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Bon Jovi, the Rolling Stones and Dave Matthews Band Take On Global Warming Reduction

Carbon offsets increasingly are becoming a major component in the arsenal for reducing global warming. Even Bon Jovi, the Rolling Stones and the Dave Matthews Band are doing it: acquiring carbon offsets to reduce the car...

2 Jul 2008

New Design Guide for Liquid and Powder Coil and Extrusion Coatings

PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has published a new guide specification for its liquid and powder coil and extrusion coatings. PPG is the first coatings company to make selection and specification of f...

2 Jul 2008

Zwick Expands Its Range of Plastics Testing Instruments

Zwick is concentrating its activities in the plastics field through its own competence center. The “Plastics Testing Initiative” has been underway for two years, and the range of products for testing plastics is being systematically expanded.

From ZwickRoell GmbH Co. KG 1 Jul 2008

PANalytical Ensure High Technical Competency in Staff with New Training Facilities

With a service network spanning more countries than any other manufacturer of analytical X-ray equipment, PANalytical is able to provide unrivalled levels of customer support.

1 Jul 2008

Siemens Deliver First Light Rail Vehicle to Edmonton

Siemens delivered the first of 37 SD 160 type light rail vehicles to the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

1 Jul 2008

New Technology to Dramatically Reduce Design Time for Aerospace, Automotive and Sports Industries

The cost and time of designing new products within the aerospace, automobile and sports industries could be dramatically reduced, thanks to a breakthrough new technology. Eclat Solutions Ltd, winners of the University...

1 Jul 2008

Adhesive Tape Specialist Offer High Performance Automotive Bonding Solution

The leader in the foam fabrication market for more than 40 years, Adchem provides more than 50 unique adhesive tape solutions for customers' most demanding automotive bonding needs.

27 Jun 2008

Work Begins on Standards for LED Lighting

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with national standards organizations, have taken the lead in developing the first two standards for solid-state lighting in the United States.

26 Jun 2008

QuantumSphere Make Acquisition to Advance Li-Ion Battery, Fuel Cell, Hydrogen and Biofuel Technologies

QuantumSphere, Inc., a leading developer of advanced catalyst materials, electrode devices, and related technologies and systems for portable power and clean-energy applications, today announced the acquisition of West C...

25 Jun 2008

Dow Corning to Help Develop Next Generation Propulsion Inverter for Hybrid Vehicles

Dow Corning Corporation’s Compound Semiconductor Solutions is a key member of a Delphi Corporation-led team that was recently selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to lead an industry and government team to develop a next generation propulsion inverter for hybrid vehicles.

25 Jun 2008

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