Materials Science News

RSS

Sandia Start Work on a New Ion Beam Laboratory

Groundbreaking for the new Ion Beam Laboratory is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec.
16 at 1 p.m. on Kirtland Air Force Base east of Sandia’s
Processing Engineering & Technologies Lab (PETL) building.

17 Dec 2008

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Honored for Innovation

The Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company (NYSE: GT) recently received the 2008 Award for Industrial
Innovation from the Luxembourg Business Federation (FEDIL). The company was
honored for its Goodyear OptiGrip(R) tire with SmartWear(R) Technology.

17 Dec 2008

Carbon Nanotube Coated Smart Yarn Could Detect Blood and Monitor Health

A carbon nanotube-coated “smart yarn” that conducts electricity could be woven into soft fabrics that detect blood and monitor health, engineers at the University of Michigan have demonstrated. “Curr...

17 Dec 2008

Enironmentally Friendly Car Makes Extensive Use of Polypropylene

A lightweight, resilient and 100 percent recyclable expanded polypropylene has been selected by Nordic low emissions car manufacturer, TH!NK. Supplied by JSP, ARPRO is helping TH!NK to enhance its new city electric car&r...

17 Dec 2008

Malvern Particle Size Analysis Tool Aids Development of Solar Cells.

The Sysmex Flow Particle Image Analyzer FPIA-3000 from Malvern Panalytical is proving to be the ideal tool for monitoring the deterioration
of abrasive slurries used in the wire saw cutting process in solar cell production.

From Malvern Panalytical 17 Dec 2008

3M Completes Acquisition of Product Lines from Beiersdorf

3M announced
today that it has completed its acquisition of the Futuro health supports and
compression hosiery product line from Beiersdorf. Terms of the transaction were
not disclosed.

17 Dec 2008

BASF to Work on Composites Incorporating Highly Conductive Graphene Materials

BASF and Vorbeck Materials Corp. have established a joint research program to develop graphene-based formulations and composite materials. As part of the collaboration, Vorbeck and BASF are developing dispersions of highly conductive graphene for producing electrically conductive coating and compounds especially for the electronics industry.

17 Dec 2008

Upgraded Inventory Management Tool Will Help Metal Suppliers Remain Profitable in Tough Economic Times

PSI is offering expanded functions for inventory-optimized production planning and evaluation of plans with the new release of PSImetals APS. Companies in the metal industry profit, in particular in the current financial...

17 Dec 2008

Osram Form LED Lighting Joint Venture

Osram is strengthening its portfolio in the field of professional LED lighting systems and solutions by setting up a joint venture with Traxon Technologies Ltd., Hong Kong. The new company, in which Osram has the majorit...

17 Dec 2008

ArcelorMittal Reduce Holding in European Steel Plate Mill

ArcelorMittal
announces it has entered into binding agreements to reduce its economic and
voting interest in Dillinger Hütte from 51.25% to 33.4% in line with existing
governance rights through sale of shares to Struktur-Holding-Stahl GmbH &
Co. KG aA and Dillinger Hütte Saarstahl AG.

16 Dec 2008

GM Approves PPG Clearcoat and Surfacers for Automotive Warranty Repairs

General Motors has approved PPG
Industries’ automotive refinish business’s new D8152
Performance + Glamour Clearcoat and the DLV800X series of achromatic primer
surfacers for worldwide use in warranty refinish repairs.

From PPG Industries Inc. 16 Dec 2008

Detection of Nanoparticles in Blood May Help Predict Pre-Eclampsia

NanoSight's
unique particle by particle technology is showing promise at detecting nanoparticles
in blood that may prove to be predictors for pre-eclampsia. Professor of Reproductive
Sciences, Ian Sargent, of the University of Oxford is leading a team looking
at prediction and early diagnosis of pre-eclampsia.

From Malvern Panalytical 16 Dec 2008

Ancient Lead Bars Discovered that May be Older Than Christ

Dr. Marcus Heinrich Hermanns from the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cologne has recovered three lead bars which may originate from the third century before Christ, 39 meters under the sea off the north c...

16 Dec 2008

New Book Provides a Comprehensive Review of Weld Cracking in Ferrous Alloys

Compromising the integrity of welding structures and posing a dangerous threat, weld cracks are an unacceptable defect in modern construction. Whilst remedial action is possibly this relies highly on accurate prediction ...

16 Dec 2008

Reuel Install The Latest Ultra-High Pressure Waterjet Cutting System

Jet Edge, Inc., is pleased to announce that Reuel Inc. of Goldsboro, N.C.,
has installed Jet
Edge's latest ultra-high pressure waterjet cutting system, the Jet Edge
Mid Rail Gantry. With its new waterjet system, Reuel is now capable of cutting
complex parts from virtually any material with water that has been pressurized
to 60,000 psi.

From Jet Edge Waterjet Systems 16 Dec 2008