On September 11-12, 2012 in Rosemont, IL, the MedTech Polymers 2012 Conference will be held. The announcement was made by PlasticsToday and MD+DI. This event will give an opportunity to medical device and polymer industries to share their perspectives, respective goals, and challenges, and to push innovation of medical devices into the future.
By Nick Gilbert
19 Jun 2012
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, introduced the Thermo Scientific UltiMate 3000 XRS UHPLC system. This newest member of the Thermo Scientific UltiMate 3000 UHPLC+ family offers new UHPLC capabilities in solvent delivery and sample handling with a wide range of detector options for high-throughput laboratories.
The NanoSteel® Company, a leader in nano-structured steel materials design, today announced the development of new advanced high-strength steels with exceptional combinations of strength and ductility for automotive structures.
Freeman Technology’s new brochure provides an introduction to powders as well as full details of the company’s universal powder tester, the FT4 Powder Rheometer.
At Atlanta, a Global Research & Technology Center of 160,000 sq. ft. has been opened by Novelis, a recycler of aluminum beverage cans and producer of rolled aluminum. This center will be used for extending the company's R&D activities.
At the 2012 Nanotech Conference and Expo, SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT)’s Director of Research and Development, Ricardo Prada Silvy will deliver a presentation entitled, ‘Specialty Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Advanced Li-ion Battery Cathodes.’
By Nick Gilbert
18 Jun 2012
Longevity Welding, a manufacturer of cutters, welding equipment, and power generators, has introduced WeldAll Series combo welder, which is user-friendly and offers better performance. The company’s products are durable and provide efficient service. The welders are essentially used at project sites.
By G.P. Thomas
18 Jun 2012
An international team of scientists led from the London Centre for Nanotechnology and the Laboratory for Quantum Magnetism in Switzerland has used quantum mechanics to turn on and off the magnetism of a novel material, a transparent salt.
By Nick Gilbert
18 Jun 2012
Air Liquide Large Industries U.S. has celebrated the start up of a new air separation unit (ASU) at its facility located in Geismar, Louisiana, with a ribbon cutting function on June 14, 2012.
By Nick Gilbert
18 Jun 2012
A condition that enables fast creation of hydrogen with enhanced efficiency has been discovered by researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. This new condition will require the speed-efficiency tradeoff to be overcome by the liquid environment and the catalyst that produces hydrogen.
By Nick Gilbert
18 Jun 2012
For several years, scientists have been devising methods to learn the hydrophobic nature of the lotus leaf. Directed by Aalto University, an international research team has resolved a new concept of scripting and displaying information on surfaces with water. The unique property of a trapped layer of air, and its effect on a lotus-based dual-structured water-repelling surface immersed in water, supported the research.
By Nick Gilbert
16 Jun 2012
Woodbridge Group, a developer and producer of polyurethane and expanded polypropylene products, has made a major breakthrough with the development of a new flame retardant foam material, WhisperTech V0, for acoustical and thermal insulating uses. The foam meets the UL-94 V0 rated flammability specifications required for noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) engine bay applications.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Jun 2012
The world’s first reusable, post-consumer recycled event cup has been introduced by Eco-Products, a green company based in Boulder, Colorado. The first application of the cup will be seen at 39th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival of Planet Bluegrass, which will be held in Telluride, Colorado from June 21 to 24, 2012. The event mainly focuses on sustainability.
By G.P. Thomas
16 Jun 2012
Kloeckner Metals, a distributor of steel and nonferrous metals, will construct a new light gauge flat rolled metal processing facility in Alabama. The 100,000-square-foot facility will be built inside the campus of ThyssenKrupp's world-class carbon flat rolled mill located in Calvert, Alabama. Initially, the center will provide slitting services and will later extend its processes to include blanking, multi-blanking and cut-to-length. The facility will commence operations in 2013.
By Nick Gilbert
16 Jun 2012
Kraton Performance Polymers, a key manufacturer of styrenic block copolymers, has reported the first commercial application of the company’s NEXAR polymer technology.
By Nick Gilbert
16 Jun 2012