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New Dewatering Process for Ultrafine Coal Slurries

Because there has been no economically viable technology to remove water from ultrafine coal slurries, the ultrafine particles that are the residue of the coal cleaning process have been discarded into hundreds of impoun...

9 Feb 2009

PolyOne Introduce New Range of Polymer Grades Based on Eastman Copolyester

PolyOne
Corporation, a leading global provider of specialized polymer
materials, services and solutions, today announced availability of its first
commercial compounds made with Eastman Tritan™ copolyester.

9 Feb 2009

3M Acquires Pressure Sensitive Tape Business

Venture Tape Corp., a subsidiary of 3M,
announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Compac Corp.’s
pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape assets from Lamtec Corp.

From 3M Ceramic Textiles and Composites 9 Feb 2009

Bioresorbable Material Developed for Jaw Implants

The EU funded project Custom-Fit
has been working on a solution to the rejection of implant materials issue: a scaffold made using
a brand new material which is bioreabsorbable, that is, once implanted, it is
substituted by re-grown natural bone in 6-12 months.

9 Feb 2009

Piezoceramic Transducers Used in Ultrasonic Flow Meters

Noliac Ceramics
offers high quality piezo bulk/ monolayer transducers for ultrasonic applications
and, thus, flow meters.

9 Feb 2009

Easy Detection of Trace Amounts of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants on Hard Drives

Trace amounts of organic and inorganic contaminants of hard disk components
are extremely difficult to detect by current methods. CRAIC
Technologies, Inc, a global leader in application-focused microanalysis
solutions, has developed instruments and software that enable hard disk manufactures
to rapidly detect contamination.

From CRAIC Technologies 9 Feb 2009

Current Carrying Capacity of Carbon Nanotubes Pushed to New Levels

By pushing carbon nanotubes close to their breaking point, researchers at
the University of Illinois
have demonstrated a remarkable increase in the current-carrying capacity of
the nanotubes, well beyond what was previously thought possible.

9 Feb 2009

Veeco to Supply MOCVD System to HB LED Manufacturer

Veeco
Instruments Inc. announced today that LG Innotek Co., Inc.,
a global leader and technology innovator in electronic components, has ordered
an additional four TurboDisc® K465™ gallium nitride (GaN) Metal Organic
Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Systems to make high brightness light emitting
diodes (HB-LEDs).

From Veeco 9 Feb 2009

Patented Optical System Allows Inspection of Sealing Caps from All Sides

The image processing system VINSPEC by VITRONIC
now makes it possible to inspect and read sealing caps on all sides.

9 Feb 2009

Arburg to Show Off Powder Injection Moulding Range at PM Asia

From 6 to 8 April 2009, Arburg
will be presenting its extensive powder injection moulding (PIM) range to Chinese
trade visitors on Stands B15 & B16 at the PM Asia in the Shanghai Everbright
Convention Center.

From Linde plc 9 Feb 2009

Packaging Discovery May Keep Food and Druges Safer and Fresher for Longer

A recent discovery at Case Western Reserve University may help keep food and drugs safer and fresher longer and electronic equipment dryer and more secure than ever before – all at a lower cost. The finding invo...

8 Feb 2009

Dutch Materials Science Company Celebrates 20 Years on the Euronext Amsterdam

Royal DSM N.V., the global
Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands,
announces that today exactly twenty years ago the company was first listed on
Euronext Amsterdam.

8 Feb 2009

Latest Overview of the Nanoparticle Industry

A new market news review, 2008 NANOPARTICLE NEWS REVIEW (NAN004J) from BCC Research, provides a comprehensive overview of the global nanoparticle industry, offering detailed insight into current and emerging technologies...

8 Feb 2009

New Report Addresses Worldwide Market for Nanomagnetics

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Nanomagnetics - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Nanomagnetics in US$ Millio...

8 Feb 2009

All the Latest Developments in Brazing and Soldering at Walt Disney World Hotel

Advances in brazing and soldering technology and applications provide the
technical focus for the fourth International Brazing & Soldering Conference,
to be held April 26-29 in Orlando, Florida at the Hilton Walt Disney World hotel.

From ASM International 8 Feb 2009