Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered that graphene quality is based on the crystal structure of the copper substrate on which it grows based on information obtained from various imaging techniques.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Oct 2011
To increase aerospace steel production, Tata Steel has invested £6.5 million to install a specialist testing device and two vacuum arc remelting furnaces at its Stocksbridge steelworks located in South Yorkshire, UK.
A Korean memory manufacturer has purchased ACM Research Shanghai’s Ultra C 12-inch, single-wafer megasonic cleaning device that uses its space-alternated phase shift (SAPS) technology.
Alcoa, a miner of bauxite and alumina, as well as a major producer of fabricated and primary aluminum, has declared that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Angolan government to explore the feasibility of the development of an aluminum smelter with an annual production capacity of 750,000 mt utilizing power from hydroelectric power plants that come under the purview of the Angolan government.
Glatfelter, a manufacture of fiber-based engineered materials and specialty papers globally, has planned to extend the capacity of its Composite Fibers business unit.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Oct 2011
Cytec Industries has reported that the Vice President of Aerospace and Engineered Materials, Chris Pederson, will deliver the key-note address at the sixth international conference to be held from November 2 to 4, 2011 at the Exhibition Centre in Germany, along with the AIRTEC International Aerospace Supply Fair.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Oct 2011
BASF has designed a packaging system called PeroXeal that offers better protection for Kollidon, a pharmaceutical excipient based on polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), against exposure to oxygen and chances of being oxidized,which in turn decreases the peroxide level of Kollidon.
Dow Coating Materials, a supplier of advanced coatings raw materials, has introduced a new HASE offering called ACRYSOL DR-110 rheology modifier, which provides architectural paint formulators an economical replacement to hydrophobically-modified hydroxyethyl cellulose (HMHEC).
Water insolubility is one of the major disadvantages of quantum dots that make them unsuitable for biological and medical applications. To overcome this problem, scientists at the Singapore-based A*STAR agency and at the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology of the University of Twente have created a coating that makes the nano-scale light sources soluble in water.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Oct 2011
Cereplast, a producer of proprietary compostable, sustainable and bio-based plastics, has completed the acquisition of a production plant located in Assisi (Cannara), Italy.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Oct 2011
Berger, a manufacturer of sporting goods in Australia, has produced crash mats that have a uniquely-designed hollow chamber system made of Neopolen E, a physically cross-linked, closed-cell polyethylene particle foam from BASF, in order to protect snowboarders and skiers from injury by providing optimal shock cushioning on impact.
Instron, a leading provider of testing equipment solutions designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components, introduces the CEAST SmartRheo10 Capillary Basic package.
SABIC's Innovative Plastics business, Chongqing Xiyong Micro-electronics Industrial Park, and the Chongqing Economic and Informatization Commission today announced a memorandum of understanding where SABIC would esta...
The energy of amorphous silicon - an essential material for the new generation of photovoltaic panels and for flat panel displays - is 50% lower than the value so far assigned to it.
Porvair Filtration Group, a world leader in filtration and separation technology, has announced the publication of a new technical brochure describing its expanded range of Sinterflo® metal filters for high temperature gas filtration applications.