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New Reference Book on Materials in Dental Applications

Materials Science for Dentistry published by Woodhead
Publishing has established itself as a standard reference for undergraduate
and postgraduate courses in dentistry. The book differs from all existing textbooks
in the field, with the goal of insight into the way materials work in dentistry.

16 Mar 2009

Cooper Industries Acquires LED Design Specialist

Cooper Industries (NYSE:CBE) today announced the acquisition of Irvine, CA-based Illumination Management Solutions, Inc. (IMS). IMS is a leader in specialized optics and system design for light-emitting diode (LED) fixtu...

16 Mar 2009

Finalized Programme Available for Asian Powder Metallurgy Conference

The finalised programme for PM Asia 2009 is now available online. Over 30 international speakers will be covering topics including: High Performance PM Applications in the Automotive Sector Developments in Mat...

16 Mar 2009

Details Announced for 2010 Polyolefins Conference

The SPE International Polyolefins™ 2010 Conference will take place February
21-24 in Houston, TX, it was announced today by the Society of Plastics Engineers
(SPE).

16 Mar 2009

Eurotherm White Paper Could Save Manufacturers Thousands of Dollars

Eurotherm,
a leading manufacturer of industrial instrumentation for process control and
data acquisition, has published a white paper on the use of predictive load
management (PLM) to improve motor performance for SCR controllers through even
power distribution and load balancing strategy, reducing energy costs for manufacturers
by thousands of dollars annually.

16 Mar 2009

Military Grade Laptop gets Magnesium Chassis and Polycarbonate Casing

The new GD8000 notebook computer by General Dynamics Itronix is now available for military personnel, field service workers and first responders who require high-performance computing while working in extreme temperature...

16 Mar 2009

mPhase Technology to Participate in NanoBusiness Alliance Public Policy Tour Product Showcase

mPhase Technologies, Inc., a leader in microfluidics and nanotechnology development,
will participate in the NanoBusiness Alliance Public Policy Tour Product Showcase
on March 19.

16 Mar 2009

Guaranteed Quality of Piezo Products Through ISO Accreditation

Noliac Motion assures consistent high quality in their piezo products through renewal of its ISO 9001:2000 certification. The certification pledges compliance with customers’ quality requirements, applicable regula...

16 Mar 2009

Copper Nanoparticles Used to Create Electrically Conducting Paper

The Polymer Chemistry Research Group at the University of Helsinki has succeeded in producing nano-sized metallic copper particles. When the size of particles is reduced to a nano-scale (one nanometre being one billionth...

16 Mar 2009

Oxford Instruments Wins Prestigious Technolgy Award

Oxford
Instruments has won the award for Best Technology Company 2008 at the
annual PLC Awards. These awards, presented at The Grosvenor House Hotel in London,
are sponsored by Price Waterhouse Coopers, The Financial Times and the London
Stock Exchange and reward excellence amongst the smaller companies quoted on
the London Stock Exchange.

From Oxford Instruments 16 Mar 2009

Complementary Particle Characterization Technologies Accelerate Nasal Spray Testing

New work from Malvern Panalytical illustrates how the complementary particle characterization
techniques of laser diffraction (Spraytec) and automated image analysis (Morphologi
G3) can accelerate nasal spray testing.

From Malvern Panalytical 16 Mar 2009

Resorbable Stents Exhibit Potential

A study published today online in The Lancet presented two year data for the bioabsorbable everolimus coronary stent. Commenting on the results, interventional cardiology specialist, Professor Franz Eberli from the Unive...

16 Mar 2009

Air Products to Supply Hydrogen Fueling Station for Indian Transport Project

Air Products
announced that it will supply hydrogen fueling equipment for a hydrogen
transportation demonstration project in New Delhi, India.

16 Mar 2009

Expanded Program Addresses Lead Paint Disposal Needs

MT2, LLC., Arvada, CO is pleased to announce the expansion of its ECOBOND LBP technology program. Recently the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that they are setting aside $100 million for lead...

16 Mar 2009

Sentry Glass Used to Create Multi Level Visitor Experience at Renovated Museum

The newly reopened Chemical Heritage Museum in Philadelphia has been redesigned
in an adaptive reuse of a historic bank building dating from 1865. Key to the
design is a new mezzanine level walkway using glass made with DuPont
SentryGlas®, to create a multi-level visitor experience.

16 Mar 2009