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New Process Developed to Grind Cementitious Materials

Flyanic, a cementitious mineral processing technology company and licensee of NJIT, has developed an industrial scale and affordable process for grinding cement, fly ash, and other cementitious materials to a median part...

14 Jul 2010

Guide Available on $16.6 Billion U.S. Paint Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/58b245/rauch_guide_to_the) has announced the addition of the "Rauch Guide to the US Paint Industry 2010 Edition" report to their offeing. The...

14 Jul 2010

Global Market for Piezoelectric Actuators and Motors Expected to be Worth $12.3 Billion by 2014

According to a recently published report from iRAP, Inc., Piezoelectric Actuators and Motors – Types, Applications, New Developments, Industry Structure and Global Markets, the global market for piezoelectric-operated actuators and motors was estimated to be $6.6 billion in 2009 and is estimated to reach $12.3 billion by 2014, showing an average annual growth rate (AAGR) of 13.2% per year.

14 Jul 2010

Bemis Completes Sales of Discontinued Packaging Operation

Bemis Company, Inc. (NYSE:BMS) today announced that it has completed the sale of its discontinued operations, including its Menasha, Wisconsin, and Catoosa (Tulsa), Oklahoma facilities, to Exopack Holding Corp. ("Ex...

From Amcor PLC 14 Jul 2010

Bayer Sign Research Agreement for High Performance Materials with Customizable Properties

Bayer Technology Services GmbH (BTS) and the Excellence Cluster for the Engineering of Advanced Materials - Hierarchical Structure Formation for Functional Devices (EAM) at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg have s...

14 Jul 2010

Imec Set Record for Large Area Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells

Imec has realized large-area (70cm2) epitaxial solar cells with efficiencies of up to 16.3% on high-quality substrates. And efficiencies of up to 14.7% were achieved on large-area low-quality substrates, showing the pote...

From IMEC 14 Jul 2010

Micron Technology, Applied Materials and Ultratech Welcome Partners to GaN Research Program

Micron Technology, Applied Materials, and Ultratech have joined the imec industrial affiliation program (IIAP) on GaN-on-Si technology. This multi-partner R&D program focuses on the development of GaN-on-Si (gallium ...

From IMEC 14 Jul 2010

Reverse Engineering Pharmaceuticals Helps Fight Counterfeit Drugs

Chemical imaging specialists at Malvern Panalytical are demonstrating how data derived from reverse engineering of pharmaceutical tablets can aid the fight against counterfeit drugs. Using the SyNIRgi near infrared chemical imaging (NIRCI) system they have been able to collect data detailed enough to characterize the formulation and processes used to create individual dosages.

From Malvern Panalytical 14 Jul 2010

Rio Tinto Announce $200m Expansion or Iron Ore Operations

Rio Tinto today announced US$200 million funding to prepare for the expansion of its iron ore operations in Western Australia. The funding will allow dredging contracts to be issued as part of early works on the expa...

14 Jul 2010

Selva Resources Selects BalaClava for Mineral Processing Project in Peru

Selva Resources Corporation, the Nevada based gold refining company with operations in South America, announced today that they have engaged BalaClava Consultants of Lima, Peru to provide technical and business assi...

14 Jul 2010

Nansulate Coating Provides Effective Insulation for Sailboats

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology based energy saving solutions, reported today that the Company's Nansulate® thermal insulation and mold resistant coatings pr...

14 Jul 2010

New Nano Coating Launched by XTI

XTI introduces revolutionary ACTIVE-SHIELD™ Nano Coating green technology with surface-integrated Active-Air-Purification and 99.9999% Anti-Germ protection, for product surface coating and interior applications in B...

14 Jul 2010

First Nano Launches New R+D Platform for Nanotechnology and Energy Materials

First Nano, a division of CVD Equipment Corporation introduced today the EasyTube™ 101, a new Chemical Vapor Deposition research and development tool platform as part of the growing EasyTube™ family of products.

14 Jul 2010

Rockwood Expands Lithium Production Capacity in Nevada

Rockwood Holdings, Inc. has announced that its Chemetall Foote subsidiary has begun expansion of its lithium production operation in Silver Peak, Nevada.

14 Jul 2010

Applied Materials Releases New AdvantEdge Mesa Etch System

Applied Materials, Inc. today unveiled its new Applied Centura(R) AdvantEdge(TM) Mesa(TM) system for creating nano-scale circuit features with angstrom-level precision in next-generation DRAM, Flash and Logic devices.

From Applied Materials Inc 14 Jul 2010