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Diamonds Prove to be an Effective Way to Clean Floors

The floor cleaning method HTC Twister is a completely chemical-free cleaning solution consisting solely of diamond impregnated pads in combination with pure water but with a final result far better than traditional clean...

1 Mar 2010

Bemis Complete Acquisition of Alcan Packaging Division

Bemis Company, Inc. (NYSE: BMS) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of the Food Americas operations of Alcan Packaging, a business unit of Rio Tinto plc (LON: RIO; ASX: RIO). Under the terms of the $...

From Amcor PLC 1 Mar 2010

A2 Technologies PAL and iPAL FTIR Analyzers measure Biodiesel Contamination

A2 Technologies PAL and iPAL FTIR analyzers are gaining rapid acceptance for measuring biodiesel (%FAME) in diesel fuel for applications where low level contamination of diesel fuel by FAME is problematic.

1 Mar 2010

Coupling Nitrogen Centers in Diamond brings Quantum Computing A Step Closer

If we were to connect only 100 of these NV centers with each other, we would get two to the power of 100 coupled memory cells. “Physically, this is considerably more than we need to store the entire knowledge of humankind,” as Dr. Meijer explains the dimensions. A totally new computer technology can be built by applying the laws of quantum mechanics – with it, we could, for example, calculate the properties of complex biological molecules or crack codes within a fraction of a second.

1 Mar 2010

Synthetic Version of Cadish Fly Silk May Have Application as a Surgical Adhesive

Like silkworm moths, butterflies and spiders, caddisfly larvae spin silk, but they do so underwater. Now, University of Utah researchers have discovered why the fly’s silk is sticky when wet and how that may make it valuable as an adhesive tape during surgery.

1 Mar 2010

Biolin Scientific to Acquire Analytical Instruments Provider Farfield Group

Biolin Scientific has agreed to acquire the analytical instruments provider Farfield Group. The acquisition of Farfield complements Biolin Scientific's product portfolio and provides new application opportunities in ...

From Biolin Scientific 1 Mar 2010

Colonial Styling Teams with Modern Materials

Special-Lite, Inc. now offers a smooth-surfaced colonial acrylic-modified polyester (AMP) flush door ideal for educational, religious, restaurant, retail and municipal facilities which require a more traditionally styled entrance. The new model is based on the company’s popular SL-18 AMP Colonial Flush Door, which combines the look and feel of real wood and the advantages of modern engineering and materials.

1 Mar 2010

AWS Eco Plastics to Build New Sort Line

AWS Eco Plastics presented the application for planning permission to the Lincolnshire County Council Planning Committee on 15th February 2010, and are please to announce it was passed unanimously. Project director, ...

1 Mar 2010

Spanish Led Team to Develop Memory for Future Nanoscale Processors with Teraflop Capacity

The TRAMS project aims to guarantee that the memory for future nanoscale processors, with teraflop capacity, is resilient, reliable, fault tolerant, and energy efficient, with advanced features. The Universitat Polit&...

1 Mar 2010

DuPont Launch New Nylon Grade Suited to Aggressive Automotive Applications

A new family of nylon products from DuPont Performance Polymers – DuPont¢â Zytel¢ç PLUS nylon – delivers excellent performance levels and importantly maintains those excellent performance levels much longer than traditional nylons despite exposure to hot oil, hot air, calcium chloride and other aggressive automotive chemicals.

From Linde plc 1 Mar 2010

New Carbon Tips 3000 Times More Wear Resistant Than Silicon Tips

German and US researchers have produced a super-sharp, strong, and resilient carbon tip that has earned top place as the industry's current benchmark. Funded by the EU, the diamond-like tip is 3,000 times more wear-resistant at the nanoscale than a silicon oxide tip, making it ideal for use in atomic imaging, probe-based data storage, and other emerging applications.

1 Mar 2010

PANalytical Launch a Host of New X-Ray Related Platforms, Products and Solutions

With a track record of launching ‘industry firsts’ X-ray analytical instrument manufacturer, PANalytical (Almelo, The Netherlands), raised the bar again in both XRF and XRD at this year’s Pittcon 2010 conference and expo (1-4 March, Florida, US), with the launch of a number of significant new platforms, products and solutions across all areas of its business.

1 Mar 2010

Panalytical Launch Fusion Bead Preparation System for XRF Samples

In line with the company’s policy to support its customers with total solutions, PANalytical (Almelo, the Netherlands) is pleased to announce a strategic alliance with XRF Scientific (Perth, Australia) in the field of XRF fusion technology. The first result of this cooperation is the launch of a new fused bead preparation system, the Eagon 2, at Pittcon.

1 Mar 2010

Ohio University Establishes Center for Electrochemical Engineering Research

There are changes happening in the labs of Ohio University's Russ College of Engineering and Technology. The college recently established the Center for Electrochemical Engineering Research (CEER) and renamed the Cen...

1 Mar 2010

Hydro Ceases Aluminium Tube Production in Michigan

Hydro has discontinued production and closed the doors at its aluminium tubing plant in Michigan, winding up the closure process that started last year and ending 70 years of manufacturing operations at the Adrian site.

From Hydro - Aluminium Alloys and Products 1 Mar 2010