The ability to dramatically lower underbonnet and cockpit temperatures, as well as prevent damage to the surrounding bodywork has led Le Mans Series participant JMW Motorsport to use ThermoHold®, a ceramic thermal barrier coating technology from Zircotec.
Researchers at the Laboratoire “Matière Molle et Chimie” (CNRS/ESPCI ParisTech) have created an innovative organic material that is recyclable and repairable as well as reshapeable at high temperature.
By Joel Scanlon
21 Nov 2011
US-based Newark/element 14, specialising in distribution of multi channel electronics has added the new MLOC 0603 Series of surface mountable RF capacitors from AVX to its offering.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Nov 2011
Online research website, Reportlinker has released a report analysing the global ceramic fibre market in terms of trends and forecast. For the purpose of the report, the industry has been divided into three types of products, which are polycrystalline ceramic fibre, refractory ceramic fibre and low bio-persistent ceramic fibre.
Online research website Research and Markets, has released a report titled “Carbon black market research in CIS”. The study covers the carbon black market specifically in CIS countries.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Nov 2011
It takes plastic bottles and other industrial wastes to make the recycled polyester fibre Repreve, which in turn is used as the fabric for car seats in the all new Ford Focus Electric car. Repreve is manufactured by Unifi, one of the world’s leading environmentally sustainable fabric manufacturers.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Nov 2011
US -based Eastman Chemical Company has announced that it has completed expanding its facility for hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins located in Middelburg, Netherlands.
Cascades, specialising in development and marketing of tissue products made from recycled fibres has announced that the life cycle assesment (LCA) of its Polystyrene foam packaging has confirmed that the material has a positive effect on the environment.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Nov 2011
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the US and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have recently set out stricter rules and regulations regarding fuel and emissions for the period from 2017 to 2025.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Nov 2011
A research team led by Seungpyo Hong, who serves as Assistant Professor of Biopharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago has developed a highly sensitive biomimetic surface utilizing the anti-epithelial cell adhesion molecule called aEpCAM and the dendrimers of seventh-generation polyamidoamine called PAMAM to remove circulating cancer cells from the blood.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Nov 2011
A panel of editors of GreenSpec and Environmental Building News have selected EonCoat’s waterborne ceramic coating as one of the top 10 products of BuildingGreen for the year 2012.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Nov 2011
Best Laminate, a distributor of laminate floors, has announced the offering of a complete laminate flooring line of Mannington Mills, a provider of superior quality laminate floors for decades.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Nov 2011
The Viscotek multi-detector gel permeation chromatography (GPC) system from Malvern Panalytical is proving to be the ideal solution for researchers at The University of Texas at Austin whose work is taking them to the very limits of what can be achieved by GPC.
Researchers at HRL Laboratories, LLC, announced today they have developed the world’s lightest material with a density of 0.9 mg/cc, approximately one hundred times lighter than Styrofoam™.
A study conducted at the University of Southampton has emphasized the role of nanotechnology in the health field.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Nov 2011