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Key German Energy Company has Chosen Michell Instruments Promet Moisture Analyzer

A key energy company in Germany has chosen Michell Instruments’ Promet I.S. process moisture analyzer to monitor moisture levels in bio-methane before it is injected into the grid to ensure that it meets the correct quality standards.

From Michell Instruments Ltd 1 Jul 2014

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum Gain Steel Degassing Vacuum Systems ATEX Certificate

In recent decades, the demand for higher-quality, refined steels has increased steadily. At the same time, steel plants operate under the increasing pressure to design their processes more energy-efficient and reduce CO2 emissions drastically. Higher-grade steels which are demanded e.g. by the automotive or aerospace industry require further treatment in the so-called secondary metallurgical processes, which are often carried out under vacuum.

1 Jul 2014

SNECMA Selects AMG TAC to Provide Titanium Aluminides for Production of CFM International LEAP Engine

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. ("AMG") announces that AMG Titanium Alloys and Coatings ("AMG TAC") has been selected by SNECMA to provide titanium aluminides ("TiAl") for production of the CFM International LEAP engine.

From AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. 1 Jul 2014

Mineral-Based Catalyst Efficiently Splits Water into Oxygen and Hydrogen Ions at Neutral pH

Water splitting is one of the critical reactions that sustain life on earth, and could be a key to the creation of future fuels. It is a key in the process of photosynthesis, through which plants produce glucose and oxygen from water and carbon dioxide, using sunlight as energy. However, there are still significant mysteries about the process.

1 Jul 2014

TCEQ Approves Permit for Chevron Phillips Chemical’s Expansion of Texas Cedar Bayou Plant

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP (Chevron Phillips Chemical) is pleased to announce it received Board of Directors approval and obtained the necessary environmental permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to expand normal alpha olefins (NAO) production capacity at its Cedar Bayou plant in Baytown, Texas. This investment will provide an additional 100,000 metric tons per year of capacity.

1 Jul 2014

New Single-Channel EZPower Smart Load Switch from Alpha and Omega Semiconductor

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS), a designer, developer and global supplier of a broad range of power semiconductors and power ICs, today announced the release of the AOZ1334, a single-channel EZPower™ Smart Load Switch.

1 Jul 2014

Axalta, Tyler Arboretum Partner to Unveil Butterfly House Enhancements

Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, is supporting Tyler Arboretum’s Butterfly House to help sustain the live specimen exhibit so visitors may enjoy and learn about the vibrantly colored caterpillars and butterflies.

1 Jul 2014

Berry Plastics’ ClearRx V2 Pharmacy Bottle for Target Receives 2014 AmeriStar Award

Berry Plastics Group, Inc. is the proud recipient of a 2014 AmeriStar Award in the Drug and Pharmaceutical category. AmeriStar Awards are presented by the Institute of Packaging Professionals, and was awarded to Berry Plastics for the Company’s role in the development and launch of Target’s pharmacy bottle, ClearRx V2.

From Berry Global, Inc. 1 Jul 2014

Marubeni Sumitomo Consortium Awards Bredero Shaw $50 Million Coating Services Contract for South Stream Offshore Pipeline

ShawCor Ltd. today announced its pipe coating division, Bredero Shaw, has received a contract with a value of approximately US$50 million from Marubeni Sumitomo Consortium for coating services for Line 2 of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline.

1 Jul 2014

ECSEL JU Receives Unprecedentedly Strong Submission of Expression of Interest

About 1500 European companies, research institutes and Universities got together in consortia and submitted Expressions of Interest indicating their readiness to propose in 2014 at least 74 R&D projects with a total of 2.9 Billion euro eligible costs to be funded through the new ECSEL Joint Undertaking (JU).

1 Jul 2014

Applied Materials Introduces Medium-Current Ion Implantation Tool for Manufacturing FinFET, 3D NAND Designs

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced the Applied Varian VIISta® 900 3D system, the industry's state-of-the-art medium-current ion implantation tool developed for manufacturing FinFET and 3D NAND designs at sub-2x nanometer nodes.

From Applied Materials Inc 1 Jul 2014

FinnvedenBulten Divests Finnveden Metal Structures to Shiloh Industries

FinnvedenBulten AB (publ) has completed the divestment of its Finnveden Metal Structures (FMS) division to Shiloh Industries Inc. The purchase price for all the shares in FMS amounted to SEK 372 million and was paid in cash today on the closing date. The price corresponds to a purchase price of SEK 490 million on a debt-free basis.

1 Jul 2014

National Institute for Materials Science Announces Awards for 2014

The NIMS Award 2014 goes to Professor Mitsuo Sawamoto at Kyoto University, who contributed to the establishment of a precision synthesis method of polymers, and Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski at Carnegie Mellon University, who developed atom transfer radical polymerization. A ceremony to present the award to the winners and their memorial lectures will be held at NIMS Conference 2014.

1 Jul 2014

New Oil and Gas White Paper from DuPont and Smithers Rapra

There are a variety of challenges related to sealing in the oil and gas (O&G) industry. Increasing oil extraction leading to higher pressures and temperatures, aggressive chemicals and rapid gas decompression (...

From DuPont Inc. 1 Jul 2014

Pittcon Program Committee Announces the 2015 Wallace H. Coulter Lecturer as Naomi J. Halas

Pittsburgh, PA. June 27, 2014. The Pittcon Program Committee is pleased to announce its 2015 Wallace H. Coulter Lecture, “Plasmonics: Shedding Light on Cross-cutting Science and Technologies,” which will be p...

From Pittcon 30 Jun 2014

Materials Science News

Key German Energy Company has Chosen Michell Instruments Promet Moisture Analyzer

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum Gain Steel Degassing Vacuum Systems ATEX Certificate

SNECMA Selects AMG TAC to Provide Titanium Aluminides for Production of CFM International LEAP Engine

Mineral-Based Catalyst Efficiently Splits Water into Oxygen and Hydrogen Ions at Neutral pH

TCEQ Approves Permit for Chevron Phillips Chemical’s Expansion of Texas Cedar Bayou Plant

New Single-Channel EZPower Smart Load Switch from Alpha and Omega Semiconductor

Axalta, Tyler Arboretum Partner to Unveil Butterfly House Enhancements

Berry Plastics’ ClearRx V2 Pharmacy Bottle for Target Receives 2014 AmeriStar Award

Marubeni Sumitomo Consortium Awards Bredero Shaw $50 Million Coating Services Contract for South Stream Offshore Pipeline

ECSEL JU Receives Unprecedentedly Strong Submission of Expression of Interest

Applied Materials Introduces Medium-Current Ion Implantation Tool for Manufacturing FinFET, 3D NAND Designs

FinnvedenBulten Divests Finnveden Metal Structures to Shiloh Industries

National Institute for Materials Science Announces Awards for 2014

New Oil and Gas White Paper from DuPont and Smithers Rapra

Pittcon Program Committee Announces the 2015 Wallace H. Coulter Lecturer as Naomi J. Halas

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