The new LS2.5 materials testing machine completes the family of single column instruments from Lloyd Instruments which also includes the LS1 and recently launched LS5 materials testing machines.
WITT TPU, a new flexible polyurethane lining material offered by Witt Lining Systems, has been used to repair a concrete vessel for a pet products manufacturer in the Midwest.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Apr 2012
FRX Polymers, a producer and distributor of innovative, environment-friendly flame retardant plastics, has completed $26.7 million Series B financing round. BASF Venture Capital and DB Masdar Fund (DBM) are the new investors and the existing investors include North Sky Capital, SAM Private Equity, Capricorn Cleantech Fund and the company’s founders and employees.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Apr 2012
General Plastics Manufacturing, a plastics innovation company, has signed a distribution agreement with Aerontec, a wholesale distributor of resins and foams for the composite industry.
NextLife, a sustainable plastic resins manufacturer, has collaborated with Styrolution for post consumer recycled (PCR) polystyrene resin production. NextLife’s new blends having PCR contain post consumer content, which is supplied to Styrolution.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Apr 2012
Physical Security has collaborated with the marine and protective coatings business of PPG Industries for the application of MIL-TOUGH BR polyurea coating that helps customers satisfy the demands of Anti-Terrorism Force Protection’s (ATFP) the Interagency Security Committee Physical Security and the U.S. Department of Defense Unified Facilities Criteria.
BioMass Packaging, a provider of sustainable packaging solutions for foodservice applications, has introduced new compostable can liners. These liners possess high strength and are suitable for use in cafeterias, hotels, restaurants, homes and other businesses that want to dispose their organic and food waste to compost.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Apr 2012
Dr. Debra Rolison, a scientist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), has been felicitated with two awards for advancements in the field of chemistry.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Apr 2012
A research team from the Imperial College London has shown that a honeycomb pattern composed of nano-sized magnets in spin ice triggers competition between adjoining magnets, and drastically lessens the issues caused by the interactions between magnetic domains in data storage devices.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Apr 2012
A research team headed by physicists from the University of Arizona has discovered that boron nitride, a non-conducting material but structurally identical with graphene, can control the flow of electrons in graphene.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Apr 2012
TenCate Advanced Composites, as a leading company in the manufacture of advanced thermoplastic and thermoset materials, is now joining as tier 2 member the National Composites Centre based in Bristol, United Kingdom.
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TenCate Advanced Composites has launched its first iPad App at the 2012 JEC Composites exhibition in Paris, France.
This App focuses specifically on the aerospace and industrial advanced composite product line of TenCat...
Cookson Group plc ("Cookson"), a leading materials science company, announces that on 29 March 2012 it completed the acquisition of Metallurgica Beteiligungsesellschaft mbH, Metallurgica Gesellschaft fur Hutten...
Merseyside manufacturer ANH Refractories Europe has secured a major new deal to supply products to the Middle East petrochemical market.
Solar Gard has introduced a new window film for vehicles. This clear film protects passengers and drivers from harmful ultraviolet rays. It does not alter the driving visibility or the vehicle’s exterior appearance.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
31 Mar 2012