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Hosokawa Micron's Technical Centre of Excellence Completes 10,000th Test

Hosokawa Micron Ltd. today announce the successful completion of the 10,000th test undertaken in the purpose built test and toll processing facility, at the Runcorn site, first opened in 1979.

4 May 2011

Applied Materials to Acquire Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates

Applied Materials, Inc. ("Applied") (Nasdaq: AMAT) and Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. ("Varian") (Nasdaq: VSEA) today announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement under whic...

From Applied Materials Inc 4 May 2011

Brown McFarlane Receive Orders for Steel Plates Immediately After Establishing Stockholdings in Antwerp

Brown McFarlane's decision to open a warehousing facility in the port of Antwerp has been immediately vindicated with orders for steel plates from the newly received stock being placed within days of its arrival. ...

From Brown McFarlane Ltd 4 May 2011

New Software with Improved User Interface for Freeman FT4 Powder Rheometer

Freeman Technology has launched a new version of software for the company’s established universal powder tester, the FT4 Powder Rheometer. The new Powder Rheometer software introduces a completely redesigned graphical user interface which provides a clearer look and improves the display of real-time test information.

From Freeman Technology 4 May 2011

Albemarle Develops New Technology to Recover Lithium from Brine

A new technology to extract lithium from brine has been developed by Albemarle, a major manufacturer and distributer of specialty chemicals for consumer electronics, packaging, construction, petroleum refining, automotive and pharmaceuticals industries.

By Dr. Cameron Chai 4 May 2011

Aqua Protection Unveils Cost-Effective and Energy-Efficient Wall Coatings

Aqua Protection has introduced low-cost and energy-efficient wall coatings that are better substitutes to masonry paints.

By Dr. Cameron Chai 4 May 2011

Eindhoven University Researcher Develops New Chemical Reactor

A new chemical reactor called spinning disc reactor has been developed by Marco Meeuwse, a researcher at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e).

By Dr. Cameron Chai 4 May 2011

Composites Technology for Wind Turbines from Umeco Companies

Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG), Richmond Aerovac and GRPMS, all members of Umeco Composites Structural Materials (UCSM) – a Division of Umeco plc, will be co-exhibiting on Stand T30 at the 2011 ALL-ENERGY show in the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre - Bridge of Don, Aberdeen on the 18th and 19th May 2011.

3 May 2011

Bayer MaterialScience to Invest $120m in their Largest US Manufacturing Plant

Bayer MaterialScience is set to invest some U.S. $120 million into its Baytown, Texas, site. Baytown, which celebrates 40 years of manufacturing success this year, is the company's largest manufacturing facility in t...

3 May 2011

Svenska Aerogel Wins Cleantech Award Environmentally Friendly Recyclable Materials

Svenska Aerogel, a supplier of a variety of low-cost environmentally friendly recyclable materials based on a patented version of aerogel material, has won the prestigious Nordic Cleantech Company of the Year Award for 2...

3 May 2011

Carpenter Technology to Expand Capacity for Forge Finishing and Annealing

Carpenter Technology Corporation (NYSE:CRS) today announced a significant expansion project at its Reading, Pa. facility. The expansion will allow for the installation of two additional Electroslag Remelting Furnaces (ES...

From Carpenter Technology Corporation 3 May 2011

Latest Samsung Smartphone Protected by Gorilla Glass

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, and Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW), a world leader in specialty glass and ceramics, announced today that Corning Gorilla Glass has been designed into the G...

From Corning Incorporated 3 May 2011

New Range of Materials Science Microscopes Launched by Olympus

Olympus today launched the latest version of its highly successful Olympus Stream materials science microscopy imaging software family at booth 1512 in hall 1 at Control, Stuttgart. Olympus Stream 1.6 provides a number of new and improved features, which not only increase workflow efficiency, but also enhance the overall capabilities of the software.

3 May 2011

Fast and Accurate Determination of Heavy Element Concentrations with Spectro XRF

Determination of heavy elements was the only limitation for analytical laboratories – and this is now a thing of the past: The new SPECTRO XEPOS HE achieves five to ten times better detection limits for metals and heavy metals than many other EDXRF instruments.

From SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH 3 May 2011

Packaging Solutions that Protect Food from Mineral Oils

BASF offers the packaging industry a variety of barrier solutions that demonstrate a high effectiveness in preventing mineral oil residues from migrating from cardboard food packaging into food.

From BASF Corporation 3 May 2011