A joint project, PolAR has been initiated by the Fraunhofer FEP and the Fraunhofer IOF along with their industrial partners, including Southwall Europe, Rodenstock and Leica Microsystems, to develop an innovative, continuous roll-to-roll process for producing large-area polymer films with anti-reflective properties.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Apr 2012
Teijin Techno Products Limited, a Teijin group company producing advanced aramid fibers, announced today its development of the world’s first mass-producible aramid nanofiber to offer reliable heat and oxidation resistance together with high quality.
A team of researchers from the Duke University has developed a bottom-up approach to self-assemble microscopic particles into larger crystalline structures by altering magnetic fields and concentrations of tiny particles.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Apr 2012
Kensey Nash has attained a number of significant milestones for its Meso BioMatrix surgical mesh, which has included the product’s first clinical implantation.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Apr 2012
Cabot has announced that it has developed CAB-O-SIL ULTRABOND 5760 fumed silica, a new performance additive.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Apr 2012
Lignol Energy has inked a contract with a global coatings company in order to market up to 10 t of the company’s own HP-L lignin.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Apr 2012
Biesterfeld Spezialchemie has announced that it has been selected as the master distributor by Dow Corning for the supply of XIAMETER brand silicone rubber products in European area.
A team of material scientists at the Michigan Technological University has discovered that graphene can improve the conversion efficiency of next-generation photovoltaic cells.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Apr 2012
Amendment II has announced the availability of RynoHide, a first-of-its-kind carbon nanotube compound for shrapnel and ballistic resistant products, to the public consumers and the personal protection equipment industry.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Apr 2012
PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, announced its recent success in creating a unified color perception for the interiors of the new 2012 R...
Metabolix an innovation-driven bioscience company focused on delivering sustainable solutions for plastics, chemicals and energy, today announced that the company has been awarded two new patents from the U.S. Patent and...
After a hiatus of nearly 13 years, the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) has reintroduced their Powder Metallurgy Short Course in March 2012 to great success.
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Powder characterisation company Freeman Technology is exhibiting the company's universal powder tester, the FT4 Powder Rheometer, at ACHEMA 2012 (Frankfurt, Germany; 18-22 June 2012), and members of the team will be speaking at congress sessions.
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have each installed the UltraXRM-L200, Xradia’s lab-based microscope that delivers three-dimensional visualization at a resolution down to 50 nm.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
25 Apr 2012
Global consortium of chip manufacturers, SEMATECH has reported that Inpria, a specialist in chemical materials for superior performance oxide thin film deposition, has become a member of SEMATECH's Resist Materials and Development Center (RMDC) at the University at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
25 Apr 2012