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Business Outlook on Flame Retardants Market in China

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Chinese Markets for Flame Retardants" report to their offering. China's demand for flame retardants has grown at a fast pace in the past decade. I...

17 Feb 2011

China TMK Bags Order for 480 Rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride Battery Packs

China TMK Battery Systems Inc. (formerly, Deerfield Resources, Ltd.), a Chinese manufacturer and distributor of customized rechargeable battery solutions to global consumer product companies, today announced it has received an order from Alexis Power Supply, Inc. ("Alexis Power") for 480 rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) battery packs to be used as backup power supply sources to be used in telecommunications infrastructure. Production has begun and shipments will commence in April 2011.

17 Feb 2011

Sunstone Circuits Adds Rogers Materials to Quickturn Prototypes

Sunstone Circuits®, the printed circuit board (PCB) prototype solutions provider, has enhanced their services by offering Rogers material 4350 (RO4350) for orders placed within the Sunstone quickturn product line.

17 Feb 2011

Silicone-Based Construction Materials from Dow Corning to be Featured at Ecobuild

Ecobuild, the world’s biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment, will open its doors on 1st March through to 3rd March 2011.

From Dow Corning 17 Feb 2011

Heavy Duty Aftermarket Journal Honors Alcoa’s LvL ONE Wide Base Aluminum Wheel

Alcoa’s LvL ONE® wide base aluminum wheel has been selected as a “Top 5” Product of 2010 by Heavy Duty Aftermarket Journal.

17 Feb 2011

Research Report on Petrochemicals Industry in Germany

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Germany Petrochemicals Report Q1 2011" report to their offering. The Germany Petrochemical Report provides industry professionals and strategists, cor...

17 Feb 2011

New Solar Cell Material That Can Pass Current at Nanoscale

A Colorado State University professor has successfully turned a mineral compound into a material that can pass current through a nanoparticle network – an important discovery into more efficient, inexpensive solar ...

17 Feb 2011

easyJet Validates Nano-Technology Coating on its Aircraft for Fuel Efficiency

easyJet, the UK's largest airline, today announced that it is the first commercial airline to trial a revolutionary nano-technology coating on its aircraft aimed at reducing drag and increasing fuel efficiency.

17 Feb 2011

Glidewell Laboratories Produces Transparent Nanozirconia Crystals

Glidewell Laboratories, industry-leading provider of dental lab products and services and manufacturer of BruxZir Solid Zirconia dental material, Research & Development team has moved closer to producing transparent nanozirconia by successfully synthesizing 3 nm zirconia nanocrystals produced by "bottom-up" nanotechnology.

17 Feb 2011

New BodyGuardz Carbon Fiber Films from NLU Products for Mobile Devices

NLU Products, a leader in the device protection market, has expanded its line of scratch-proof BodyGuardz films for mobile devices with the new BodyGuardz Carbon Fiber Skin.

17 Feb 2011

Ames Lab Researchers Achieve 25% Improved Efficiency in Thermoelectric Materials

Automobiles, military vehicles, even large-scale power generating facilities may someday operate far more efficiently thanks to a new alloy developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory.

17 Feb 2011

New Forecast Report on Global Paper Packaging Materials Sector

Packaging materials market has traditionally been a large-scale industry where product marketing was not considered to be of importance. However, increased globalization in trade coupled with heightened environmental ...

17 Feb 2011

NSF CAREER Award Supports Rensselaer Scientist to Study Material Behavior at High Temperatures

Daniel Lewis, assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has won a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

17 Feb 2011

Quantum Develops New Solar Cell Technology Free from Rare Elements

Quantum Solar Power Corp. ("Quantum") is in the development stages of a solar cell technology that could alter the solar power industry's dependence on rare elements.

17 Feb 2011