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Glass Fibre Helps to Restore Smiles

Restoring teeth to not only offer a beautiful smile but also a highly resistant
one is the ultimate goal of the project undertaken by members of the Biomechanics
and Ergonomy research group at the Universitat
Jaume I (UJI) of Castello, Spain.

24 Mar 2009

AMS Technologies Now Stocking Cynergy3 Stainless Steel Float Switches

AMS Technologies are
the Cynergy3 stainless steel float switches with two liquid level switching
positions or continuous output 4-20mA.

From AMS Technologies AG 24 Mar 2009

Proposed Strategy for Survival of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Suppliers

The
Information Network proposes a 2-prong strategy for semiconductor equipment
and materials suppliers to grow and survive now and when the current recession
is over.

24 Mar 2009

PLANSEE Manufacture World's Largest HIP Cylinder

The cylinder is made entirely of a doped molybdenum material. This advanced
material enables the furnace of this press to operate at temperatures of 1,350
degrees Celsius and a pressure of 1,180 bar. The HIP press is due to start operation
in Japan by 2010.

From Linde plc 24 Mar 2009

Leading Fibreglass Product Manufacturer Wins JEC Innovation Award

3B, a leading manufacturer of fibreglass products for the reinforcement of thermoplastics and thermosets, and its partners Fred Olsen, Ltd., Ghent University and Spiromatic, NV, are being honoured with the 2009 JEC Innov...

From 3B the Fibreglass Company 24 Mar 2009

Corning Has Now Sold More than 30 Million Kilometers of LEAF Optical Fiber

Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced today that it has sold more than 30 million kilometers of LEAF® optical fiber since introducing the product in 1998. As the backbone of many of the world’s most advance...

24 Mar 2009

Upgraded Software Allows Auto Manufacturers to Install Flexible Components

Can the newly designed dashboard be easily installed? What paths should the
assembly robot take so that the cables do not hit against the car body? A new
software program simulates assembly paths and also factors in the pliability
of components.

23 Mar 2009

New Report on Worldwide Nanotechnology Dental Implant Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of WinterGreen Research, Inc.'s new report "Worldwide Nanotechnology Dental Implant Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2009 to 2015" to their offering....

23 Mar 2009

Life Technologies and Nanosys Sign Quantum Dot Licensing Agreement

Life Technologies Corporation, and Nanosys, Inc. today announced a cross-licensing agreement
to share rights to an intellectual property estate related to fluorescent nanocrystals
(also known as quantum dots).

23 Mar 2009

Perovskite Could be the Key for Future Electronics and Nanoelectronics

A new PhD thesis from Chalmers shows that the multifaceted material perovskite could be of benefit in three key applications: fuel cells, gas separation prior to the storage of carbon dioxide and nanocomponents in electr...

23 Mar 2009

New Range of Homewares Made from Eastman Tritan Copolyester

Eastman Chemical Company announced today that three of its customers, Hourglass Coffee, Polar Plastech, Inc., and Cox Culinary Emporium (CCE), will introduce new products at the 2009 International Home and Housewares Sho...

From Eastman 23 Mar 2009

Dow Corning to Showcase Innovative Pressure Sensitive Silicone Adhesives

Dow Corning Corporation will exhibit its innovative silicone pressure sensitive adhesives and release coating solutions at the 4th International Adhesive Tape, Protective Films, and Label Expo (APFE) in Shanghai, China, ...

From Dow Corning 23 Mar 2009

Tritan Copolyester Used to Create New Line of Culinary Serving Products

Eastman
Chemical Company announced today that Cox Culinary Emporium (CCE) is introducing
a line of serving ware made with Eastman Tritan copolyester.

From Eastman 23 Mar 2009

BASF Go into Serial Production of Films for Stretch Hoods for Industrial Packaging

The highly elastic styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBC) Styroflex® 2G66 made
by BASF,
is now going into the serial production of films for stretch hoods by several
industrial users.

23 Mar 2009

Copolyester Used to Make Innovative Hourglass Coffee Brewer

Eastman
Chemical Company announced today that Hourglass Coffee, based in Portland,
Ore., will use Eastman Tritan copolyester in its Hourglass Cold
Brew Coffee System. Eastman Tritan offers toughness, dishwasher durability,
high-heat and chemical resistance and ease of processing.

From Eastman 23 Mar 2009