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Key Experts to Discuss about Corrosion at UAE Conference

On the occasion of the inaugural Corrosion UAE Conference, we are delighted to highlight the key issues and speakers that will be featured at this unique event.

9 Dec 2010

MonoSol to Form JV with Midatech to Commercialize Therapeutic Insulin Dose

MonoSol Rx, the developer of PharmFilm® drug delivery technology, and Midatech Group Ltd., a global leader and centre of excellence for the design, development, synthesis and manufacture of nanomedicines, today announced their intent to form a joint venture that will focus on the development and commercialization of products combining the two companies' respective technologies in the diabetes field.

From MonoSol 9 Dec 2010

Harper to Deliver New Carbon Fiber Processing System to Georgia Tech

Harper International, leader in the design of complete thermal processing solutions for advanced materials, has been awarded a project by Georgia Institute of Technology for the production of an innovative university sca...

9 Dec 2010

New Analysis on the US Vinyl Chloride Monomer Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) Industry Outlook in the US to 2015 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of All A...

9 Dec 2010

Brazilian Composite Materials Association Honors Reichhold in São Paulo

Reichhold Brazil recently won the Top of Mind Award for the Composites Industry, granted by ABMACO (Brazilian Composite Materials Association).

From Reichhold LLC 9 Dec 2010

Audax Medical to Use Arxis Biomaterial for Regenerative Osteobiologics Platform

Audax Medical, Inc. a privately-held medical device company specializing in the development of osteobiologics, has entered into a comprehensive license agreement with Brown University, acquiring exclusive rights to a pro...

9 Dec 2010

Fresh Coat Painting Business Launches in Hartford County

Eric Stavropoulos, a lifelong Connecticut resident, has launched his first Fresh Coat Painting business to serve Hartford County and its communities of Manchester, Vernon, Glastonbury, South Windsor and East Hartford.

9 Dec 2010

EcoBlu Meets Class "A" Fire Specifications for E84 Burning Characteristics in Wood

EcoBlu Products, Inc., announced today that the company has successfully completed fire testing at QAI Laboratories meeting class "A" specifications for E84 Surface Burning Characteristics. EcoBlu Products successfully tested Douglas Fir and Spruce Pine Fir lumber meeting class "A" flame spread and reduced smoke production.

9 Dec 2010

NIST SRM 2771 Sulfur in Diesel Fuel Blend Stock Supports EPA Ultra-Low Sulfur in Diesel Regulations

NIST has recently certified a new reference material for sulfur in diesel fuel at 0.102 ìg/g ± 0.014 ìg/g (95 % confidence level). This new standard will assist the petroleum industry in meeting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 15 ìg/g (ppm) limit on ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD), which took effect on June 1, 2006.

From NIST Standard Reference Materials 8 Dec 2010

Cigarette Aids Efforts to Reduce Furniture and Bed Fire Risk

On September 10, 2010, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) made available for purchase a new Standard Reference Material, SRM 1196 Standard Cigarette for Ignition Resistance Testing.

From NIST Standard Reference Materials 8 Dec 2010

FLIR Advanced Thermal Solutions Launch Infrared Camera for High Temperature Applications

The FLIR GF309 is a new infrared camera from FLIR Advanced Thermal Solutions (ATS) specially designed for high temperature inspection of industrial furnaces, heaters and boilers.

8 Dec 2010

Biosafe Awarded Patent for Antimicrobial Technology Suited to Multiple Industries

The United States Patent Office has issued to Biosafe, Inc. a composition of matter patent on the siloxane polymer that is the keystone of the company's proprietary antimicrobial technology, it was announced today by...

8 Dec 2010

Sintered Porous Plastic Offers Advantages over Petri Dishes and Ceramics for in vitro Cell Culture Studies

Porvair Filtration Group reports that the open pore structure of their BioVyon™ sintered porous plastic materials offers optimum conditions for encouraging in-vitro cell culture and has been found to offer significant advantages over established Petri dish methods as well as the ceramic substrates (TCP) traditionally used.

From Porvair Filtration Group 8 Dec 2010

SECO Warwick Supplies Vacuum Furnace to Institute for Nuclear Studies

SECO/WARWICK S.A. has supplied a model 2.0VP-4025-78UHV vacuum furnace to the Institute for Nuclear Studies in Swierk, Poland. The furnace is used for the global production of accelerating structures for medical and industrial accelerators.

8 Dec 2010

mPhase Technology Successfully Completes Multi-Cell NanoBattery Technical Work

mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTC.BB:XDSL - News) said today, that it has successfully completed the technical work under the Phase 2 STTR grant awarded by the US Army for the multi-cell Smart NanoBattery. The team achie...

8 Dec 2010