Semiconductor Research (SRC), a global semiconductor technology research consortium of universities has honored professors for outstanding contribution to SRC backed research and education pertaining to semiconductor chip research in 2012.
By Nick Gilbert
13 Sep 2012
A team of computational engineers headed by Professor Simon Cox from the University of Southampton have developed a supercomputer using Lego and 64 Raspberry Pi computers.
By Nick Gilbert
13 Sep 2012
FRX Polymers has signed a multi-year agreement with Americhem for the exclusive distribution rights of FRX Polymer’s new polymer called FRX 100 in Turkey and Western Europe. FRX 100 is a non-halogen flame retardant polymer.
By Nick Gilbert
13 Sep 2012
Momentive Specialty Chemicals, the company catering to automotive applications globally with its curing agents and epoxy resins, is showcasing its new reactive, powder preform binder at the ACCE 2012 Composites Show taking place at Troy in Michigan from September 11 to 13.
By Nick Gilbert
13 Sep 2012
Construction services provider, Jacobs Engineering has been chosen by the Korean Lotte Group’s United Kingdom subsidiary, Lotte Chemical UK to provide construction management services for Lotte’s new polyethylene terephthalate (PET) facility to be constructed at Redcar in Cleveland at the Wilton International Site. Though the financial value of the contract has not been divulged, representative officials confirmed the scheduled contract duration to be 18 months.
By Nick Gilbert
13 Sep 2012
The world’s resources are finite and the combination of increasing population and the requirements of technology companies mean that they are being used at an ever increasing rate.
Research and Markets has included a new book titled ‘Ceramics and Composites Processing Methods’ to its catalogue.
By G.P. Thomas
12 Sep 2012
A team of researchers at the Purdue University has found that when solid metals were slid one over another, a swirling fluid-like behavior occurred. This discovery provides new clues to the property of wear in materials and may help develop more durable metal parts. Sliding occurs in many types of machinery, including engine pistons and bearings.
DUNMORE has announced the launch of a new version of its DUN-SOLAR TPE solar module backsheet.
By Nick Gilbert
12 Sep 2012
Jinxin Glass based in Jiyuan, Henan Province, China, has inked a deal to procure Air Products’ integrated oxy-fuel solution to optimize quality and productivity and decrease emissions in its glass production.
Novelis, a major provider of rolled aluminum, has inked a multi-year exclusive supply contract to deliver high-quality automotive sheet products to automaker, Jaguar Land Rover.
By Nick Gilbert
12 Sep 2012
Praxair, an American company dealing in industrial gases, has inked a 15-year agreement for the procurement of carbon dioxide from Honeywell Resins and Chemicals.
By G.P. Thomas
12 Sep 2012
PENTAX has launched an exclusive high definition (HD) coating technology for its brand new HD PENTAX lenses that are used in the PENTAX K-Mount cameras.
By G.P. Thomas
12 Sep 2012
In a novel bid to promote multidisciplinary research, the North Carolina State University has entered into an agreement with the Eastman Chemical Company to jointly conduct advanced research in material science, chemistry and other relevant scientific fields.
By Nick Gilbert
12 Sep 2012
A new approach to harnessing data in materials science computing has been developed by Krishna Rajan, Wilkinson Professor of Interdisciplinary Engineering at Iowa State University and Director of the University’s International Combinatorial Sciences and Materials Informatics Collaboratory and Institute for Combinatorial Discovery.
By Nick Gilbert
12 Sep 2012