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Study Validates the Effectiveness of a Heating System for Building Refurbishment

Heating and air conditioning in buildings make up almost half of the total energy consumption in the European Union.

29 May 2020

Biomimetic Molecule Reduces Freeze-Thaw Damage, Increases Durability of Concrete

Secrets to cementing the sustainability of our future infrastructure may come from nature, such as proteins that keep plants and animals from freezing in extremely cold conditions.

28 May 2020

Concrete Infused with Polymer Molecules Exhibits Anti-Freezing Abilities

Concrete is one of the most abundant and durable building materials used in modern-day infrastructures, but it has a weakness--ice--which can cause it to crumble and spall.

28 May 2020

'Green' Bricks and Construction Materials Made from Recycled PVC, Waste Plant Fibers

Revolutionary 'green' types of bricks and construction materials could be made from recycled PVC, waste plant fibres or sand with the help of a remarkable new kind of rubber polymer discovered by Australian scientists.

27 May 2020

Pre-Engineering will be Key to Superior’s New Modular Platform Systems

Superior Industries, Inc., a U.S. based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, is excited to offer a new series of modular plants for aggregate crushing, sorting, sizing and washing applications. Known as Fusion™ Modular Platforms, these pre-engineered, ready-to-build systems still allow customization to achieve best performance at each jobsite.

From Superior Industries, Inc. 14 May 2020

Alkali Resistance of Geopolymer Concrete can be Improved by Heat Treatment

Fly ash generated by coal-fired power stations is an environmental headache, creating groundwater and air pollution from vast landfills and ash dams.

7 May 2020

3D-Printed Cement-Based Materials to Help Build Offshore Wind Energy Plants

Wind off the coasts of the U.S. could be used to generate more than double the combined electricity capacity of all the nation's electric power plants, reports have suggested.

30 Apr 2020

Showa Denko Decides to Establish Second Factory in Shanghai to Produce High-Purity Gases for Electronics

Showa Denko K.K. has decided to establish its subsidiary's second factory in Shanghai to produce high-purity gases for electronics.

From Showa Denko KK 10 Jan 2020

Polyglass Contributes Roofing Materials to Rebuild in the Bahamas

The global effort to rebuild communities in the Bahamas is underway after category 5 Hurricane Dorian damaged buildings and displaced thousands of people.

From POLYGLASS U.S.A. Inc. 10 Jan 2020

MCI®-2020 Gel: A Deep-Reaching Solution for Corroding Rebar

Mitigating corrosion of embedded rebar is a perennial problem for reinforced concrete structures, requiring preventative maintenance and repair. Topical corrosion inhibiting treatments require a clean, properly prepared surface area to work as intended.

From Cortec Corporation 4 Dec 2019

Building and Construction News

Study Validates the Effectiveness of a Heating System for Building Refurbishment

Biomimetic Molecule Reduces Freeze-Thaw Damage, Increases Durability of Concrete

Concrete Infused with Polymer Molecules Exhibits Anti-Freezing Abilities

'Green' Bricks and Construction Materials Made from Recycled PVC, Waste Plant Fibers

Pre-Engineering will be Key to Superior’s New Modular Platform Systems

Alkali Resistance of Geopolymer Concrete can be Improved by Heat Treatment

3D-Printed Cement-Based Materials to Help Build Offshore Wind Energy Plants

Showa Denko Decides to Establish Second Factory in Shanghai to Produce High-Purity Gases for Electronics

Polyglass Contributes Roofing Materials to Rebuild in the Bahamas

MCI®-2020 Gel: A Deep-Reaching Solution for Corroding Rebar

The Applications of Laboratory Information Management Systems

Medical Grade Adhesives and Sterilization Processes

Applying AI to Electron Microscopes

PRESTO W56—Single-Stage Dynamic Temperature Control System

Softening Point with DP Excellence from Mettler Toledo

Raman Multimodal Confocal Imaging - LabRAM Soleil

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Improving Speed and Autonomy in an Analytical Chain

High-Volume PIC Assembly and Testing

Detecting Hydrogen in Oil Refineries

Using FT-NIR Spectroscopy for Food Quality

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2 Study Shows Protons Tend to Move Along Interface Between Two Mediums

3 Graphene-Reinforced Carbon Fiber May Lead to Low-Cost, High-Strength Car Materials

4 New Method to Improve the Mortar of Ceramic Materials

5 JH Technologies Launches JH Analytical Lab Services

6 Alexandra Knauer Awarded as a Female Entrepreneur Role Model

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