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Park AFM Has 3D AFM Patents Allowed in the US

Park Systems Corp., the inventor of the Crosstalk Eliminated (XE) AFM technology and a leading nanotechnology solutions partner for research and industry, today announced that its new 3D AFM patent applications have been...

23 Nov 2009

ASM Release Progress Report on Efforts to Serve the Worldwide Materials Community

ASM International, The Materials Information Society, strives to serve members and customers with products that generate value, excitement and vitality. An online progress report describing the society's efforts to s...

From ASM International 23 Nov 2009

Michelman Supply Coatings that are FDA Approved and Suitable for Food Contact Applications

A number of grades of Michelman’s Plate Kote paper plate and tray coatings comply with all applicable food additive regulations of the U.S. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. These fully compliant coatings are available only from Michelman and are suitable for use with any food type, under any food preparation conditions, and at any food processing or serving temperature.

From Michelman Inc 23 Nov 2009

Vintage Hardwood Flooring Shows Off Wood Finishing Production Line

When Vintage Hardwood Flooring hosted a two-week customer event to introduce its new showroom and manufacturing facility in Toronto, PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) was the only supplier invited to participate. One highlight of the new facility is an aluminum-oxide wood-finishing production line designed with PPG that uses an ultraviolet (UV) curing process.

From PPG Industries Inc. 23 Nov 2009

New Fixture for Testing Fiber Reinforced Composites from Zwick

Zwick is offering a patented new fixture which they believe will quickly become a standard for the testing of fiber-reinforced plastics. The Hydraulic Composite Compression Fixture (HCCF) fixture, with its hydraulically operated specimen grips, offers several technical and cost saving advantages compared to existing and often troublesome mechanical fixtures such as Celanese or IITRI devices.

From ZwickRoell GmbH Co. KG 23 Nov 2009

Springer Launch Massive Materials Database

Springer Science+Business Media has announced the launch of SpringerMaterials - The Landolt-Börnstein Database (www.springermaterials.com). It is the world's largest content platform of selected and critically a...

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 23 Nov 2009

New Market Report on the Polish Steel Industry Now Available

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/07a6db/polish_steel_indus) has announced the addition of the "Polish Steel Industry Report" report to their offering. After some turbulence in recent y...

22 Nov 2009

BE Group Win 100 Million SEK Reinforcing Steel Supply Contract

BE Group Sverige AB (STO:BEGR) has received the challenging contract to deliver approximately 15,000 tons of reinforcing steel to Peab for the construction of Arenastaden in Solna. The order value for BE Group is estimat...

22 Nov 2009

Market Reports on the German Steel Industry Now Available through Research and Markets

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/70f2e8/analyzing_germany) has announced the addition of the "Analyzing Germany's Steel Industry" report to their offering. The steel industry has gone ...

22 Nov 2009

China Holdings Acquisition Corp to Combne Forces with Jinjiang Hengda Ceramics

China Holdings Acquisition Corp. (AMEX:HOL) (the "Company" or "CHAC"), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced its stockholders approved the Company's previously announced proposed ...

22 Nov 2009

Dotmar Engineering Plastics Opens Tasmanian Distribution Centre

In the first week of November, Dotmar Engineering Plastics officially opened a Tasmanian distribution centre promising greater levels of service and support to customers. State manager, Malcolm Dennis is confident th...

From Dotmar EPP Pty Ltd 22 Nov 2009

Carbon Nanotube-Based Supercapacitors All Fast Charging of Electronic Devices

Most people would like to be able to charge their cell phones and other personal electronics quickly and not too often. A recent discovery made by UC San Diego engineers could lead to carbon nanotube-based supercapacitors that could do just this.

22 Nov 2009

NIEHS Funds Research into Health and Safety Aspects of Nanoparticles

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, is increasing its investment in understanding the potential health, safety and environmental issues related to t...

22 Nov 2009

Graphene-Like Porous Polymer with Atomic Accuracy

Two-dimensional carbon layers, so-called graphenes, are regarded as a possible substitute for silicon in the semiconductor industry. The electronic properties of these layers can be varied by "building in" specific arrays of holes in their structure.

22 Nov 2009

Vibration in Nanostructures Nay Have Practical Uses in Biological Sensing

Vibrations in nanostructures offer applications in molecular-scale biological sensing and ultrasensitive mass detection. To approach single-atom sensing, it is necessary to reduce the dimensions of the structures to the nanometer scale while preserving long-lived vibrations.

22 Nov 2009