Barry D. Bruce from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, together with scientists from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a novel system that uses photosynthetic processes to generate efficient and low-cost energy, paving the way to develop green electricity easily and economically.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Feb 2012
Ash Improvement Technology (AIT) has signed a strategic partnership with Switzerland-based Sika to develop products that will help decrease the emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) during cement production.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Feb 2012
The flat glass business of PPG Industries has declared the expansion of its production capacity at the Fresno plant in California in order to produce SOLARPHIRE PV glass. This is an ultra-low iron glass that is utilized in manufacturing parts for the solar industry.
Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has secured a contract from Diaco, the Brazilian Gerdau company’s Columbian branch, to modernize two bar mills at its Tocancipá and Tuta sites.
Arkema has acquired Casda Biomaterials, a key producer of sebacic acid in the world, and Hipro Polymers, a specialty biosourced polyamides 10.10 producer.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Feb 2012
AMI has reported that the Polymer Sourcing 2012 conference will take place from May 14 to16, 2012, in Hamburg. This will be AMI forum’s eight edition that was begun especially for companies, which were a part of all phases of the European polymer supply chain.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Feb 2012
Miele, a famous appliance manufacturer, is the first to use the benefits of the waste-saving and energy of a film technology and new process that were developed jointly with DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers (DuPont), Zappe Verpackungsmaschinen, a main producer of machinery, and jura-plast, the film producer.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Feb 2012
Versatile Packagers, a contract packaging company based in Florida, has announced the demonstration of industry leadership by means of sustainability efforts in packaging. In addition to a new machine, the company has released blister packaging solutions to the customers.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Feb 2012
Research and Markets now offers a new book titled ‘Nanoscale Multifunctional Materials: Science & Applications’ published by John Wiley and Sons.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Feb 2012
A research team comprising Leonhard Prechtel and Leonhard Prechtel from the Technische Universitaet Muenchen’s Walter Schottky Institut has devised a method to improve the time resolution down to the picosecond range for measuring photocurrent in graphene, which in turn helped in detecting pulses in a few picoseconds.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Feb 2012
At PlastIndia 2012 conference, Borouge will display its innovative plastics solutions and demonstrate its strong commitment towards a greener society.
LyondellBasell, a licensor of polyethylene and polypropylene technologies, has licensed its Lupotech T polyolefin process technology to Samsung Total Petrochemicals. The technology will be deployed in a new plant in Daesan, South Korea.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Feb 2012
A major milestone has been achieved by an international consortium, including scientists from Ukraine, Ukraine and The Netherlands, in understanding ultrafast magnetic phenomena.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Feb 2012
Research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has revealed that the resilience of spider webs depends not only on the strength of the spider silk but also on its stretchiness and web structure.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Feb 2012
Exova has concluded work on a major Immersion Ultrasonic Testing (IUT) project for oil major, Chevron.