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Novel Polymer Film Draws on Water Vapor to Generate Electricity

MIT engineers have created a new polymer film that can generate electricity by drawing on a ubiquitous source: water vapor.

11 Jan 2013

Royal Holloway to Test Epitaxial Graphene at Terahertz Frequencies

Royal Holloway is among a select group of top universities to receive £21.5 million in government funding to explore commercial uses for graphene.

11 Jan 2013

Synthetic Material Reconfigures Itself through Chemical Communication

Self-moving gels can give synthetic materials the ability to "act alive" and mimic primitive biological communication, University of Pittsburgh researchers have found.

11 Jan 2013

New Materials Blog Launched By Ceram

Ceram is pleased to announce that it has launched a new blog, dedicated to materials. Populated by Ceram’s team of experts, the blog will be offer an opportunity to get involved in some lively debate about mater...

10 Jan 2013

Hardide Coating Selected By EDF Energy For Nuclear Plant Valve Application

Advanced surface coating company Hardide Coatings has secured EDF Energy as a new customer and has been specified as a cost-effective, high-performance solution to extend the life of the boilerfeed steam valves at Hin...

From Hardide Coatings 10 Jan 2013

Olympus To Begin New Microscope Sales Activities in Seven States

With the upcoming retirement of the top executives of Hitschfel Instruments, Inc., St. Louis, Mo., Olympus will begin selling biomedical and industrial microscopes and imaging instruments directly in central and southern...

10 Jan 2013

Johnson Controls to Unveil Seating, Electronics and Battery Products at 2013 NAIAS

Johnson Controls, a global diversified company in the automotive and building industries, will showcase its latest seating, electronics, interior and battery products at the 2013 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS).

From Johnson Controls, Inc. 10 Jan 2013

TriSupplies Offers Quality Industrial and Packaging Supplies

TriSupplies successfully keep products organized with bin boxes and storage containers ranging from durable, easy to assemble, corrugated cardboard bins to a large variety of plastic stackable totes ideal for transportation and storage. For product organization like warehouse items, parts and tools, plastic storage bins and dividers are the way to go.

10 Jan 2013

New Protective Headgear for Girls Lacrosse

Crasche New York has announced the introduction of its newest protective headgear, the Crasche® Middie™. The product has been tested by two leading independent testing labs, and the test results confirmed that the Crasche Middie can greatly reduce the risk of concussion in girls lacrosse.

10 Jan 2013

Canada Lithium Inks Distributorship Agreement with Marubeni

Canada Lithium Corp. announced today it has signed a three-year Distributorship Agreement with Marubeni Corporation, one of Japan's largest commodities trading companies. The Agreement provides for Marubeni to exclusively distribute Canada Lithium's battery-grade lithium carbonate in Japan for an initial three-year period beginning in 2013, with the option to extend the Agreement for a subsequent three-year term commencing in 2016. Under the terms of the Agreement, Marubeni will purchase a minimum 2,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate in 2013. It holds an option to increase the off-take to 5,000 tonnes by 2015.

10 Jan 2013

Ram Releases Towing and Weight Ratings for its 2013 Line of Pickups and Trucks

In the quest to build the most capable trucks available, Ram officially released class-leading towing and weight ratings for its 2013 line of Ram Heavy Duty pickups and Chassis Cab trucks.

10 Jan 2013

Rising Steel Demand in China Drives Iron Ore Prices

The Iron Ore Industry has had a strong start to the new year as rising steel demand in China have sent prices for the commodity soaring to a 15-month high. Prices for iron-ore have rallied 75 percent from the lows seen in September. The Paragon Report examines investing opportunities in the Iron Ore Industry and provides equity research on Champion Iron Mines Ltd. and Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Ltd.

10 Jan 2013

Dip-Tech-Printed Glass and Dow Corning Adhesive Approved for Use in Architectural Projects

Dip-Tech, the world-leading provider of digital ceramic in-glass printing solutions, today announced that it has received ABZ-70.1-75 certification from the Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (German Institute for Civil Engineering). The certification confirms that glass printed with Dip-Tech Digital Ceramic Inks is approved for use with Dow Corning® 993 Structural Glazing Sealant, the leading silicone-based adhesive used in curtain wall construction of superstructure buildings.

10 Jan 2013

Jedat Introduces Advanced Circuit Simulator for Custom/Analog LSI Design

Jedat Inc. (headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, president & CEO: Kazuyuki Kawauchi, "Jedat")(JASDAQ:3841) today announced to provide a high accuracy and high speed circuit simulator "Cforce" for custom/analog LSI design.

10 Jan 2013

MIT Researchers Study New Synthetic Materials to Control Liquid Flows

When you get a cut, blood starts to flow from the wound. But very quickly, complex biochemical processes spring into action, creating a scaffolding of molecules to block the hole, and then building up an impervious clot to stanch the flow.

10 Jan 2013