Chemical company, BASF has announced that it will acquire US based Sion Power, which specialises in the development of lithium-sulfur batteries, with an investment of $50 million.
Biomedical material sciences company, DSM has announced that it has become a member of the PANOPTES consortium which is funded by the EU. The company will provide proprietary knowledge towards the development of amino-based polymers and offer its facilities to be used for the sustained delivery of drug molecules.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Jan 2012
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) has developed the world's first fully automated 12-inch (300 millimeters) wafer bonding machine, dubbed the "Bond Meister MWB-12-ST," capable of producing 3-dimensional...
Teijin Fibers Limited, the core company of the Teijin Group’s polyester fibers business, announced today that it has decided to commercialize a new version of its Nanofront high-strength polyester nanofiber with a diameter of 400 nanometers.
Micromeritics’ new innovative MicroActive data analysis software allows users to interactively evaluate isotherm data from Micromeritics’ ASAP, TriStar, and Gemini gas adsorption instruments.
A research team led by Todd Emrick from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has developed an experimental process to perform nano-scale repairs on damaged surfaces based on a theoretical prediction of Anna Balazs from the University of Pittsburgh.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Jan 2012
Zytel RS, DuPont’s renewably sourced polyamide material is used in the production of HANS Sport II, a latest head and neck support device model of the HANS Device Sport line from HANS Performance Products for racing drivers.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Jan 2012
Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has won an order to revamp the bar mill of Brazilian steel company Gerdau S.A, located in Mogi das Cruzes for the production of flat bar. As part of the contract, Siemens will revamp the intermediate and the finishing trains and the cooling bed.
A team of researchers from the University of Oklahoma will carry out a field test for the ‘quad porosity model’ which has been developed recently for shale gas reservoirs as part of a $1.5 million project for a three year time period.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Jan 2012
US based Formulators has announced the introduction of the HydroSeal Maxx flooring adhesive which has been warranted to 10 pounds Moisture Vapour Emission Rate at a Relative Humidity rate of 90%.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Jan 2012
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have devised a novel software to measure the friction of graphene, a one-atom-thick carbon material.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Jan 2012
Springer's new open access journal SpringerPlus is a further addition to the publishing company's SpringerOpen portfolio, underlining its flexible publication strategy. It is the publisher's first open access...
The Pittcon Organizing Committee is pleased to announce new courses for the 2012 Short Course program which runs March 10 through March 15, 2012. Short Courses offer skill-building and career enhancing training by industry experts; range from half-day up to two-day classes; and include beginner, intermediate, and advanced level curricula.
B&W Tek, an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems, is proud to introduce the BAC200, the first fiber optic Raman probe capable of delivering the performance of a larger Raman probe in an extremely small diameter
Developed for rigorous bonding and sealing in demanding manufacturing applications, Master Bond EP3HTSMED epoxy system features a rapid cure schedule and a tensile shear strength exceeding 1,000 psi. It is 100% reactive and fully meets USP Class VI requirements for medical applications.