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Webinar on Optimization and Scale-up of Hydrodynamically Limited Anti-Solvent Crystallization Process

The webinar series focuses on a semi-quantitative method for the optimization and scale-up of hydrodynamically limited antisolvent crystallization process. This protocol combines in situ Process Analytical Technologies (PAT) with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to facilitate the production of a knowledge based scale-up strategy for this mixing limited crystallization process.

17 Aug 2009

World's Largest Selection of Special Washers Now Available Online

The new website features Wrought Washer's wide selection of high quality products including structural washers, fender washers, automotive body shims, and more.

17 Aug 2009

Cops Goes Green with Alternative Fuel for Cruisers

Law enforcement officers across the South now have the option of powering their cruisers with a clean alternative fuel. Force 911, a Pendergrass, GA company that provides automotive services to law enforcement fleets.

17 Aug 2009

Siemens to Service Chinese Iron and Steel Continuous Slab Casters

This is the first order that has been received for the roll refurbishing workshop in Taicang, which was inaugurated in May 2009. Payment is based on the Siemens VAI “cost per ton” model and is orientated to the tonnage produced on the casters.

17 Aug 2009

Siemens Wins Contract for Newsprint Paper Machine

The Siemens Industry Solutions Division has won a contract from Voith Paper to provide the electrical equipment for the new newsprint paper machine of Perlen Papier AG in Perlen, Switzerland. This project encompasses the...

17 Aug 2009

ThyssenKrupp Develop New Nickel Alloy for High Temperature Turbochargers

Car manufacturers are constantly working to improve their engines. As a result, the demands on the materials used are also growing. With exhaust gas temperatures in new engine generations rising in part to over 1,000 degrees Celsius, increasing use is being made of parts manufactured from nickel alloys from ThyssenKrupp VDM.

From Linde plc 17 Aug 2009

OSRAM Announce Breakthrough with 50 mW Direct Emitting Green Indium-Gallium-Nitride Laser

t already achieves an optical output of 50 mW and emits light in true green with a wavelength of 515 nm. Compared with semiconductor lasers based on current technology that operate with frequency doubling, direct emitting green lasers are more compact, offer greater temperature stability, are easier to control and have higher modulation capability.

From Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH 17 Aug 2009

Global Innovator Discuss Trends in Environmentally Friendly Design and Construction

Dow Corning’s William O’Brien, a global innovation strategic marketer, presented Trends in Environmentally Friendly Design and Construction to the diverse audience of business leaders, academics, policy leaders and sustainability-focused organizations.

17 Aug 2009

Scientists Explain Molecular Arrangements in Creation of Superstructures

Research at the University of Liverpool has found how mirror-image molecules gain control over each other and dictate the physical state of superstructures. The research team studied ‘chiral’ or ‘different-handed’ molecules which are distinguishable by their inability to be superimposed onto their mirror image.

17 Aug 2009

EPCOS Showcase New Range of Film Capacitors for AC Applications

These products are used primarily as motor start or motor run capacitors, particularly in the single-phase asynchronous motors of household appliances, air-conditioning systems, compressors, pumps, and other drives.

17 Aug 2009

Banro Soon to Unveil New Gold Processing Plant

Banro Corporation is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to purchase a refurbished gold processing plant (the "plant") capable of achieving a throughput capacity of 1.3 million tonnes per annum.

17 Aug 2009

World Leading Heat Exchanger Provider Announce New Acquisition

Alfa Laval Group – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has acquired PHE Indústria e Comércio de Equipamentos Ltda. in Brazil, a company that services plate heat exchangers in a variety of industries.

17 Aug 2009

ACG Demonstrate Carbon Prepregs in Unmanned Air Vehicles

Using patented AESIR technology, exploiting the Coanda* effect, named after the Romanian engineer, Henri Coanda, and designed to operate in both urban and rural environments, AESIR’s UAVs provide a platform suitable for a variety of uses, including surveillance and cargo lift.

17 Aug 2009

Using DNA Scaffolding to Build Tiny Circuit Boards

Today, scientists at IBM Research (NYSE:IBM) and the California Institute of Technology announced a scientific advancement that could be a major breakthrough in enabling the semiconductor industry to pack more power and speed into tiny computer chips, while making them more energy efficient and less expensive to manufacture.

17 Aug 2009

Scientists Develop Easy-to-Clean Coatings for an Array of Surfaces

Cleaning oily smears from kitchen countertops, mirrors, garage floors, and other surfaces with plain water - rather than strong detergents or smelly solvents - may seem like pure fantasy. But scientists in Indiana today describe what they believe to be a simple and effective state-of-the-art oil stain remover.

17 Aug 2009