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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

BASF, Purac Establish New Company for Production and Sale of Biobased Succinic Acid

BASF and Purac, a subsidiary of CSM, are establishing a joint venture for the production and sale of biobased succinic acid. The company will be named Succinity GmbH and will be operational in 2013. The establishment of Succinity GmbH is subject to filing with the relevant competition authorities. The company headquarters will be in Düsseldorf, Germany.

From BASF Corporation 5 Oct 2012

Global Market for Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics to Reach $36 Billion in 2020

As innovative new production technologies lower carbon fiber cost, the global market for carbon fiber reinforced plastics, or CFRPs, will more than double to $36 billion in 2020, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 13% from $14.6 billion in 2012, according to a Lux Research report.

5 Oct 2012

IMC Collaborates to Develop PFDs for Rare-Earth Element Separation Facility

Innovation Metals today announced the completion by GENIVAR Inc. , the Company's engineering consultants, of a set of process flow diagrams ("PFDs") for the extraction and purification stages of IMC's future critical rare-earth element ("REE") separation facility (the "Facility"), to be located in Becancour, Quebec.

5 Oct 2012

Research Report on Asia Pacific Expandable Polystyrene Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Asia Pacific Expandable Polystyrene (EPS) Industry Outlook to 2016 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of All Active and Planned Plants.

From Report Linker 5 Oct 2012

NIH Awards $1.9M for Development of Glass-Zirconia Composite Dental Crown

Dr. Yu Zhang, an associate professor of biomaterials and biomimetics at the New York University College of Dentistry, has been awarded a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), to develop and test a prototype glass-zirconia composite dental crown.

5 Oct 2012

Fiber-Reinforced Plastics Being Developed for Series Production

Increasingly, metals in cars and airplanes are being replaced by fiber-reinforced plastics. Producing these materials using tape laying offers several advantages. Scientists are now working on readying this technology for use in series production. They will show a few demonstration parts in Hall 8a, Booth A11 at the Composites Europe trade fair, which will be taking place from October 9 - 11 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

5 Oct 2012