At the AUSA show conducted in Washington, DC, Alcoa proclaimed that it has partnered with Oshkosh Defense to deliver ArmX aluminum armor kits for protecting the underside of the heavy expanded mobility tactical truck (HEMTT) A4 from blast protection.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Oct 2011
Spectro Inc. today announced the introduction of SpectroVisc Q3000, the world's first truly portable, solvent-free, temperature-controlled kinematic viscometer at the BCEIA instrumentation exhibition in Beijing.
The NanoSteel Company, a leader in bulk materials nanotechnology, today announced that two technical papers and a technical poster will be presented next week at the 2011 Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) Con...
A scientific book titled, ‘Phonon Dispersion Treatment of the Thermodynamic and Physical Properties of Vitreous and Disordered Solids,’ tries to substitute the inferior model of Debye for vitreous solids with the phonon dispersion model devised by Dr. Westrum and Stephen Barber.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Oct 2011
TenCate Defense & Tactical has been awarded a major order to supply TenCate Defender M fabrics for the Army Combat Pants.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Oct 2011
Four finalists have been selected for the 2011 Swedish Steel Prize and the winner will be revealed on November 17 at the Münchenbryggeriet event in Stockholm, Sweden.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Oct 2011
Silastic brand of silicone and fluorosilicone engineered elastomers is offered by Dow Corning for application in today’s turbocharger hoses, including crossover and intercooler hoses.
BASF has planned to introduce the new Ultramid Endure D3G10 plastic at the Fakuma 2011 event that is to be held in Friedrichshafen, Germany from 18 to 22 October 2011.
The Materials Research Society (MRS) has named Alex Zunger, professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, to receive the inaugural Materials Theory Award for his "development of the Inverse Band Structure approa...
A University at Buffalo-led research team has established the presence of a dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in defective diamonds, a finding that will help advance the development of diamond-based systems in applications such as quantum information processing.
Today, on the Emmtec grounds in Emmen, The Netherlands, Teijin Aramid is opening its newest plant for the production of the world’s strongest tape, Endumax®. By adding the new high-performance polyethylene tape (HP-PE) to its product portfolio, the Teijin Group has taken the next step toward global market leadership in super fibers & materials.
Ambrell, a leading manufacturer of induction heating systems, is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Induction Tooling Inc, a long-term tooling and heat treating process supplier, and Nutek Industrial Systems,...
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has published the latest edition of its LC World Talk newsletter, which focuses on the LCMS-8030 ultra-fast triple quadrupole mass spectrometer.
Researchers in Singapore have exploited advanced nanostructure technology to make a highly efficient and yet cheaper silicon solar cell. With this development, the researchers hope that the cost of solar energy can be ha...
A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania has won the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Innovation Corps award, which recognizes research work that has the prospects for commercial uses and links researchers to entrepreneurial resources.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Oct 2011