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APB Split Scimitar Winglets Selected for Southwest Airlines’ Boeing 737-800 Aircraft

Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) today announced that Southwest Airlines has ordered Split Scimitar Winglets for its Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft. APB's newest program is the culmination of a five-year design effort using the latest computational fluid dynamic technology to redefine the aerodynamics of the Blended Winglet into an all-new Split Scimitar Winglet.

3 Jan 2014

Outlook Research Report on European Ethylene Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Europe Ethylene Industry Outlook to 2017 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of All Active and Planned Plants" report to their offering.

3 Jan 2014

Asynt Vortex Overhead Stirrer System Enables Rapid Screening of Reaction Conditions in Parallel

An independent report demonstrates how the Asynt Vortex overhead stirrer system provides an effective tool for rapid screening of a range of reaction conditions in parallel - an essential for efficient process development.

From Asynt 3 Jan 2014

Technical Article by Porvair Filtration Group on How Sintered Porous Plastics are Used in Industrial Applications

Porvair Filtration Group has written a technical article that documents the evolution of how sintered porous plastics have been used in industrial applications to their incorporation today in novel Chromatin Immunoprepitation (ChIP) assay kits used by scientists at the forefront of epigenetics research.

From Porvair Filtration Group 2 Jan 2014

New Mold Release Agent From Michelman

Michelman has introduced Michem Wood Release 1117A, a mold release agent used in the production of pMDI based oriented strand board and linear strand lumber. It produces a low COF interaction that allows the wood to r...

From Michelman Inc 2 Jan 2014

Steel Piping Fabricator, Permalok, Acquired by Northwest Pipe

Northwest Pipe Company announced today that it has acquired Permalok Corporation, a fabricator of steel piping utilizing the Permalok patented interlocking pipe joining system.

2 Jan 2014

Principles and Application of Prototyping Biomaterials - New Publication by Woodhead Publishing

Rapid prototyping, also known as layer manufacturing, additive manufacturing, solid freeform fabrication or 3-D printing, is an approach for creating complex structures and devices for medical applications from solid, powder, or liquid precursors.

2 Jan 2014

New Procedure Enables Transfer of Parameters Directly to Serial Production

New models of automobiles are initially manufactured in a pilot production run. A new procedure now makes it possible to transfer the parameters applied there directly to serial production.

2 Jan 2014

Clay Minerals from Ancient Volcanic Ash May Help Treat Chronic Kidney Disease

Clay has healing powers. This natural product is destined to help treat chronic kidney disease: a well-tolerated agent based on clay minerals lowers patients’ excessive phosphate levels.

2 Jan 2014

New Thermoelectric Benchtop Temperature Controller From Oven Industries Inc.

Oven Industries Inc. announces their new thermoelectric benchtop temperature controller for research labs.

From Oven Industries, Inc. 2 Jan 2014

Omniseal Solutions Continues Development of Sealing and Polymer Solutions for Electric Vehicles

Omniseal Solutions continues investing in the development of electric vehicle technology with its OmniLip™ and OmniShield® sealing solutions and Meldin® HT polymer solution. The electric car, which is propelled by one electric motor or more using electrical energy stored in batteries or another energy storage device, has become one of the youngest and fastest growing segments in today’s automotive industry.

From Omniseal Solutions 2 Jan 2014

Recipients of 2014 Pittsburgh Conference Memorial National College Grant Announced

The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation, is proud to announce its 2014 Pittsburgh Conference Memorial National College Grant (PCMNCG) recipients. The maximum funding available this year for each grant is $10,000 and is awarded to the science departments of colleges with less than 5,000 full-time students for the purchase of scientific equipment, audio-visual or other teaching aids, and/or library materials for use in the teaching of science at the undergraduate level.

From Pittcon 2 Jan 2014