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Technology Review List 10 Emerging Technologies which Will Impact Our Lives

The editors of Technology Review, MIT's magazine of innovation, have announced their annual list of the 10 emerging technologies that will soon have a profound impact on how we live and work. These innovations - each...

21 Apr 2010

PolyOne to Promote Specialty Polymer Blends for the Healthcare Industry

At the Chinaplas 2010 show this week, PolyOne is featuring Trilliant HC specialty blends made with Eastman Tritan copolyester at booth W3D21. Developed specifically for the healthcare industry, these new blends offer imp...

20 Apr 2010

Reusing and Recycling Textiles to Reduce Impact on Resources

How can clothing consumption in western countries be made more environment-friendly? Researchers in Norway are seeking ways to use fewer resources while keeping people well-dressed.

20 Apr 2010

Taghleef Introduce New Range of Packaging Products Based on Polylactic Acid

Leading BoPP film producer Taghleef Industries (Ti) is pleased to announce its commitment to the development of sustainable packaging by introducing a fully natural film range. The films will be based on NatureWorks PLA ...

20 Apr 2010

PolyOne to Showcase Opaque Performance Copolyester Compounds at Chinaplas

At Chinaplas 2010 this week, PolyOne is showcasing the Edgetek XT family of opaque blends based on Eastman Tritan copolyester at booth W3D21. This new family of Edgetek XT High Performance Blends offers opaque performanc...

20 Apr 2010

New Production Plant to Produce Bioplastics from Renewable Sources

Futerro, a 50/50 joint venture established in September 2007 by Galactic and Total Petrochemicals, announces the inauguration of its bioplastics production unit in Escanaffles, Belgium on Friday 16 April 2010. Supported ...

20 Apr 2010

UJI to Search for Low Cost Solar Cells Based on Semiconductor Nanocrystals

After responding to a call for proposals, the research group led by Juan Bisquert at Universitat Jaume I of Castelló has won the bid for a scientific and technological research project on new types of solar cells based on nanotechnologies. The project entitled “Células solares nanodiseñadas de bajo coste basadas en nanocristales semiconductores” (“Low cost nanodesigned solar cells based on semiconductor nanocrystals”) will be funded with a 25 000 € grant.

20 Apr 2010

Free Online Seminar on Environmentally-Induced Cracking

Stork Testing & Metallurgical Consulting in Houston, Texas, is offering a free 1-hour online seminar, “Introduction to Environmentally-Induced Cracking.” Dr. Eva Coronado of Stork Testing & Metallurgical Consulting will be presenting this webinar on Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. CST.

From Element Materials Technology 20 Apr 2010

LayTec Sell First EpiCurveTriple TT Metrology System to LED Manufacturer

LayTec is proud to announce the sale of an EpiCurve®Triple TT to a leading LED manufacturer in the USA. The in-situ system will be used for GaN LED production in a multiple-ring MOCVD reactor.

From Laytec - in-situ Monitoring Sensors for Thin-Film Applications 20 Apr 2010

mPhase Technology to Announce Breakthrough with Nanobattery Technology

mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: XDSL), the developer of Power On Command battery technologies, will be announcing this afternoon at the NanoBusiness Conference/NYC, an event sponsored by the NanoBusiness Alliance, that...

20 Apr 2010

Ferro to Restructure European Plastics Operations

Ferro Corporation (NYSE: FOE) announced additional restructuring actions to reduce costs related to the Company's European plastics manufacturing. This action is the latest restructuring step in a group of projects t...

From Vibrantz Technologies 20 Apr 2010

Presto Engineering and CEA-Leti Collaborate on 3D Semiconductor Devices

Presto Engineering Inc., a pioneer of the labless business model for bringing semiconductor products into volume production, and CEA-Leti today announced that they have begun a three-year collaboration to develop test an...

20 Apr 2010

Materials + Microsystems Centre of Fondazione Bruno Kessler Achieves ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation

As of 2010 the MiNALab (Micro Nano Analytical Laboratory) research unit of the Materials & Microsystems Centre of Fondazione Bruno Kessler, already a beacon in analysis for many universities, research organizations and companies, can boast possession of ISO/IEC 17025 certification.

20 Apr 2010

Ferro and Heraeus Sign Deal Relating to Decoration Materials for Ceramic and Glass Products

Heraeus and Ferro Corporation (NYSE:FOE) today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to acquire from each other certain business lines concerning decoration materials for ceramic and glass products. The ...

From Vibrantz Technologies 19 Apr 2010

Report Predicts North American Commercial Roofing Market to be Worth $5.9b by 2014

According to a new technical market research report, COMMERCIAL ROOFING MATERIALS: THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET (AVM071A) from BCC Research, the North American market for commercial roofing materials was worth an estimated $3.2 billion in 2009, but is expected to increase to nearly $5.9 billion in 2014.

19 Apr 2010