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UCL Scientists Uncover Decades Old Misunderstanding of Mixed Phase Titania Catalysts

A breakthrough in our understanding of the properties of titania (titanium dioxide) - the basis of self-cleaning window technology - has been made by scientists at UCL, uncovering a decades old misunderstanding that has clouded our knowledge of how mixed phase titania catalysts operate.

9 Jul 2013

NCSU Researchers Develop New Flexible Metallic Bubble Wrap

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new metallic bubble wrap that is lighter, stronger and more flexible than sheet metal and more heat- and chemical-resistant than plastic or other polymer-based bubble wraps. Potential applications include automobile body panels, the wing edges of airplanes, suitcases, helmets and cases for computers and other electronic devices.

9 Jul 2013

ClassOne Equipment Establishes New Design and Development Subsidiary in Kalispell

ClassOne Equipment announced today that it has made significant investments in the growth and expansion of its Wet Processing Division in response to increased market demand. A Design and Development Center has been opened in Kalispell, Montana, staffed with several industry veterans who represent over 200 years of cumulative industry experience, who will focus on new product design and development. Corporate and refurbishment activities will remain at ClassOne’s headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

9 Jul 2013

Michigan Tech Materials Science Research Professor Named Fellow of ASM International

Stephen Mashl, a research professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Michigan Technological University, has been named a Fellow of ASM International.

9 Jul 2013

World Academy of Structural Integrity Honors WPI iMdc Founding Director

The Award Was Presented by the World Academy of Structural Integrity at Its International Conference on Fracture in Beijing

9 Jul 2013

Multi Packaging Solutions to be Acquired by Madison Dearborn Partners

Madison Dearborn Partners announced today that it has agreed to buy Multi Packaging Solutions ("MPS"), a leading supplier of print-based specialty packaging, from Irving Place Capital. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

9 Jul 2013

BASF’s Polyurea-Based Protective Coating Provides Jointless Waterproofing for Roofs

The main function of a roof is to keep out the wet. All the same, leaks and penetrating moisture are by no means uncommon especially on flat roofs. The plastic- and bitumen-based membranes conventionally used are susceptible at the joints, particularly where complicated roof geometries are involved. Such membranes can additionally become brittle at low temperatures and no longer bridge concrete cracks sufficiently. For such applications BASF has its Elastocoat® coating system that gives roofs jointless waterproofing and has been attracting increasing interest.

From BASF Corporation 9 Jul 2013

New Report on Current and Emerging Market Conditions of China Rigid Polyurethane Foam Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China Rigid Polyurethane Foam Industry Report" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 9 Jul 2013

SGPPL Debuts Chromatography Assemblies for GC and HPLC Autosamplers

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics (SGPPL) introduces Chromatography Assemblies for GC and HPLC autosamplers. Each assembly includes a choice of clear 2mL 33-Expansion (33E) or 51-Expansion (51E) borosilicate glass vials plus cap and liner closures, manufactured exclusively to provide a perfect fit on the vials. Closures are made from ultra-pure and chemically resistant materials to reduce sample loss and provide maximum protection to samples.

9 Jul 2013

U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium Releases CIGS PV Roadmap

The U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC), an industry-led collaboration headquartered at SUNY’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) in New York that is designed to accelerate next-generation solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies, has released the first-ever U.S. CIGS PV Roadmap reports.

9 Jul 2013

BASF Develops Antistatic Thermoplastic Polyurethane Granulate

We are all familiar with the crackling sound and one’s hair standing on end when taking off a synthetic sweater – which is at worst mildly discomforting. In industry however, the electrostatic charging of plastics can cause the failure of electronic components and computer chips and is even capable of igniting combustible gases, vapours and dusts. On the surface of a polymer, which is at first electrically neutral, charge may be generated by contact with another surface and subsequent rapid separation. Without suitable dissipation, this charge can neutralise in an uncontrolled and abrupt fashion. To address this problem, BASF has now for the first time developed an antistatic thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) granulate – at hand as of now under the Elastostat® brand name in the TPU portfolio.

From BASF Corporation 9 Jul 2013