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New UV-C-Reflective Wall Coating Reduces Time Necessary for Room Decontamination

A recent study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ( William A. Rutala , Ph.D., MPH, et al., 2013) confirms the ability of a new UV-C-reflective wall coating to dramatically reduce the time necessary to decontaminate a room using the UV-C-emitting device TRU-D SmartUVC™.

13 May 2013

Astro Pak Develops Improved Techniques to Reduce Non-Volatile Residue on Componentry

Astro Pak Corporation announced today that the company successfully developed new and improved processes and techniques that will significantly improve its ability to reduce non-volatile residue (NVR) on a variety of componentry and hardware.

13 May 2013

New Report on China Structural Adhesive Industry

Structural adhesive is a kind of high value-added adhesive with higher technical content and higher conditions for production and application than average adhesives. In 2007-2011, China's output of structural adhesive presented a CAGR of 16.6%, higher than the growth rate of 13.6% of the adhesive industry in the same period.

From Report Linker 13 May 2013

BASF to Commence Renewable Butanediol Production Using Genomatica’s Patented Process

BASF plans to begin production of 1,4-butanediol based on renewable feedstock (renewable BDO) using the patented process of Genomatica, San Diego, California. The one-step fermentation process is based on sugars as a renewable feedstock. The companies have agreed not to disclose financial details of the agreement.

13 May 2013

Teseq Introduces CBA 400M-260 Broadband Amplifier for Automotive, Military and Aerospace Applications

Teseq, a leading developer and provider of instrumentation and systems for EMC emission and immunity testing, has expanded its broadband amplifier line to include a Class A linear and low distortion model that operates from 10 kHz to 400 MHz with a rated power level of 260 watts.

13 May 2013

Penn State Faculty and Students Engage in 3-D Printing Research

To make useful things, humans remove the bits that aren’t part of the thing we want. We've learned how to then make giant factory machines that assemble the different parts into a more complex whole. It’s called “reductive” manufacturing — with some assembly required — and has dominated our lives for thousands of years.

13 May 2013

ORNL Materials Science Scientists Win DOE Early Career Awards

Materials science and physics research led by early career Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists received a boost this week from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Early Career Research Program.

13 May 2013

Centaurus Continues Development of Magnatek Process for Diamond Manufacture

Centaurus Diamond Technologies Inc., continues its drive toward perfecting the manufacture of diamonds through the Magnatek process.

13 May 2013

Western Lithium’s Extraction Process for Lithium Awarded US Patent

Western Lithium USA Corporation is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a Patent from the United States Government (US 8,431,005) for its lithium extraction process that was filed in June 2011.

13 May 2013

Four New Mass Spectrometry Application Notes Released by LECO

LECO’s Life Science and Chemical Analysis Centre has released four new application notes utilizing the chemical ionization (HR-CI) source for the Pegasus® GC-HRT (high resolution time-of-flight mass spectromete...

From LECO Corporation 10 May 2013

SciAps, Inc. Purchased the DeltaNu Raman Analyzer Company

SciAps and DeltaNu's merger brings cutting-edge Raman analyzers to market, featuring the InspectoR™ series for versatile portable spectroscopy solutions.

From Malvern Panalytical 10 May 2013

Heraeus to Celebrate Increased R&D Capabilities at Shanghai PV Facility

The Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit will be holding an event on Monday, May 13th, to celebrate their increased research and development capabilities at their PV facility in Shanghai, China. Heraeus has upgraded their laboratory to increase their local support to Chinese cell manufacturers.

10 May 2013

Intertek Opens Lubricant and Oil Condition Monitoring Testing Laboratory in South Africa

Intertek, the leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide, today announced the opening of a state-of-the-art lubricant and oil condition monitoring (OCM) testing laboratory in South Africa. The lab expansion enables Intertek to meet increasing market demand and shorten project turnaround time for lubricants testing, serving clients in Sub-Saharan Africa and worldwide.

From Intertek Group PLC 10 May 2013

Heraeus to Highlight New c-Si Solar Cell Pastes at SNEC 2013

The Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit, a leader in the development of metallization pastes for the photovoltaics industry, will be attending the SNEC 7th (2013) International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference & Exhibition at May 14th to 16th, 2013. Heraeus will highlight their newest series of pastes for c-Si solar cells.

10 May 2013

New 1 A Miniature Glass Passivated Single-Phase Bridge Rectifiers from Vishay

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today released four new 1 A miniature glass passivated single-phase bridge rectifiers in the surface-mount MBLS package featuring a low typical height of 1.4 mm. Offering high reverse voltages to 1000 V, the MBL104S, MBL106S, MBL108S, and MBL110S are ideal for AC/DC full-wave rectification in smartphone chargers.

10 May 2013