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Three Protective Fabric Industry Leaders Join WPRC

The Warrior Protection and Readiness Coalition (the WPRC) is pleased to announce that three leaders in the textile and protective fabric industry have joined the effort to provide a unified voice for operational rea...

15 Jul 2010

National Student Design Competition Encourages Learning on Building Materials

Alcoa’s Kawneer architectural aluminum building and construction products business and the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) invite architecture and design students to participate in the 2010 national student design competition.

15 Jul 2010

Pseudogap Research within Copper-Oxide Crystal

Scientists have been trying for some 20 years to understand why the low temperature at which copper-oxide superconductors carry current with no resistance can’t be increased to be closer to room temperature.

15 Jul 2010

Dow Chemical Issues 2009 Sustainability Report

The Dow Chemical Company today issued its 2009 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Report with UN Global Compact Communication on Progress. The Report earned Dow an "A+" from the GRI for the third year in a row.

From Dow Chemicals 15 Jul 2010

Windset Receives Exclusive License to Use Landec’s Breathable Packaging

Landec Corporation, a polymer science company that develops and markets patented polymer products for food, agricultural, medical device and licensed partner applications, announced today that its subsidiary, Apio Inc., has signed an exclusive license agreement with Greenhouse Grown Foods Inc. (d/b/a Windset Farms), a privately held produce company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

15 Jul 2010

Report on Patenting Growth Patterns of Fibrous Raw Materials

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8db2c5/patent_map_and_tec) has announced the addition of the "Patent map and technology intelligence report. Fibrous Raw Materials Or Their Mechanical Trea...

15 Jul 2010

Polyester and PET Markets to be Discussed at Global Conference

The global Polyester & PET industries, with a current production capacity of around 59 mill tons/annum, have grown rapidly in recent years to become the second most important thermoplastic resin product family a...

15 Jul 2010

Enhanced Theoretical Model Describes Polymer Movement Inside Nanopores

The movement of long chain polymers through nanopores is a key part of many biological processes, including the transport of RNA, DNA, and proteins.

15 Jul 2010

IMEC Makes Major Step Towards 20nm Interconnects

Imec sets major step towards 20nm half pitch interconnects with the realization of electrically functional copper lines embedded into silicon oxide using a spacer-defined double patterning approach. "We are very...

From IMEC 14 Jul 2010

Dorton Analytical to Suppply High Performance Countercurrent Chromatography Instrumentation

Dorton Analytical Ltd has been appointed the UK agency rights to support and supply the Dynamic Extraction Ltd range of High Performance Countercurrent Chromatography instrumentation.

14 Jul 2010

Positive Results for Nano-Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Modified Asphalt

ShengdaTech, Inc. ("ShengdaTech" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:SDTH), the leading manufacturer of nano-precipitated calcium carbonate ("NPCC") in China, today provided an update on its asphalt p...

14 Jul 2010

AdvanSource Biomaterials Wins New Supply Contract in Medical Device Industry

AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation, a leading developer of advanced polymer materials for a broad range of medical devices, today announced the Company has entered into a multi-year supply agreement with a global medical device company.

14 Jul 2010

NatureWorks, Trevira Announce Partnership for Ingeo Fiber Production

NatureWorks LLC and Trevira GmbH jointly announced that Trevira of Bobingen, Germany, one of the world’s leading producers of high-quality branded polyester fibers and filament yarns, now holds a master license to manufa...

14 Jul 2010

Multi Packaging Solutions Shifts to Green Energy

Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc. (“MPS”), a leader in print, packaging, and merchandising solutions for the cosmetics, healthcare, horticulture, multi-media, and value-added consumer markets expands its commitment to sustainable solutions with a switch to 25 percent green energy at its Dallas, TX and South Plainfield, NJ manufacturing facilities.

14 Jul 2010

Praxair to Purchase Carbon Dioxide from Osage

Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) has signed a 15-year contract with Osage Bio Products, an affiliate of Osage Bio Energy, for the purchase of carbon dioxide that is produced from Osage’s barley-to-ethanol bio-processing ope...

14 Jul 2010

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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.

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Three Protective Fabric Industry Leaders Join WPRC

National Student Design Competition Encourages Learning on Building Materials

Pseudogap Research within Copper-Oxide Crystal

Dow Chemical Issues 2009 Sustainability Report

Windset Receives Exclusive License to Use Landec’s Breathable Packaging

Report on Patenting Growth Patterns of Fibrous Raw Materials

Polyester and PET Markets to be Discussed at Global Conference

Enhanced Theoretical Model Describes Polymer Movement Inside Nanopores

IMEC Makes Major Step Towards 20nm Interconnects

Dorton Analytical to Suppply High Performance Countercurrent Chromatography Instrumentation

Positive Results for Nano-Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Modified Asphalt

AdvanSource Biomaterials Wins New Supply Contract in Medical Device Industry

NatureWorks, Trevira Announce Partnership for Ingeo Fiber Production

Multi Packaging Solutions Shifts to Green Energy

Praxair to Purchase Carbon Dioxide from Osage

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Creating High Entropy Alloys and Other Advanced Materials

A New Era of STEM - Optimization for Advanced Materials Discovery

Modernizing Laboratory Workflows: LabVantage on the Future of LIMS

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The Role of SMA Feedthroughs in HV and UHV Signal Transmission

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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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Creating High Entropy Alloys and Other Advanced Materials

A New Era of STEM - Optimization for Advanced Materials Discovery

Modernizing Laboratory Workflows: LabVantage on the Future of LIMS

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2New Polymeric Material with Advanced Self-Healing and Recyclability Properties

3Enhancing Lithium-Metal Battery Performance with a Common Polymer

4Creating Stable Catalysts for Electrochemical Water Splitting

5Green and Efficient Strategy for Recycling Lithium-Ion Batteries

6Impacts of Surface Coatings on Water Uptake and Selectivity in Metal-Organic Nanotubes

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