3M Aerospace has launched enhanced polyurethane protective tapes to protect the wet areas of the aircraft, which is exposed to substructure corrosion. These tapes cover the seams present in the joints of the floor panels. Also, the company has introduced wide-area tapes for protecting bigger regions that are exposed to moisture.
At the American Chemical Society’s 243rd National Meeting & Exposition, a research team led by Paresh C. Ray from the Jackson State University in Mississippi has delivered a presentation on a gold nanoparticle-based method to rapidly detect the presence of Salmonella bacteria, particularly their multiple-drug resistant (MDR) strains in lettuce.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Mar 2012
A research team led by Qun Zhao from the University of Georgia has discovered that a combination of alternating magnetic fields and iron oxide nanoparticles is capable of destroying neck and head cancer cells in mice in 30 minutes without damaging healthy cells.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Mar 2012
Global Industry Analysts has released a market research report titled ‘Nanocomposites: A Global Market Report.’
Numerous projects across the globe have attempted to recycle and refine impure aluminium but have not been very successful. For over a decade, scientists at SINTEF have been working on their new apparatus to recycle and refine impure aluminium. They will however know the results by this May 2012.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Mar 2012
According to a new research presented at American Chemical Society’s 243rd National Meeting & Exposition, certain flame retardants, which are included in furniture upholstery, carpets, crib mattresses, plastics, cars, airline seats and other related products to curb flames, are in fact raising the risk of invisible poisonous gases that are the major cause of fire deaths.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Mar 2012
A research team directed by Robert Morris from the University of Toronto has developed eco-friendly iron-based nanoparticle catalysts with efficiency comparable to that of toxic, high-cost metal-based catalysts currently being used in a wide range of industries such as food, fragrance and drug.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Mar 2012
Zeta Instruments, Inc., a leading provider of cost-effective, precision optical profilers for micron-scale surface analysis, announced that ASYS Automation Systems, Germany, has selected its Zeta-200™ optical profiler to assure its screen printing systems meet the exacting requirements of its solar cell manufacturing customers.
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a novel process to convert polyethylene into valuable carbon fiber.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Mar 2012
Using Ion Beam Laboratory (IBL), Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories are performing a study to assess the development of advanced materials to enhance the existing reactors and to construct new nuclear reactors.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Mar 2012
Hydro has announced that it will demonstrate to the manufacturers on how to use aluminium instead of copper for heat exchange applications in the industries, at Mostra Convegno Expocomfort 2012.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Mar 2012
At the JEC 2012 Composites Show, which is to be held in Paris from March 27 to 29, Momentive Specialty Chemicals will exhibit its four innovative products for wind turbine rotor blades.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Mar 2012
MEI, a diversified manufacturing and service company serving the solar, semiconductor, and high technology industries, announced that its Pura wet processing system has achieved a major milestone to produce high-purity polysilicon. This ultra-pure electronic-grade material is suitable for high efficiency solar cell and semiconductor production.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Mar 2012
Targray Technology, a global supplier of silicon and advanced materials to the solar industry, has expanded its portfolio of photovoltaic (PV) materials and solutions with the addition of a new line of aluminum paste for silicon solar cells.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Mar 2012
Professor Marek W. Urban from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg has explained a new class of plastics that heal like the human skin at the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) 2012 National Meeting & Exposition.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Mar 2012