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UPM to Collaborate on Global Printing Skills Competition

UPM has agreed to cooperate with Sinapse Print Simulators in the "SHOTS heard around the world" global printing skills competition. The competition is meant for the Graphic Art students in educational institute...

16 Dec 2008

New Type of Thermally Active Phase Change Material Available from Shin-Etsu

Shin-Etsu
Chemical has begun to market a new type of thermally
conductive phase change material (PCM) called the "PCS-LT Series".
Compared to existing PCM, this new product is softer and thus it is easy to
bond to substrates and is superior in reworkability.

16 Dec 2008

Qatar Aluminium and Qatar University to Collaborate

Qatar University has signed an agreement with Hydro
and Qatar Aluminium Company (Qatalum) to establish a faculty chair of aluminium
production at the university's College of Engineering.

16 Dec 2008

Hexion Terminates Merger Talks with Hunstman

Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (“Hexion”), today announced that on December 13, 2008, Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) (“Huntsman”) terminated the proposed merger between Huntsman and Hexion. On...

15 Dec 2008

Konarka Announces Strategic Collaboration and Investment from Total

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Power PlasticR, a material that converts light to energy, today announced the company has signed bilateral R and D and cooperation agreemen...

15 Dec 2008

Goodfellow Now Offer an Enhanced Range of MACOR Glass Ceramic Products

Through their acquisition of the UK-based Technical
Glass Company, Goodfellow
is now able to supply an enhanced range of MACOR glass ceramic products
as both machinable material (rods, plates, bars and discs) and finished components
that are precision-machined to customer specifications.

From Goodfellow Corporation 15 Dec 2008

Powder Flow and Thermal Effusivity Technology Talks Spark Lively Debate

Participants in the workshop sponsored by Freeman
Technology and C-Therm
Technologies, held on 17 November at the 2008 AAPS Annual Conference and
Exposition in Atlanta, were given practical insights on the topic of "Powder
Flow & Process Analytical Technology – Tools for Implementation of
QbD".

From Malvern Panalytical 14 Dec 2008

Standardised Floor Slipping Tests Ensure Floors Do Not Pose Health and Safety Risks

Ceram has published its free Guide to Slip Resistance Tests, which is available
to download at www.ceram.com/slip
and provides further information on slip testing and the approved test standards
for shopping centres/malls, retailers, supermarkets, industrial premises, offices,
hospitals, swimming pools and public buildings/spaces (including pavements).

14 Dec 2008

Laser Scanner Used to Evaluate the Condition of City Walls

Researchers from the University
of Salamanca used a terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) to evaluate the structural
condition of the city walls of Ávila. The system, used to aid maintenance
of the structure, can detect collapse and movement within the stones.

14 Dec 2008