At the American Coatings Show, Momentive Performance Materials, a company specialized in silicones and advanced materials, will exhibit its CoatOSilsilicon-based specialty additives.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 May 2012
Janelle Tam, a student from the Waterloo Collegiate Institute, has won the first prize in the 2012 Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada for her discovery of a disease-fighting, anti-oxidant compound utilizing nano-crystalline cellulose (NCC).
By G.P. Thomas
10 May 2012
A team of researchers headed by Martin Wegener, a Professor at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), has created a prototype of a pentamode metamaterial, a stable crystalline metafluid, paving the way to realize several 3D transformation acoustics ideas such as novel loudspeaker concepts, acoustic prisms and inaudibility cloaks.
By Nick Gilbert
10 May 2012
A research team from the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering has developed a cooling technique using graphene multilayers to remove heat from gallium nitride, a semiconductor material utilized in various applications ranging from electric cars to traffic lights.
By Nick Gilbert
10 May 2012
A research team led by Sandra Rosenthal from the Vanderbilt University has discovered a way to improve white-light quantum dots’ fluorescent efficiency up to 45%, a more than 10-fold increase from an initial level of 3%.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 May 2012
Research and Markets has included a new report titled ‘Nanotechnology for Drug Delivery: Global Market for Nanocrystals’ to its database.
By G.P. Thomas
10 May 2012
Jacobs Engineering Group, a provider of professional, technical, and construction services, has reported that the company has received an order from Evonik Industries in order to offer basic engineering services for a grassroots polyamide 12 production plant located in Asia.
By Nick Gilbert
10 May 2012
Momentive Specialty Chemicals, a global provider of versatic acid and its derivatives for use in the adhesives and coatings industries, has announced that a new application will be introduced at the American Coatings Show for use in the company’s VeoVa vinyl ester monomer. This show will be taking place from 8 to 10 May in Indianapolis.
By Nick Gilbert
10 May 2012
Air Products, a global producer of helium, has reported that the company has inked a long-term helium supply agreement with National Helium.
By Nick Gilbert
10 May 2012
The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Thermoforming Division has announced a call for entries in its annual Parts Competition, showcasing the latest advances in thermoforming design and application. The submission deadline is September 7, 2012.
At the 60th ASMS Conference, Shimadzu will unveil new mass spectrometers and host events focused on advanced mass spectrometry research and applications.
In recent years numerous research papers have been published on the changes in chemical structure and in physical properties of polymers when they are exposed to heat over a range of temperatures.
3D Engineering Solutions, a provider of digital laser scanning services, has used Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) best practices, structured light scanning and 3D laser scanning to rebuild military aircraft parts that are recently sold to the U.S. by Britain.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
9 May 2012
TOKU-E, a company specialized in the production of fine chemicals and ultra-pure antimicrobials for application in life science research, is now offering its newly developed dust-free grade (DF) sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). This safer and faster dissolving compound is developed for research and manufacturing uses.
By G.P. Thomas
9 May 2012
Ryder System has expanded its Beaver Dam Logistics Center (BDLC), a food packaging and distribution center, located in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. The 327,000 square-foot center, which includes a low-temperature environment, serves food manufacturers with production, packaging and distribution capabilities for a broad range of frozen and refrigerated food products.
By Nick Gilbert
9 May 2012