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Advance Nanotech Enters into Strategic Agreement with Aerospace and Defense Organization

Advance Nanotech, Inc. (OTCBB: AVNA) is pleased to report that its minority owned subsidiary, Owlstone Nanotech, Inc. ("Owlstone") has entered into an exclusive strategic development agreement with SELEX Galile...

18 Jan 2010

NanoMech to Develop Nano-Engineered Materials for Body Armor

NanoMech, LLC has been awarded a contract for $350,000 to continue development of new, nano-engineered materials for body armor. The contract comes from KDH Defense Systems, Inc. in Johnstown, PA, a leading designer and ...

18 Jan 2010

ADA Technologies Received $100K Grant to Develop Advanced Lithium Polymer Batteries

ADA Technologies, Inc. (ADA) received a $100,000 contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop an advanced Lithium-Polymer (LiPo) battery for use in miniaturized hybrid power systems for micro air vehicles (...

18 Jan 2010

Automated Inspection and Reporting Facility for Nanovea 3D Non-Contact Profilometer

Nanovea 3D Non-Contact Profilometer will now have optional online capability for automated inspection and report generation. The software advancement allows Nanovea's Profilometer to effortlessly integrate into large or small quality control environments.

18 Jan 2010

Tegal Receives Repeat Order for Plasma Etech System from a Leading Hard Drive Manufacturer

Tegal Corporation, (Nasdaq:TGAL) an innovator of specialized production solutions for the fabrication of advanced MEMS, power ICs and optoelectronic devices, announced that it has received a repeat order for a 981ACS pla...

18 Jan 2010

New Route to Transform the Structure of Porous Materials

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a new route to transform the structure of porous materials at industrially-accessible high pressures.

18 Jan 2010

Successful Compounding of Polyolefins with Coperion Machines

With several recently supplied and installed high-capacity compounding lines, both the latest UG underwater pelletizing systems from Coperion GmbH, Stuttgart/Germany, and this company’s concept of two-stage PE compounding with the ZSK NT have more than proved themselves in actual practice.

From Coperion GmbH 18 Jan 2010

Eye Catching Seville Feature Uses High Temperature Glue Rather than Bolts to Hold it Together

The “Parasols” in Seville feature components that are designed to be glued instead of bolted together. To prevent the adhesive from melting, it needs to withstand temperatures of up to 60 degrees. Researchers have optimized the adhesive's resistance to high temperatures.

18 Jan 2010

LANXESS Accelerates Plans for New Butyl Rubber Plant in Singapore

The world's leading synthetic rubber company LANXESS has brought forward its plans to build a new butyl rubber facility in Singapore. The company will hold a groundbreaking ceremony in May, 2010, and production is ex...

18 Jan 2010

Aide Solar Debut 230W Solar Panels at International Builders Show in Las Vegas

Aide Solar, a large-scale producer of photovoltaic modules, today announced that its new 230 watt poly-crystalline black frame solar panels have debuted as an energy-efficient feature on the NextGen “Home for the Generations” at the International Builders Show (IBS) in Las Vegas, January 19-22, 2010. The 1,800 sq. foot home spotlighting friendly products and a greater focus on energy efficiency was built onsite at IBS as part of the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s "Builders’ Challenge.”

18 Jan 2010

Blue Tinted Glass Makes USGlass Magazine Product of the Year List

A new collection of blue-tinted architectural glasses by PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) was recognized as a product of the year by subscribers to USGlass magazine.

From PPG Industries Inc. 18 Jan 2010

Kingspan-Benchmark Joins PPG Certified Metal Panel Program

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced that Kingspan-Benchmark, Columbus, Ohio, has joined the new PPG Certified Metal Panel Program (PPG/CMPP). Administered by the PPG coil and extrusion coatings group, PPG/CMPP is a c...

From PPG Industries Inc. 18 Jan 2010

BHP Billiton Approve Expenditure to Accelerate Development of Coal Project

BHP Billiton today announced US$267 million (BHP Billiton share) of pre-approval capital expenditure to accelerate the development of the Caval Ridge and Hay Point Coal Terminal Stage 3 Expansion (HPX3) projects. The fun...

18 Jan 2010

Nanolens Made from Metamaterials has Superior Imaging Capabilities

A research team from Northeastern University has developed a new nanolens that can beat the diffraction limit to achieve so-called super-resolution imaging, better than can be achieved by current technology. The nanolens...

18 Jan 2010

STMicroelectronics Join Program to Develop Mask-Less Lithography for IC Manufacturing

STMicroelectronics and CEA-Leti, the leading French semiconductor research institute, have signed an agreement for STMicroelectronics to join the new industry/research multi-partner program IMAGINE, led by CEA-Leti, whic...

18 Jan 2010