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Three-Dimensional Form of Carbon Becomes Metallic Under Ambient Temperature and Pressure

A theoretical, three-dimensional (3D) form of carbon that is metallic under ambient temperature and pressure has been discovered by an international research team.

8 Nov 2013

New Report on Building Integrated Photovoltaics Markets

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Building Integrated Photovoltaics Markets - 2012" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 8 Nov 2013

New TMP-Pilot Texture Analyzer by Next Instruments

The texture of food plays a big role in consumers’ perception of quality, therefore it is vital for companies to obtain and maintain texture standards through a routine system of objective monitoring.

8 Nov 2013

New Fiber Sizings And Composites Brochure From Michelman

Michelman has released a new Fiber Sizings and Composites Brochure that includes a basic explanation of what fiber sizing is, what its function is and why proper sizing selection is critical.

From Michelman Inc 8 Nov 2013

Raven Integrates and Qualifies Seven-Layer Oriented Barrier Film Line System

Raven Industries Engineered Films Division announces the full integration and qualification of their newest blown film line installed earlier this year: a seven-layer oriented barrier system.

7 Nov 2013

New Approach Using Commodity Inkjet Printers for Rapid Prototyping of Fully Custom-Printed Circuits

Researchers from Georgia Tech, the University of Tokyo and Microsoft Research have developed a novel method to rapidly and cheaply make electrical circuits by printing them with commodity inkjet printers and off-the-shelf materials. For about $300 in equipment costs, anyone can produce working electrical circuits in the 60 seconds it takes to print them.

7 Nov 2013

Carbtex Receives R&D 100 Award for High-Tech Carbon-Based Fiber to Produce Affordable Thermal Clothing

Locally-based Carbtex Technology, Inc., has received an R&D 100 Award for Diamondown™, a high-tech carbon-based fiber that is used to produce an affordable comfort management clothing system. The awards are presented by R&D Magazine to recognize and celebrate the 100 most technologically significant products introduced in the past year.

7 Nov 2013

NIST’s Innovative Detection Technologies Play Key Role in OPCW Efforts to Eliminate Chemical Weapons

Innovative chemical weapons detection technologies developed by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have played a key role in the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' (OPCW) efforts to eliminate chemical weapons. For their work overseeing the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), including the recent UN inspections in Syria, OPCW was recently recognized with the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize.

7 Nov 2013

Toyoda Gosei to Showcase Latest Innovations for Eco-Friendly Vehicles at Tokyo Motor Show

Toyoda Gosei is exhibiting at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show held at the Tokyo Big Sight from Nov. 22 through Dec. 1, 2013.

7 Nov 2013

TTH Utilizes Rapid Prototyping Process to Re-Create Face of 2,000-Year Old Mummy

The Technology House, a leading single source provider of custom plastic and metal prototypes and production parts, has used a rapid prototyping process to help re-create the face of a 2,000-year old mummy, allowing the Ohio Historical Society to learn as much as possible about the mummy’s past. The prototyping process is described on TTH’s blog.

7 Nov 2013

North American Demand for Specialty Structural Engineered Wood Panels Expected to Grow to 40 Billion Square Feet by 2016

Demand for OSB and plywood structural engineered wood panels in North America is expected to reach about 30 billion (3/8” basis) square feet in 2013 and grow to nearly 40 billion square feet by 2016. Specialty OSB and plywood panels are the fastest growing segments within the business. Specialty panels offer value-added performance benefits compared to commodity panels, which enable manufacturer product differentiation in the market, some protection from competitive pressures through specification selling, leading to steady demand and higher margins.

7 Nov 2013

Saint-Gobain Provides Sapphire-Engineered Transparent Armor for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Launcher

The United States Army and Marine Corps received its 100th set of sapphire-engineered armor to make the bulletproof windshields and door windows of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Launcher significantly safer and more durable. Saint-Gobain Crystals, part of the Saint-Gobain family of companies, provided the breakthrough, sapphire based technology. The New Hampshire National Guard, based in Nashua, was the first to have its rocket launchers retrofitted.

7 Nov 2013

ThyssenKrupp Enters Agreement with De Nora to Expand Electrolysis Plant Business

As part of its Strategic Way Forward, ThyssenKrupp is strengthening its plant engineering and construction activities and now plans to expand its electrolysis plant business through a joint venture. Plant engineering and construction specialist ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions has reached an agreement with De Nora, an electrochemical technologies supplier based in Milan, to establish a joint venture.

From ThyssenKrupp Aerospace USA 7 Nov 2013

PI Update Linear Positioning Stages with Piezo Stepping Drive with Unlimited Travel Range

In N-603 linear positioning stages, Physik Instrumente (PI) has replaced a conventional piezo actuator with a high-resolution piezo stepping drive of the NEXACT® series, which – theoretically – has an unlimited travel range.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 7 Nov 2013

Nuclear Power Plant in UAE being Protected by Sensonics

Condition monitoring specialists Sensonics are continuing to fly the flag for UK engineering following continued success in securing significant export contracts. In fact, Sensonics are the only British instrumentation manufacturing company involved in the US$30 billion project, the first nuclear power station to be built in the United Arab Emirates.

7 Nov 2013

Materials Science News

Three-Dimensional Form of Carbon Becomes Metallic Under Ambient Temperature and Pressure

New Report on Building Integrated Photovoltaics Markets

New TMP-Pilot Texture Analyzer by Next Instruments

New Fiber Sizings And Composites Brochure From Michelman

Raven Integrates and Qualifies Seven-Layer Oriented Barrier Film Line System

New Approach Using Commodity Inkjet Printers for Rapid Prototyping of Fully Custom-Printed Circuits

Carbtex Receives R&D 100 Award for High-Tech Carbon-Based Fiber to Produce Affordable Thermal Clothing

NIST’s Innovative Detection Technologies Play Key Role in OPCW Efforts to Eliminate Chemical Weapons

Toyoda Gosei to Showcase Latest Innovations for Eco-Friendly Vehicles at Tokyo Motor Show

TTH Utilizes Rapid Prototyping Process to Re-Create Face of 2,000-Year Old Mummy

North American Demand for Specialty Structural Engineered Wood Panels Expected to Grow to 40 Billion Square Feet by 2016

Saint-Gobain Provides Sapphire-Engineered Transparent Armor for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Launcher

ThyssenKrupp Enters Agreement with De Nora to Expand Electrolysis Plant Business

PI Update Linear Positioning Stages with Piezo Stepping Drive with Unlimited Travel Range

Nuclear Power Plant in UAE being Protected by Sensonics

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