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New Book Addresses Current Progress in Mechanics and Design of Smart Composites

Dr.Anastasia Muliana, Associate Professor, and Gulf Oil/Thomas A. Dietz Career Development Professor II at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M co-edited a recently released book, ‘Smart Composites – Mechanics and Design’ by CRC Press, along with Dr. Rani Elhajjar and Dr. Valeria La Saponara.

26 Nov 2013

Solar Gard's Ecolux 70 Low-E Window Film Helps Lower Heating Bills

Solar Gard, a manufacturer of industry-leading window film, is reacting to recent energy concerns with a breakthrough technology to help ease the growing frustration over rising power costs this winter. Solar Gard's new Ecolux™ 70 Low-E window film reflects heat back inside in winter to reduce heat loss through windows and help lower heating bills.

26 Nov 2013

Advantest Introduces New 64-Channel, General Purpose VI Module for its T2000 Test Platform

Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation has introduced a new 64-channel, general purpose voltage-current (VI) module for its production-proven T2000 test platform, offering the industry's lowest cost of test for parametric testing of high-pin-count ICs used in power-management and automotive applications.

From Advantest Corporation 26 Nov 2013

Optically Clear Toughened Two Component Epoxy From Master Bond

With a Shore D hardness over 75, Master Bond EP38CL provides superior toughness and low shrinkage, making it ideal for rigorous thermal cycling applications.

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 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

Materials Science News

New Book Addresses Current Progress in Mechanics and Design of Smart Composites

Solar Gard's Ecolux 70 Low-E Window Film Helps Lower Heating Bills

Advantest Introduces New 64-Channel, General Purpose VI Module for its T2000 Test Platform

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

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