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Thickness, Material Property Variation Contribute to Structural Performance of Composites

Building on wider work funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Airbus and GKN, Groh’s research is the first to identify the contribution of both thickness and material property variation on structural performance, and therefore on weight and cost savings.

11 Dec 2013

Air Products and Takamul Enter JV to Establish Integrated Industrial Gases Venture at SEZAD, Oman

Air Products, the leading global hydrogen provider, and Takamul Investment Company, a subsidiary of the Oman Oil Company, today announced they have signed a joint venture agreement to establish an integrated industrial gases venture, which will become a one-stop provider for a full range of industrial gases such as hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen for all customers in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD), Oman.

From Air Products PLC 11 Dec 2013

SSEC WaferStorm Platform Selected for Thick-Film Removal Capabilities

Solid State Equipment LLC (SSEC), a leading provider of single-wafer wet processing systems for advanced packaging (including 2.5D and 3D-ICs), MEMS, and compound semiconductor markets, today announces two major wins for its WaferStorm platform at a leading foundry in Asia and a major US integrated device manufacturer (IDM).

11 Dec 2013

US Advanced Ceramics Market Forecast to Rise to $13.5 Billion in 2017

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: US Advanced Ceramics Market

11 Dec 2013

Suitable Sieve Shaker For Any Sample Material From Retsch

Retsch’s line of sieve shakers is the most comprehensive offering with regards to sieving motions, measuring ranges and sieve diameters, thus covering virtually any bulk material – from agglomerating powders to solid rocks.

From RETSCH GmbH 11 Dec 2013

Researchers Collaborate to Prove that Polymers can be Semimetals

Traditional plastics, or polymers, are electrical insulators. In the seventies a new class of polymers that conduct electricity like semiconductors and metals was discovered by Alan J.Heeger, Alan G. MacDiarmid and Hideki Shirakawa.

11 Dec 2013

Jefferson Lab Develops Three New Neutron Shielding Products

When faced with the challenge of protecting sensitive scientific equipment and computers from radiation, engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility decided to take matters into their own hands. They came up with three innovative products that could soon find their way to nuclear power plants, particle accelerators and other radiation-generating devices around the world.

11 Dec 2013

Proterro Granted US Patent for Biosynthetic Sugar-Making Process

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 8,597,914 to Proterro, Inc., protecting Proterro’s unique, biosynthetic sugar-making process.

11 Dec 2013

Forecast Report on Global Carbon Fiber Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2013 Report on the Global Carbon Fiber Market - Includes Forecast to 2018" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 11 Dec 2013

EuroMold 2013: EOS Launches New Additive Manufacturing Machines for Metal and Plastics

A new additive manufacturing (AM) machine for producing parts from metal powder, layer by layer, was launched by EOS at the EuroMold show in Frankfurt (3rd - 6th December 2013). Called EOS M 400, the system is the first of a new generation, building on established metal AM machines in the company's range.

From EOS GmbH, Electro Optical Systems 11 Dec 2013

Engineering Design Show Wins Publisher Award

Findlay Media is pleased to announce that its Engineering Design Show has won the ‘Event of the Year’ category at the prestigious PPA Independent Publisher Awards which took place on Friday 6 December at Mont...

10 Dec 2013

First-of-its-kind Color Calibration System for Microscopy from Datacolor

Datacolor®, a global leader in color management solutions, today announced CHROMACAL™, a first-of-its-kind color calibration system for microscopy. The system will be previewed at the upcoming American Society for Cell B...

From Datacolor 10 Dec 2013

Olympus and the Smithsonian Team Up for Q?rius

Olympus, a global technology leader in imaging solutions for healthcare, life and materials science and consumer electronics products, is partnering with the Smithsonian, the world’s largest museum and research complex, ...

10 Dec 2013

Newly Published Ontario Provincial Standards Includes Polypropylene Pipe for Gravity Flow Sewer Water Applications

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation has included polypropylene pipe for gravity flow sewer water applications in the December 2nd publication of the Ontario Provincial Standards (OPS). Adding to the already approved use of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe in diameters of 100 to 1500 mm, the newly published standards and specifications denote dual and triple wall polypropylene (PP) pipe.

10 Dec 2013

Metso Offers Advanced Solution to Optimize Sludge Dewatering at Wastewater Treatment Plants

Metso now offers the world’s first advanced solution – both measurements and control system – to optimize sludge dewatering at wastewater treatment plants. Metso SDO (Sludge Dewatering Optimizer) enables wastewater plant operators to operate dewatering equipment with accurate and efficient continuous optimization.

10 Dec 2013