Steel Dynamics, a steel producers and metal recycling company in the U.S., has received approval from its board of directors to expand its steel mill in Pittsboro, Indiana. The expansion of Engineered Bar Products Division will boost the mill's production capacity as well as enhance the product offerings of superior small-diameter special-bar-quality (SBQ) steel bars.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Feb 2012
NatureWorks, a company that ensures a low-carbon-footprint and 100% renewable Ingeo biopolymers, has established a joint venture (JV) with BioAmber, a chemicals company, to commercialize a new family of Ingeo compounded resins.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Feb 2012
A research team led by Professor Mohamed Babiker and Professor Jun Yuan from the University of York is pioneering the advancement of electron microscopes, which will facilitate researchers to study a broad array of materials in innovative ways.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Feb 2012
A research team at the Luleå University of Technology has developed an economical and eco-friendly process to manufacture cellulose nanofibers by recycling cellulose sludge released by Domsjo Fabrikerna, a Swedish company manufacturing special cellulose for use in the production of viscose fibers.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Feb 2012
A research study by Jeffrey Myers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and James Tour from the Rice University has reported that a combination of carbon nanoparticles and existing drugs has the capability to improve head-and-neck cancer treatment, particularly when coupled with radiation therapy.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Feb 2012
A team of international scientists led by Pat Thiel from the Ames Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy has revealed a new kind of structural irregularity or defect that can be found in quasicrystals, which are materials that have crystal-like properties but with a more intricate structure.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Feb 2012
The industrial coatings business of PPG Industries has announced the publication of a new brochure that showcases its full line of pretreatment and coating products for automotive components and accessories.
Ferro, a provider of technology-based performance materials, has inked a joint venture contract with Baotou Jin Meng Rare Earth, a China-based rare earth materials refiner.
A team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has invented a new adhesive device inspired by gecko feet. The device called “Geckskin” has the ability to hold objects weighing 700 lb on smooth surfaces such as glass.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Feb 2012
The University of Minnesota Materials Research Facility Network has provided funding to Dr. Nick Robertson, Northland College’s chemistry professor, for biorenewable plastics research.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Feb 2012
At Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West Exposition 2012, Momentive Performance Materials has featured its innovative UV cure technology for silicone-based medical polymers.
At MD&M West 2012 conference, Teknor Apex has announced that two medical device manufacturers, Pelham Plastics and Dunn Industries, have shown the precision and simplicity of working with tubing made from Medalist MD-500 Series of medical elastomers.
Europe’s esteemed exhibition for the polyurethane industry, UTECH will be demonstrating the new flexible special plastic polyurethane (PU) portfolios of approximately 100 exhibitors, from 17-19 April 2012.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Feb 2012
International Aero Engines (IAE), a multinational aero engine consortium, will supply V2500 engines in order to power its 15 new A320 series aircraft, under the contract signed by ICBC Financial Leasing.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Feb 2012
Teknor Apex has added vinyl and thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) to its product offering for device manufacturers, at MD&M West.