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Siemens Win Contract for Vacuum Tank Degassing Facility for Steel Processing

Svenskt Stål AB (SSAB) has awarded Siemens a contract for more than $14 million for a Vacuum Tank Degassing (VTD) facility for its Mobile, Ala. facility. Siemens is scheduled to complete the VTD project in May 2010. This...

28 Jan 2009

NASA Seeks Concept Proposals for Lunar Lander

On Wednesday, NASA issued a request for proposals for concept definition and requirements analysis support for the Altair lunar lander. Proposals are due to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston by 2 p.m. CST on Feb...

28 Jan 2009

Huntsman Provides Update on Saudi Ethyleneamines Joint Venture

Huntsman Corporation today announced that its ethyleneamines joint venture plant currently
under construction in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, is proceeding on schedule and is
expected to meet the mechanical completion target of November 2009.

28 Jan 2009

Dow Corning's Silicone Tubing Reduces Contamination Risks for Pharmaceutical Applications

Dow Corning
Pharma Fabricated Tubing Assemblies (FTAs) help reduce the risk of contamination
in biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical processing. They also streamline production
and reduce labor, helping drug manufacturers focus on what they do best: produce
life-saving pharmaceuticals.

From Dow Corning 28 Jan 2009

Silicone Coatings and Lubricants Make Driving a More Pleasurable Experience

Innovative silicone-based coatings and lubricants from Dow
Corning are helping to make your daily car commute a lot quieter. These
anti-friction coatings and lubricants for the automotive industry offer maintenance-free,
permanent lubrication for interior surfaces with low speed and oscillating movements,
and in addition, provide excellent corrosion resistance.

28 Jan 2009

Eastman Unveils Cutting Edge Retail Displays

Eastman Chemical Company
and the Department of Industrial Design at Auburn University unveiled results
from their retail design program, in which students research real-world design
challenges and develop cutting-edge displays.

28 Jan 2009

New Single Element Compound Discovered

Florida International University researchers have discovered a new single-element compound, a breakthrough that could rewrite chemistry books. The Center for the Study of Matters at Extreme Condition (CeSMEC) at FIU ...

28 Jan 2009

Bismuth Ferrite May Hold the Secret to Nano-Sized Electronics of the Future

The logic and memory functions of future electronic devices could shrink dramatically – to one or two nanometers (billionths of a meter) instead of the many tens of nanometers that characterize today’s most a...

28 Jan 2009

New Sputtering Process Deposites Complex Films at Faster Rates

In the electronics industry, thin metal films are deposited on silicon wafers with a sputter gun, which uses energetic ions – atoms with a positive charge – to knock the metal atoms off a target. Scientists a...

28 Jan 2009

Cognis Recognizes Creativity with Innovation Awards

For the eighth time global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis has given its Innovation Award to employees who developed exceptionally successful and creative products. This internal award recognizes innovative products ...

28 Jan 2009

Steel Prices in Developing Countries Continue to Decline in January

The Turkish and UAE flat and long markets are still not exhibiting any positive signals. Most Turkish long product producers have lowered their offers this month. Market conditions in the UAE remain difficult. Dubai-base...

28 Jan 2009

European Project Reduces Manufacturing Time for Transfemoral Prostheses

This is in short the Custom-Fit idea: geometrical characteristics are captured
using 3D scans, then these data are used to adapt product shape with specialized
CAD (Computer Aided Design) and finally products are made with Rapid Manufacturing
technologies, the so called additive techniques which print in layers, avoiding
the need of expensive moulds.

28 Jan 2009

New LED Manufacturing Technique to Reduce Household Bills by 75%

A new way of making LEDs could see household lighting bills reduced by up
to 75% within five years.

From 3M Ceramic Textiles and Composites 28 Jan 2009

VW Approves Use of Performance Polyolefin in Generation VI Golf's

ExxonMobil
Chemical Exxtral performance polyolefin has been specified for the
front and rear bumper fasciae of the new globally available VW Golf VI. Exxtral
BMU130 polyolefin was developed specifically to meet the performance targets
set by Volkswagen (VW).

28 Jan 2009

Hiden Introduce New EPIC Series of Quadrupole Mass Spectrometers

Hiden
Analytical present the EPIC series quadrupole mass spectrometers specifically
designed with maximum flexibility for diverse processes and phenomena at UHV
and XHV pressure regimes, with measurement of neutrals, radicals and of both
positive and negative ions. Applications include temperature desorption monitoring
(UHV TPD), molecular beam analysis and laser reaction studies, together with
all of the functions of a high-performance residual gas analyser.

From Hiden Analytical 28 Jan 2009