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Recycling Robots to do Battle on May 6 and 7

More than 150 robots, in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and capabilities, will battle it out on May 6 and 7 in a contest to see which can collect the most soda cans and simulated bales of trash and return then to a recy...

4 May 2009

Highest Breakdown Strength for Glass Ever Recorded

Materials researchers at Penn State University have reported the highest known breakdown strength for a bulk glass ever measured. Breakdown strength, along with dielectric constant, determines how much energy can be stored in an insulating material before it fails and begins to conduct electricity.

4 May 2009

Society of Plastics Engineers Cancel Thermoforming Conference

The Society of Plastics Engineers’ Thermoforming Board of Directors has cancelled its Annual Thermoforming Conference in September 2009 and will instead focus its marketing energies on the Thermoforming Division’s multi-exhibitor Thermoforming World Pavilion at NPE2009.

4 May 2009

PPG Help Designers Produce Sustainable Buildings

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) offers architects a single, comprehensive resource for designing sustainable building envelopes through advanced architectural glasses and metal roof coatings.

From PPG Industries Inc. 4 May 2009

New Software Allows Design of Optimised Beam Designs

Corus has announced the launch of a new and enhanced version of the SIDS software which has been developed by SCI. Offering a number of improvements over the previous SIDS 1.2, the latest SIDS 2.0 includes Design Exp...

4 May 2009

Global Stainless Steel Production Predicted to Hit Lowest Since 1994 in 2009

MEPS forecasts global stainless steel production at 20.8 million tonnes in 2009. The Western world figure (excluding China and Russia), at 13.5 million tonnes, would be the lowest since 1994 and the third consecutive ann...

3 May 2009

Hydro Pursues Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Solutions

Hydro's Technal brand is bringing new product concepts to the Spanish building systems market, and moving forward in the development of building-integrated photovoltaic solutions that can conserve energy and also produce energy.

3 May 2009

Faux Glass Artworks

Jancik Arts International (JAI), creators of award-winning stained glass ceiling domes for the hospitality industry, will showcase a new collection of faux-casted glass art at the HD Boutique Expo & Conference in Las Vegas, May 14 - 16, 2009.

3 May 2009

Insurance Companies Find a Way to Escape Payouts for Chinese Drywall Claims

Defective Chinese drywall used in many new homes since 2003 releases sulfur dioxide which is causing corrosion to electrical systems, copper piping, HVAC and other metal fixtures. The damages to tear out and replace the ...

3 May 2009

Real Time Successful Demonstration of the Production of a Fuel Cell Bipolar Plate

American Trim, Ohio State University and General Motors demonstrated, in real time, the actual production of a fuel cell bipolar plate before a group of collaborators and media at American Trim's Research and Development Facility in Lima, Ohio.

3 May 2009

New Bathroom and Kitchen Finishes Based on Recycled Glass

Vetrazzo, the original Recycled Glass Surface, unveils four gorgeous new earth-tone colors today that showcase the intersection of high design and respect for the environment.

3 May 2009

More Piezo Stage Options for Super Resolution Microscopists from Physik Instrumente

PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. -- the inventor of Piezo-Z nanofocusing drives—has extended its line of piezo stages for super-resolution microscopy.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 3 May 2009

General Dynamics Awarded Contract to Construct Combat Trimaran for the US Navy

The U.S. Navy today awarded a contract to a Bath Iron Works-led team for the construction of Coronado (LCS 4), the second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to feature an innovative, high-speed trimaran hull. The 419-foot surfac...

3 May 2009

Thermal Spray Conference Forges on Despite Swine Flu Epidemic

The International Thermal Spray Conference & Exposition (ITSC 2009) event will go on next week as planned, May 4-7 in Las Vegas. "We look forward to welcoming our colleagues from throughout the world to ITSC,&qu...

From ASM International 30 Apr 2009

Siemens to Supply Gas Insulated High Voltage Switch Gear for Nitrogen Plant in Abu Dhabi

Siemens Energy is to supply gas-insulated 220-kV high-voltage switchgear (GIS) on a turnkey basis for power supply to an air separation plant for nitrogen production at a plant currently being built by Linde Engineering ...

30 Apr 2009