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Optically Clear Toughened Two Component Epoxy From Master Bond

Master Bond EP38CL was developed for bonding, sealing, coating and encapsulation applications that require toughness and durability. With a Shore D hardness exceeding 75, its toughness is a unique property that imparts r...

From Master Bond Inc. 26 Nov 2013

BBC Cloud Lab Scientists Supported By Carl Zeiss Microscopy

The world's largest airship, the Skyship 600, made its way through the clouds on a month long journey across the United States. A team of British scientists made the air trek in a blimp as part of a BBC expedition te...

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 26 Nov 2013

5000 Series From Omniseal Solutions Qualified as Backup Ring in Down Hole Drilling Application

Omniseal Solutions’s Meldin® 5000 series offering has been selected for packing kit backup rings for a down hole drilling application in the oil and gas market. The Meldin® 5000 series based on polyetheretherketone (PEEK) belongs to the Meldin® HT product family, which includes other high performance, polymer-based custom thermoplastic solutions.

From Omniseal Solutions 26 Nov 2013

Dow Corning Announce Collaboration with Tianwei New Energy for Photovoltaic Production Technology

Dow Corning and Tianwei New Energy Holdings Company jointly announced a new collaboration today. Dow Corning’s silicone-based, next-generation conductive adhesive Dow Corning® PV-5802 will be used in Tianwei Ne...

From Dow Corning 26 Nov 2013

Comprehensive Overview of Residual Stresses in Composite Materials - New Publication

Residual stresses are a common phenomenon in composite materials. They can either add to or significantly reduce material strength. Because of the increasing demand for high-strength, light-weight materials such as co...

25 Nov 2013

CCD and CMOS Technology Intergrated By Imec To Improve Performance Of CMOS Imagers

Imec, the Belgian nanoelectronics research center, will present at this week’s ‘CMOS Image Sensors for High Performance Applications’ workshop in Toulouse (France) a prototype of a high-performance, tim...

From IMEC 25 Nov 2013

Aluminum Association Added Two New Member Companies Aluminicaste and Walbridge

The Aluminum Association announced today the addition of two new member companies, Aluminicaste and Walbridge. Aluminicaste joined as a producer member while Walbridge joined as an associate member. This brings total company membership in the Association to 98, consisting of 50 producer members and 48 associate members.

25 Nov 2013

MFG Offers New Proprietary UL-Approved SMC Material with Non-Flammable Properties

Molded Fiber Glass Industries (MFG), an innovation leader in the field of fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) composite materials and processes, announced the availability of a new proprietary sheet molding compound (SMC) material with non-flammable properties. Known as iNVENTA 616UL, the material received UL 723 approval from Underwriters Laboratories earlier this year.

25 Nov 2013

AXION International Holdings Initiates Operations of its Subsidiary AXION Recycled Plastics

In a move that adds a significant new revenue stream through vertical integration, AXION International Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: AXIH), a leader in recycled plastic and plastic composite technologies used to produce ECOTRAX® rail ties and STRUXURE® building products, today announced it has initiated operations of its new subsidiary AXION Recycled Plastics Incorporated.

25 Nov 2013

ECS Reveals Successful History of First Large Scale Deployment of Wet Pipe Nitrogen Inerting Technology

Engineered Corrosion Solutions, LLC (ECS) reveals successful history of the first large scale deployment of their Wet Pipe Nitrogen Inerting (WPNI) technology, a highly effective corrosion control program for wet pipe fire sprinkler systems that eliminates the primary cause of corrosion.

25 Nov 2013

Valspar to Provide Aquaguard™ Waterborne Coating System for Maersk Shipping Containers

The Valspar Corporation and Maersk Container Industry today announced a long-term supply agreement. Valspar, a global leader in the paint and coatings industry, will provide Valspar Aquaguard™ waterborne coating for shipping containers manufactured in Maersk Container Industry’s operations in Dongguan, China. With this agreement, manufacturing of a significant share of dry goods containers will convert from solvent borne coatings to Valspar Aquaguard waterborne coating.

From Valspar Corporation 25 Nov 2013

Hanwha SolarOne Supplied 12.9MW of HSL PV Modules to Gransolar & Hyperion

Hanwha SolarOne, a global photovoltaic (PV) provider of high-quality, cost competitive solar photovoltaic modules, recently supplied 12.9 MW of HSL PV modules to the Spanish/Portuguese consortium Gransolar & Hyperion. These high-durability, high-output PV modules are being installed in solar parks across the areas of Lisbon and Coimbra, Portugal.

25 Nov 2013

Townsend Ventures Increases its Ownership in Energy Storage Solution Provider, Dow Kokam

The Dow Chemical Company and MBP Investors, LLC (MBP), an affiliate of Townsend Ventures (Townsend), together announce the acquisition of Dow’s ownership interest in Dow Kokam LLC (Dow Kokam) by MBP. The transaction makes MBP the majority owner of Dow Kokam, which includes the Midland Battery Park in Michigan and the Lee’s Summit facility in Missouri.

From Dow Chemicals 25 Nov 2013

BMW Group and BASF Receive First Place SPE Award for EPP Lightweight Structural Element

Plastic automotive components that received prizes at the 2013 SPE European Automotive Division Award ceremony for the Body Interior category included an innovative center console to which BASF had made a key contribution with its materials expertise on Neopolen® particle foam.

From BASF Corporation 25 Nov 2013

PPG Opens World-Class Manufacturing Facility for OLED Materials at Barbeton, Ohio Plant

PPG Industries and Universal Display Corporation (Nasdaq: OLED) today marked the opening of a world-class organic light-emitting diode (OLED) materials production facility at PPG’s Barberton, Ohio plant. This new site, which PPG owns and operates, commenced manufacturing earlier this month and will foster the expanded development and production of Universal Display’s phosphorescent OLED (UniversalPHOLED®) materials.

From PPG Industries Inc. 25 Nov 2013

Materials Science News

Optically Clear Toughened Two Component Epoxy From Master Bond

BBC Cloud Lab Scientists Supported By Carl Zeiss Microscopy

5000 Series From Omniseal Solutions Qualified as Backup Ring in Down Hole Drilling Application

Dow Corning Announce Collaboration with Tianwei New Energy for Photovoltaic Production Technology

Comprehensive Overview of Residual Stresses in Composite Materials - New Publication

CCD and CMOS Technology Intergrated By Imec To Improve Performance Of CMOS Imagers

Aluminum Association Added Two New Member Companies Aluminicaste and Walbridge

MFG Offers New Proprietary UL-Approved SMC Material with Non-Flammable Properties

AXION International Holdings Initiates Operations of its Subsidiary AXION Recycled Plastics

ECS Reveals Successful History of First Large Scale Deployment of Wet Pipe Nitrogen Inerting Technology

Valspar to Provide Aquaguard™ Waterborne Coating System for Maersk Shipping Containers

Hanwha SolarOne Supplied 12.9MW of HSL PV Modules to Gransolar & Hyperion

Townsend Ventures Increases its Ownership in Energy Storage Solution Provider, Dow Kokam

BMW Group and BASF Receive First Place SPE Award for EPP Lightweight Structural Element

PPG Opens World-Class Manufacturing Facility for OLED Materials at Barbeton, Ohio Plant

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