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PPG Forecast Waterborne Basecoat to Gain Momentum in Market with Introduction of New Air Quality Regulations

According to PPG Industries’ automotive refinish business, more collision shops are transitioning to waterborne basecoat from solvent-based systems in anticipation of new air quality regulations in California and C...

5 May 2008

Jewellery Seminar Set to Showcase TCT and Micro Manufacturing in High Value Goods

Rapid News Publications , is pleased to announce an exciting new addition to the forthcoming TCT and Micro Manufacturing events set to be held at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry in October 2008. Taking place on October 22nd...

3 May 2008

Dow Chemical's Joint Venture Commence Operation Providing Largest Polystyrene Capacity in the Western Hemisphere

Americas Styrenics LLC (Americas Styrenics), the joint venture between The Dow Chemical Company and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, announced today it began operations on May 1, 2008. The new company has the larges...

3 May 2008

Joint Alcoa Developement Delivers First Ever Built-In Vent Can Offering Smoother Pour

Alcoa , the company that invented the pull-top aluminum can, announced today that it has worked with Ball Corporation and Coors Brewing Company to introduce the Vented Wide Mouth Can – the industry’s first-ev...

3 May 2008

Disordered Materials for Nano-designed Transistors Offers High Performance

The Holy Grail for transistor designers has been the requirement to be able to get high performance at reduced costs over very large substrate areas. Transistors on cheap and flexible substrates like glass and plastics a...

3 May 2008

Linde Group Sells Subsidiary Company for 90 Million Euro

The technology group The Linde Group has sold its Colombian subsidiary Cryogas S.A. to the Chilean industrial gases and welding company Indura S.A. at an enterprise value of 90 million euro. Following the fulfilment of c...

3 May 2008

$6.8 Million Air Force Grant Focused On Studies of Heat Transfer Between Materials

Managing heat is a major challenge for engineers who work on devices from jet engines to personal electronics to nano-scale transistors. A team led by a University of Michigan mechanical engineer has received a five-...

3 May 2008

Research Finds Chemicals from Teflon in Human Breast Milk

Chemicals used to make nonstick cookware and stain-resistant fabrics are spreading around the world and turning up in surprising places, everywhere from wildlife and drinking water supplies to human blood. Now, a team of...

3 May 2008

Linde Group Together with World's Largest Steel Producer Describes Benefits of Flameless Oxyfuel

Linde and ArcelorMittal will describe the benefits of using flameless oxyfuel technology in a continuous steel reheat furnace at AISTech 2008, the premier steel industry technology event in North America. The Linde G...

3 May 2008

Studies Shows Tractor-trailers Improvements in Fuel Efficiency with Wider Tires

Tractor-trailers operating with single wider tires recorded improved fuel efficiency numbers between 7.2 and 10 percent when compared to rigs operating on standard sized dual tires. A year-long truck performance stud...

3 May 2008

Dow's High Performance Polyurethane Technology Incorporated into Carpets

Carpet in a hospitality setting is one of the building’s most important design elements. Besides adding to the overall style of the space, it can also add to the comfort of guests and the bottom line of facility ow...

3 May 2008

DuPont Promotes Flexographic Network with Establishment of "Flexo4All"

DuPont Packaging Graphics recently helped establish "Flexo4All" -- an industry network and strategic alliance of 19 leading companies that have joined forces and resources to serve the flexographic and package ...

3 May 2008

Corus Automotive Explains Steel's Role in Cost Effective Lightweight Vehicles

At the IMechE “Lightweighting for carbon-free vehicles” conference, which took place on 23rd April at the Jaguar Assembly Plant in Birmingham, Professor Jon King, Director of Corus Automotive Engineering, exp...

3 May 2008

Sandplast Project Develops New Production of Concrete Materials using Recycled Polymer Waste

Recycling has been around for ages, but it wasn't until the 1970s that drop-off recycling centres emerged, and the late 1980s that doorstep collection began. While the existing recycling process is crucial to dealing...

3 May 2008

Master Bond Release New Epoxy Adhesive For Cryogenic Applications

Master Bond Inc., Hackensack, N.J. has introduced a new two component epoxy adhesive/sealant for cryogenic applications. Called EP29LPSP, this compound is able to withstand temperatures as low as 4K. Additionally, it is ...

3 May 2008

Materials Science News

PPG Forecast Waterborne Basecoat to Gain Momentum in Market with Introduction of New Air Quality Regulations

Jewellery Seminar Set to Showcase TCT and Micro Manufacturing in High Value Goods

Dow Chemical's Joint Venture Commence Operation Providing Largest Polystyrene Capacity in the Western Hemisphere

Joint Alcoa Developement Delivers First Ever Built-In Vent Can Offering Smoother Pour

Disordered Materials for Nano-designed Transistors Offers High Performance

Linde Group Sells Subsidiary Company for 90 Million Euro

$6.8 Million Air Force Grant Focused On Studies of Heat Transfer Between Materials

Research Finds Chemicals from Teflon in Human Breast Milk

Linde Group Together with World's Largest Steel Producer Describes Benefits of Flameless Oxyfuel

Studies Shows Tractor-trailers Improvements in Fuel Efficiency with Wider Tires

Dow's High Performance Polyurethane Technology Incorporated into Carpets

DuPont Promotes Flexographic Network with Establishment of "Flexo4All"

Corus Automotive Explains Steel's Role in Cost Effective Lightweight Vehicles

Sandplast Project Develops New Production of Concrete Materials using Recycled Polymer Waste

Master Bond Release New Epoxy Adhesive For Cryogenic Applications

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