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Important Work on Developing Liposomes for Clinical Applications

Pop a bubble while washing the dishes and you're likely to release a few drops of water trapped when the soapy sphere formed. A few years ago, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland (UM) pioneered a method* using a microscopic fluidic (microfluidic) device that exploits the same principle to create liquid-filled vesicles called liposomes from phospholipids.

28 Apr 2010

Borouge Start Work on New Innovations Centre in Abu Dhabi

Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, is breaking ground for its new Innovation Centre in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on April 27, 2010.

From Borouge 28 Apr 2010

Custom Made Piezoelectric Voltage Stacks

Noliac Systems offers custom made high voltage stacks made of piezoceramic monolayer discs. The stacks are specifically designed for highly dynamic applications such as micro positioning, precision mechanics, switches and laser tuning.

28 Apr 2010

Partners to Develop High Temperature Polyamides from Renewable Sources

Arkema and Toyobo have decided to form a strategic partnership to develop high temperature polyamides made from renewable resources. Under this collaboration, Arkema and Toyobo will promote a new generation of high tempe...

28 Apr 2010

Steel Prices Climb in Developing Countries in April

Turkish long product steelmakers raised their domestic quotes twice in April. The majority struggled to sell their products. Buyers have had difficulty adapting to the price volatility. Most preferred to adopt a cautious...

28 Apr 2010

PTB Are the Only Metrology Institute Able to Produce Hall Effect Resistance Standards

With its new molecular beam epitaxy facility, PTB continues to be the only metrology institute to produce primary quantum Hall effect resistance standards.

28 Apr 2010

European Spallation Source to Develop Materials Technologies for Mitigation of Climate Change

Colin Carlile, Director of ESS AB and Prof. Winfried Petry, Director of the FRMII research facility in Bavaria today signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The agreement covers technological collaboration, as well as scie...

28 Apr 2010

Silicon Laboratories Acquires Innovative MEMS Manufacturer

Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq: SLAB) today announced the acquisition of Silicon Valley-based Silicon Clocks, an early stage company creating innovative microelectromechanical system (MEMS) technology. Silicon Clocks&...

28 Apr 2010

BASF Showcase Innovative Solutions for the Automotive Industry

BASF - The Chemical Company is showcasing innovative solutions for the automotive industry at the 31st International Vienna Motor Symposium, held in Vienna, Austria from April 29-30. For decades, the International Vienna...

From BASF Corporation 28 Apr 2010

Oxford Instruments to Showcase MQC Benchtop NMR Analyzers at AOCS Annual Meeting

Oxford Instruments Magnetic Resonance, a leading supplier of low-field benchtop nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology, with North American operations based in Concord, Massachusetts, announces that it will be showcasing its popular MQC analyzers at the American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting.

27 Apr 2010

Carbon Nanotubes to be Used to Mimic the Human Nervous System Aiding Bionics

Mimicking the human nervous system for bionic applications could become a reality with the help of a method developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to process carbon nanotubes. While these nanostructures have elec...

27 Apr 2010

Simple Crystal Defect Drives Growth of Hollow ZnO Nanotubes

Scientists have no problem making a menagerie of nanometer-sized objects -- wires, tubes, belts, and even tree-like structures. What they sometimes have been unable to do is explain precisely how those objects form in th...

27 Apr 2010

Plastics Processor Ensinger Establishes New Branch in Slovakia

Plastics processor ENSINGER has established a new branch in Slovakia in April. The new Trnava location is positioned in the West of the country, just 55 kilometres from the capital Bratislava. With a warehouse encomp...

27 Apr 2010

Porvair Filtration Start Manufacturing Sintered Porous Plastics

Porvair Filtration Group (Wrexham, UK) has starting manufacturing its high quality Vyon™ sintered porous plastics range at its US facility in Ashland, Virginia. The expansion of Vyon production is in response to increased demand and in order to enhance supply and support for OEM users in North America and Asia.

From Porvair Filtration Group 27 Apr 2010

Vision Engraving and Routing Systems Now Offer Tool Lubrication Option

CNC router manufacturer, Vision Engraving & Routing Systems, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Unist, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of cutting tool lubrication systems and components for industrial cutting. Vision will now offer Unist systems as an option for their CNC routing systems, making metalworking and cutting projects easier and more cost-efficient.

27 Apr 2010