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Zinc holds Promise for Bioabsorbable Stents

In 2012, more than 3 million people had stents inserted in their coronary arteries. These tiny mesh tubes prop open blood vessels healing from procedures like a balloon angioplasty, which widens arteries blocked by clots or plaque deposits. After about six months, most damaged arteries are healed and stay open on their own. The stent, however, is there for a lifetime.

15 May 2013

AMD Honors Key Suppliers for Innovation and Service

AMD today announced the winners of its 2013 AMD Supplier Excellence Award honored at the company's 2013 Supplier Day event in Austin. The companies recognized exhibited a strong depth of knowledge of AMD's business as well as a demonstrated ability to perform at the highest level based on the specific needs of the company.

15 May 2013

Fully 3D-Printed Mobiles Released

Marco Mahler , a kinetic sculptor specializing in mobiles, and Henry Segerman , a research fellow in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Melbourne, are releasing a collection of fully 3D-printed mobiles on May 14th 2013. An extensive online search did not turn up any fully 3-D printed mobiles made by anyone else yet, making these 3-D printed mobiles apparently the first ones in the world.

15 May 2013

Non-Porous, Synthetic Biomaterial Holds Promise for Safe Medical Implants

It's a familiar scenario – a patient receives a medical implant and days later, the body attacks the artificial valve or device, causing complications to an already compromised system.

15 May 2013

New Continuous Annealing Line Commissioned at PRO-TEC Coating Company

Today, United States Steel Corporation and Kobe Steel , Ltd., of Japan formally commissioned the new Continuous Annealing Line at their joint venture PRO-TEC Coating Company. PRO-TEC will now process some of the strongest and most formable grades of steel in North America.

15 May 2013

Linkam Report on Application of CSS450 Stage for Polymer Research

Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments report on the use of their popular CSS450 stage for polymer research at the New University of Lisbon, Portugal.

From Linkam Scientific Instruments 15 May 2013

SABIC to Address Key Requirements of Aerospace Grade Materials

As Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) begin to play a more central role in the global aerospace and defense market, SABIC is addressing key industry needs for genuine aerospace grade materials that meet a number of stringent operational requirements.

15 May 2013

Stratasys Ltd., Announce Availability of VeroDentPlus Dental Material for 3D Printing

Stratasys Ltd., a leading manufacturer of 3D printers and production systems for prototyping and manufacturing, today announced the immediate availability of VeroDentPlus MED690 dental material for the Objet EdenV series of 3D Printers.

From Stratasys Ltd. 15 May 2013

Dr. Steven A. Carr to Deliver Wallace H. Coulter Plenary Lecture at Pittcon 2014

The Pittcon Program Committee is pleased to announce that Steven Carr, director of proteomics at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, will deliver the Wallace H. Coulter Plenary Lecture at PIttcon 2014.

From Pittcon 14 May 2013

New Medical Grade Silicone Adhesive by Master Bond

Formulated for medical device applications, MasterSil 153Med passes USP Class VI and ISO 10993-5 testing.

From Master Bond Inc. 14 May 2013

Three Year Framework Agreement for Exova to Support Utilities Giant

Exova, one of the world’s leading testing groups, has further strengthened its partnership with United Utilities through a new three year agreement.

14 May 2013

Olympus to Present Opto-digital Microscopy Equipment at EUSPEN Show May 2013

Olympus will present its expanded range of opto-digital microscopy systems at the EUSPEN conference (May 27-30, Berlin, booth 23 + 31). The company will showcase the brand new LEXT OLS4100 laser scanning microscope an...

From Evident Corporation - NDT 14 May 2013

Hosokawa Micron have Introduced the Viblette VBL for Laboratory Sieving

Well known for its iconic Alpine Air Jet Sieve for laboratory sieving and particle size measuring of fine powders, Hosokawa Micron has now introduced the Viblette™ VBL for fast, accurate wet sieving in the laboratory.

From Hosokawa Micron Ltd 14 May 2013

New Publication on Developments in Fiber-reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Civil Engineering

The use of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials has had a dramatic impact on civil engineering techniques over the past three decades.

14 May 2013

China Print 2013: Amica to Display Phoseon UV LED Curing Solutions

Amica Systems has selected Phoseon as a technology supplier of UV LED curing systems to be displayed at the Beijing International Printing Technology Exhibition (China Print) May 14-18. UV LED curing technology for printers is rapidly replacing older technology with compelling advantages of better economics, system capabilities, and environmental benefits.

14 May 2013