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SPECTRO Precious Metal Analyzers Now Available from Geotechnical Services

Geotechnical Services, Inc. is proud to introduce the SPECTRO xSORT Precious Metals Analyzer suite to the U.S. market . As a premier consulting and analytical instrumentation sales organization dedicated to providing lab...

17 Dec 2009

Geotechnical Services Offer SPECTRO XRF Analyzers to the US Market

Geotechnical Services, Inc. is proud to announce the introduction of the SPECTRO xSORT Materials Analyzer suite to the U.S. market. As a premier consulting organization and instrumentation sales company dedicated to prov...

17 Dec 2009

Geotechnical Services Introduces the SPECTRO XSORT Handheld XRF Analyzers to the U.S. Market

Geotechnical Services, Inc. is proud to bring the SPECTRO xSORT handheld XRF non-alloy analyzers to the U.S. market . As a premier consulting and sales organization dedicated to providing laboratory and field analytical ...

17 Dec 2009

Advanced Composites Group Sign Long Term Supply Deal with US Formula 1 Team

Advanced Composites Group Inc. (ACG), part of the Composites Division of Umeco plc, is proud to announce the signing of a long term supply agreement with US F1 Team, the only US-based team to take the grid for the 2010 F...

17 Dec 2009

EU Market for Flat Steel products Starts to Stabilise

Although we have noted some minor downward corrections for flat products over the last month, market prices are starting to stabilise in most parts of the EU. The import threat from third country suppliers appears to hav...

17 Dec 2009

$4.2 Million Grant to be Used to Develop Low Cost Batteries for Electric Cars

Sandia National Laboratories will use $4.2 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to modify and enhance its existing Battery Abuse Testing Laboratory (BATLab), with the goal of developing low-cost batteries for electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

17 Dec 2009

Using Nanodroplets of Water to Shape Graphene

Graphene -- a single-atom-thick sheet of carbon, like those seen in pencil marks -- offers great potential for new types of nanoscale devices, if a good way can be found to mold the material into desired shapes. Chem...

17 Dec 2009

World's Largest PVC Plant to Use Arkema's Production Technology

The company Anhui Hwasu Co, Ltd, a subsidiary of the Chinese group Huaibei Mining, has opted for Arkema's production process for its new 1,000,000 ton PVC production plant in Luquiao, Anhui Province. This project ent...

17 Dec 2009

Use a Coolant Like Glysantin to Protect Against Freezing and Damaging Your Engine This Winter

One just needs to look at the frozen car windows and it is clear that winter is approaching. As the temperatures fall, the demands on engine coolants increase. As a rule of thumb, coolants should be protected against fre...

From BASF Corporation 17 Dec 2009

Unique Chemical Immersion Process Strips and Cleans Car Body Shells

A unique chemical immersion process that easily removes all paint, grease, oil, underseal, adhesives and sound deadening material offers motorsport preparation companies a simpler and safer method for stripping and cleaning bodyshells.

17 Dec 2009

Nanotoxicology 2010 Event to Take Place in Scotland

The 3rd of the Nanotoxicology conference series, Nanotoxicology 2010 is aimed at professionals and students in nanotechnology environment, health and safety (EHS) research. Taking place from June 2nd - 4th 2010 in Edinbu...

17 Dec 2009

More Information on Nanotechnology in Food Applications

The Institute of Food Technologists released three review articles in the Journal of Food Science that were presented at the IFT Annual Meeting in 2009. The articles provide greater detail on nanotechnology science and i...

16 Dec 2009

Pressure Indicating Film Proves Invaluable for Flip Chip Bonders

Undetected bonding pressure variations can result in poor or open flip chip connections, reducing yield and long-term reliability while raising costs. Maintaining a uniform distribution of bonding pressure across a flip chip die assures chip to substrate coplanarity, optimal bump compression, and a controlled, reproducible die to substrate gap.

16 Dec 2009

QD Vision Secured Financing to Develop Quantum Dot-Based LEDs

QD Vision, developer of Quantum Light nanotechnology-based products for solid state lighting and displays, today announced it raised $10 million in financing from North Bridge Venture Partners, Highland Capital Partners ...

16 Dec 2009

Large Grant Awarded for Development of Aluminum and Magnesium Nanocomposites

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a $10.1 million, five-year grant to an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineering professor X...

16 Dec 2009