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Environmentally-Friendly Lithium-Ion Battery Developed by NEI Corporation

The aqueous-based lithium-ion battery has the potential to eliminate the risks associated with state of the art lithium-ion batteries, where the organic solvents are highly flammable.

From NEI Corporation 21 May 2014

Hardide Coatings and Seatronics Team Up to Complete First ROV Application

Since using the coating on a critical part of the thruster system, the Predator ROV manufactured by Seatronics has increased in performance and power, with critical wear issues also vastly improved.

From Hardide Coatings 21 May 2014

LOT Polish Airlines Colorizes 85th Anniversary Livery with PPG Coatings

Coatings by PPG Industries’ aerospace business helped LOT Polish Airlines (Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT) colorize the livery of an Embraer E175 jet painted to celebrate the airline’s 85th anniversary. Working from black-and-white photographs, LOT and PPG officials created the colors for a retro design honoring a historic livery and the airline’s original logo that featured a representation of a crane in flight.

From PPG Industries Inc. 21 May 2014

SAFC Installs New Commercial-Scale Continuous Flow Reactor at Sheboygan, Wis., Facility

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation today announced that SAFC® Commercial (www.sigma-aldrich.com/safc), its custom manufacturing services business unit, has installed a new commercial-scale continuous flow reactor at its Sheboygan, Wis., facility with capacity to produce up to 150 kg of product per day.

From Sigma-Aldrich 21 May 2014

GSE Environmental Opens Geosynthetics Manufacturing Facility in Suzhou, China

GSE Environmental continued its long-established tradition of being the global leader in the geosynthetics industry with the official opening of its Suzhou, China factory. The opening of the factory represents a major milestone in GSE's vision of supporting the growth in this region with locally manufactured products.

21 May 2014

Proto Labs Moves CNC Milling Operations to New Production Facility in Plymouth

Proto Labs, Inc., a leading online and technology-enabled quick-turn manufacturer, has completed the move of its CNC Milling operation from Maple Plain to its new production facility in Plymouth, Minn., making way in Maple Plain for conversion of the previous manufacturing space to office space.

21 May 2014

VPC and Liquidmetal Enter Agreement to Accelerate Adoption of Amorphous Metal Technology

Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has signed an amended sublicense agreement with Visser Precision Cast LLC (VPC) that Liquidmetal believes will accelerate the adoption of amorphous metal technology to the benefit of both companies.

21 May 2014

Dell Launches Carbon-Negative Packaging

Dell today announced new sustainability initiatives designed to increase the ways that its IT solutions make lasting contributions to the planet. Dell is the first in the IT industry to introduce carbon-negative packaging, through a partnership with Newlight Technologies, inventor and manufacturer of AirCarbon.

21 May 2014

Innovative Simulation Method Enables High Precision Measurements of Interfacial Tension

Computer simulations play an increasingly important role in the description and development of new materials. Yet, despite major advances in computer technology, the simulations in statistical physics are typically restricted to systems of up to a few 100,000 particles, which is many times smaller than the actual material quantities used in typical experiments.

21 May 2014

Ruukki Offers 960 QL Plate Grade for Lifting Equipment Industry

Ruukki's Optim portfolio of high-strength structural steels has been expanded with yet another new grade. Ruukki can now offer 960 QL plate grade to better serve especially the lifting equipment industry.

21 May 2014

New Family of Six N-Channel MOSFETs from ON Semiconductor

ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficient innovations, has introduced a new family of six N-channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (MOSFETs) that have been designed and optimized to deliver industry leading efficiency compared to existing devices on the market.

21 May 2014

3D Realistic Simulation Model of Whole Human Heart Unveiled at SIMULIA Community Conference

Dassault Systèmes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today unveiled the world’s first 3D realistic simulation model of a whole human heart. Developed with a multidisciplinary team of heart experts to help combat cardiovascular disease, the “Living Heart Project” will launch the next frontier in diagnosing, treating and preventing heart conditions through personalized, 3D virtual models.

21 May 2014

Researchers Create Sloped Super-Hydrophobic Channel

BYU research on super-hydrophobic surfaces could result in cleaner, more efficient power

21 May 2014

New Type of Lithium Ion Conductor for Batteries Works on Parasitic Conduction Mechanism

The long life of lithium ion batteries makes them the rechargeable of choice for everything from implantable medical devices to wearable consumer electronics. But lithium ion batteries rely on liquid chemistries involving lithium salts dissolved in organic solvents, creating flame risks that would be avoided if the cells were completely solid-state.

21 May 2014

Terahertz Reflectometry Enables Nondestructive Determination of Paint Coating Thickness

To keep your new car looking sleek and shiny for years, factories need to make certain that the coats of paint on it are applied properly. But ensuring that every coat of paint—whether it is on a car or anything else—is of uniform thickness and quality is not easy.

21 May 2014