DSM has successfully partnered with EPflex, a medical manufacturer, to introduce ComfortCoat hydrophilic coating with new guidewires. The coating technology will be offered by DSM and the guidewires will be created by EPflex.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Feb 2012
Arkema Coating Resins, a manufacturer of chemicals in France, has released Celocor opaque polymer. This product is made using voided latex and partly replaces the titanium dioxide (TiO2).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Feb 2012
SINTEF, along with Norwegian and foreign industry and university partners, is currently working on applications of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) to develop environment-friendly food packaging.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Feb 2012
ECO-RUBBER, a European project, has resulted in the development of the first eco-innovative recycled rubber bollard. Two Spanish institutions, the Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia (IBV) and the Instituto Tecnológico del Plástico (AIMPLAS), Spain-based Berlá and Portugal-based Recipneu-Tyre Recycling National Enterprise have been involved in the initiative.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Feb 2012
At DesignCon 2012, 3M Electronic Solutions Division will offer samples of new Embedded Capacitance Material (ECM). The new line of ECM solutions has high capacitance density and they are halogen-free.
A Rice University study on fluorescence of single-walled carbon nanotubes has discovered that the brightest nanotubes of identical length demonstrate uniform fluorescence intensity and their brightness varies proportionally with their length.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Feb 2012
A research team from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) of the Department of Energy has demonstrated that point defects in graphene are helpful in transferring atomic-scale data by integrating electrons with light, paving the way to develop quicker and compact electronic devices.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Feb 2012
The World Trade Organization’s appeals panel has declared that China’s quotas and export taxes framework for nine commonly used industrial materials must be dismantled.
The Appellate Body, the highest tribunal of the ...
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Feb 2012
WITec has just received the prestigious Photonics Prism Award 2011 for the development of TrueSurfaceTM Microscopy.
Three new instruments from Los Gatos Research (LGR), the leader in precision trace gas analyzers, offer the highest precision and accuracy for monitoring power plant emissions compliance with the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) recently announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Wyatt Technology Corporation, the world leader in absolute macromolecular characterization instrumentation and software, today announced that Professor Judit E. Puskas at the University of Akron has developed a system us...
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE:RS) announced today that, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Diamond Manufacturing Company, it has completed the acquisition of McKey Perforating Co., Inc. headquartered in New Be...
With the launch of the Motorized Tilt & Rotation Sample Holder, details of features within the sample that have remained hidden so far, are easy to reveal.
GT Advanced Technologies has introduced its DSS 450 MonoCast crystal growth system in the market.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
1 Feb 2012
The NPE international plastics exhibition for this year, NPE2012 is expected to attract a greater number of machinery companies this year. The event which is organised by SPI is a triennial event which will take place at Orlando.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
1 Feb 2012