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Compact High Speed Video Camera Specifically for Materials Testing

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has designed the compact HyperVision HPV-2 to meet the demand for high-speed video cameras that are functionally advanced and easy to use. Utilizing the high-sensitivity IS-CCD image sensor, the HPV-2 achieves ultra-fast recording, including newly developed multi-camera synchronized recording, at speeds of 1 million frames per second.

From Shimadzu Scientific Instruments 18 Jun 2009

PPG Industrial Coatings Awarded for Excellence by John Deere

PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) industrial coatings business has earned recognition as a “Partner-level” supplier for 2009 in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program. The Partner-level status is Deere & Co.’s highest supplier rating.

From PPG Industries Inc. 18 Jun 2009

Australian Engineered Plastic Solutions Specialist Launches Exciting New Web Site

Dotmar EPP Pty Ltd is a privately owned Australian business and has established itself as the largest semi-finished engineering plastics, conveyor components and polyurethane distributor in Australasia. Dotmar is proud to introduce a new and improved website packed full of exciting new features. The old Dotmar website has consistently served our customers as a technical support, first point of reference tool.

From Dotmar EPP Pty Ltd 18 Jun 2009

Research on Multi-Exciton Generation Could Improve the Performance of Electronic Devices

New research by a team of University of Toronto scientists could lead to substantial advancements in the performance of a variety of electronic devices including digital cameras. Researchers created a light sensor - ...

18 Jun 2009

Sandvik Win Contract for Steam Generator Tubes for Nuclear Power Generators

Sandvik Materials Technology has signed a multi-year delivery contract for steam generator tubes for the nuclear power industry. The contract is valued at well over SEK 1 billion, and deliveries will begin during 2013. ...

18 Jun 2009

Songwon's New Isobutylene Facility is Already in Full Scale Production

Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd. is pleased to announce that its new $20 Million isobutylene (IBL) production facility, located at the Maeam site in South Korea, has been successfully commissioned and is now fully in production.

From Songwon 18 Jun 2009

Patent Awarded for Surfactant Derived from Renewable Raw Materials

The Spanish Patent and Trade Mark Office has recently accepted a patent of the University of Cadiz to produce a new surfactant component using renewable raw materials, which improves the quality of detergents as they are...

18 Jun 2009

Community Group Backs Initiative to Provide Free Insulation for Welsh Homes

Warm Wales (Cymru Gynnes Cwmni Buddiant Cymunedol), the Community Interest Company, set up to deliver fuel poverty programmes in Wales, has announced its backing for an initiative to provide free mineral wool insulation ...

18 Jun 2009

New Technique for Producing Tin Dislfide Nanotubes

A team of researchers led by Wolfgang Tremel at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have now developed a new technique for producing tin disulfide nanotubes. According to the report published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, the scientists have found a way of 'growing' SnS2 tubules from a metal droplet.

18 Jun 2009

Hydro Opens Advanced Test Center for Intelligent Building Systems

The new "Wicona Test Center" – one of the most advanced of its kind – opens a window to an energy-efficient future for buildings. Centrally localized in Germany, the center is a showcase for Hydro's advanced building systems of aluminium.

From Hydro - Aluminium Alloys and Products 18 Jun 2009

Registration Open for 8th Annual Applications of SPM Symposium

JPK Instruments are happy to announce that registration is now open for the eighth annual symposium on the applications of scanning probe microscopy (SPM) to be run alongside the second annual symposium on optical tweezers. The symposia will be held on the 14-15th October 2009 in Berlin and will focus on applications developments in life sciences.

18 Jun 2009