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SABIC Innovative Plastics Helps Develop New System to Aid Diabetes Sufferers

The World Health Organization reports that close to 177 million people worldwide currently suffer from diabetes and this figure is expected to more than double by 2030. However, getting new treatments to patients can be ...

4 Jun 2008

Shimadzu to Sell Electron Microscopes in Japan

FEI Company, a leading provider of high-resolution imaging and analysis systems, announced today that it has selected Shimadzu Corporation, developer of analytical measuring and technology systems, as a sales agent in Ja...

From Shimadzu Scientific Instruments 4 Jun 2008

New Facility Helps Predict and Control Gas Hydrates Formation in Offshore Oil and Gas Production Pipelines

The only one of its kind in Australia, the flow loop can simulate gas-liquid flows at high pressures and low temperatures – conditions that oil and gas pipelines are subjected to in deep-sea environments.

3 Jun 2008

CSIRO to Help Bring Australian Nanotechnology to Market

Over the next four years the new Flagship aims to add value to existing high-value segments of the manufacturing sector and create a new wave of niche industries based on nanotechnology.

3 Jun 2008

New System Produces Aerosols as Well as Classifying and Monitoring Them

A new multi-function system available from Copley Scientific enables the generation of highly monodisperse aerosols and is equipped with both classification and monitoring capabilities.

3 Jun 2008

Dynamic Solutions Buys Polythene Films Business

Dynamic Solutions Unlimited, LLC announces the purchase of Exopack Holding Corp.’s (Exopack) film business in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. For more than 50 years, Newmarket has been supplying high quality single and...

3 Jun 2008

Structural Foam Moulding Overcomes Geometrical Limitations of Injection Moulding

An alternative, cost-effective process that can be in place of injection moulding in some cases is structural foam molding of thermoplastics with blowing agents, or TSG. This process produces molded parts with a foam structure on the inside and a smooth, solid surface on the outside, and offers clear advantages – as can be seen in the housing components for the PrintJet PRO industrial inkjet printer.

3 Jun 2008

Automated Mineralogy Leader Appoints Distributor for Sweden, Scandinavia and the Baltic States

Automated mineralogy technology leader Intellection has extended its global sales and support reach, with the appointment of Beamtech Nordiska AB as its distributor for Sweden, Scandinavia and the Baltic States.

3 Jun 2008

Bayer Brings together Expertise to Find Better Solutions Automotive Glazing

Bayer MaterialScience AG is ringing in a new era in automotive glazing with its „BayVision" competence brand. Under this umbrella brand, the company is pooling not only its glazing raw materials, but also its ...

3 Jun 2008

Arkema Acquires Ethacryl and Polycarboxylates Business

Arkema has announced the acquisition by its subsidiary Coatex of LyondellBasell’s Ethacryl business. With annual sales of the order of € 4 M, this activity will enable Coatex to strenghen its know-how in the c...

3 Jun 2008

Patented Pulse Injection Self Administer Drug System Uses Polycarbonate Nozzle

Avant Medical is currently developing the latest generation of its Pulse Injection® technology for needleless injection of medications. The "Gen 3" device is capable of delivering up to 30 doses from a single medication reservoir.

3 Jun 2008

Silicon Nitride Windows Permit Observation of Quantum Fluctuations

Norcada Inc., a MEMS product development company, announced today that reports out of Yale University show successful Q-factor results for Norcada’s silicon nitride membrane windows. A recently published study b...

3 Jun 2008

Rotoblock Form Joint Venture to Manufacture Advanced Energy Efficient and Environmental Machinery

Engine technology firm Rotoblock Corp. and Nanjing's Hikom Gottell announce joint plans to open a modern manufacturing facility that will produce advanced energy efficient and environmental machinery and equipment, i...

3 Jun 2008

Hitachi Introduce the SU6600 Variable Pressure Field Emission SEM

Hitachi High-Technologies has announced the new SU6600 variable pressure field emission SEM, further increasing its range of high performance electron microscopes.

3 Jun 2008

NuSil Completes Study on Hydrophilic Silicone Formulations

NuSil Technology, a cutting-edge manufacturer of silicone compounds for the healthcare, drug delivery and pharmaceutical industries, announced the completion of a study in hydrophilic silicone formulations. The results o...

3 Jun 2008