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UTC Aerospace Systems Opens New Propeller Systems Facility in Morocco

UTC Aerospace Systems held a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by dignitaries, partners and suppliers to celebrate the inauguration of its new Propeller Systems facility in Casablanca, Morocco. The new subsidiary, Ratier-...

6 Oct 2012

New Report Analyzes Asia-Pacific Butadiene Market

New Market Research Report Added in MarketResearchReports.Biz Reports Database: Butadiene Market in Asia Pacific to 2020 - Polybutadiene, Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) and Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) to Fuel Demand

6 Oct 2012

Stratton Resources Discovers Nickel-Bearing Ultramafic Rocks on MAC Project

Stratton Resources is pleased to announce the discovery of substantial strike lengths of nickel-bearing ultramafic rocks on its MAC Project, located in central British Columbia, Canada.

6 Oct 2012

Aluminum Rolled Product Provider Wins Georgia Governor's International Award

Novelis, the global leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, was named winner of the 2012 Georgia Governor's International Awards in the International Deal of the Year category for opening its Global Research & Technology Center in Kennesaw earlier this year. The award recognized Novelis for its commitment to the Atlanta area and economic impact on the state.

6 Oct 2012

Study on Ferromagnetic Materials Provides Insights to Improve Performance of Memory Devices

An international team of researchers has found at the free electron laser FLASH a surprising effect that leads in ferromagnetic materials to a spatially varying magnetization manipulation on an ultrafast timescale. T...

6 Oct 2012

New Self-Healing Process May Revolutionize Electronics Industry

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are core components in every mobile phone, television and computer. PCBs can be thought of as acting like a nervous system, forming a network that links the microchips mounted on the board and supplies them with power.

6 Oct 2012

ON Semiconductor Teams Up with imec to Develop GaN-on-Si Power Devices

ON Semiconductor, a premier global supplier of high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics, has joined the multi-partner, industrial research and development program at imec, a leading nanoelectronics research center, to collaborate on the development of next-generation Gallium Nitride (GaN) on Silicon (Si) power devices.

6 Oct 2012

BASF’s Construction Chemicals Division Strengthens Business to Address Declining Markets

BASF is strengthening the competitiveness of its Construction Chemicals division in Europe. Measures include adjusting the business to declining markets especially in Southern Europe and Great Britain as well as enhancing overall efficiency and customer focus.

From BASF Corporation 6 Oct 2012

Dow, Bend Research Offer Fully Characterized Polymers for Oral Drugs

Bend Research Inc., a leading independent drug-formulation development and manufacturing company and The Dow Chemical Company, a global leader in designing, manufacturing, and supplying polymeric excipients for enabling drug-delivery systems, have formed an exclusive collaboration to provide science-based spray-dried dispersion (SDD) solutions and select enabling new polymers for poorly soluble oral drugs.

From Dow Chemicals 6 Oct 2012

Air Products to Add Two New Hydrogen Fuelling Stations in London

Air Products’ Business Development Manager for Hydrogen Energy has today detailed the company’s plans for a hydrogen transport network in London. Speaking at an industry event in Bristol, Emma Guthrie said that Air Products expected to add two new fuelling stations in London in the near future to create a network of five.

From Air Products PLC 6 Oct 2012

Patterned Optical Coating Process for High-Precision Bandpass Filters

Ocean Thin Films now provides its patented PixelTec™ patterned optical coating process for high-precision bandpass filters, opening up new possibilities for application-specific cameras.

6 Oct 2012

BASF Canada Named Finalist for Bloom Centre for Sustainability Leadership Award 2012

BASF Canada was recently named one of three finalists for The Bloom Centre for Sustainability (BLOOM) Leadership Award 2012. The winner will be announced on Oct.17 during the gala dinner at Sustainability Applied 2012, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

From BASF Corporation 6 Oct 2012

EPIR’s IR Material Foundry Visited by Illinois Governor Quinn

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn recently visited the infrared (IR) material foundry of EPIR Technologies, Inc. (EPIR) in Bolingbrook, IL. The Governor was a keynote speaker at the International Symposium on Optoelectronic Materials and Devices held in Chicago in July and co-sponsored by EPIR.

6 Oct 2012

Preparation Begins to Take First Scoop of Mars’ Soil for Analysis

NASA's Curiosity rover is in a position on Mars where scientists and engineers can begin preparing the rover to take its first scoop of soil for analysis.

5 Oct 2012

Interior Coatings Contribute to Better Visual Comfort and Energy Conservation

Can interior coatings of a space contribute to improve visual comfort and promote energy conservation? It is around this issue that the French company Saint-Gobain and the LIPID laboratory started a new collaboration.

5 Oct 2012