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New Mathematical Analyses Help Design Novel Materials and Biomaterials

In a recent publication, researchers achieved new accuracy in the ability to measure energy differences between states of molecules, thus predicting which states will be observed.

24 Dec 2012

Ambrell to Exhibit at Industrie Lyon on April 16-19, 2013 at the Eurexpo in Lyon France

Ambrell, a leading manufacturer of induction heating systems, will exhibit at Industrie Lyon on April 16-19, 2013 at the Eurexpo in Lyon France. Representatives will discuss potential induction heating applications, ...

From Ambrell Induction Heating Solutions 21 Dec 2012

Bonsal American Completes Surface Coatings Company Acquisition

Bonsal American, Inc., has completed the acquisition of Surface Coatings Company, Inc., based in Auburn Hills, Mich., a manufacturer of asphalt pavement maintenance products for use by commercial contractors on asphalt surfaces surrounding retail, residential and industrial properties.

21 Dec 2012

Progressive Foam Technologies to Produce Siding Insulation Using BASF Neopor Thermal Foam

Progressive Foam Technologies (PFT), today announced it will begin using BASF’s Neopor® thermal foam in a new line of high-performance siding insulation products.

From BASF Corporation 21 Dec 2012

Alcoa to Provide Blades and Vanes for Siemens Energy’s Heavy-Duty Gas Turbines

Alcoa today announced that Alcoa Power and Propulsion (APP) has signed a long-term agreement with Siemens Energy to supply blades and vanes for a wide range of industrial gas turbines.

21 Dec 2012

Versa Power Systems Now Becomes Wholly Owned Subsidiary of FuelCell Energy

FuelCell Energy, Inc. a global leader in the design, manufacture, operation and service of ultra-clean, efficient and reliable fuel cell power plants, today announced that it has acquired the remaining shares of Versa Power Systems, Inc. (Versa).

21 Dec 2012

ZBB Energy Becomes Member of National Alliance for Advanced Technology Batteries

ZBB Energy Corporation, a leading developer of intelligent power and energy management technologies, today announced that the Company is joining the National Alliance for Advanced Technology Batteries (NAATBatt), www.naatbatt.org.

21 Dec 2012

BASF Announces Ultramid B Capacity Expansion in Germany

BASF increased its capacity for Ultramid® B (polyamide 6) film product materials at its Ludwigshafen Verbund site by 21,000 metric tons per year in December 2012.

From BASF Corporation 21 Dec 2012

Photo-Catalytically Active Coatings Can Reduce Nitrogen Oxides

The Seventies: Smog alert in the Ruhr area, acid rain, dying spruce trees in the Bavarian Forest. In those days, the solution was filter systems for the smokestacks in the Ruhr area.

21 Dec 2012

Novel Liquid-Free Process to Design 3D Hybrid Structures

Researchers at Aldrich Materials Science, a strategic technology initiative of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation have discovered an innovative way to design an important class of three-dimensional (3D) hybrid structures, Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), under completely liquid-free conditions.

21 Dec 2012

NSF Grant to University of Houston Professor to Study Flexible, Stretchable Batteries

Professor's NSF grant will be used to study flexible, stretchable batteries

21 Dec 2012

ThyssenKrupp Dedicates TechCenter Carbon Composites in Dresden

Lightweight components made from fiber-reinforced plastics make wind turbines more efficient, sports cars faster and aircraft stronger. At ThyssenKrupp too, promising areas of application are opening up for carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP), for example through multi-material designs in combination with innovative steel solutions.

21 Dec 2012

Gabriel Performance Products Acquires BASF Capcur Business

BASF and Gabriel Performance Products, LLC, a U. S. based specialty chemical company, signed a contract to transfer the BASF Capcure® business to Gabriel Performance Products. The transaction was formally completed today.

From BASF Corporation 21 Dec 2012

Thin Film Technology System Producer Denton Vacuum Opens New Customer Application Development Center

Denton Vacuum LLC, a leading supplier of production scale thin film technology systems, has opened a new Customer Application Development Center (CADC) in its Moorestown, New Jersey, engineering and manufacturing facility. Fully outfitted with cutting-edge Denton equipment and comprehensive film characterization tools, the CADC offers Denton's customers a new set of powerful technology services: process development; testing and validation of new process characterization tools; advanced training; and process demonstrations.

From Denton Vacuum 20 Dec 2012

Contributions to High Terahertz Power Generators Wins IEEE Honors

Yujie Ding, professor of electrical and computer engineering and Class of 1961 Professor, has been named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

20 Dec 2012