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Addition of Carbon Nanofibers Reduce Flammability of Upholstered Furniture

Carbon, the active ingredient in charcoal, is normally not considered a fire retardant, but researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have determined that adding a small amount of carbon nanofibers to the polyurethane foams used in some upholstered furniture can reduce flammability by about 35 percent

9 Dec 2008

Future Lighting Offers Industry's First Ultra Wide Angle LED

Future Lighting Solutions today announced the availability of Carclo Technical Plastics’ Ultra Wide Angle Optic, the first off-the-shelf optic for LED lighting applications requiring uniform illumination over a wid...

9 Dec 2008

Siemens Metal to Supply New Steel Production Plant with Steelmaking Meltshop

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies received a contract from Kaluzhsky Scientific Industrial Electrometallurgical Plant, a company of Maxi-Group, for the supply and installation of a new steelmaking meltshop in Vorsino, Kalu...

From Primetals Technologies Limited 9 Dec 2008

ThyssenKrupp to Install Intelligent Fire Detection System at New Stainless Steel Production Plant

Xtralis, a leading provider of intelligent fire detection and security solutions, today announced that its VESDA Aspirating Smoke Detection (ASD) system was chosen by ThyssenKrupp Steel, one of the world’s largest ...

9 Dec 2008

Nanocoating Offers Waterproofing for All Fabric

A nanotech technique that can coat any number of common fabrics with a layer of silicone nanofilaments appears ready to produce durable, completely waterproof clothing. From News Scientist, written by Jon Evans “Na...

9 Dec 2008

IBM Partners with Samsung Electronics to Boost Electronic Production Automation

IBM's (NYSE: IBM) Research Department has partnered with Samsung Electronics to develop a cutting edge solution that facilitates the reuse of embedded software using a component-based development approach. With consu...

9 Dec 2008

UltraCell Launch Industry's First Compact Portable Fuel Cell

The XX55's breakthrough technology offers fully optimized battery integration, allowing for complete functionality using an industry first clip-on and clip-off battery module system.

8 Dec 2008

Development of "Smart Fabrics" to Monitor Health

Researchers in United States and China are reporting progress toward a simple, low-cost method to make "smart fabrics," electronic textiles capable of detecting diseases, monitoring heart rates, and other vital signs.

8 Dec 2008

Scientists Look at Alternative Approach to Plastic Deterioation in Museums

Curators worldwide work hard to preserve and maintain artefacts housed in museums. But although curators expend considerable efforts on paintings, sculpture and fossils, they must also contend with the problem of how to best preserve plastics.

8 Dec 2008

Researchers Question Environmental Impact of Aluminium from Automobiles to Eyewear

At first glance, a simple pair of eye glasses might seem benign to the environment – until one considers what goes into the production of frames and lenses. Réjean Samson, a professor at the Department of Chem...

8 Dec 2008

Report Details Veeco Instruments Market Position in Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Veeco Instruments, Inc. and the U.S. Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing Industry" company profile to their offering. The Veeco Instruments, Inc. co...

From Veeco 8 Dec 2008

DuPont Takes Aggressive Measures in Challenging Market

DuPont announced further actions to address current market challenges and strengthen the company’s competitiveness in 2009, including continued focus on maximizing cash flow, and provided earnings guidance for the ...

8 Dec 2008

European Researchers Develop Revolutionary Flexible Display Manufacturing Process

European researchers have developed a cost-effective method for manufacturing flexible displays in much the same way that newspapers are printed. Their work promises to revolutionise packaging, advertising and even cloth...

8 Dec 2008

New Method in Detecting Magnetic Behaviours of Nanomaterials

A key challenge of nanotechnology research is investigating how different materials behave at lengths of merely one-billionth of a meter. When shrunk to such tiny sizes, many everyday materials exhibit interesting and potentially beneficial new properties.

8 Dec 2008

New Report on "Advanced Structural and Functional Materials for Protection" Available Now

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Advanced Structural and Functional Materials for Protection" report to their offering. This very special volume on 'Advanced Structural and Functio...

8 Dec 2008