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Lamborghini and PPG Create A New Automotive Paint Trend

PPG Industries' (NYSE:PPG) automotive refinish business has worked closely with Lamborghini for many years to develop colors that will enhance the design of the unique Italian automobiles. The introduction of PPG&#39...

From PPG Industries Inc. 23 Jul 2009

3M Add Elastic Bandages and Supports to Their Extensive Product Range

3M today announced that it recently acquired the ACE branded (and related brands) elastic bandage and supports product lines and thermometer product line from BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company). Terms of the transaction ...

23 Jul 2009

2010 Ford Fusion S to get Fuel Efficient Tires from Goodyear

The Ford Motor Company has selected Goodyear's new fuel-efficient tire, Assurance Fuel Max, as a key original equipment fitment for the 2010 Ford Fusion S. The standard tire fitment for the popular Fusion model w...

23 Jul 2009

New Communication Protocol for Eurotherm EPower SCR Power Controllers

Eurotherm, a leading manufacturer of industrial instrumentation for process control and data acquisition, has introduced EtherNet/IP™ communication protocol to its EPower SCR power controller series making it the first SCR Power Controller with EtherNet/IP. The move signals Eurotherm’s ongoing commitment to maintain the highest communication standards across its product lines.

23 Jul 2009

Harvard University Professor Wins Inorganic Nanoscience Award

CHARLES M. LIEBER, Mark Hyman Jr. Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University , is the winner of the 2009 Inorganic Nanoscience Award presented by the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry to honor excellent research. The award is sponsored by the NanoCenter of the University of South Carolina.

23 Jul 2009

Looking for Applications for Mighty Nano-Earthquakes

With the "Reinhard Koselleck-Program" the Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft (DFG) has an independent funding scheme for especially innovative and risky research since 2008. Now the experimental physicist Prof. Ma...

23 Jul 2009

New Approach to Electronics by Purdue University Researchers

More than 70 graduate students from across the country and Purdue University are on campus this week to learn about a new approach to 21st century electronic materials and devices. A team of Purdue faculty and studen...

23 Jul 2009

First Thin Film Solar Cells Based on Compound Semiconductors from University of Luxembourg

The laboratory for photovoltaics of the University of Luxembourg has produced its first thin film solar cells made from compound semiconductors, already reaching a 12 percent efficiency. Thin film solar cells are conside...

23 Jul 2009

Cheaper Production Costs for Aluminium Foams Means More Potential Applications

Aluminium foams have a porous structure that makes them excellent materials to absorb sound, impacts and vibrations. Their metallic nature allows their use as electromagnetic shields and makes them stable at high tempera...

23 Jul 2009

Neo Materials Technologies Completes Extension of Patent Compliance Program

Neo Material Technologies (TSX: NEM) (the "Company" or "Neo") announced today that its Magnequench division has effectively completed the extension of its patent compliance program (the "Program&...

23 Jul 2009

New Range of Sunglasses Feature Bioplastic Frames

Smith Optics and Arkema unveil the new "Evolve" sunglasses collection using Rilsan Clear G830 Rnew at the Outdoor Retailer Summer fair in Salt Lake City, Utah from July 21st to 24th. Rilsan Clear G830 Rnew ...

23 Jul 2009

New LEDs Fill Yellow Gap

Monochromatic light-emitting diodes cover a large part of the visible spectrum with high efficiency. For blue light, nitride diodes achieve external quantum efficiencies in excess of 65%, i. e., one photon is emitted for approx. 2/3 of the electron-hole pairs injected into the diode. For red light, phosphor diodes achieve efficiencies of approx. 50%.

23 Jul 2009