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New Research On The Impact Of Humidity On Powders To Be Presented By Freeman Technology

At Powtech 2013 (23-25 April, Nürnberg, Germany), the team from Freeman Technology, the powder characterisation specialists, will present new research on the impact of humidity on powders, a topic of significant int...

From Freeman Technology 21 Feb 2013

SABIC Adds Bimodal HDPE Blow Molding Grades to Product Portfolio

Producers of blow molded bottles for household and industrial chemicals and for personal care will soon be able to benefit from an added choice in supply of bimodal high density polyethylene (HDPE). SABIC is readying facilities at its plant in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, due to start of commercial production in the second quarter of this year, with grades suitable for containers up to 5L. The same grades, as well as grades intended for jerry cans, drums and other large containers, will also be produced at one of the company’s plants in Saudi Arabia; production there will start in the third quarter of 2013.

From SABIC Innovative Plastics 21 Feb 2013

imec and Holst Centre Present Reliable Ultra-Low Power Processor

At this week’s International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC 2013), imec and Holst Centre presented an ultra-low power processor that operates reliably at near-threshold voltages. The processor delivers clock speeds up to 1MHz at voltages down to 0.4 V. In tests based on a Fast Fourier Transform use case, it consumed only 79 µW – a fraction of the power consumption at standard voltages.

From IMEC 21 Feb 2013

Michelman Appoints Jan Denies as Global Product Manager – Digital Printing

Michelman, a global leader in the manufacturing of print receptive primers for digital printing is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jan Denies as Global Product Manager – Digital Printing. He has been working for Michelman as a digital printing consultant since 2012. In his new role, Mr. Denies will focus on helping existing and prospective customers obtain the best printing results from their digital presses in this fast- moving technology sector.

From Michelman Inc 21 Feb 2013

Teijin Frontier Develops New Polyester Curtain Fabric

Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., the Teijin Group's fiber-product converting company, announced today that it has developed a new polyester curtain fabric that traps double the amount of pollen as conventional polyester curtain fabric, helping to minimize pollen levels indoors. Teijin Frontier will sell the new fabric for use in lace curtains from March.

From Teijin Limited 21 Feb 2013

Aduro Biopolymers Teams up with Investment from Wallace Corporation

Hamilton-based Aduro Biopolymers, a natural resource materials and biopolymer company, today announced it has secured investment from Wallace Corporation, by volume New Zealand’s largest service rendering business,...

21 Feb 2013

Z Trim Reports First Sales of Industrial Grade Bio-Fiber Gum

Z Trim Holdings, Inc., a biotechnology company providing value-added ingredients to a variety of industries, today announced its first sales of industrial grade Bio-Fiber Gum for use in the multi-billion dollar petroleum coke industry.

21 Feb 2013

LTI Reports Increase in Shipments of Liquidmetal Prototype Parts

Liquidmetal® Technologies, Inc. (LTI), the leading developer of amorphous alloys and composites, has reported an increased level of Liquidmetal prototype parts shipped to major players in the aerospace, defense, and medical industries.

21 Feb 2013

SEMATECH, Poongsan Partner to Develop High Pressure Anneal Processes in Semiconductor Manufacturing

SEMATECH today announced that Poongsan, a leading producer of annealing furnaces, has joined its Front End Processes (FEP) program, and will work with SEMATECH to explore high-pressure anneal (HPA) techniques for silicon and non-silicon channel materials to improve device performance and reliability for next-generation technologies.

21 Feb 2013

Cereplast Incorporates New Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Algaeplast

Cereplast, Inc. (the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of proprietary biobased, compostable and sustainable bioplastics, today announced the incorporation of a new wholly owned subsidiary, Algaeplast™, Inc. Algaeplast' s focus will be the development and manufacture of algae-based bioplastics.

21 Feb 2013

Researchers Explore Alternate Theory for Origin of RNA

The base pairs that hold together two pieces of RNA, the older cousin of DNA, are some of the most important molecular interactions in living cells. Many scientists believe that these base pairs were part of life from the very beginning and that RNA was one of the first polymers of life. But there is a problem.

21 Feb 2013

Scientists Develop Self-Healing Protective Coating for Cracks in Concrete

Scientists are reporting development of what they describe as the first self-healing protective coating for cracks in concrete, the world's most widely used building material. Their study on the material — which is inexpensive and environmentally friendly — appears in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

21 Feb 2013

New Evergreen Plastics from Pine Trees

Plastic bags are a bane of nature. And not just bags – just about all plastics, really. Most are made out of petroleum, and a piece of plastic, if it misses the recycling bin and ends up in a landfill, will probably outlast human civilization.

21 Feb 2013

Bioengineers Create Artificial Ear Using 3-D Printing and Injectable Molds

Cornell bioengineers and physicians have created an artificial ear – using 3-D printing and injectable molds – that looks and acts like a natural ear, giving new hope to thousands of children born with a congenital deformity called microtia.

21 Feb 2013

Air Products Enters Agreement with Shanxi Lu’An Mining to Build and Operate Four ASUs

Air Products’ pursuit and success in developing large air separation unit (ASU) projects in China has been bolstered with the winning of the second largest ASU onsite order ever awarded to the company for a single project. Air Products (NYSE: APD) announced today the signing of a long-term agreement with Shanxi Lu’An Mining (Group) Co., Ltd. for Air Products to build, own and operate four ASUs producing oxygen, nitrogen, compressed instrument air and steam to supply Lu’An’s multiple process trains at its coal gasification facility to be built in Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, China.

21 Feb 2013