Mattson Technology, a major provider of sophisticated semiconductor processing equipment, has reported that it has received an order from a major foundry for the paradigmE etch system.
By Nick Gilbert
27 Jul 2012
Bredero Shaw, pipecoating business of ShawCor, has secured more than US$40 million worth contracts to deliver pipeline coatings and associated services for the Petróleos Mexicanos-operated Linea 5 Pipeline Project in Mexico. The clients are Tubacero, Dragados Offshore and Swiber Offshore Construction. The coating work for the Linea 5 project will start in the Q3 of 2012.
By G.P. Thomas
26 Jul 2012
Corning, a provider of specialty glass and ceramics, announced that its Singapore subsidiary and Samsung Display have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Wuxi New District to create a new venture for the production of TFT-LCD glass substrates in China. The new company will be located in Wuxi New District, Jiangsu Province, China.
A Long-term partnership agreement was signed between BioAmber and Evonik Industries for the manufacture and development of sustainable chemical catalysts from the bio-based succinic acid. GBL (gamma - butyrolactone), THF (tetrahydrofuran) and BDO (1,4- butanediol) are some the industrial chemicals which will be made from these catalysts.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Jul 2012
UniPixel, headquartered in the Woodlands, Texas, has achieved production qualification for its Diamond Guard hard coat film along with Carestream Tollcoating, a manufacturing and distribution partner of UniPixel.
By Nick Gilbert
26 Jul 2012
Researchers from SRI International have received a two-year grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop and test a bioadhesive gel for delivery of antiviral drugs.
By Nick Gilbert
26 Jul 2012
A new three component epoxy resin system, EG-96 HP, has been launched by W. R. MEADOWS, a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of high-quality building materials. EG-96 HP is a high-strength, 100% solids, VOC and BGE free, deep grouting material that is ideal for application in industrial projects, such as wind turbine and crane rail base grouting.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Jul 2012
The award-winning Seidman Cancer Center, based in Cleveland, Ohio, has used Reynobond Aluminum Composite Material (ACM) from Alcoa, a manufacturer of exterior and interior cladding and corporate identity solutions for commercial construction.
Itochu Plastics, a company of Itochu Group, has become a distribution partner by signing a deal with SouthWest NanoTechnologies to supply its commercially-produced specialty single-wall and multi-wall carbon nanotubes and carbon nanotube dispersions, pastes and inks throughout the Asian region.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Jul 2012
FLEXcon, a company specializing in adhesive laminating and coating, has reported the selection of the company to exclusively deliver its self-adhesive material for InkWorks Printing’s Wall Pepper product line.
By Nick Gilbert
26 Jul 2012
Research and Markets has reported the inclusion of a new book, titled ‘Corrosion Resistance of High-Performance Materials - Titanium, Tantalum, Zirconium’ from John Wiley and Sons, to its catalogue.
By Nick Gilbert
26 Jul 2012
Jacobs Engineering Group has reported that Braskem, a major producer of thermoplastic resin in the Americas, has awarded a contract to Jacobs Engineering Group to offer professional technical services at recently acquired propylene splitter assets at the Marcus Hook Refinery complex near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
By Nick Gilbert
26 Jul 2012
NaturalNano, a materials science company, has reported the issuance of a key patent by the United States Patent & Trademark Office.
By G.P. Thomas
26 Jul 2012
A two day workshop, jointly organized by Micromeritics Instrument Corporation and ETH Zurich on the preparation, characterization, and application of advanced porous materials will take place in Zurich, Switzerland, Augu...
Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, have been chosen as suppliers of a CSS450 for the Polymeric and Mesomorphic Materials Group, CENIMAT, Portugal for the rheological characterization of anisotropic materials.