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Chondrules Were Formed during First Three Million Years of the Solar System’s Development

Some 4.567 billion years ago, our solar system's planets spawned from an expansive disc of gas and dust rotating around the sun. While similar processes are witnessed in younger solar systems throughout the Milky Way, the formative stages of our own solar system were believed to have taken twice as long to occur.

3 Nov 2012

2012 TESTXPO Attracts Over 1,200 Material Test Experts from Across the Globe

More than 1,200 subject matter experts gathered at Zwick/Roell headquarters here this month to take part in a four-day informational exchange on the latest advancements in the characterization of mechanical properties for materials and components.

From ZwickRoell GmbH Co. KG 2 Nov 2012

Adhesive Bonding Produces Better Crash Test Results than Riveting or Welding in Cars

Within the automotive industry, lightweight construction offers a solution to the development of more economical and more ecologically viable vehicles. The more steel components that are replaced by lighter materials such as aluminum, the lower is the weight reduction achieved and the greater is the saving in both fuel consumption and emissions. Drive performance also improves.

2 Nov 2012

AAPEX Honors Universal Lubricants’ ECO ULTRA FlexPak with Packaging Award for Innovation

Officials with the 2012 Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) this week awarded Universal Lubricants®, the manufacturer and distributor of one the world's most advanced motor oils, the 2012 New Packaging Award for Innovation for its ECO ULTRA® FlexPak™. The award was presented to Universal Lubricants during an AAPEX awards ceremony on Monday, October 29 in Las Vegas where the ECO ULTRA 1-quart FlexPak made its debut.

2 Nov 2012

3M Abrasive Systems Launches Bonded Abrasive Grinding and Cut-Off Wheels

3M Abrasive Systems introduces 3M™ Cubitron™ II Bonded Abrasive Grinding and Cut-Off Wheels, a revolutionary new technology that reinvents the grinding process. With Cubitron II abrasives, users get precision-shaped grain technology that cuts faster, stays sharper longer, and requires less pressure than conventional grinding and cut-off wheels. In addition, the abrasives can help reduce operator fatigue and increase productivity.

From 3M 2 Nov 2012

Eastman Tritan Copolyester Chosen for Pevco Pneumatic Tube Carrier

Looking for both a highly durable material to withstand heavy use and a reliable material to transport patient-critical items, Pevco turned to Eastman Chemical Company’s Tritan™ copolyester for its Pevco TEC-6™, a pneumatic tube carrier. Tritan provides the durability, lasting clarity and chemical resistance needed with such a device.

From Eastman 2 Nov 2012

MAG Licenses Cryogenic Machining Technology from Air Products

Air Products has licensed its proprietary cryogenic machining technology to MAG IAS, LLC, a leading machine tool manufacturer. The technology license agreement allows MAG to utilize Air Products’ patented cryogen delivery technology and proprietary cryomachining intellectual property—which are designed to mitigate heat generation during the cutting operation thereby enhancing tool life and increasing cutting speeds—along with MAG’s Minimum Quantity Cryogenics (MQC) technology.

From Air Products PLC 2 Nov 2012

Inexpensive Manufacturing Technique for Silicon Anode Material

Researchers at Rice University have refined silicon-based lithium-ion technology by literally crushing their previous work to make a high-capacity, long-lived and low-cost anode material with serious commercial potential for rechargeable lithium batteries.

2 Nov 2012

Advanced Raman Microspectroscopy from CRAIC Offered with Blue, Green, Red and Infrared Lasers

CRAIC Technologies is a leading innovator in the field of optical microanalysis. CRAIC Technologies is proud to announce the addition of even more laser wavelengths to its state-of-the-art CRAIC Apollo™ Raman microspectrometer.

From CRAIC Technologies 2 Nov 2012

Smart Polymers Allow More Subtle Control and Timing of Drug Delivery

Better control over the delivery of drugs to specific sites in the body at specific times would reduce unwanted side effects and improve medical treatment dramatically. ‘Smart’ polymers are promising materials for controlling drug delivery, since they change their properties in response to specific stimuli.

2 Nov 2012

Global Thin Film Coating Equipment Provider Opens Subsidiary in Russia

Beneq, world-leading provider of thin film coating equipment for research and industry, has today announced its plans to establish operations in Russia and the CIS.

2 Nov 2012

SABIC Materials Recognized among Year's Best Automotive Plastic Innovations

Ford Battery Pack and Citroën Rear Quarter Window with SABIC Materials Recognized among Year's Best Automotive Plastic Innovations SABIC's Innovative Plastics business today commended Ford Motor Company ...

From SABIC Innovative Plastics 1 Nov 2012

Award-winning Coren Urban Bike from UBC uses Umeco Prepregs

UBC GmbH, based in Murr - Germany, recently launched their new urban bike, the coren®, which has a frame made exclusively from Umeco’s MTM®49 -3 epoxy resin systems reinforced with high tensile strength woven carbon fabrics and unidirectional carbon fibres, and compatible adhesive film.

From Umeco Structural Materials / Tooling 1 Nov 2012

Polytex USA Launches Polyurethane Coating Line for Artificial Turfs

Well in advance of next year's field installation season, Polytex USA has launched its new, high-quality Polyurethane secondary backing coating line. The line has been specifically designed and engineered for artificial turf applications and aims to significantly improve the tuft bind properties within the turf products.

1 Nov 2012

PEC Photoanode Structure Analyzed During Real Water Splitting Action

Hematite, the mineral form of iron oxide (or trivially, rust), is a promising anode material for photoelectro-chemical cells (PEC) because of its affordability, availability, high stability and good spectral match to the solar spectrum. Although it has the potential of a 15% solar-to-hydrogen energy conversion efficiency, its actual efficiency is lower than that of other metal oxides. This is due to hematite's electronic structure, which only allows for ultrashort electron-hole excited-state lifetimes.

1 Nov 2012