Nexterra Systems, a supplier of biomass gasification solutions for institutional and industrial sectors, has entered into a collaborative bioenergy research agreement with the University of British Columbia (UBC).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Sep 2011
Naturally Advanced Technologies (NAT), a developer of renewable and sustainable biomass resources from hemp, flax and other bast fibers, and Westex, an Illinios-based company having over 50 years of experience in the manufacturing of flame resistant fabrics, have signed a short-term development contract for CRAiLAR Flax fiber.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Sep 2011
GPI, a French producer of adhesive tapes, announced that it will unveil a new series of silicone adhesive tapes, GergoSil. The series includes one double-sided silicone or acrylic adhesive tape and three single-sided silicone adhesive tapes. These products are suitable for bonding or fixing siliconized surfaces.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Sep 2011
Thresher Industries, based in Hanford, California, has successfully developed a very high thermal conductive alloy material.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Sep 2011
H.B. Fuller, one of the leading global adhesives providers, has entered into a strategic agreement with Graco to commercialize a specialized adhesive and equipment system for packaging applications.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Sep 2011
Milliken Chemical, a division of Milliken & Company, will showcase the advanced, high-performance clarifying agents, nucleating agents and polymeric dyes used for several packaging applications at PACK EXPO 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Sep 2011
PPG Industries, headquartered in Pittsburgh and one of the world’s leading coatings and specialty products companies, has planned to expand its global production capacity for precipitated silica at its manufacturing facilities in Delfzijl, Netherlands and Lake Charles, Louisiana.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Sep 2011
FutureCarbon, Bayreuth-based producer of carbon supercomposites, and its south-German sales partner Gössl+Pfaff are jointly showing innovative solutions to heat composite components at this year's Composites Eur...
Leading food advisory group Exova has been awarded a five-star rating by the recently introduced British Retail Consortium (BRC) certification body performance ratings.
The performance ratings, implemented in July, a...
Lianas whose stabilization rings of woody cells heal spontaneously after suffering damage serve as a natural example to bionic experts of self-repairing membranes. Such membranes could find use, for example, in rubber di...
The Qatalum aluminium plant in Qatar has achieved full production capacity. The new and modern smelter, a 50/50 joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and Hydro, is serving global customers through its state-of-the-art products casthouse.
Crystals and ceramics pale when compared to a material researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovered that has 10 times their piezoelectric effect, making it suitable for perhaps hundreds of everyday uses.
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Re-roofing of the Advanced Light Source (ALS), a particle accelerator situated at the U.S. Department of Energy's Berkeley Lab, has been carried out using Owens Corning’s Deck Defense roof Underlayment and Duration Premium COOL Roof Shingles.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Sep 2011
European rigid plastic packaging supplier, RPC Barrier is developing the la Cup 2 to store ready to eat food.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Sep 2011
Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) has formulated a next-generation source to create ultra-cold neutrons (UCN). The company has produced the world’s first UCNs in Moscow through the PF2 source. Here, the movement of neutrons that pass through cold liquid deuterium is slowed down mechanically.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Sep 2011