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Ceram - Redesigned Website with Improved End-user Functionality

Ceram, the international materials technology company, has launched a redesigned website with improved visitor functionality. The revised website features a new design, simplified navigation and enhanced mobile device...

8 May 2013

Songwon to Participate at Feiplastic 2013 Conference in Sao Paulo

Songwon, the second largest manufacturer of polymer stabilizers in the world, will participate at Feiplastic 2013 in São Paulo, Brazil (May 20-24) – Stand G91. Feiplastic 2013 is an international trade fair...

From Songwon 8 May 2013

New Report on Electroactive Polymer Materials Market

Notwithstanding decades of RnD and first applications, the electroactive polymer (EAP) market hasn’t reached maturity yet. There is a range of characteristics, such as performance and long-term stability which require further development and improvement for these polymers to be able to meet the requirements of each application.

8 May 2013

CSA Grants Canada Lithium Approval to Operate Process Plant Kiln

Canada Lithium Corp. ("Canada Lithium" or the "Company") today announced that, following an on-site field evaluation yesterday, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) has granted approval for the Company to operate its process plant kiln.

8 May 2013

Blend of Silk and Cellulose as Stem Cell Scaffolds Help Repair Damaged Cartilage

Over 20 million people in Europe suffer from osteoarthritis which can lead to extensive damage to the knee and hip cartilage. Stem cells offer a promising way forward but a key challenge has been to design a ‘smart material’ that is biologically effective for cartilage tissue regeneration.

8 May 2013

New Market Report on Chemicals for Disruptive Electronics and Electrics

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Most-Needed Chemicals for New Disruptive Electronics and Electrics: De-risk your investment

From Report Linker 8 May 2013

Vicor to Unveil ChiP Power Component Packaging Technology at PCIM 2013

Vicor Corporation today announced its participation in the Power Conversion Intelligent Motion (PCIM) 2013 conference, the international conference devoted to power electronics and its applications, hosted in Nuremberg, Germany, May 14-16, 2013.

8 May 2013

Study Challenges All Classic Theories of Glass Transition Behavior

Fact or fiction? Stained glass found in medieval cathedrals becomes thicker at the bottom because glass moves over time. For years researchers have had their doubts, now a team at Texas Tech University has further evidence that the glass is not going anywhere.

8 May 2013

PCD&F Honors Dow’s MICROFILL THF-100 Electrolytic Copper with NPI Award

Dow Electronic Materials, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, announced today that its MICROFILL™ THF-100 Electrolytic Copper received the New Product Introduction (NPI) Award from Printed Circuit Design and Fab Magazine (PCD&F) in the plating category.

From Dow Electronics 8 May 2013

Meller Optics Introduces High Wear and Chemical Resistant Sapphire and Ruby Balls

Meller Optics, Inc. has introduced a full line of sapphire and ruby balls that come in 42 precise small sizes and can withstand high wear and chemical resistance, and thermal and environmental shock.

8 May 2013

1366 Technologies and Tokuyama Partner to Reduce Cost of Photovoltaics

Today, solar wafer manufacturer 1366 Technologies and Tokuyama Corporation (4043:JP), the leading silicon producer in Japan and the fourth largest producer of silicon in the world, entered into a strategic partnership designed to drive down the cost of photovoltaics.

8 May 2013

Nordson MARCH Receives EM Asia-China Award for Self-Contained Vacuum Plasma System

Nordson MARCH, a Nordson Company, a global leader in plasma processing technology, received the EM Asia-China Award for its FlexVIA™ Plasma System, a completely self-contained vacuum plasma system designed for maximum efficiency and cost-effective etch, desmear, and surface activation treatment of flexible printed circuit boards (PCBs).

8 May 2013

Japrotek Selects Outokumpu Stainless Steel for Storage Tanks

Outokumpu delivers 150 tons of stainless steel sheet to construction of storage tanks by Japrotek. Japrotek is a Finnish-based company that produces agitators, pressure vessels and large tanks, built on site, for the process industries.

From Outokumpu Stainless, Inc. 8 May 2013

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology Plan to Restructure to Sharpen the Company's Main Focus

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, a leading provider of plasma etch and deposition systems, has announced a restructuring that will sharpen the focus on its main target customer groups, and build on the Company’s existing strengths in its markets.

From Oxford Instruments Semiconductor 7 May 2013

Cytec to Exhibit a Range of Advanced Composite and Process Material at All-Energy 2013 Conference

Cytec will be exhibiting its range of advanced composite and process materials on stand number D51 at All-Energy 2013, which is being held in the Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen on the 22 and 23 May.

7 May 2013