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BOC Pakistan to get State-of-the-Art Air Separation Plant

The Board of Directors of BOC Pakistan Limited, a member of The Linde Group, on 11 March 2010 approved an investment of more than Rs. 2 billion (EUR 17 million) for the installation of a new state-of-the-art air separati...

From Linde plc 15 Mar 2010

Discovery Could Lead to New Kinds of Biodegradable, Biocompatible Polymers

In a paper published in the American Chemical Society journal, Macromolecules, scientists from IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Stanford University detail discoveries that could lead to the development of new types of biodegradable, biocompatible plastics. The result of a multi-year research effort, the breakthrough also could lead to a new recycling process that has the potential to significantly increase the ability to recycle and reuse common PET and plant-based plastics in the future.

15 Mar 2010

Organic and Printed Electronics Association Celebrates 5th Anniversary

"With its 135 members all over the world, the OE-A has become a highly dynamic and constantly growing network of leading international companies and institutes in the past five years”, said Wolfgang Mildner, Chairman of the OE-A and Managing Director, PolyIC GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, on the occasion of the 5th anniversary celebration of the OE-A – the industry association for organic and printed electronics.

12 Mar 2010

Value of Nanotechnology in Coatings and Adhesives Market Expected to be Worth $3.7 Billion in 2010

According to a new technical market research report, NANOTECHNOLOGY IN COATINGS AND ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS: GLOBAL MARKETS from BCC Research, the global market value for nanotechnology in coatings and adhesives is an estimated $3.7 billion in 2010, but is expected to increase to nearly $19.2 billion in 2015.

12 Mar 2010

OLEDs Feature Prominantly at the OSRAM Stand at Light + Building

An impressive OLED installation by the lighting planners of ‘LichtKunstLicht’ is the main attraction on the OSRAM stand at the Light + Building show in Frankfurt from 11 to 16 April 2010. Design objects and luminaires use actual examples to show the range of wafer thin light sources with various colors and shapes.

From Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH 12 Mar 2010

Oxford Catalysts Win Excellence Award in Environmental Technology

The Oxford Catalysts Group was presented with an award for Excellence in the Field of Environmental Technology Commercialisation by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, at the CleanEquity Monaco 2010 conference. This invitati...

12 Mar 2010

ESAB Introduces the PUROX Metal Master GT II Hand-Held Oxyfuel Cutting Outfit

ESAB introduces the PUROX Metal Master GT II hand-held oxyfuel cutting outfit. This top-of-the-line outfit contains rugged components built for medium- and heavy-duty performance in a wide range of industrial, constructi...

12 Mar 2010

Boca Bearings Takes on Lubrication Market

Leading ball bearing supplier, Boca Bearings, is putting a new line of lubricants and coatings at the heart of its plans to become a respected name in industrial lubrication markets. After 20 years of success as an innovative supplier of specialty ceramic bearing products, Boca Bearings is now targeting industrial lubrication with a full range of Oils, Greases, Coatings and Solid Lube.

12 Mar 2010

Chemical Processing Webinar will Focus on Condition Monitoring Solutions

Chemical Processing today announced a new Webinar that will bring leading chemical-industry experts together to discuss condition monitoring solutions in an informative exchange that will include Webinar attendees. Opera...

12 Mar 2010

Compliant Systems - Materials that Change Shape and Bend without Needing Joints

Flavio Campanile, head of a research group in Empa’s Mechanics for Modeling and Simulation Laboratory, is convinced that aircraft can be made which move more elegantly and, above all, more economically through the air. “Sooner or later it will be possible to make wings without ailerons, flaps and thousands of individual parts. They will have in principle only one component, which continually changes shape.”

12 Mar 2010