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New Polymer Coating Gives Furnitures Self Healing Properties

Imagine tiny cracks in your patio table healing by themselves, or the first small scratch on your new car disappearing by itself. This and more may be possible with self-healing coatings being developed at the University of Illinois.

9 Dec 2008

Porsche Design to be the First to Utilise Lithium Reserve Battery

mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: XDSL.OB) released an 8-K statement announcing that it has signed a contract with the Porsche Design Studio to design a premium version of the AlwaysReady Emergency Flashlight. The Alway...

8 Dec 2008

New Report Predicts Global Market for Conformal Coatings for Electronics will be Worth $9.1 Billion in 2013

According to a new technical market research report, CONFORMAL COATINGS IN
THE GLOBAL ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY (IFT009D) from BCC
Research, the global market for conformal coating technology in electronics
is expected to be worth $6.6 billion in 2008. This will increase to over $9.1
billion in 2013, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.8%.

8 Dec 2008

Using Biomimetic Scientists Create the Toughest Ceramic Ever Produced

hrough the controlled freezing of suspensions in water of an aluminum oxide (alumina) and the addition of a well known polymer, polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), a team of researchers has produced ceramics that are 300 times tougher than their constituent components.

7 Dec 2008

Zwick Roell Demonstrate Cutting Edge Technology in Materials Testing at testXpo Forum

From innovative components to fully automated solutions – the 17th testXpo Forum for Materials Testing covered every aspect of testing technology.

From ZwickRoell GmbH Co. KG 3 Dec 2008

SABIC High Performance Resin for Automotive Benders Features in Renaults Latest Models

The weight reduction and design freedom benefits from using high-performance Noryl GTX* resin in automotive fenders and other body panels have been proven in more than 12 million vehicles worldwide. Building on its many ...

3 Dec 2008

Leading Japanese Mold Manufacturer to Transfer to Next Generation Craftsmanship

PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC), The Product Development Company®, today announced that Saito Die&Mold Factory, a well-established Japanese mold manufacturer, has selected the PTC® Product Development System, including Pr...

2 Dec 2008

Does Anyone Care about Manufacturing? Leading Industry Analyst Details the Fall of Detroit's "Big Three"

Does anyone care about manufacturing? In Factory Man, a new autobiography to be published in February 2009 by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers , James E. Harbour says it doesn’t appear to be the financial com...

1 Dec 2008

Engineers Bring Self Charging Mobile Phones Closer to Reality

Imagine a self-powering cell phone that never needs to be charged because it converts sound waves produced by the user into the energy it needs to keep running. It's not as far-fetched as it may seem thanks to the re...

1 Dec 2008

In-Depth Market Assessment of Nanocoatings Expect to Reach US$5 Billion by 2013

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Market Assessment on Nanocoatings" report to their offering. This new report provides an assessment of industrial applications for nanoscale coatings...

1 Dec 2008

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