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New Findings Reveal Mechanical Characteristics of Spider Silk Fibers

Scientists now have a better understanding of why spider silk fibers are so incredibly strong.

3 Mar 2011

Scientists Create World's Lightest Carbon Material to Detect Pollutants

A spongy substance that could be mistaken for packing material has the nanotechnology world buzzing. University of Central Florida Associate Professor Lei Zhai and postdoctoral associate Jianhua Zou have engineered th...

3 Mar 2011

Manchester Researchers Unravel the Structure of Tropoelastin

Scientists have unravelled the shape of the protein that gives human tissues their elastic properties in what could lead to the development of new synthetic elastic polymers.

3 Mar 2011

Yale Scientist Team Develops Novel Metal Alloys That Can be Blow Molded Like Plastics

Imagine a material that's stronger than steel, but just as versatile as plastic, able to take on a seemingly endless variety of forms.

3 Mar 2011

Coperion Provides Compounding Systems to Process Biodegradable Plastics

Coperion GmbH, a worldwide market and technology leader in compounding and extrusion, is keeping up with the times by providing comprehensive systems for the processing of biodegradable plastics to its many customers worldwide.

3 Mar 2011

Research Report on Worldwide Carbondioxide Incubators Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Carbondioxide Incubators Industry. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Carbon Dioxide Incubators in Units a...

From Report Linker 3 Mar 2011

Keyuan and Ningbo Institute to Develop Commercial Applications for Butadiene Styrene Resin

Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. ("Keyuan or the "Company"), a leading merchant manufacturer of various petrochemical products in China, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Ningbo Institute of Technology, an affiliate of Zhejiang University, to jointly develop commercial applications for Butadiene Styrene Resin.

3 Mar 2011

Airgas to Supply Industrial Gases to Texas-Based Mechanical Construction Firm

Airgas, Inc. today announced that it has signed a three-year supply agreement with TDIndustries, the south’s leading mechanical construction and facilities operations services provider.

From Airgas Inc. 3 Mar 2011

Global Analysis on Methyl Methacrylate Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Methyl Methacrylate Industry. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Methyl Methacrylate in Metric Tons by the...

From Report Linker 3 Mar 2011

Baxter Associates Sells ASHTA Chemicals to Bigshire Mexico

Baxter Associates, Inc. (BAI) announced today the sale of ASHTA Chemicals Inc. (ASHTA), a leading producer of potassium related products and chlorine, to Bigshire Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Bigshire), a company incorpor...

3 Mar 2011

Central National-Gottesman Buys Assets and Business of Hudson Valley Paper

Central National-Gottesman Inc. today announced that its Lindenmeyr Munroe division has acquired the assets and business of Hudson Valley Paper Company, one of upstate New York and New England's oldest and most respe...

3 Mar 2011

Micromeritics to Launch Accelerated Surface Area and Porosimetry System at Pittcon

Micromeritics, will not only display a variety of its own products at Pittcon, but also material characterization instrumentation represented by its Particulate Systems brand. With the addition of this brand, Micromeritics currently offers one of broadest ranges of particle characterization instruments and services on the market.

From Micromeritics Instrument Corporation 2 Mar 2011

Malvern’s Viscotek System Supports Development of Novel Polymer Coatings

Researchers working at NanoQAM, the nanotechnology research centre of the University of Quebec (Montreal, Canada), are successfully innovating novel polymer coatings on the basis of data measured using a Viscotek high temperature gel permeation chromatography (HT-GPC) system from Malvern Panalytical.

From Malvern Panalytical 2 Mar 2011

Mitsui Chemicals Establishes MCT PET Resin JV for Bottles Operations

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (hereinafter called "MCI") and Teijin Limited (hereinafter called "Teijin") announced the establishment of MCT PET Resin Co., Ltd., a joint-venture company between MCI and Teiji...

From Teijin Limited 2 Mar 2011

Packaging Solutions Purchases Canada-Based Excel Pac

Wellspring Capital Management and Harold Bevis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Packaging Solutions Holdings, announced that Packaging Solutions Holdings has acquired Excel Pac, a leading flexible packaging manufacturer in the food, dairy and pet food markets from Vincent Musacchio.

2 Mar 2011