A team of international scientists led by Pat Thiel from the Ames Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy has revealed a new kind of structural irregularity or defect that can be found in quasicrystals, which are materials that have crystal-like properties but with a more intricate structure.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Feb 2012
The industrial coatings business of PPG Industries has announced the publication of a new brochure that showcases its full line of pretreatment and coating products for automotive components and accessories.
Ferro, a provider of technology-based performance materials, has inked a joint venture contract with Baotou Jin Meng Rare Earth, a China-based rare earth materials refiner.
A team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has invented a new adhesive device inspired by gecko feet. The device called “Geckskin” has the ability to hold objects weighing 700 lb on smooth surfaces such as glass.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Feb 2012
The University of Minnesota Materials Research Facility Network has provided funding to Dr. Nick Robertson, Northland College’s chemistry professor, for biorenewable plastics research.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Feb 2012
At Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West Exposition 2012, Momentive Performance Materials has featured its innovative UV cure technology for silicone-based medical polymers.
At MD&M West 2012 conference, Teknor Apex has announced that two medical device manufacturers, Pelham Plastics and Dunn Industries, have shown the precision and simplicity of working with tubing made from Medalist MD-500 Series of medical elastomers.
Europe’s esteemed exhibition for the polyurethane industry, UTECH will be demonstrating the new flexible special plastic polyurethane (PU) portfolios of approximately 100 exhibitors, from 17-19 April 2012.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Feb 2012
International Aero Engines (IAE), a multinational aero engine consortium, will supply V2500 engines in order to power its 15 new A320 series aircraft, under the contract signed by ICBC Financial Leasing.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Feb 2012
Teknor Apex has added vinyl and thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) to its product offering for device manufacturers, at MD&M West.
Zyvex Technologies has announced the release of ZyMER, a Zyvex Molecularly Engineered Rubber, which is a nano-engineered rubber technology, at Nanotech 2012 in Tokyo.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Feb 2012
NaturalNano has declared that it has been awarded a key patent titled ‘Nanocomposite Master Batch and Method of Manufacturing’ by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Feb 2012
JumpStart has announced the investment of $250,000 in ADAP Nanotech, an Akron, Ohio-based company developing and producing carbon nanotube-based coatings and adhesives.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Feb 2012
According to a research study reported in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, a journal of the American Chemical Society, dust formed during manufacturing of nanomaterials has more chance to get exploded when compared to dust from cornstarch, wheat flour and any other usual dust explosion hazards.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Feb 2012
A research team led by Bo Feng from the Georgia Institute of Technology has doubled the heat transfer rate of a metal surface by applying an alumina nano-coating over it.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Feb 2012