A research study by Dhiraj Prasai and his colleagues has corroborated that graphene coating is the thinnest known coating in the world for preventing corrosion.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Feb 2012
Primarily used for testing the adhesion or cohesive strength of flame sprayed coatings as per the ASTM C633 specification, Master Bond EP15 produces high strength bonds across a wide variety of applications.
B&W Tek, an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems is pleased to announce that its NanoRam™ handheld Raman spectrometer is the winner of the Laboratory Equipment 2012 Reader’s Choice Award in the Spectrometry category.
Micromeritics’ Grant Selection Committee has selected the recipient of its grant award for the fourth quarter of 2011. An ASAP® 2020 HD Micropore High Definition Accelerated Surface Area and Porosimetry Analyzer has been awarded to the University of Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italy.
At NPE 2012, one of the world's largest plastics exhibitions, Cereplast has planned to release a number of advanced bioplastic resin grades. The new products include an EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) Hybrid grade, Hybrid 106D, Compostable 4008D and Sustainable 1020D.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Feb 2012
Eco Building Products (ECOB), a manufacturer of proprietary wood products treated with an eco-friendly chemistry, has delivered its WoodSurfaceFilm coating technology to Northern Crossarm, a wood treatment company in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Feb 2012
Whitford, a fluoropolymer coating provider, has enhanced the original version of Fusion coating systems, launched in 2011. The coating system is based on sol-gel technology which is a mix of organic and inorganic chemistry.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Feb 2012
BASF announced that its open-cell melamine resin foam, Basotect, has been chosen by Nuove Dimensioni Ambientali (N.D.A.), an Italian company, for use in its Zeus ventilation system. N.D.A. has used the light gray material as an interior lining for the Zeus system, which is engineered to offer better sound absorption and thermal insulation in building air vents.
AGI-Shorewood, a supplier of printing and packaging solutions, has unveiled a new packaging technology, refleXions. The technology offers greater freedom to consumer product manufacturers to apply more reflective packaging design elements.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Feb 2012
A123 Systems, a provider of advanced energy storage systems for commercial, electric grid and transportation sectors, has launched a new battery system for military vehicles.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Feb 2012
A research team led by Silvija Gradeèak from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a novel technique capable of accurately controlling the composition, profiles and width of nanowires during their growth.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Feb 2012
BASF has announced that it will purchase Merck’s electrolytes business for high-performance batteries. Merck is a chemical and pharmaceutical company in Germany.
A research team from the Georgia Institute of Technology has devised a ‘soft template infiltration’ process for synthesizing free-standing piezoelectric ferroelectric nanotubes and other nanostructures using PZT (PbZr0.52Ti0.48O3), a material known for its giant piezoelectric response.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Feb 2012
DSM, a biomedical materials sciences company, has inked an agreement with University Medical Center, Utrecht. DSM’s Dyneema Purity fiber technology will be provided to UMC Utrecht in order to enable the development and appraisal of a non-biological supportive scaffold’s prototype for treating the vascular and valvular diseases.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Feb 2012
A research team led by Alexander Star from the University of Pittsburgh together with researchers from the National Energy Technology Laboratory has developed a self-assembly technique using scaffolds for growing gold nanowires.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Feb 2012