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DuPont in Favour of Obama's Commitment to Biofuels

"With a view on the biofuels industry that ranges from the advanced agricultural seed we sell through Pioneer Hi-Bred to the new advanced biofuels technologies we are bringing to market including cellulosic ethanol and biobutanol, we find ourselves with a unique perspective on the Obama administration announcement to create a Biofuels Interagency Working Group," Nick Fanandakis, group vice president - DuPont Applied BioSciences, said in a statement.

6 May 2009

Top End BMW's Benefit from Bayer's Black Panel Polycarbonate Technology

The demand by motorists for increasing sophistication in their top-end cars is being met with advances in polycarbonate films in 'black panel technology' from Bayer MaterialScience.

6 May 2009

Consulting and Training Services for Plastics and Medical Industries

In today's troubled economy many companies are coming to a crossroads regarding their market focus, product positioning or other critical issues that can impact future success and even viability. Business Forward Str...

6 May 2009

Imatek Installs Impact Tester at Firestone

Imatek has recently completed the successful installation of an IM100 Impact Tester at Firestone Industrial Products, NL.

From Imatek Ltd. 6 May 2009

PPG's Entire Range of Materials Available to Architects through Web Based Tool

PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has launched a Web-based tool that allows architects to access Building Information Modeling (BIM) files for its architectural glass products, Duranar coatings, Pittsburgh Paints and Porter Pai...

From PPG Industries Inc. 6 May 2009

Portugal Streets Illumiated by LEDs

The streets of Pombal, Portugal, are brighter - and more eco-friendly - thanks to a patent-pending optical street-lighting solution developed by Fraen Corporation in partnership with Philips Lumileds.

6 May 2009

PerkinElmer Acquire Mass Spectrometry Business

The acquisition of Analytica by PerkinElmer strengthens its portfolio in mass spectrometry, advancing technologies crucial for human and environmental health.

6 May 2009

Research and Markets Adds Liquid Chromatography Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry to Their Product Line

Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Liquid Chromatography Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry" to their offering. Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry ident...

6 May 2009

Molex Launches Solid State Lighting Business

Molex Incorporated (NASDAQ: MOLX) and (NASDAQ: MOLXA) announced today the launch of its Solid State Lighting (SSL) business unit and introduced the company’s new series of patent-pending SSL products, the Transcend...

6 May 2009

New Microscope Measures Impurities in Cleaning Fluids

The cleanliness of high-performance safety-relevant components is an essential factor for reliability and a long lifetime. Leica Microsystems developed a microscope system for measuring impurities in cleaning liquids for micromechanic and motor components during production which has been used with great success for quantitative cleanliness analysis in the automobile and many other industries.

6 May 2009

First Commercially Viable Radial Bearing Line Based on Synthetic Diamond Technology

US Synthetic Corporation, a Dover Company (NYSE: DOV) and the leading provider of polycrystalline diamond cutters (PDCs) for oil and gas exploration, announced today availability of the industry's first commercially ...

6 May 2009

Loads of Potential Applications for Force Sensitive Polymers

Parachute cords, climbing ropes, and smart coatings for bridges that change color when overstressed are several possible uses for force-sensitive polymers being developed by researchers at the University of Illinois.

6 May 2009

Material Found that is 10 Billion Times Stronger than Steel

Research by a theoretical physicist at Indiana University shows that the crusts of neutron stars are 10 billion times stronger than steel or any other of the earth's strongest metal alloys.

6 May 2009

BASF Opens Fuel Cell Production Facility

Furthering its leadership position in the development of energy management solutions, BASF today announced it has officially opened its BASF Fuel Cell production facility in Somerset, New Jersey. The modern facility uses advanced production and automation technologies to fabricate ready-for-use high-temperature Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) units -- the heart of the fuel cell.

From BASF Corporation 6 May 2009

Scientists Create the World's Smallest Incandescent Lamp

In an effort to explore the boundary between thermodynamics and quantum mechanics -- two fundamental yet seemingly incompatible theories of physics -- a team from the UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy has created the world's smallest incandescent lamp.

6 May 2009