Powder characterisation specialist Freeman Technology is delighted to announce that the company is to receive the 2012 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category International Trade.
Directed by Icelandic professor, Horsteinn I. Sigfusson, and guided by Tomsk Polytechnic Research University, a revolutionary project will be demonstrated at Russia Day between 23 and 27 of May, 2012 in Germany, during the international exhibition Hannover Messe-2012.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Apr 2012
A team led by Bernard Kippelen of Georgia Tech has introduced a new method to decrease the work function of a broad range of conductors, including aluminum, gold and silver. They have applied an ultra-thin polymer layer of about 1-10 nm thick over the surface of the conductor to produce a strong surface dipole.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Apr 2012
H.B. Fuller, a global adhesives provider, has taken an initiative to integrate the recently purchased industrial adhesives business from Forbo Group. As part of the integration process, the company will shut down six production plants and remove about 130 positions in its North America adhesive business division by mid-2013.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Apr 2012
A team of researchers from the University of California (UC) Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has devised a technique that allows the encapsulation of nanocrystal liquids between graphene layers, to take images of chemical reactions occurring in liquid media at an atomic-scale resolution using an electron microscope.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Apr 2012
Opp Film, a division of developer and producer polypropylene-based films, sheets and thermoforming products, has added a new 8.7 meter-wide polyester bi-oriented (BOPET) film line with a production capacity of 35,000 MTPA.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Apr 2012
Dow Corning announced that its XIAMETER brand has added XIAMETER PMX-1502 silicone fluid to its line of silicone-based hair care materials. The expansion of the silicone-based range helps to meet the increasing demand for hair care products.
Sign Industries, a specialist sign making and engraving manufacturer based in Scotland, has announced that the company has renovated its chemical etching facility. The company has re-built the chemical etching plant, thus continuing its growth objectives.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Apr 2012
The landfills are getting dumped by approximately 2.5 M of plastic bottles, each and every hour. Pilot Pen, a provider of writing instruments, has announced that it has introduced Bottle 2 Pen (B2P), by converting an ecological threat into a green hero.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Apr 2012
The highly dispersible silica from Rhodia has been utilized increasingly in the tires of the passenger vehicles globally to enhance the rolling resistance on road surfaces up to 25%. This silica offers better vehicle gas mileage of up to 7% and the emissions are less with no wear of tires, grip or traction on wet surfaces. Currently, this highly dispersible silica when applied in non-tread regions enhances the performance of tires.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Apr 2012
The Dow Chemical Company has reported that it will build a new ethylene production facility at Dow Texas Operations located in Freeport, Texas. This plant will be constructed as a part of the company’s comprehensive plan, which was declared previously that will enable linking of its U.S. operations together with cost-advantaged feedstocks available due to increasing US shale gas supply.
Praxair Mexico, a subsidiary of Praxair, has announced that the company has inked a new agreement with Deacero, a steel company in Mexico. According to the contract, the company will provide argon, oxygen and nitrogen to a new facility.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Apr 2012
Umeco has collaboratively developed flax reinforced composites and recycled composites. The parts for the prototype racing car, the Lola-Drayson B12/69EV, which is an all-electric vehicle have been manufactured using these products. The racing car is set for participation in the FIA Formula E World Championship Series.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Apr 2012
LLumar AIR80, a window film developed by Solutia, meets the safety regulations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration of United States Department of Transportation (DOT) associated with window visibility in commercial trucks.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Apr 2012
The Graduate Student Award winners were announced by the Materials Research Society (MRS), an international organization, during the 2012 Spring Meeting held in San Francisco on April 11.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Apr 2012