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908 Devices’ Handheld Mass Spectrometer Delivers Multimode Detection and Identification for Hazardous Materials

908 Devices, a pioneer of purpose-built analytical devices for chemical analysis, is delighted to introduce M9O8TM, the world's first and only handheld tool utilizing high-pressure mass spectrometryTM (HPMS) for trace-level chemical detection and identification.

From 908 Devices 13 Mar 2014

Advantest Extends V93000 Platform Capabilities with Launch of New DPS128HV Module

Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation has extended its V93000 capabilities with the introduction of its new DPS128HV module, a high-density device power supply (DPS) unit designed to handle a wide range of operating voltages for testing devices such as eFlash memory ICs.

13 Mar 2014

Owens Corning Launches New Performax SE4849 Roving Designed for LFT-PP

Owens Corning, a leading global producer of glass fiber products for composite systems, today announced the launch of its new Performax® SE4849 Type 30® roving at the JEC Europe 2014 show and conferences. The Performax® SE4849 roving is specially designed and engineered for long fiber reinforced thermoplastic polypropylene (LFT-PP), providing performance and productivity benefits to customers.

13 Mar 2014

Comprehensive Market Research Report on China Synthetic Rubber Industry

Research and Markets have announced the addition of the "China Synthetic Rubber Industry Report" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 13 Mar 2014

Dutch Chemist Evan Spruijt Wins 2014 Dream Chemistry Award

Dutch chemist Dr Evan Spruijt won this year's Dream Chemistry Award. The members of the Award's Scientific Committee have in this way expressed their appreciation for a visionary project of creating artificial cells – microdroplets of water capable of autonomous growth and division. Creation of such cells in the laboratory would be an important step towards a deep understanding of physical and chemical foundations of life.

13 Mar 2014

Designer Francis Bitonti Creates Fully 3D Printed Dress in Collaboration with MakerBot

When you think of polygons, you don’t typically think of a cutting edge piece of clothing, but MakerBot and Francis Bitonti have changed that equation with the introduction of the Bristle Dress. The Bristle Dress is a fully 3D printed dress designed in Francis Bitonti’s New Skins Brumal Bodies: Computational Design for Fashion Winter 2014 workshop held at the Metropolitan Exchange in Brooklyn, N.Y., and 3D printed on MakerBot® Replicator® 2 Desktop 3D Printers.

From MakerBot 13 Mar 2014

Owens Corning Announces New Multi-End Roving Designed for Epoxy SMC Systems

Owens Corning, a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements and engineered materials for composite systems, today announced a new multi-end roving designed for epoxy sheet molding compound (SMC) systems in automotive applications.

13 Mar 2014

New Method to Design Better Catalysts to Speed Reactions

University of Utah chemists discovered how vibrations in chemical bonds can be used to predict chemical reactions and thus design better catalysts to speed reactions that make medicines, industrial products and new materials.

13 Mar 2014

Additive Manufacturing Conference to Feature Optomec’s LENS Print Engine for 3D Printed Metals

Optomec announced today that the company will unveil details on its LENS Print Engine solution at the Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM) Conference to be held in Houston, Texas, on March 12-13. The LENS Print Engine, which is a modularized version of the LENS 3D Printing system for metals, can be integrated with standard metal cutting machine tools to easily deploy Additive Manufacturing as part of existing production infrastructures.

13 Mar 2014

Thermal Illusion Device to Control Thermal Camouflage and Invisibility Using Thermotic Materials

ENGINEERS and scientists have been trying to discover the ultimate “cloaking” device – not just as a hat trick to make things invisible -- but for its applications in defence technology. Now, a team from the NUS Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering led by Dr Qiu Chengwei, has successfully come out with a thermal illusion device to control thermal camouflage and invisibility using thermotic materials. Thermotics is a branch of science dealing with heat and thermodynamics.

13 Mar 2014

Ellsworth Adhesives Europe Announces Order Availability for New Metcal Rework Cartridges

Metcal, a leading global brand of high performance, precision systems for the electronics bench, has just announced the launch of its new range of concave hoof cartridges.

From Ellsworth Adhesives Europe 13 Mar 2014

OSA Provides Free Access to Papers Describing Advances to Phasefocus Virtual Lens Technology

Phase Focus Ltd (Phasefocus), the company that is revolutionising microscopy and imaging with the Phasefocus Virtual Lens®, announces that OSA is providing free access to two of its most downloaded papers, describing...

From Phasefocus 12 Mar 2014

Plasma Systems from Oxford Instruments to be used for Research on the Emergent Field of Quantum Computing

Research into the emergent field of quantum computing will be carried out at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences (IIIS), at Tsinghua University in Beijing using recently purchased plasma systems from high technology system manufacturer Oxford Instruments.

From Oxford Instruments Semiconductor 12 Mar 2014

Olympus to Display its Latest Light Microscopy Systems and Accessories at Analytica 2014

Demonstrating the company’s commitment to advancing microscopy, Olympus will display its latest light microscopy systems and accessories at Analytica, hall A2, booth 309, April 1-4 Munich, Germany. The range of cutting-edge systems on show enables a myriad of new, and even unusual, life and materials science applications.

From Evident Corporation - NDT 12 Mar 2014

Multi-Million Dollar Contracts Awarded to Harper for High-Tech Carbon Fiber Production Systems

Harper International, world leader in thermal processing solutions for advanced materials, has been selected by a prominent firm for its production scale Carbon Fiber conversion line. The contracts include, but are not limited to, advanced three meter wide Oxidation Ovens, LT and HT carbonization systems, waste gas abatement systems, fiber handling and integrated additional unit operations, controls, and services, valued at approximately $38 Million USD in total.

From Harper International 12 Mar 2014

Materials Science News

908 Devices’ Handheld Mass Spectrometer Delivers Multimode Detection and Identification for Hazardous Materials

Advantest Extends V93000 Platform Capabilities with Launch of New DPS128HV Module

Owens Corning Launches New Performax SE4849 Roving Designed for LFT-PP

Comprehensive Market Research Report on China Synthetic Rubber Industry

Dutch Chemist Evan Spruijt Wins 2014 Dream Chemistry Award

Designer Francis Bitonti Creates Fully 3D Printed Dress in Collaboration with MakerBot

Owens Corning Announces New Multi-End Roving Designed for Epoxy SMC Systems

New Method to Design Better Catalysts to Speed Reactions

Additive Manufacturing Conference to Feature Optomec’s LENS Print Engine for 3D Printed Metals

Thermal Illusion Device to Control Thermal Camouflage and Invisibility Using Thermotic Materials

Ellsworth Adhesives Europe Announces Order Availability for New Metcal Rework Cartridges

OSA Provides Free Access to Papers Describing Advances to Phasefocus Virtual Lens Technology

Plasma Systems from Oxford Instruments to be used for Research on the Emergent Field of Quantum Computing

Olympus to Display its Latest Light Microscopy Systems and Accessories at Analytica 2014

Multi-Million Dollar Contracts Awarded to Harper for High-Tech Carbon Fiber Production Systems

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