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Strategies in Light 2015: Trinseo Exhibits Plastics for the LED Lighting Industry

Trinseo, the global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber, formerly known as Styron, will showcase its plastics for the LED Lighting industry at Strategies in Light at Booth 720 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV from February 24 – 26, 2015.

25 Feb 2015

JEC Europe: New Victrex Technologies Push Aerospace And Energy Performance Boundaries To New Levels

Working closely together with engineers and technicians along the supply-chain, the leading global PAEK-based solutions provider, Victrex, significantly contributes to speeding up manufacturing processes and lowering ene...

From Victrex plc. 19 Feb 2015

UTECH Europe 2015: Perstorp to Showcase Broad Range of Capa Caprolactone Polyester Polyols

Perstorp will present its broad range of Capa™ caprolactone polyester polyols at UTECH Europe 2015 (stand 2100), the international polyurethanes exhibition and conference taking place in Maastricht, the Netherlands, on April 14-16.

From Perstorp Holding AB 13 Feb 2015

Safe, Non-Flammable Electrolyte Technology for Lithium Batteries Receives VC Funding

Nitash Balsara, a battery scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), and Joseph DeSimone of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, have together discovered a non-flammable electrolyte that holds promise for safe lithium batteries.

11 Feb 2015

Researchers Create Broad Color Palette of Electrochromic Polymers

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, along with support from BASF, have developed a broad color palette of electrochromic polymer materials that can be used for tinting windows, sunglasses and other such applications that are dependent upon an electric current for producing color changes.

11 Feb 2015

Trinseo Makes its Debut at MD&M West 2015

Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber, formerly known as Styron, will make its debut today at MD&M West 2015 in Booth #824 Hall E at the Anaheim Convention Center from February 10-12, 2015.

11 Feb 2015

Wendel Completes Acquisition of Specialty Plastic Packaging Solutions Provider, CSP Technologies

Wendel, a global investment firm, has completed the acquisition of CSP Technologies at an enterprise value of US $360 million. As part of the transaction, the Wendel Group has invested US $198 million for a 98% ownership in CSP.

31 Jan 2015

Hexcel to Showcase Composite Materials for Skis and Snowboards at ISPO Winter Sports Exhibition

At the ISPO Winter Sports exhibition taking place in Munich, Germany, on February 5-8, Hexcel is promoting its leading range of composite materials for skis, snowboards and other high performance sports equipment.

From Hexcel 31 Jan 2015

Multimodal Polymer Fibers Implanted in the Brain Stimulate and Record Neural Behavior

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created complex multimodal polymer fibers that have the ability to deliver drugs and optical signals into the brain, directly. These fibers also enable continuous monitoring of the effect of numerous inputs thorough simultaneous electrical readouts. Further, these fibers can be produced with thickness less than that of a hair’s width.

22 Jan 2015

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastic L+S Invests €3 Million in New Building at Wertheim Headquarters

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastic L+S GmbH is preparing for future growth with a €3 million investment in a new building at its Wertheim headquarters in Germany. Along with building additional space for the production portion of their business, the new building will feature a dedicated global training and technology center, offering an inventive and constructive environment for their engineers to develop individual customer solutions based on growing and future needs.

From Omniseal Solutions 21 Jan 2015

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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.

Plastics and Polymers News

Strategies in Light 2015: Trinseo Exhibits Plastics for the LED Lighting Industry

JEC Europe: New Victrex Technologies Push Aerospace And Energy Performance Boundaries To New Levels

UTECH Europe 2015: Perstorp to Showcase Broad Range of Capa Caprolactone Polyester Polyols

Safe, Non-Flammable Electrolyte Technology for Lithium Batteries Receives VC Funding

Researchers Create Broad Color Palette of Electrochromic Polymers

Trinseo Makes its Debut at MD&M West 2015

Wendel Completes Acquisition of Specialty Plastic Packaging Solutions Provider, CSP Technologies

Hexcel to Showcase Composite Materials for Skis and Snowboards at ISPO Winter Sports Exhibition

Multimodal Polymer Fibers Implanted in the Brain Stimulate and Record Neural Behavior

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastic L+S Invests €3 Million in New Building at Wertheim Headquarters

Enhancing Materials Research with XRM Microscopy and Deep Learning Reconstruction

Digital Traceability and the Battery Passport: A Conversation with Rockwell Automation

Shaping the Future of Particle Characterization with Light Scattering

RXT Series: Reliance® Legacy Motors

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Enhance Nanostructure Analysis With the SAXSpoint 500 SAXS/WAXS System

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Understanding Prepregs for Advanced Material Design

Comparing DOSY and End-Group Analysis for Polymer Molecular Weight via Benchtop NMR

The Role of Vibration Isolation in Improving NMR Accuracy

An Introduction to OMNISEC RESOLVE Multi-Detector GPC/SEC System

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

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

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Enhancing Materials Research with XRM Microscopy and Deep Learning Reconstruction

Digital Traceability and the Battery Passport: A Conversation with Rockwell Automation

Shaping the Future of Particle Characterization with Light Scattering

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