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Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Showcase New Thermal Conductivity Gap Filters

The Composites Division of Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation (SGPPL) showcased two of its newest offerings -- the ThermaCool(R) line of gap fillers, and the COHRlastic(R) R10400 M silicone sponge -- at the Na...

8 Oct 2008

LyondellBasell Unveils New PE Adhesive Resin for Steel Pipe Coatings

The new resin, Lucalen G3710E, is used as an adhesive layer in three-layer coating applications between fusion bonded epoxy resins and an HDPE top coat material.

8 Oct 2008

Wheelabrator Completes Largest Machine Move in History

One of the world’s largest technology groups has recently completed a machine move, believed to be one of the largest in its history, with the help of Wheelabrator Group’s after market service support divisio...

8 Oct 2008

Sims Group Expand Electronic Recycling Market with Acquisition of US e-Scrap Recycler

Sims Group Limited (Sims) today announced that it had acquired Global Investment Recovery, Inc. (GIR), a leading US e-scrap recycler and asset recovery specialist based in Tampa, Florida. GIR was founded in 1992 and ...

8 Oct 2008

Scientists Reveals New Insight into Enhancing Thermoelectric Materials

Thermoelectric materials can be assembled into units, which can transform the thermal difference to electrical energy or vice versa – electrical current to cooling. An effective utilization requires however that th...

8 Oct 2008

Innovative Search Engine Helps Data Processing from the Large Hadron Collider at CERN

Huge quantities of data from the particle accelerator experiment at the CERN Research Center converge in Karlsruhe. They are saved and processed in a worldwide networked grid computing centre. The Global Grid User Suppor...

8 Oct 2008

Leading UK Materials Testing Machine Manufacturer Celebrates 20 Years of UKAS Accreditation

Lloyd Instruments,
UK manufacturer of materials testing machines since 1976, is delighted to announce
that 2008 sees its 20th anniversary as a nationally recognised UKAS (United
Kingdom Accreditation Service) calibration laboratory (Accreditation No. 0251),
offering customers UKAS approved verification and calibration of the force measuring
systems.

From Lloyd Instruments Ltd. 8 Oct 2008

Hydro Announce Investment in US Solar Energy

Hydro invested USD 15 million in the US solar energy company Ascent Solar on Monday. The purchase took place as Hydro exercised a call option issue

8 Oct 2008

Superabsorbent Polyester Material Keeps Feet Dry in All Weathers

Come rain or sunshine, children prefer to run around outdoors. But the fun is soon over if they get wet feet while hopping through the puddles. Rain boots may keep the moisture out, but they quickly turn into miniature foot saunas.

7 Oct 2008

New High Ion Conductivity Material Allows Production of Clean Hydrogen Fuel

A team of scientists from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) has designed a material with such high ion conductivity that it allows the use of hydrogen as a clean fuel. The research work has been published in th...

7 Oct 2008

2008 Outstanding Young Researcher Award Goes to Development of Ultra-Thin Films

Clavero's award comes from the Thin Film Division of the society, in recognition of his work on magneto-plasmonic materials with Ale Lukaszew, VMEC Associate Professor in Physics and Applied Science. The award will be presented at the AVS international meeting to be held Oct. 19-24 in Boston.

7 Oct 2008

Nanotechnology Paves Way for Drug Discovery by up to 10,000 times Faster than Current Methods

The "Lab-on-Bead" process will screen millions of chemicals simultaneously using tiny plastic beads so small that 1,000 of them would fit across a human hair.

7 Oct 2008

NSF Invests in Five New Engineering Research Centers

The NSF ERCs share the goal of advancing knowledge, technology, and innovations that address significant societal problems and provide the workforce and technical foundation for economic competitiveness. NSF will invest approximately $92.5 million in the centers over the next five years.

7 Oct 2008

DuPont Unveils Newest Solutions for the Automotive Industry in Specially Designed Mobile Exhibition

The tour started last week in Poland and includes managers, engineers, technicians and specialists representing original equipment manufacturers and automotive suppliers. In addition to the exhibition, presentations and discussions with scientists and other guests from visiting companies are taking place.

7 Oct 2008

Air Products Commission New Hydrogen-Powered Buses as part of a Hydrogen Education Initiative

Air Products, the leader in hydrogen fueling and infrastructure development, officially commissioned its new hydrogen fueling station and two hydrogen-powered buses as part of a Hydrogen Education Initiative.

7 Oct 2008