AT&T, a major communications holding company, announced that it will adopt a new plant-based plastic in its accessory packaging. The plastic includes about 30% of plant-based materials derived form ethanol that are harvested from sugarcane.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Sep 2011
Magnesita Refratários, a vertically integrated refractory producer, has planned to invest to expand the operating capabilities and production capacity of its facility in York, Pennsylvania.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Sep 2011
BASF has set up a lightweight composites team to develop innovative materials and technologies that are ideal for manufacturing high-performance automotive parts. This initiative signifies the company’s commitment to the increasing need for lightweight designs in the automotive sector.
Well equipped Vacuum Spectrometers with 670mm focal length and more, are now available for vacuum ultraviolet applications involving transient or fast plasma physics, astrophysics, material science (luminescence, Raman) or laser-matter interaction experiments.
The 2010 market for fabricated silicon OEM parts for semiconductor and LED manufacturing equipment totaled $310M, up 200% over the 2009 low, according to a new report from Techcet Group, “Silicon Fabricated Parts for Semiconductor and LED Applications 2011,” a Techcet Group Critical Materials Report.
Wisconsin Oven, one of America's major OEM suppliers of industrial ovens, has designed a steam heated walk-in batch oven for curing water-based adhesive resin over abrasives.
CARBO Ceramics, one of the world's largest suppliers of ceramic proppant products for fracturing oil and gas wells, has signed a definitive agreement with Robins & Morton, a privately held engineering and construction firm, to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services for the new ceramic proppant manufacturing plant.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Sep 2011
At the UTECH Asia 2011 event, Momentive Performance Materials has unveiled several new additives for application in polyurethane foams.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Sep 2011
The new City of Westminster College building in London has successfully installed new high-performance solar shading panels that are engineered using SABIC’s Lexan Exell D polycarbonate (PC) sheet.
The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) is receiving NSF funding for more than six years to expand its mission.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Sep 2011
Techcet Group, a firm specializing in technical trend analysis and market analysis for the silicon, photovoltaic, semiconductor and related electronics industries, has released a new report, titled, “Quartz for Semiconductor Applications 2011”.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Sep 2011
Norwegian researchers are working on a five-year project that aims to develop more customized and recycling-friendly aluminium alloys using mathematical models.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Sep 2011
The University of Utah is establishing a new Centre of Excellence in Materials Research and Innovation and it has selected other universities, which include Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Northwestern and Michigan for the new round of grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Sep 2011
Researchers from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered titanium dioxide as the most beneficial material for applications in energy storage systems like lithium ion batteries.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Sep 2011
Momentive Specialty Chemicals, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, announced that it has completed the expansion of its technical center in Stafford, Texas and is now celebrating the opening ceremony.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
9 Sep 2011