Teijin Fibers, the flagship company of the polyester fibers business of Teijin Group, has declared that it has started the supply of Nanofront, its high-strength polyester nanofiber, to New Balance for producing running socks.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researchers have for the first time demonstrated metallic conductivity in ferroelectric nanodomains, paving the way to widen the use of ferroelectric materials in information storage and nanoelectronics.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Jan 2012
Cereplast has unveiled Hybrid Resins with low carbon footprint. The Biopropylene PP-based resin product offering has been extended by adding Hybrid 102D and 105D, which are the two recent grades of bioplastic resin.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Jan 2012
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its Dionex ICS-5000 reagent-free ion chromatography system can be coupled with the Thermo Scientific XSERIES 2 ICP-Q-MS to create a proven IC-ICP-MS method for detecting trace elements, including levels of organic and inorganic arsenic in apple juice.
Plasma-Therm, a leading semiconductor equipment manufacturer, is pleased to announce it has been named a finalist for the 2011 Manufacturer of the Year Award, a prestigious honor recognizing a commitment to excellence in...
Britain's oldest and largest specialist stained glass conservation studio has recently embarked upon the conservation of York Minster's Great East Window with help from Carl Zeiss microscopes.
Hiden SIMS bolt-on mass spectrometers and ion guns enable a complete SIMS facility to be added to diverse analytical UHV surface analysis facilities, and the latest Hiden EQS probe now offers the inclusion of an integrated SNMS mode to provide the dual roles of sputtered neutral and secondary ion mass spectrometry.
International Innovative Technologies (IIT, Gateshead, UK) is working in partnership with Malvern Panalytical to incorporate new in-line particle size distribution analysis systems in its specialist low energy milling equipment.
Researchers at the University of Twente’s MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology have created an optical amplifier doped with a rare earth ion.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Jan 2012
Spirit AeroSystems, an Oklahoma-based company and a provider of commercial airplane components and assemblies, has given a $23 million contract to General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products to manufacture winglets for use in commercial business-jet aircraft.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Jan 2012
Cabot has unveiled a new class of materials called Transfinity elastomer composites. These composites improve the transformational performance in vibration isolation and wear resistance applications. They also increase the elastomers’ durability.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Jan 2012
A team of researchers from the University of Dallas are in the process of establishing that a new material could cool electronic devices such as computers and cell phones in an effective manner thus increasing their performance and life.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Jan 2012
A team of researchers at the Univerisdad Carlos III de Madrid, University of Michigan and the Oxford University are carrying out joint studies to discover new materials for thermonuclear fusion reactors.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Jan 2012
Two major automobile manufacturers, Daimler and Nissan, will collaborate for the production of the Mercedes-Benz-4-cylinder gasoline engines for Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz models at the powertrain assembly facility owned by Nissan in the state of Tennessee.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Jan 2012
British Airways will continue to run the trial for the tripleO paint coating, which is specifically designed to be used on planes to increase fuel efficiency.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Jan 2012