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Solidica Awarded Army Cooperative Agreement For Advanced Materials Development

Solidica, Inc., announced today the signing of a $3.8 million, four year cooperative agreement with the Army Research Laboratories in Aberdeen, MD. The advanced materials technology program will further develop Solidica&...

28 Apr 2005

“There’s a hole in my bucket ...”

Cracks, splits and holes are by definition one of the biggest problems in sealing technology. A new addition has recently been made to the thermoplastic elastomer family: Swellable variants of these plastics react to lea...

27 Apr 2005

Upgraded Borflow Low Viscosity Polypropylene (PP) Homopolymers Provides Improved Liquid Barrier Solution

With the introduction of an upgraded range of its Borflow low viscosity polypropylene (PP) homopolymers, Borealis has set a new standard in barrier performance for meltblown, nonwoven applications such as diapers and med...

26 Apr 2005

Castle Cement Achieves Step Change Improvement in Mill Control with Insitec On-Line Particle Size Analyzers

At Castle Cement’s Padeswood Works (Wales, UK) a significant improvement in mill control has been achieved through the exploitation of data generated by a Malvern Insitec on-line particle size analyzer. In 2003, Ca...

22 Apr 2005

Using Zyvex’s NanoSolve™ Additive with Carbon Nanotubes for Enhanced Epoxy Composites

Zyvex new epoxy concentrates blend industry-standard epoxies with multi-wall nanotubes, single-wall nanotubes, or carbon nanofibers to exploit the intrinsic properties of the carbon nanomaterials for improved epoxy compo...

21 Apr 2005

Eastman Chemical Veteran to Head Virginia Tech Polymers Institute

S. Richard Turner, a research fellow at Eastman Chemical Company of Kingsport, Tenn., has been named director of the Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute at Virginia Tech. Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute (...

20 Apr 2005

Ashland’s Pep Set Quantum™ Binder Provides A Quantum Leap In No-Bake Performance for Metal Casting

Foundry mold and core making performance is being raised to a new level with the newly introduced PEP SET QUANTUM resin binder technology from Ashland Casting Solutions, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a ...

18 Apr 2005

Toray to Spend 25 Billion Yen on Expanding Carbon Fibre Capacity

Toray Industries, Inc. today announced its decision to expand domestic production capacity of its PAN-based carbon fiber TORAYCA. The company plans to add two integrated production lines for carbon fiber covering polymer...

15 Apr 2005

EU Commission Approves Acquisition of the German Chemical Company Bakelite AG by the Apollo Group

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Bakelite AG by the invesent group Apollo, subject to conditions. The Commission found that the proposed transaction could giv...

13 Apr 2005

Sensors That Can Survive Extremes of Heat and Pressure

Scientists have developed a new breed of sensors which can survive incredible levels of pressure and heat and that are helping researchers work out how to make buildings that could survive massive explosions. Professo...

12 Apr 2005

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Composites News

Solidica Awarded Army Cooperative Agreement For Advanced Materials Development

“There’s a hole in my bucket ...”

Upgraded Borflow Low Viscosity Polypropylene (PP) Homopolymers Provides Improved Liquid Barrier Solution

Castle Cement Achieves Step Change Improvement in Mill Control with Insitec On-Line Particle Size Analyzers

Using Zyvex’s NanoSolve™ Additive with Carbon Nanotubes for Enhanced Epoxy Composites

Eastman Chemical Veteran to Head Virginia Tech Polymers Institute

Ashland’s Pep Set Quantum™ Binder Provides A Quantum Leap In No-Bake Performance for Metal Casting

Toray to Spend 25 Billion Yen on Expanding Carbon Fibre Capacity

EU Commission Approves Acquisition of the German Chemical Company Bakelite AG by the Apollo Group

Sensors That Can Survive Extremes of Heat and Pressure

A Platform Approach to Scientific Data Flow Management: Everything You Need to Know

Advancing Laboratory Collaboration - Connexus®

Discussing Market Expansion and Business Strategy with PerkinElmer

Revontium™: Compact XRF Spectrometer

UV Cure Dielectric Sensor: Precision Monitoring for UV Cured Resins with Quick-Connect Fixture

Top Loading Furnaces From Deltech

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Fiber Orientation and Distribution Measurement in a Composite Polymer

Determining 31 Elements in Soil

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Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Composites News

A Platform Approach to Scientific Data Flow Management: Everything You Need to Know

Advancing Laboratory Collaboration - Connexus®

Discussing Market Expansion and Business Strategy with PerkinElmer

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4The Future of High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries

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6A Greener Way of Producing Ammonia

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