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Strategic Business Report on Global Surface Active Agents Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Surface Active Agents Industry. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Surface Active Agents in Thousand Tons ...

From Report Linker 8 Feb 2011

US-Based Silicon Solar Cell Manufacturer Praises DOE’s Decision to Extend the Buy American Waiver

Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells and modules, applauds the Department of Energy’s decision to extend the public interest waiver of section 1605 (the Buy American provision) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

8 Feb 2011

Universal Display Partners with Moser Baer to Manufacture White OLED Panels

Moser Baer Technologies Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Moser Baer India Ltd., and Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ: PANL), enabling energy-efficient displays and lighting with its UniversalPHOLED® technology and mat...

8 Feb 2011

GTSO Enters JV Agreement with Rare Earth Exporters of Mongolia

Green Technology Solutions, Inc. (OTC BB: GTSO.OB) announced today that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with Rare Earth Exporters of Mongolia (REE) in order to procure rare-earth mining claims and operation...

8 Feb 2011

EPIR Announces Fabrication of CdTe Solar Cells on Commercial Glass Produces Excellent Results

EPIR Technologies, Inc. announced today that they have repeatedly fabricated high efficiency polycrystalline cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells on commercial glass substrates. According to Dr. Siva Sivananthan, foun...

8 Feb 2011

Control of Carbon Nanotube Manufacturing to Exploit Properties Almost in Hand

Carbon nanotubes have many attractive properties, and their structure and areas of application can be compared with those of graphene, the material for whose discovery the most recent Nobel Prize was awarded. In order to be able to exploit these properties, however, it is necessary to have full control of the manufacturing process. Scientists at the University of Gothenburg are closing in on the answer.

7 Feb 2011

Owens Corning Announce Winners of Composites App Challenge

Owens Corning (NYSE:OC), a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials, has announced the winners of the company's Composite App Chall...

7 Feb 2011

Goodrich Receive Contract to Supply Boltless Wheels and Carbon Brakes

Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) has received a follow-on contract from Defense Logistics Agency Aviation to supply over 1,600 carbon brakes and over 1,400 boltless wheels for the U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft fleet. Deli...

From Collins Aerospace 7 Feb 2011

PPG Primer Meets Military Specification

PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) industrial coatings business announced that its MLP80000 primer coating meets the new U.S. MIL-DTL-32348 Type I military specification for chemical-agent-resistant powder primers.

From PPG Industries Inc. 7 Feb 2011

CIMAV Install PANalytical XRD System

A PANalytical Empyrean XRD system is being installed at the Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C. (CIMAV) in the state of Nuevo León (CIMAV-Monterrey).

7 Feb 2011

Outlook on Metal Industry in Iran

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Iran Metals Report Q1 2011" report to their offering. Business Monitor International's Iran Metals Report provides industry professionals and stra...

7 Feb 2011

XIAMETER Brand Silanes Protect Concrete Road Surfaces from Water Penetration

Drivers may have fewer potholes to dodge, and local governments may be able to save money, thanks to XIAMETER® brand silanes for concrete formulators that can help repel water and protect highway infrastructure from ...

From Dow Corning 7 Feb 2011

Novel Method for Growing Nanolasers on Silicon to Create Optoelectronic Chips

Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a way to grow nanolasers directly onto a silicon surface, an achievement that could lead to a new class of faster, more efficient microprocessors, as well as to powerful biochemical sensors that use optoelectronic chips.

7 Feb 2011

Rautaruukki to Establish Separate Stainless Steel and Aluminium Trading Business

Rautaruukki Corporation is to divide its Finnish operations into four different companies.

7 Feb 2011

ASU to Showcase Advances in Materials Science and Engineering at Making Stuff Festival

The Arizona Science Center is enlisting the expertise of professors in Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering in showcasing the latest advances in materials science and engineering.

7 Feb 2011