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New Forecast Report on Propylene Industry in Iran

Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Propylene Industry Outlook in Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran) to 2015 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of...

1 Feb 2011

Researchers Develop Effective Method for Adding Nano-Based Armour to Polymer Vesicles

The ability of some forms of plankton and bacteria to build an extra natural layer of nanoparticle-like armour has inspired chemists at the University of Warwick to devise a startlingly simple way to give drug bearing polymer vesicles (microscopic polymer based sacs of liquid) their own armoured protection.

1 Feb 2011

Magnetic Nanoparticle Can be Used in Early Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer and Diarrhea

The next big thing in medical diagnostics could be minutes particles of rust, iron oxide, coated with the material from which sand is formed, silicon dioxide.

1 Feb 2011

Research Report on Butadiene Industry in the Asia-Pacific

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Butadiene Market In Asia Pacific To 2020 - Asia Pacific Rubber Industry Drives The Global Demand. Summary GBI Research&#3...

From Report Linker 1 Feb 2011

American Chemical Society Launches Inaugural Edition of IYC Virtual Journal

The American Chemical Society (ACS) today launched the inaugural edition of its International Year of Chemistry (IYC) Virtual Journal, a dynamic online snapshot of the countless ways in which chemistry improves everyday life for people around the world.

1 Feb 2011

Brightly Glowing Nanoparticles Receive FDA Approval for First Clinical Trial in Humans

"Cornell Dots" – brightly glowing nanoparticles – may soon be used to light up cancer cells to aid in diagnosing and treating cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the ...

1 Feb 2011

Frontier Global Sciences Provides New Methods to Analyze Heavy Metals

Frontier Global Sciences, a leading scientific laboratory focused on the analysis of toxic metals, announced today it has expanded its capabilities to include its fourth inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-...

1 Feb 2011

EnPro Industries Signs Agreement to Buy Pipeline Seal and Insulator's Business

EnPro Industries, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire the business of Pipeline Seal and Insulator, Inc. and its affiliates (PSI), a privately-owned group of companies that manufacture products which ensure the safe flow of fluids through pipeline transmission and distribution systems, worldwide.

1 Feb 2011

Stanford Engineers Say That Plasmonics Improve Solar Cell Efficiency

Researchers in solar energy speak of a day when millions of otherwise fallow square meters of sun-drenched roofs, windows, deserts and even clothing will be integrated with inexpensive solar cells that are many times thinner and lighter than the bulky rooftop panels familiar today.

1 Feb 2011

Global Analysis on Plastic Packaging Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: The Plastic Packaging Market Outlook in Food and Drinks. The plastic packaging market was worth $142bn, representing 37.4% of...

From Report Linker 1 Feb 2011

Novolyte Forms Joint Venture with Foosung

Arsenal Capital Partners, a leading New York-based private equity firm that invests in middle-market specialty industrial, healthcare, and financial services companies, announced today that its portfolio company Novolyte Technologies has completed the formation of a new joint venture with Foosung Co., Ltd., creating an integrated global producer of lithium-ion battery electrolytes, a key component in the rapidly growing market for lithium batteries used in hybrid electric vehicles and consumer electronics.

1 Feb 2011