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Plastics Manufacturers Recognized for Environmental Leadership

The Plastics Environmental Division of the Society
of Plastics Engineers (SPE) is pleased to announce the recipients of the
Global Plastics Environmental Conference (GPEC) 2009 Environmental Stewardship
Awards.

26 Jan 2009

Business Opportunities Exist in Brazillian Composites Market Despite Economic Downturn

After witnessing significant growth in the past three years, composites industry in Brazil is bracing for a slowdown in face of global economic downturn. However, opportunities exist for composites industry in Brazil bec...

26 Jan 2009

New Market Report on Short Fiber Thermoplastics

Over the last several years, the demand for short fiber thermoplastic (SFT) composites has steadily increased, surpassing $4.3 billion in 2008. From automotive components to consumer goods to electrical applications, SFT...

26 Jan 2009

Dow Purchase of Rohm and Hass Will not Close Before January 27

The Dow Chemical Company
confirms it has informed Rohm and Haas that Dow will not close the proposed
acquisition on or before January 27, 2009.

26 Jan 2009

Airgas and Scott-Gross Drop Their Lawsuits

Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) and Scott-Gross Company, Inc. today jointly announced the settlement of a lawsuit relating to a cylinder exchange program operated by Thoroughbred Industrial Cylinder Exchange, LLC (“Thorou...

From Linde plc 26 Jan 2009

Investigation Launched into Chinese Dry Walling Used in the US

Americas Watchdog's Homeowners Consumer Center is launching a nationwide investigation into U.S. homebuilders using Chinese made sheet rock or dry wall in new home construction in 2005 and 2006. The group has numerou...

26 Jan 2009

Diamond-Like Coating Increases the Life Span of Plastic Components

Bearings are universal components. Few devices can do without them. A diamond-like coating reduces friction in ball and slide bearings: The carbon layer can be applied to the plastic cage using a special process, and inc...

26 Jan 2009

New Catalyst Could Make Ethanol Powered Fuel Cells Viable

A team of scientists at the U.S.
Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, in collaboration
with researchers from the University of Delaware and Yeshiva University, has
developed a new catalyst that could make ethanol-powered fuel cells feasible.

26 Jan 2009

Improved Performance from Hip Replacement Prostheses

Artificial hip joints are firmly anchored to the patient’s damaged bone by screws. But which parts of the bone will safely hold the screws in place? A simulation model is to calculate the strength of the bone from ...

26 Jan 2009

Brazillian Plastics Manufacturer Receives Quality Assurance Certification for the Automotive Sector

Radici Plastics Ltda – a Brazilian company belonging to the RadiciGroup Plastics Area – has received the ISO/TS 16949:2002 Quality Management System Certification for the automotive sector. Radici Plastics Lt...

26 Jan 2009

Wacker to Promote Sustainaible Solutions for Coatings, Construction and Adhesives at ECS Show

Wacker's focus at ECS in Nuremberg will be on sustainable product solutions from the fields of coatings,
construction and adhesives: innovative dispersible polymer powders for use in
durable elastic sealing slurries and self-leveling compounds without added superplasticizer;
a particularly user-friendly dispersion free of ammonia, superplasticizers and
solvents; and a novel polymer for use in sprayed concrete for tunnel lining
and applications in mining and underground construction.

26 Jan 2009

Green SUV May Revive U.S. Auto Plants and Save Jobs

Among the advances announced today by AFS Trinity are two new driving modes that offer a previously unavailable combination of fuel economy and performance. Unlike electric vehicles whose range is limited by the capacity and durability of their batteries, the new prototypes, designated the XH-150S, have a virtually unlimited range.

26 Jan 2009

Light, Flexible Carbon Nanotube Brings Space Elevator Closer to Reality

Motivated by a $4 million prize from NASA, the scientists found a way to combine multiple separate nanotubes together to form long strands. Until now, carbon nanotubes have been too brittle to be formed into such long pieces.

26 Jan 2009

Inorganic Silicon (Si) Thin Film Solar Cells Set to Dominate Photovoltaic Market

Thin film solar cells, based on non-toxic, abundant and air-stable silicon (Si) will probably, based on forecasts, dominate the photovoltaic market in the future and thus replace bulk Si from its leading position. This p...

26 Jan 2009

Nanoscale Mapping of Strain Fields in Semiconductors Provides New Avenues for Analyzing Mechanical Properties

The method, which is based on near-field microscopy, opens new avenues for analyzing mechanical properties of high-performance materials or for contact-free mapping of local conductivity in strain-engineered electronic devices

26 Jan 2009