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Sustainable Business Practices and Business Success Go Hand in Hand

Sustainable business innovation is good business; researchers from Aalto University, Finland have proved. The researchers tested how sustainability business innovations and the market value of companies in the construction sector are connected.

6 Dec 2012

Silevo Demonstrates 22.1% Cell Conversion Efficiency with Tunneling Junction Cell Architecture

Silevo, Inc., a solar cell innovator and photovoltaic (PV) solar module manufacturer, today announced that its proprietary tunneling junction cell architecture has achieved 22.1 percent cell conversion efficiency, as measured by Sandia National Laboratories with Silevo’s production materials and full-size substrates.

6 Dec 2012

SCRA Produces Art Bar Made of Recycled Carbon Fiber Material

SCRA today announced the production of a composite art bar, produced in conjunction with the New York-based design firm FXFOWLE. The serving bar was manufactured in South Carolina and installed at the Miami Project and demonstrates the many possibilities for recycled materials and modern design. The Miami Project is a contemporary and modern art fair being held December 4-9, 2012. It coincides with the 11th annual Art Basel Miami Beach, a premier international art show, as well as the 23rd annual Art Miami.

6 Dec 2012

BBK Selects Audience's Automatic Speech Recognition Assist Technology for New vivo X1 Smartphone

Audience®, Inc., the leader in advanced voice and audio processing for mobile devices, today announced that the Audience earSmart eS305 processor was selected by BBK for the new vivo X1 smartphone.

6 Dec 2012

BASF Offers NOK 12.50 in Cash for Pronova Shares

Following the approval by the Oslo Stock Exchange, BASF [Frankfurt: BAS, LSE: BFA, SWX: AN] today published the offer document for the public takeover offer to the shareholders of Pronova BioPharma ASA, Lysaker, Norway [OBX: PRON]. Pronova is a pioneer in the field of research, development, and manufacturing of omega-3 fatty acids.

From BASF Corporation 6 Dec 2012

Dow Completes Roof-Top Solar System Installation at Polyolefin Encapsulant Films Plant

The Dow Chemical Company continues to take steps to harness the power of the sun – this time to improve the energy efficiency of its manufacturing operations in Map Ta Phut, Thailand.

From Dow Chemicals 6 Dec 2012

Lake Shore Cryotronics Introduces the Model CRX-6.5K Cryogenic Probe Station

Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc., a manufacturer of scientific sensors, instruments, and systems for precise measurement and control, introduces the new Model CRX-6.5K cryogenic probe station, an affordable, general purpose&...

From Lake Shore Cryotronics Inc. 6 Dec 2012

Lake Shore Cryotronics Launches a new Service for People to Download Ethernet and Instrument Updates for Instruments in the Field

Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc., a manufacturer of scientific sensors, instruments, and systems for precise measurement and control, announces that they are instituting a new service enabling customers to download Ethernet ...

From Lake Shore Cryotronics Inc. 5 Dec 2012

Olympus NDT Introduces the Magna-Mike 8600 Hall Effect Thickness Gauge

Olympus NDT, a world leader in nondestructive testing technologies, is pleased to introduce the Magna-Mike® 8600 Hall Effect Thickness Gauge.

From Evident Industrial (XRF) 5 Dec 2012

Olympus NDT - Introduces Industrial Tech Guide App for Android

Olympus NDT is pleased to introduce the Industrial Tech Guide App for Android smart phones. Available for download on Google Play, this free Olympus mobile application contains two knowledge-based sections designed f...

From Evident Industrial (XRF) 5 Dec 2012

Princeton Inventor Presents Low-Cost Accurate System for Detecting Defects in Bridges

Princeton-led discoveries show up not only on the pages of scientific journals — they are also on the shelves of major retailers. At the Celebrate Princeton Invention reception Nov. 29, the University honored its faculty, staff and student inventors for their role in technology transfer — which includes patenting and licensing of inventions — to bring research innovations to the marketplace.

5 Dec 2012

High-Strain Gradient inside Electronic Circuits Lead to Growth of Tin Whiskers

Americans love their electronics, and millions will undoubtedly receive everything from flat-screen TVs and e-readers to video games and coffee makers this holiday season. Over time, even the best of these devices inexplicably stop working. Often it’s not worth the time and money to have them repaired, but the nagging question of “why” still lingers long after they’re thrown in the trash.

5 Dec 2012

MCA Honors PPG for Sustainable, Color-Shifting Coatings

PPG Industries’ coil and extrusion coatings group received a 2012 Chairman’s Award from the Metal Construction Association (MCA) at METALCON, the only annual conference dedicated to metal construction products, technologies and solutions.

From PPG Industries Inc. 5 Dec 2012

Broner Planning and Scheduling Solutions Selected for JSW Steel’s Vijyanagar Plant

Broner Metals Solutions, worldwide specialist provider of integrated MES, supply chain and advanced planning & scheduling solutions for the metals industries announces that it has been selected by JSW Steel Ltd to implement a world class Production Planning and Scheduling solution together with Broner's MES solution, for the JSW Vijaynagar Integrated steel complex, India. The Broner systems will be closely coupled with JSW's SAP systems.

5 Dec 2012

Tianjin Soda Selects LP Oxo Low-Pressure Hydroformylation Technology for New Butanol/2-Ethylhexanol Plant

Davy Process Technology Limited (DPT), a Johnson Matthey company, and The Dow Chemical Company announced that the Tianjin Soda Plant (Tianjin Soda), a subsidiary of Tianjin Bohai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd, has selected the LP OxoSM Technology for the second time to be used in its new Butanol/2-ethylhexanol plant in the Harbor Economic Area, Binhai New Area, Tianjin, China.

From Dow Chemicals 5 Dec 2012