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DuPont Sppeds R+D to Develop New Plastic Processes and Generate Patents

In Performance Polymers, Eleni Karayianni focused on changing the R&D process to increase the speed of developing new products. Her project set a paradigm-breaking precedent for seeking alternative approaches instead of continuing to do what has always been done. This approach resulted in 17 new patent filings in 2009.

22 Feb 2010

Siemens to Supply Components for Dedusting System at ArcelorMittal Steel Plant

The Siemens Industry Solutions Division received an order from ArcelorMittal Bremen GmbH, a German flat-steel producer, to supply the electrical and automation equipment for the new secondary dedusting system in its LD steelworks.

22 Feb 2010

Alternative Wheelchair Design Makes Them More Widely Available for Developing Countries

The U.N. Development Programme estimates that less than 1 percent of the need for wheelchairs in developing countries is met by local production, partly because small workshops can't exploit economies of scale to be ...

21 Feb 2010

New Manufacturing Process Could Lead to Tougher, More Heat Resistant Components

A new additive manufacturing process for mixing tough metals with ceramic materials and depositing, layer by layer, the mixed materials in the form of pastes could lead to stronger, heat-resistant, three-dimensional comp...

21 Feb 2010

Technologies Race to be Adopted for E-Readers

The ideal e-reader is easy on the eyes in all sorts of lighting conditions, displays full-motion and full-color images, is rollable and durable, and uses precious little power. And it always seems to be at least 10 years...

21 Feb 2010

Rio Tinto's Pilbara Mine Starts Producing Iron Ore

Rio Tinto has started producing iron ore from the US$901 million (Rio Tinto share US$478 million) Mesa A / Warramboo mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The open-cut iron ore mine, about 50 kilometres we...

21 Feb 2010

Creation of Green Lasers Allow Production of Full Colow Video

To get green, manufacturers have had to resort to optical trickery, such as frequency doubling, which entails a lot of extra equipment and decreased energy efficiency. Finally, after a worldwide technological race, resea...

21 Feb 2010

New Technique for Joining Solar Cells Makes them More Efficient and Reliable

Solar arrays of the future may be more energy efficient and reliable, thanks to one Missouri researcher’s efforts to reconfigure the way panels are connected.

21 Feb 2010

Triton to Join Forces with NDSU to Develop New Coatings for Military Applications

North Dakota State University, Fargo, and Triton Systems, Inc. (Triton), a Massachusetts-based materials products company, have announced a research partnership and Triton's plan to establish a new facility in the ND...

21 Feb 2010

Fujifilm Announce 3D Printing System

FUJIFILM Corporation (President and CEO: Shigetaka Komori) has announced the development of the new "3D Print System" which achieves high-quality and natural 3D print captured with a 3D digital camera. This new...

21 Feb 2010

NIST Launch Facility to Test Corrosiveness of Hydrogen Fuel

If hydrogen is ever to play a significant role as a clean, everyday energy source, it will need a safe and reliable distribution system. To pave the way for a hydrogen fuel infrastructure, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Boulder Labs recently launched the largest hydrogen test facility in the United States for evaluating how component parts of such an infrastructure will react to exposure to this potentially corrosive gas in order to develop needed data and standards.

From NIST Standard Reference Materials 21 Feb 2010

DuPont PVD Business Looks for Growth Opportunities in Vietnam

To drive growth for the DuPont™ Typar® physical vapor deposition (PVD) business in Vietnam, DuPont Building Innovations and its strategic customer, DAEHAN i.m., recently organized a seminar, held in Ho Chi Minh City.

21 Feb 2010

US Congress Woman Tours DuPont OLED Facility

Last month, U.S. Congresswoman Lois Capps (Calif.) toured the DuPont Displays facility in Santa Barbara, Calif., and met with business and technical leaders in the DuPont OLEDs (organic light emitting diode) business to learn about how DuPont is leveraging its innovative OLED technology for displays in the lighting market.

21 Feb 2010

E-Commerce Critical in Gaining a Competitive Edge According to Dow Corning

As manufacturers begin to ramp up production in anticipation of global economic recovery, e-commerce has become a critical tool in regaining a competitive edge by providing efficiencies for buyers and sellers throughout ...

From Dow Corning 21 Feb 2010

BNL Researcher Wins Award for Work on Particle Accelerators

The Asian Committee for Future Accelerators and the organizing committee of the 2010 First International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC’10) have awarded Mei Bai, a scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, a prize for her significant and original contributions to the field of accelerator research during her early career.

21 Feb 2010