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Royal DSM Enters Strategic Partnership on Biotechnology and Functional Materials with Rostekhnologii

Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, announces today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a strategic partnership with Rostekhnologii (Rostec), a Russian State Corporation, in the fields of biotechnology and functional materials.

9 Apr 2013

Smart, Disposable Metallized Paper Touch Pads for Packaging Applications

AR Metallizing at the brink of creating "smart", disposable metallized paper touch pads. For many consumer goods and beverage companies, labels allowing customers to effectively interact with their brand, are considered the Holy Grail.

9 Apr 2013

Air Products’ Oxygen Injection Technologies to be Showcased at 2013 IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference

Air Products will highlight the company's proprietary oxygen injection technologies for cement and lime manufacturing at the 2013 IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference in Orlando, Fla., from April 14-16. The company's technologies can help cement and lime manufacturers improve combustion and lower costs, while increasing alternative fuel usage and reducing emissions.

From Air Products PLC 9 Apr 2013

New Kind of Adaptive Material Features Tunable Transparency and Wettability

Imagine a tent that blocks light on a dry and sunny day, and becomes transparent and water-repellent on a dim, rainy day. Or highly precise, self-adjusting contact lenses that also clean themselves. Or pipelines that can optimize the rate of flow depending on the volume of fluid coming through them and the environmental conditions outside.

9 Apr 2013

Novel Research on Green Mechanochemistry

Shaken, not stirred, is the essence of new research that’s showing promise in creating the chemical reactions necessary for industries such as pharmaceutical companies, but eliminating the resulting waste from traditional methods James Mack, a University of Cincinnati associate professor of chemistry, will present this research into greener chemistry on April 9, at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society in New Orleans.

9 Apr 2013

UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering to Hold Research Expo on April 18

Advances in tattoo sensors for health monitoring, on-chip optical networking, low-cost cancer diagnostics, video games designed to teach computer programming, new materials for protecting soldiers from blasts, and energy-efficient high-wire robots. These are just a few of the 200+ projects from Jacobs School of Engineering graduate students that will be on display at Research Expo on April 18 at the University of California, San Diego.

9 Apr 2013

Plessey Announces Availability of GaN on Silicon LED Products

Plessey announced that samples of its Gallium Nitride (GaN) on silicon LED products (p/n PLW111010) are available today. These entry level products are the first LEDs manufactured on 6-inch GaN on silicon substrates to be commercially available anywhere in the world.

9 Apr 2013

Spectro Analytical Introduces High Accuracy Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) Technology

SPECTRO Analytical Instruments has introduced optical emission spectrometry (OES) technology that offers greater carbon measurement accuracy and speed in cast iron production applications. The technology debuts at the Ca...

From SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH 8 Apr 2013

India’s Paper Industry Expected to Grow at 9.5% CAGR to Over $11.8bn by 2017

Supported by rising population and literacy levels, GDP growth, improvements in manufacturing industry and people’s lifestyles, India’s paper industry is expected to grow, at an estimated CAGR of just over 9.5% during 2012-2017.

8 Apr 2013

Researchers Discover Unexpected Side Product of Polymer Synthesis

Chemical Engineering Professor Tim Bender and Post-Doctoral Fellow Benoit Lessard's discovery of an unexpected side product of polymer synthesis could have implications for the manufacture of commercial polymers used in sealants, adhesives, toys and even medical implants, the researchers say.

8 Apr 2013

New Report Analyzes Worldwide Markets for Carbon and Graphite

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Carbon and Graphite - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering.

8 Apr 2013

Nine Nobel Laureates to Present at 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society

At least nine Nobel laureates have research that will be presented here this week during the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Research from the laureates' teams will be among almost 12,000 presentations during the event, expected to attract more than 14,000 scientists and others.

8 Apr 2013

Xradia VersaXRM 3D X-ray Microscope Enables Synchrotron-Quality Research

Xradia, Inc. announced today that several of its customers have used VersaXRM 3D X-ray microscopes to achieve ground-breaking research results not previously possible in their labs. The VersaXRM family has introduced unprecedented resolution for 3D non-destructive imaging at high contrast into laboratory environments, enabling synchrotron-quality research for a broad range of applications. [See related announcement: "Xradia Expands VersaXRM Family"]

From Xradia 8 Apr 2013

New Global Market Research Report on Solution Styrene Butadiene Rubber

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Solution Styrene Butadiene Rubber (S-SBR) Market for Tire, Polymer Modification, Footwear & Others - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth and Forecast, 2012 - 2018" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 8 Apr 2013

Xradia Introduces VersaXRM-410 3D X-ray Imaging for Nondestructive Microstructure Characterization

Xradia, Inc. is announcing the expansion of its lab-based VersaXRM family to bridge the gap between high-performing 3D X-ray microscopy (XRM) solutions and traditionally lower-cost, less capable projection-based computed tomography (CT) systems.

From Xradia 8 Apr 2013