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Study Results Provide New Insights into Key Industrial Chemical Reactions

Chemists have unexpectedly made two differently colored crystals - one orange, the other blue - from one chemical in the same flask while studying a special kind of molecular connection called an agostic bond. The discovery, reported in Angewandte Chemie International Edition on July 29, is providing new insights into important industrial chemical reactions such as those that occur while making plastics and fuels.

5 Aug 2013

New Synthetic Material with Strength-Building Ability

Microscopic tears in a new kind of man-made material may actually help the substance bulk up like a bodybuilder at the gym.

5 Aug 2013

Duracell Unveils Advanced Alkaline Battery with Long-Lasting Power

Duracell® today announced the launch of Duracell Quantum, the world’s most advanced alkaline battery, and its biggest innovation since CopperTop. With its revolutionary Hi-Density Core™ and proprietary PowerCheck™ power indicator, the distinctively red and copper Duracell Quantum has been engineered to deliver the performance consumers demand.

5 Aug 2013

Eco Building Products Establishes New Lumber Coating Operation in New Jersey

Eco Building Products, Inc., announced today the Company has set up shop, establishing Eco Red Shield lumber coating services in Fairlawn, New Jersey. Eco will open the doors to this coating operation, equipped with rail service and lumber yard during the month of August 2013.

5 Aug 2013

Comprehensive Report on Serbian Sandwich Panel and Corrugated Steel Sheet Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Sandwich panel and corrugated steel sheet markets in Serbia (2010 - 2011 and estimates for 2012)." report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 5 Aug 2013

Sigma Labs and Los Alamos National Laboratory Enter MOU for 3D Metal Printing Technology

Sigma Labs, Inc. announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Technology Transfer Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory covering the technology space of 3D Printing of metals.

3 Aug 2013

Murata Becomes Wholly-Owning Parent Company of Tokyo Denpa

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Murata) implemented a share exchange with Tokyo Denpa Co., Ltd. (TEW) effective August 1, 2013 pursuant to a share exchange agreement executed with TEW on February 13, 2013, and as a result, Murata became the wholly-owning parent company of TEW, and TEW became the wholly-owned subsidiary of Murata.

3 Aug 2013

The UPS Store Selects Stratasys to Provide 3D Printers

Stratasys Ltd., a leading manufacturer of 3D printers and production systems, today announced that it has been selected by The UPS Store to provide its 3D printing systems to The UPS Store as part of a test program that will make it the first national retailer in the U.S. to offer 3D printing service to entrepreneurs, architects, start-ups and other retail customers. This service will enable UPS Store customers to have their 3D design 3D printed on-site.

From Stratasys Ltd. 3 Aug 2013

New Report on Global Adhesives & Sealants Market

Research and Markets have announced the addition of the "Adhesives & Sealants Market by Chemical Type, Technology, Applications & Geography - Global Trends & Forecasts to 2018" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 3 Aug 2013

Merced California Fiber Drum Acquired by MAUSER Group

MAUSER Group, a worldwide leading company in industrial packaging, has acquired California Fiber Drum (CFD) in Merced, California in North America. The acquisition provides MAUSER a nationwide footprint of fiber drum facilities capable of supplying customers anywhere in North America with a variety of high quality fiber drum solutions for their product needs.

3 Aug 2013

Rare Element Iodine Replaced by Cobalt in Copper-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Forschende der Universität Basel konnten in Farbstoffsolarzellen auf Kupferbasis das seltene Iod durch das weit häufigere Kobalt ersetzen. Damit gelingt ihnen ein weiterer Schritt in Richtung einer umweltfreundlichen Energiegewinnung. Die Fachzeitschrift «Chemical Communications» hat die Resultate zu den sogenannten Cu-Co-Zellen veröffentlicht.

3 Aug 2013

Bioinspired Coating Makes Ordinary Glass Incredibly Slippery

A new transparent, bioinspired coating makes ordinary glass tough, self-cleaning, and incredibly slippery, a team from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) reported online in the July 31 edition of Nature Communications.

3 Aug 2013

Two Differently Colored Crystals Made From One Chemical in Agostic Bond Study

3 Aug 2013

Heart Pump Developed by Penn State ARL and Materials Science Researchers Successfully Tested

A team of Penn State researchers at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) and Materials Science Department have seen the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) they developed between 2005 and 2011 transitioned to its first successful human test in March.

3 Aug 2013

Forecast Analysis of Fragmented Global Semiconductor Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Semiconductor Industry 2012-2017: Trend, Profit, and Forecast Analysis" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 3 Aug 2013