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Carbon Super-Composites Manufacturer to Make Appearance at JEC Asia

FutureCarbon, the leading producer of carbon super-composites based in Germany, is making an appearance at this year's JEC Asia show from October 12 through 14 in Singapore. FutureCarbon intends to demonstrate an inc...

5 Oct 2010

Emotec Enhances the Peformance of a Tram Wheel Profiling Machine

Swiss engineering company Emotec has significantly enhanced the performance of a tram wheel profiling machine used by the Zurich public transport organisation VBZ, by retrofitting it with an innovative lathing capability...

5 Oct 2010

Carbon Fibre Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Set to Smash Its Own Endurance Record

Employing carbon fibre airframe components manufactured by Leafield-based Formtech Composites, QinetiQ’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) project, “Zephyr”, is expected to go into the record books by quadrupling its own previous record of 82 hours.

5 Oct 2010

Update on Rio Tinto-BHP Billiton Iron ore Joint Venture in Western Australia

The Rio Tinto Board has not made any final decisions about possible outcomes or next steps relating to the proposed Rio Tinto/BHP Billiton iron ore production joint venture in Western Australia. The Board held a meet...

5 Oct 2010

Thin Film Researcher Wins 2010 Goodfellow Award for Best Paper

The 2010 Goodfellow Award for best paper resulting from PhD research in the field of condensed matter physics/materials science was presented to Dr. Lisa Coetsee at the annual South African Institute of Physics (SAIP) conference on October 1 in Pretoria. Dr. Coetsee’s paper, entitled “XPS analysis for degraded Y2SiO5:Ce phosphor thin films,” dealt with the degradation of Y2SiO5:Ce phosphor thin films ablated in Ar gas.

From Goodfellow 5 Oct 2010

Digital Displays to get a Boost with New Class of Liquid Crystals

Chemists at Vanderbilt University have created a new class of liquid crystals with unique electrical properties that could improve the performance of digital displays used on everything from digital watches to flat panel...

5 Oct 2010

High Impact Face Shield Manufactured Using Eastman Tritan Copolyester

As the first manufacturer in the face protection market to leverage the inherent strength, chemical resistance and clarity of Eastman Tritan™ copolyester, Bullard® today introduced a high-impact faceshield application at the National Safety Council (NSC) Congress & Expo 2010 in San Diego.

From Eastman 5 Oct 2010

AMSC Introduces Amperium High Temperature Superconducting Wire

American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), a global power technologies company, today introduced its Amperium wire, the new brand name for the company's proprietary second generation (2G) high temperature su...

From American Superconductor 5 Oct 2010

Groundbreaking Firefighting Suit Offers New Levels of Protection and Comfort

Teijin Techno Products Limited, one of the core companies of the Teijin Group’s aramid fibers business, announced today the development of a groundbreaking firefighting suit that offers the world’s highest levels of heat-barrier performance and comfortable, lightweight design.

From Teijin Limited 5 Oct 2010

Arkema Acquires Company that Deigns and Manufactures Electroactive Fluorinated Polymers

Arkema has announced the acquisition of French company PIEZOTECH which designs and manufactures electroactive fluorinated polymers, thereby enhancing its portfolio with a new range of ultra high performance materials. Th...

5 Oct 2010

Olympus Launches BX3 Upright Microscope

Olympus has today launched the new BX3 upright research microscope systems at Biotechnica, Hannover (5 – 7 October). Following on from the highly successful BX2 range, the BX3 systems provide users with a ‘blank canvas’ to fully define their own working environment.

5 Oct 2010

Wool Reinforcement Used to Create Strong Environmentally Friendly Bricks

Spanish and Scottish researchers have added wool fibres to the clay material used to make bricks and combined these with an alginate, a natural polymer extracted from seaweed. The result is bricks that are stronger and more environmentally-friendly, according to the study published recently in the journal Construction and Building Materials.

5 Oct 2010