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BNL Senior Scientist Honored as Fellow of Materials Research Society

Senior Scientist Ralph James of the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory has been named a Fellow of the Materials Research Society (MRS). James was honored during a special reception held during the annual MRS meeting in San Francisco on April 22.

30 Apr 2014

Researchers Study Insulator/Conductor Switching of PCMO Manganite Crystal Under Photo-Stimulation

Manganites – compounds of manganese oxides – show great promise as “go-to” materials for future electronic devices because of their ability to instantly switch from an electrical insulator to a conductor under a wide variety of external stimuli, including magnetic fields, photo-excitations and vibrational excitations.

30 Apr 2014

Novel 3D-Printed Interactive Electrostatic Speakers Can Take Any Shape

Forget everything you know about what a loudspeaker should look like. Scientists at Disney Research, Pittsburgh have developed methods using a 3D printer to produce electrostatic loudspeakers that can take the shape of anything, from a rubber ducky to an abstract spiral.

30 Apr 2014

ACS Division of Organic Chemistry and Organometallics Honors EPFL LSCI Director as Young Investigator Fellow

Xile Hu has been recognized as an Organometallics Young Investigator Fellow by the American Chemical Society Division of Organic Chemistry and the Journal Organometallics

30 Apr 2014

Novel 3D Printer Turns Wool into Fabric Objects

Soft and cuddly aren't words used to describe the plastic or metal things typically produced by today's 3D printers. But a new type of printer developed by Carnegie Mellon University and Disney Research Pittsburgh can turn wool and wool blend yarns into fabric objects that people might actually enjoy touching.

30 Apr 2014

Global Custom Rigid Packaging Solutions Manufacturer, Technimark, Acquired by Pritzker Group

Pritzker Group Private Capital today announced that it acquired Asheboro, N.C.-based Technimark, a leading global manufacturer of custom rigid packaging solutions, from Quad-C Management.

30 Apr 2014

Industrialization, Development in the APAC Region Drives Growth of Global Aluminum Casting Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Aluminum Castings Market 2014-2018 with Alcoa Inc., Ryobi Ltd., Gibbs Die Casting Corp., and Dynacast Inc. Dominating" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 30 Apr 2014

UTC Aerospace Systems' Jacksonville Engineered Polymer Products Facility Receives Nadcap Accreditation

UTC Aerospace Systems' Engineered Polymer Products (EPP) facility in Jacksonville, Fla. recently received Nadcap (national aerospace and defense contractors accreditation program) accreditation for manufacture of aerospace composites.

From Collins Aerospace 30 Apr 2014

DuPont Make Their Chemical Resistance Guide Available for Multiple Platforms

One of the most frequently visited online elastomer selection guides, the DuPont Chemical Resistance Guide (CRG), has been upgraded to be available online and offline for desktops, tablets and smart phones. Based on o...

29 Apr 2014

Victrex Develops Advanced Polymer for All-Terrain Vehicle

Boston and Toronto-based BPG Werks, creators of the innovative all-terrain dual tracked vehicle (DTV) called the Shredder, have harnessed the exceptional durability and wear capabilities of a high-performance polymer fro...

From Victrex plc. 29 Apr 2014

3D-Micromac AG and EOS GmbH Join Forces to Establish New Micro Laser Sintering Company

Its purpose is to advance the development and commercialisation of MLS technology and to identify and establish more solutions in the field of micro technology. Target applications include nozzles for the automotive industry, components for medical devices and the individualisation of jewellery. There is also a growing demand for micro parts in mould-making and aerospace.

From 3D-Micromac AG 29 Apr 2014

remX GmbH Appointed by XEI Scientific as Distributors for Germany

Their specialty is in microscopy-based techniques such as electron microscopy and detectors such as EDX and SDD. They will also cover other European countries, particularly those speaking German. These include Austria, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Switzerland (German speaking regions only) and the Netherlands.

From XEI Scientific 29 Apr 2014

PicoQuant to Hold 20th Annual Workshop on Single Molecule Spectroscopy in September

This year, PicoQuant will hold the annual workshop on “Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Ultra Sensitive Analysis in the Life Sciences” for the 20th time. It will take place from September 2 to 5, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. On the occasion of the anniversary, the workshop will have an extended schedule including a public keynote lecture by Stefan W. Hell, director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany, and winner of the Otto Hahn Medal and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize.

From PicoQuant 29 Apr 2014

DataApex Releases Control Driver for Advion’s Expression Compact Mass Spectrometers

DataApex announced the release of a control driver for Advion’s expression compact mass spectrometers (CMS). The control module includes both digital control of the detector and digital data acquisition of the detector signal.

From Advion Interchim Scientific 29 Apr 2014

RTP Company Release EMI Shielding Compounds for Automotive Sensing Systems

Because drivers depend on the proper operation of automotive radar and sensing systems to maintain vehicle safety and reliability, these systems require highly reliable EMI protection to eliminate “noise” that could interfere with signal processing. And, as automotive industry engineers incorporate more electronic safety systems into vehicles, they need materials that are lighter in weight and provide greater design flexibility.

From RTP Company 29 Apr 2014