The wrinkles on a raisin result from a simple effect: As the pulp inside dries, the skin grows stiff and buckles to accommodate its shrinking size. Now, a team of researchers at MIT has discovered a way to harness that same principle in a controlled and orderly way, creating wrinkled surfaces with precise sizes and patterns.
The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) has announced the addition of two new tours as part of the Euro PM2012 Congress & Exhibition. The new tours are to the RMS Foundation and the Institute for Medical and Analytical Technologies, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland. The original tours are to Hartmetall and Kennametal.
A group of Harvard researchers has created an immobilized liquid film called Slippery-Liquid-Infused Porous Surfaces (SLIPS) to avoid the formation of biofilms on a surface by the troublesome bacterial colonies.
DSM Functional Materials, a global science-based company, has signed a multi-year agreement with Prysmian Group for the application of DSM's DeSolite Supercoatings in Prysmian Group's range of optical fiber products.
Smithers Rapra Publishing has announced the release of Advances in Polymer Coated Textiles.
BASF, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, has released the results of its worldwide automotive color trend report. The report includes forecast of BASF color experts from Asia, Europe, South America and North America on the future automotive colors.
Entropy Solutions, based in Minneapolis, has partnered with Encapsys, Appleton Papers’ subsidiary, to microencapsulate its 100% renewable-based PureTemp phase change material (PCM).
Bredero Shaw, pipecoating business of ShawCor, has secured more than US$40 million worth contracts to deliver pipeline coatings and associated services for the Petróleos Mexicanos-operated Linea 5 Pipeline Project in Mexico. The clients are Tubacero, Dragados Offshore and Swiber Offshore Construction. The coating work for the Linea 5 project will start in the Q3 of 2012.
UniPixel, headquartered in the Woodlands, Texas, has achieved production qualification for its Diamond Guard hard coat film along with Carestream Tollcoating, a manufacturing and distribution partner of UniPixel.
Stanley Black & Decker, a diversified global provider of hand tools, power tools and related accessories, electronic security solutions, infrastructure solutions, engineered fastening systems and others, has signed a deal to acquire Infastech, a producer of engineered mechanical fasteners.
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