market.

27 Jun 2014

WYNIT to Distribute Mcor 3D Printers in Strategic Territories Across US and Canada

Mcor Technologies Ltd, manufacturer of the only line of desktop paper-based 3D printers, announced today that it added WYNIT Distribution, LLC to its fast-growing global distribution channel.

27 Jun 2014

Goodfellow and Sigma Aldrich Complete Phase 1 of Distribution Agreement

Goodfellow, a leading supplier of metals and materials for research and industry, and Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, a leading life science and high-technology company, have completed the first phase of a distribution agreem...

From Sigma-Aldrich 26 Jun 2014

Advantest Introduces MPT3000 NEO-SSD Product for Testing Advanced Solid-State Drives

Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation has introduced the first member of its NEO-SSD family of products for testing advanced solid-state drives (SSDs) by launching its flexible MPT3000 system, which enables accelerated SSD product development and faster time-to-manufacturing ramp.

26 Jun 2014

EPJE Honors French Physicist with Pierre-Gilles de Gennes Lecture Prize

The journal EPJE – Soft Matter and Biological Physics has awarded French physicist Ludwik Leibler the 2014 EPJE Pierre-Gilles de Gennes Lecture Prize. The journal editors chose Leibler for his seminal contributions to polymer physics and revolutionary polymeric materials, which include self-healing elastomers and vitrimers, a class of plastics which he invented.

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 26 Jun 2014

New Mathematical Model to Control Formation of Wrinkle, Crease, and Fold Structures

Wrinkles, creases and folds are everywhere in nature, from the surface of human skin to the buckled crust of the Earth. They can also be useful structures for engineers. Wrinkles in thin films, for example, can help make durable circuit boards for flexible electronics.

26 Jun 2014

Lightweight Cellular Composites Constructed Using New Resin Inks and 3D Printing

In wind farms across North America and Europe, sleek turbines equipped with state-of-the-art technology convert wind energy into electric power. But tucked inside the blades of these feats of modern engineering is a decidedly low-tech core material: balsa wood.

26 Jun 2014

National Corrosion Service Re-Launched by the National Physical Laboratory

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has re-launched the National Corrosion Service (NCS), which provides a Gateway to Expertise on many aspects of materials degradation. Due to its major impact on the economy, corrosion continues to figure prominently in the remit of this service.

26 Jun 2014