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Malvern Instruments' Shows Off Chemical Imaging Solutions for the First Time at AAPS

Malvern Instruments’ recent acquisition of Spectral Dimensions Inc. has added powerful NIR (near infrared) chemical imaging systems to the Malvern portfolio. The NIR-CI 2450 from this range will be on show at the 2...

11 Oct 2006

US Space Program produces Fast and Accurate Moisture Analyzer

The U.S. Space Program has delivered dozens of breakthroughs in materials, microelectronics, navigation and other technologies that have dramatically advanced science and industry today. One of those breakthroughs, using...

11 Oct 2006

Jadoo Partners to Provide Portable Fuel Cell Power Solution for Police Applications

Jadoo Power Systems Inc. (Jadoo), the leading supplier of portable fuel cell systems, announced today that they will be partnering with Network Environmental Systems (NES) at the upcoming 113th Annual International Assoc...

11 Oct 2006

Bespak Chosen to Design, Develop and Manufacture Needle-Free Solid Dose Injector

Bespak, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of specialty medical devices, has been appointed by Glide Pharma™, formerly known as Caretek Medical, to develop and manufacture its innovative Gli...

11 Oct 2006

New Product Promises to Allow Flat Panel Makers to Economically Tune The Performance of Their Products

Optoelectronic materials supplier Braggone announced today a new product line that will enable end-user manufacturers of flat panel displays to cost effectively tune their newest product models to significantly better le...

11 Oct 2006

Kyma Technologies Receive US Army Grant to Develop Non-Polar Gallium Nitride Substrates

Kyma Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce its recent selection for Phase I funding under the U.S. Army’s Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program. The STTR effort will focus on the development of n...

11 Oct 2006

American Superconductor Receive Follow-on Order from Windtec

American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, announced today it has received a follow-on order for 450 PowerModule(TM) PM1000 systems from Windtec Systemtechnik GmbH (Windtec). Windtec, bas...

11 Oct 2006

Hydro Granted Permission to Continue Operating Ardal Aluminium Line Temporarily

The Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT) has granted a dispensation to operate the Søderberg Å3 line at Hydro's aluminium plant in Årdal until October 1, 2007. Hydro expects to shut down the pro...

11 Oct 2006

Environmetally Safe Compounds Used to Make Industrial Polymers

Using environmentally safe compounds like sugars and vitamin C, scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have vastly improved a popular technology used to generate a diverse range of industrial plastics for applications ...

11 Oct 2006

Holographic Data Storage Medium with Ultimate Security on Show at Security 2006

Security technology is the subject of much debate. On the one hand, the recording of personal data should provide the greatest possible control over access to sensitive areas. On the other, this very information needs to...

11 Oct 2006

Ti-Modified Mesoporous Silica for Removal of Chromium from Wastewater

Chromium is found in many forms but the variation Cr(VI) is known to be carcinogenic to humans. It is therefore important to ensure it is removed from aqueous solutions and industrial effluents. Among the known method...

10 Oct 2006

Fenner Acquire Fluoroplastics Manufacturer EGC

Fenner, through its wholly owned subsidiary, CDI Seals, Inc. ('CDI') is pleased to announce the acquisition today of substantially all of the operating assets and liabilities of EGC, a Houston based manufacturer ...

10 Oct 2006

ExxonMobil's Flexicoking Technology Chosen for Greek Refinery Upgrade

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (EMRE) and Hellenic Petroleum S.A. (HELPE) announced today that HELPE has selected EMRE's FLEXICOKING(1) technology for converting vacuum residue to lighter products for a ...

10 Oct 2006

RUSAL, SUAL, Glencore Merger Will Result in the Worlds Largest Aluminium and Alumina Producer

RUSAL, the world’s third largest aluminium producer, SUAL Group, one of the world’s top ten aluminium producers, and Glencore International AG, the Swiss natural resources group announce today that they have ...

10 Oct 2006

BASF Creates More Flexible Melamine Resin Foam

BASF has refined its melamine resin foam Basotect®. The new variant is called Basotect UF and it is substantially more flexible than conventional Basotect. As a result, this thermoset foam is now suitable for cushion...

10 Oct 2006