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New Electro-osmotic Pumps for Microfluidic Systems from Dolomite

In collaboration with Osmotex, Dolomite, a world leader in microfluidic design and manufacture, has launched a new range of advanced Electro-osmotic Pumps (EO Pumps) which can significantly reduce the influence of electr...

29 Nov 2012

New TrendTracker From Instron

Instron®, a leading provider or testing equipment solutions designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components, introduces TrendTracker, a software package for managing and analyzing test results ...

From Instron - USA 29 Nov 2012

Lake Shore Cryotronics Launch New Probe Station Specifications

Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc., a manufacturer of scientific sensors, instruments, and systems for precise measurement and control, introduces updated specifications for the Model CRX-VF Cryogenic Probe Station, which feat...

29 Nov 2012

Lake Shore Cryotronics Offer Feature Updates

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. 29 Nov 2012

Electromagnet Power Supply For Lake Shore's Model 648

Introducing the Model 648 electromagnet power supply: a robust, fault-tolerant 10 kW solution for precise measurement in high sensitivity research applications.

From Lake Shore Cryotronics Inc. 29 Nov 2012

Lake Shore’s Model CRX Cryogenic Probe Station Announced

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 cryogen-free probe station that is both cost effective and convenient to use.

From Lake Shore Cryotronics Inc. 29 Nov 2012

DOE SBIR Grant to Pixelligent Technologies to Develop High-Performance Nano Additives

Pixelligent Technologies, an innovator in manufacturing nanocrystal additives for the electronics, semiconductor and industrial markets, announced today that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant for $150,000 by the Department of Energy (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory.

29 Nov 2012

Researchers Explore Spinning Spider-Silk-Like Fibers from Hagfish Slime

Nylon, Kevlar and other synthetic fabrics: Step aside. If new scientific research pans out, people may be sporting shirts, blouses and other garments made from fibers modeled after those in the icky, super-strong slime from a creature called the hagfish. The study appears in ACS' journal Biomacromolecules.

29 Nov 2012

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Joins Solliance Research Program on Organic Photovoltaics

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe and Solliance are counting on a highly promising form of power generation: organic photovoltaics (OPV). OPVs are flexible solar cells made of light-active plastics and can be manufactured by cost-effective processes suitable for large-scale production.

29 Nov 2012

Alcoa Iceland Managing Director Receives Gold Stevie Award

Alcoa announced today that Janne Sigurdsson, Managing Director of Alcoa Iceland, has been named the gold Stevie Award winner for Female Executive of the Year in Europe, the Middle East and Africa at the 9th annual awards ceremony held recently in New York. The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they run.

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 29 Nov 2012

New Report Analyzes Chinese Ceramic Industry

Having gained a position of one of the most prominent and renowned ceramic manufacturers, China continues to dominate the world ceramic market in terms of output. The country’s total value of industrial output surpassed CNY 572 billion in 2011, demonstrating an upswing by above 35 percent from 2010.

29 Nov 2012

Sonoco Recycling Invests in Columbia Materials Recovery Facility

Sonoco Recycling, LLC, a unit of Sonoco, has invested $4 million in its Columbia, S.C., materials recovery facility (MRF), allowing the facility to accept additional types of materials. Because of this, Richland County residents will now be able to recycle more of their household materials such as composite cans, glass, magazines and other types of plastics.

29 Nov 2012

BASF Announces Completion of Becker Underwood Acquisition

BASF has completed the acquisition of Becker Underwood from Norwest Equity Partners, a U.S.-based private equity investment company, for a purchase price of US$1.02 billion (EUR 785 million). With the acquisition, BASF is now a leading global provider of technologies for biological seed treatment as well as seed treatment colorants and polymers. BASF has also expanded its product portfolio in the areas of biological crop protection, turf and horticulture, animal nutrition and landscape colorants and coatings.

29 Nov 2012

Air Products to Build India’s First Solar-Powered Renewable Hydrogen Fueling Station

Air Products today announced it has been awarded a contract with India's University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) to build the country's first solar powered renewable hydrogen fueling station. Air Products' hydrogen fueling technology and infrastructure will be part of a mass public transit bus fueling and vehicle demonstration program administered by UPES.

From Air Products PLC 29 Nov 2012