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Researchers Win £1 million to Study Safety of Nanoparticles

Researchers at Swansea University’s Centre for NanoHealth have been awarded £1 million by the Research Councils' Nanoscience through Engineering to Application cross-council programme, led by the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC), to analyse the levels at which nanoparticles can be deemed safe within cells.

2 Sep 2009

CERAM Publish Design Guide for Masonry Reinforced with Bond Beams

CERAM, a global expert in materials testing, analysis and consultancy, has published a Design Guide for Masonry Reinforced by Bond Beams to Resist Lateral Load (www.ceram.com/structures). The Guide outlines the use of a ...

2 Sep 2009

Stainless Steel Prices to Remain Low for the Remainder of 2009

Alloy surcharges for austenitic grades are set to move up significantly in September. This could restrict the ability for local mills to push through further basis price rises. Indeed, basis numbers may come under negati...

2 Sep 2009

UPM Ink Paper Distribution Deal with xpedx

UPM, the world's leading producer of graphic papers, has signed an exclusive, multi-year agreement with xpedx, the largest supplier of paper to commercial printers in the United States. The agreement makes xpedx the ...

2 Sep 2009

Noliac Team with Chinese Piezo Expert

Noliac Group has now expanded its worldwide appearance by bonding with Ying Xu in Beijing, China. Ying Xu has more than 20 years of application experience with piezo technologies ranging from piezo actuators to transducers, and he is thus a very competent representative for Noliac Group.

2 Sep 2009

FEI Release New SEM's with Automated Gun Shot Residue Analysis for Forensic Scientists

FEI Company (Nasdaq:FEIC), a leading provider of high-resolution imaging and analysis systems, today announced the release of two dedicated scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) and a new software package for automated an...

2 Sep 2009

Wacker to Promote Smart Release Coatings at European Tradeshow

Under its “Smart release coatings for every substrate” motto, the Munich-based chemical company WACKER will be presenting highly efficient paper-coating and film-coating agents at Labelexpo Europe 2009.

From Wacker Chemie AG 2 Sep 2009

Piezo Manufacturer Noliac Signs Up Another Distributor and Takes Aim at Chinese Market

With yet another distributor, Noliac Group has come even closer to China. Harbin Core Tomorrow Science and Technology Co., Ltd. in Harbin is now also official distributor of Noliac Group products, superbly represented by Mr. Feng Chen, who has been in the field of micro motion for nearly 8 years.

2 Sep 2009

Wheelabrator Surface Preparation Technologies Proven in the Shipyard Industry

The Shipyard industry continues to provide Wheelabrator with a variety of surface preparation opportunities. Raw materials and finished assemblies from manufacturing processes have challenged Wheelabrator to develop and ...

1 Sep 2009

Air Products Buys New Steam Methane Reformer Hydrogen Facility

Air Products (NYSE: APD), the leading global hydrogen provider, today announced it has purchased a new steam methane reformer (SMR) hydrogen facility under construction in Corpus Christi, Texas, from MarkWest Energy Part...

From Air Products PLC 1 Sep 2009

Organic Semiconductor Conference Includes All the Latest Developments

At the forthcoming Organic Semiconductor Conference (OSC-09), London Heathrow Marriott, UK, 29th-30th September 2009, cintelliq is delighted to have brought together the largest gathering of speakers who will share with delegates the latest developments. We are exceptionally please to have plenary speakers from two of the world’s leading lighting companies who will share with delegates why OLED lighting is an important technology for the future lighting industry.

From Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH 1 Sep 2009

Babcock Power Acquires Welding Technologies

Babcock Power Inc. ("BPI") announced today that its subsidiary, Babcock Power Services Inc. ("Babcock Power Services"), has acquired all assets of Welding Technologies Inc. located in Gainesville, Geo...

1 Sep 2009

New Method for Measure Pore Size Distributions from Whitehouse Scientific

Dr Graham Rideal, managing director of Whitehouse Scientific, will deliver a paper at Filtech 2009 describing ‘A new method of measuring pore size distributions using multi-modal particle size standards’. The work is being presented as part of the session on Filter Media Characterization and describes a novel technique developed by Graham Rideal and Jamie Storey of Whitehouse Scientific in collaboration with Dr B Schied of BS-Partikel in Germany.

From Whitehouse Scientific 1 Sep 2009

Polymer Group Complete Sale of FabPro Oriented Polymers

Polymer Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: POLGE; POBLE) today announced it has consummated the previously announced transaction to sell its wholly owned subsidiary, FabPro Oriented Polymers, LLC, to an affiliate of Tricor...

1 Sep 2009

Veeco Launch Advanced Dicing System for HB LEDs, Solar Cells and Microelectronics

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today the introduction of its Optium® ADS-800TM Series Advanced Dicing System, delivering high productivity dicing solutions for a broad range of demanding applications, including high brightness light emitting diodes (HB-LEDs), solar cells, optics, and microelectronics.

From Veeco 1 Sep 2009