Nanocomp Technologies, a manufacturer of carbon nanotube-based component products and performance materials, has opened its new headquarters in Merrimack, New Hampshire, marking the conclusion of the first phase of a proposed expansion of 100,000 sq. ft, based in part on funding from the Defense Production Act Title III.
By Nick Gilbert
2 Aug 2012
Jenoptik will introduce its robot-based three-dimensional (3D) metal cutting laser machine called JENOPTIK-VOTAN BIM, and its latest laser metal processing technology advancements at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS 2012), which will be held at McCormick Place in Chicago from September 10 to 15, 2012.
By Nick Gilbert
2 Aug 2012
Research and Markets has included a new report titled ‘Formation and Properties of Clay-Polymer Complexes, Vol 4. Edition No. 2’ to its catalogue.
By Nick Gilbert
2 Aug 2012
Composites are the trend in lightweight construction and well on their way to go into mass production, as will be demonstrated at COMPOSITES EUROPE 2012 in Düsseldorf from 9 to 11 October.
Element Materials Technology today announces the acquisition of Materials Engineering Research Laboratory Limited (MERL) headquartered in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, UK. The addition of MERL and its world-class reputation fo...
Smithers Rapra, in collaboration with program advisors from Dow Corning, Momentive Performance Materials, Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Nolato, Starlim North America Corporation, and the University of Cincinnati, are pleased to announce the full release of the Silicone Elastomers Americas 2012 agenda.
CRAIC Technologies, the leading manufacturer of advanced UV-visible-NIR range systems for microscale analysis, announces the introduction of a mobile version of its website microspectra.com .
The wrinkles on a raisin result from a simple effect: As the pulp inside dries, the skin grows stiff and buckles to accommodate its shrinking size. Now, a team of researchers at MIT has discovered a way to harness that same principle in a controlled and orderly way, creating wrinkled surfaces with precise sizes and patterns.
Available on the Malvern Panalytical website, a newly updated list of citations for the Zetasizer Nano series of dynamic light scattering systems from Malvern Panalytical shows that it is being used for the characterization of materials ranging from graphite and gold to polymers and polysaccharides.
The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) has announced the addition of two new tours as part of the Euro PM2012 Congress & Exhibition. The new tours are to the RMS Foundation and the Institute for Medical and Analytical Technologies, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland. The original tours are to Hartmetall and Kennametal.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
1 Aug 2012
A group of Harvard researchers has created an immobilized liquid film called Slippery-Liquid-Infused Porous Surfaces (SLIPS) to avoid the formation of biofilms on a surface by the troublesome bacterial colonies.
By G.P. Thomas
1 Aug 2012
The European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers (ECVM) has contested allegations about the potential risk to human health posed by PVC blood bags.
By Nick Gilbert
1 Aug 2012
A new film has been released as part of the BASF’s “Creating Chemistry” series featuring superior materials that will enable frames and lenses of high-quality sunglasses to be robust and secure the eyes of the wearer from UV radiation.
Market Research solutions provider, Research and Markets has included a new report titled “Specialty Chemicals in Europe” to its report offering. The profiling of the Specialty Chemicals industry in Europe provides quantitative and qualitative synopsis of revenues and market size for the period 2007 to 2011. Market forecast for the period 2012 to 2016 is included.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
1 Aug 2012
Intertape Polymer Group, the North American based supplier of carton sealing tape solutions, has launched a new carton sealing tape made particularly for carton boxes made of highly recycled corrugate.
By Nick Gilbert
1 Aug 2012