A research team from the University of California- Los Angeles (UCLA) has developed novel graphene-based electrodes with higher conductivity and surface area utilizing a typical LightScribe DVD optical drive.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Mar 2012
Global automotive supplier, Continental, has won the Arburg Energy Efficiency Award 2012. Arburg, a manufacturer of injection moulding machinery, presented the award on March 13, 2012, to Continental, at a gala function held at its headquarters in Lossburg.
BASF, a chemical company, announced that it has successfully completed a pilot project with compostable bags along with Berliner Stadtreinigung (BSR), a municipal waste management company, in Berlin, Germany.
A global high strength steel supplier, SSAB, has won a major order for its Hardox HiTuf, a wear resistant steel plate, from Geha BV. Geha, based in Zaandam, the Netherlands, has specialized in the production of wear parts for the recycling and civil engineering industries.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Mar 2012
A research team led by Tilman Esslinger from the Institute of Quantum Electronics at ETH Zurich is one of the two groups to successfully simulate graphene in experiments. This technique will help understand the consequences caused by the modification of nanomaterial’s lattice structure.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Mar 2012
A team of international researchers led by Professor Tim Liedl, a LMU physicist, has developed novel, optically active, three-dimensional structures based on the structure of DNAs. DNA strands act as scaffolds for bonding gold nanoparticles in predestined patterns.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Mar 2012
3M, a supplier of battery materials, announced that it has made investments in research and development of innovative, high-energy silicon-based anodes for use in lithium ion batteries. The research work will help develop new cell materials that will increase energy density and decrease cost of lithium ion battery systems used in electric vehicles (EVs).
RPC Superfos, a manufacturer of sustainable injection molded plastic packaging for food and non-food products, announced that its UniPak packaging solution has been selected by Michel & Augustin, a France-based food producer, for its La vache à boire yogurt product line.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Mar 2012
Kobe Steel, a Japanese steelmaker, has signed an agreement with Sojitz, based in Tokyo, Japan, to acquire 33% shares in its subsidiary, Sojitz Resources & Technology.
InPro, a manufacturer of building products, has introduced new whiteboard paint with low volatile organic compound (VOC). The trade name of this new paint is Exclamation Paint, which offers an excellent solution for offices and schools.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Mar 2012
Vishay Intertechnology, a manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components, has launched the TANTAMOUNT surface-mount molded tantalum chip capacitors.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Mar 2012
Extrusion Dies Industries (EDI), a designer and manufacturer of coating heads, extrusion dies, and associated products for cast film, coatings, laminates and sheet manufacturers, has announced the purchase of Premier Dies, a designer and producer of flat polymer and slot coating extrusion dies based in Chippewa Falls, WI. EDI is Bertram Capital’s portfolio company.
Witt Lining Systems has announced the launch of a new polyurethane material, WITT TPU. This material will be included in the company’s product line of material choices for flexible liners.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Mar 2012
Twin Creeks Technologies, a provider of thin crystalline wafer manufacturing equipment for the semiconductor and solar industries, has launched the Hyperion production system for manufacture of ultra-thin wafers.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Mar 2012
Laurel BioComposite has announced that it has acquired an ENTEK E-Max 53 mm twin screw extruder as part of its multi-tiered strategy to offer the new patent-pending Bio-Res for injection molders.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Mar 2012