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Heat-Conducting Polymer Composites May Replace Titanium in Seawater Desalination

There are vast quantities of seawater available; drinking water, on the other hand, is in scarce supply. Desalination plants can convert seawater to drinking water. Yet these plants require pipelines made of a special kind of steel or titanium – expensive material that is growing increasingly difficult to procure. Heat-conducting polymer composites may soon replace titanium altogether. Researchers will present this heat-conducting plastic at the Composites trade fair, October 9-11, 2012, in Düsseldorf (Hall 8a, Booth A11).

5 Oct 2012

VJ Electronix to Showcase Rework Technologies at Matelec Fair

VJ Electronix, a leader in Rework technologies and global provider of advanced X-ray inspection systems, announces that it will highlight its products along with Accelonix at the upcoming Matelec International Trade Fair for the Electrical and Electronics Industry, scheduled to take place October 23-26, 2012 at Feria de Madrid, in Madrid, Spain.

5 Oct 2012

JEC Americas Preparing To Open Its Doors

JEC Americas 2012 is at last preparing to open its doors here this Nov. 7-9, 2012. The most keenly-anticipated composites industry gathering in North America will showcase the latest Innovations, facilitate dynamic knowl...

5 Oct 2012

Brooks Instrument Integrates EtherCAT With Mass Flow Control Solutions

Brooks Instrument continues to innovate its mass flow control solutions with the integration of the EtherCAT communication protocol with its GF40 and GF80 Series thermal mass flow controllers. EtherCAT, which has...

5 Oct 2012

The New Micromeritics 3Flex Offers Versatile High-Throughput Surface Characterization

Achieve superior surface characterization with the Micromeritics 3Flex, a fully automated analyzer designed for high-throughput mesopore and micropore studies.

From Malvern Panalytical 5 Oct 2012

Downturn in China’s Steel Sector has Profound Effects on Global Market

The importance of China to the global steel sector and its suppliers has been reinforced in the past few months. Never has there been a time when the old adages “Ignore China at your peril” and “When China sneezes the whole world catches a cold” seemed as pertinent as in the last few weeks.

5 Oct 2012

Collaborative Development of Reactive Polyamide-Carbon Fiber Composites

BASF and the SGL Group will jointly develop a composite material based on a reactive polyamide system and suitable carbon fibers, serving the cost-effective production of thermoplastic carbon fiber-reinforced composites.

From BASF Corporation 5 Oct 2012

What Is The Fuel Value of Waste Materials?

Exeter Analytical, in conjunction with a number of leading waste reclamation organizations, has developed a methodology for their Model 440 CHN Elemental Analyzer enabling determination of the suitability of a waste material for use as a fuel in waste to energy plants.

From Exeter Analytical (UK), Ltd 4 Oct 2012

ChemPoint Selected as Preferred Distributor for DuPont Capstone Fluorosurfactants

ChemPoint.com (ChemPoint) and DuPont Fluoropolymer Solutions (DuPont) today announced that ChemPoint has been selected as a preferred distributor for DuPont™ Capstone® fluorosurfactants in the United States and Canada. Effective October 3, 2012, ChemPoint will manage order placement and fulfillment, as well as technical assistance and support for Capstone® fluorosurfactants.

4 Oct 2012

Eastman Introduces New Polyethylene Terephthalate Polymer

As the leader of innovative specialty copolyesters, particularly extrusion blow molding (EBM) resins, Eastman Chemical Company announces the addition of Aspira™ One polymer to its portfolio of resins.

From Eastman 4 Oct 2012

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Introduces Fluid Performance Additives and H2S Scavengers

The Oilfield Technology Group of Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. today announced that it has expanded their product offerings beyond resin coated proppants to include fluid performance additives and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) scavengers.

From Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. 4 Oct 2012

Reliance Steel + Aluminum Announces Acquisition of Sunbelt Steel Texas

Reliance Steel & Aluminum announced today that effective October 1, 2012, it has acquired all the outstanding limited liability company interests of Sunbelt Steel Texas, LLC (“Sunbelt”), a value-added distributor of special alloy steel bar and heavy-wall tubing products to the oil and gas industry.

From Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. 4 Oct 2012

Graphene Nanopores for Sequencing DNA

Engineers at The University of Texas at Dallas have used advanced techniques to make the material graphene small enough to read DNA.

4 Oct 2012

PMC Completes Acquisition of Arkema’s Global Organometallics Business

PMC Group N.A. announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Arkema's global organotin and organophosphine-based polymer stabilizers, catalysts and fine chemicals business (the "Business") in the Americas and Europe, on October 1, 2012.

From PMC Group 4 Oct 2012

Georgia Tech Biomaterials Researcher Receives Clemson Award for Basic Research

Andrés J. García, a faculty member at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has been named the 2012 recipient of the Clemson Award for Basic Research from the Society for Biomaterials. This national award is given to an outstanding community member who has demonstrated significant contributions to and understanding of the interaction of materials with tissues within a biological environment.

4 Oct 2012