Dow Corning which specialises in silicones and silicone based technology will display silicone-based materials at the exhibition titled “Strategies in Light” which is to be held at the Santa Clara Convention Centre during February 7-9, 2012.
A research team from the Oakridge National Laboratory of the US Department of Energy is investigating the use of neutron scattering to observe and understand the behaviour of molecules on surfaces in a better manner.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Jan 2012
Kennametal will acquire UK-based Deloro Stellite Group which specialises in the manufacture of wear solutions that are based on alloys for high temperature, abrasion and corrosion environments. Kennametal will buy Deloro Stellite Group from Duke Street Capital for €277 million.
Chemical company BASF has announced that it will set up a Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI) single train production plant at Ludwigshafen which will have an annual capacity of 300,000 metric tons at a total investment of €1 billion.
Arradiance has announced that the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) has placed an order for its GEMStar-8 benchtop atomic layer deposition (ALD) system. This is the first ALD system order for the company.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Jan 2012
Kyocera Industrial Ceramics’ Cutting Tool Division has unveiled its PV7025 PVD-coated cermet grade of indexable cutting instrument inserts for general steel machining.
Ioxus, a company specializing in high-performance ultracapacitor technology, has introduced its 3,000-F ultracapacitor called iCAP. It is the first size in a new portfolio of cell products.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Jan 2012
A team of researchers from Dioxide Materials and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has shown that an efficient chemical sensor can be made by stacking graphene flakes randomly.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Jan 2012
The city Niagara Falls will host the 51st Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2012) held in conjunction with Pressure Hydrometallurgy 2012, the 42nd Annual Hydrometallurgy Meeting.
The theme of the Conference is ...
As a seemingly safe financial investment, the precious metals have been traded at high prices on stock exchanges.
The focus of this interest has been, in addition to gold and silver, the so-called platinum group eleme...
The SMS group will continue to support the ALUMINIUM trade fair in future as its main sponsor. The group of companies which is subdivided into the SMS Siemag and SMS Meer business divisions, is one of the leading supplie...
Visualization Sciences Group (VSG) announces the release of version 7 of Avizo Fire, the 3D visualization and analysis software for materials science. This major release brings new tools and enhanced capabilities for exp...
DEStech Publications, Inc. announces the publication of Asphalt Paving Technology 2011, edited by Dr. Eugene Skok.
According to IBISWorld, there was a considerable reduction in the revenue for the Wood Varnish Manufacturing industry, at a yearly average rate of 1.1% to $3.3 B in 2007.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Jan 2012
A subsidiary of Schuff International called Schuff Steel Company is currently supplementing the metropolitan New York construction market with its erection and steel fabrication expertise. The company expanded its services in New Jersey by establishing a sales and management office in Murray Hill, in December.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Jan 2012