Heraeus announced that its Photovoltaic Business Unit has completed the construction of a new facility in Singapore to expand the manufacturing capacity of silver metallization paste for crystalline solar cell applications.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
6 Jul 2011
HeidelbergCement today celebrates the opening of a modernized kiln line at its Polish cement plant in Górazdze. The expansion of the clinker capacity to 6,000 tonnes per day had already been completed on schedule at...
"The most important thing is motion, the flux of things, a non-Euclidean geometry …" As shown by this quotation from the catalogue for an exhibition at the Vienna Museum of Applied Arts, the Iraqi-Britis...
Japanese scientists report on a unique 'ubiquitous element strategy' for synthesizing industrially important electronic, thermionic, and structural materials using naturally abundant elements. This strategy aims ...
A revised booklet containing a selection of Powder Metallurgy Component Case Studies has been launched by the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA).
This free, easy to read, 20-page booklet contains recent ca...
DEStech Publications, Inc. announces the publication of Nanoscience and Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Manufacturing and Industry Impacts, by Wei-Hong Zhong, Bin Li, Russell G. Maguire, Vivian T. Dang, Jo Anne Shatkin, Gwen M. Gross, and Michael C. Richey.
A groundbreaking crystal-growing system called CGS Lab has been developed by PVA TePla Group, a manufacturer of high-temperature, vacuum and silicon crystallization solutions.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Jul 2011
KuibyshevAzot OJSC (KA), one of the leading chemicals companies in Russia, and Royal DSM, a global science-based firm, have formed two new joint ventures.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Jul 2011
Sonoco UK Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies and the world's largest producer of paperboard cans, has completed the acquisition of the ass...
Operating in an ISO 17025 and GMP accredited environment, Warwick Analytical Service has developed proprietary analytical procedures to enable accurate and precise data to be produced for all types of samples including organic samples with trace levels of Fluorine.
Aquaread won the award for “Start Up Business of the Year” at the Kent Excellence in Business Award ceremony on Thursday 30th June 2011. The achievement was celebrated at a glittering event at the Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone which was staged and produced by Kent County Council and The KM Group.
Suntech Power Holdings, a manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar panels, and MEMC have mutually agreed to end their solar wafer supply deal signed in 2006.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Jul 2011
Olympia Steel Buildings of Canada has been hired to design, build and deliver five pre-engineered mini-storage warehouse steel structures for a newly built mini-storage plant close to Kamloops in the Thompson Valley in British Columbia.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Jul 2011
AkzoNobel has enhanced its portfolio of technology in sustainable chemistry by acquiring a patented technology that can revolutionize the use of plant-based chemistry.
A superelastic alloy has been developed by Japanese researchers that could provide potential applications in buildings. The material may aid in absorbing shocks resulting from earthquakes and help buildings to resist vibration and stress during such events.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Jul 2011