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NLMK Establish New Subsidiary to Enhance Management of Long Products Buisiness

NLMK has established a new subsidiary, LLC NLMK-Long Products, to enhance the management of its long products business. The newly established company will function as the managing company for NLMK's steel compani...

9 Dec 2009

Global Market for Residential and Commercial Solar-Thermal Technologies to be Worth More then $20b by 2014

According to a new technical market research report, Global Markets for Residential and Commercial Solar Thermal Technologies from BCC Research (www.bccresearch.com), the global market for residential and commercial solar-thermal technologies is worth an estimated $8 billion in 2009, but is expected to increase to nearly $20 billion in 2014.

9 Dec 2009

BHP Billiton Reach Agreement to Sell Nickel Operation

BHP Billiton is pleased to announce it has signed an agreement to sell the Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation to First Quantum Minerals Australia Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of First Quantum Minerals Ltd ("First Q...

From BHP 9 Dec 2009

US Army Orders Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polymer Composites

Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: APNT) announced that it has received a purchase order in the amount of $25,000 from the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center's Construction Engineering Research La...

9 Dec 2009

Nanoparticles Derived from Corn Extend Shelf Life of Food Products

Using a nanoparticle from corn, a Purdue University scientist has found a way to lengthen the shelf life of many food products and sustain their health benefits. Yuan Yao, an assistant professor of food science, has s...

9 Dec 2009

Extermely Efficient Transistor May be the Replacement for Silicon we Have Been Waiting for

A Cornell researcher has created an extremely efficient transistor made from a material that may soon replace silicon as king of semiconductors for power applications.

9 Dec 2009

Metals Altered with Laser Bursts May Have Application in Disease Diagnosis

University of Rochester optics professor Chunlei Guo made headlines in the past couple of years when he changed the color of everyday metals by scouring their surfaces with precise, high-intensity laser bursts. Sudde...

9 Dec 2009

BASF Neopor Insulation Material being Used to Produce Decorative Interior Surfaces

The film set designer Artrockz, Germany uses Neopor®, the expandable polystyrene (EPS) from BASF, to produce surface facings for decorative structures. The facings are used in film and television sets as well as decorative interior insulation in private residential buildings.

From BASF Corporation 9 Dec 2009

High Quality and Value Earn Olympic Paints Another Presitgious Honor

Since 1938, Olympic Paints and Stains have helped homeowners protect and beautify their homes. The consistently high quality and value of Olympic Paints and Stains, from PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG), has helped the brand to...

From PPG Industries Inc. 9 Dec 2009

Gurit Buys Chinese Wind Blade Mold Manufacturer

Gurit (SIX Swiss Exchange: GUR), has signed an agreement to acquire Suzhou Red Maple Wind Blade Mould Co. Ltd., Taicang, Jiangsu/China, by taking over the entirety of its parent company Cheer Tech Investment Limited, Hon...

From Gurit Inc 9 Dec 2009

$Malvern Spraytec Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer being Used to Develop Better Inhalable Drugs$

Malvern Spraytec Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer being Used to Develop Better Inhalable Drugs

Researchers from the University of Tours (INSERM U618) in France are using a Spraytec laser diffraction particle size analyzer from Malvern Panalytical to study nebuliser performance in real time. By understanding how aerosol concentration and droplet size vary during an inhalation cycle, the group expects to be able to develop new devices with better drug delivery characteristics.

From Malvern Panalytical 9 Dec 2009

International Conference on Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies to be Held in May

Focused on a unique class of materials, properties and applications, the International Conference on Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies (SMST 2010) will be held May 16-20 at the Asilomar Conference Center in Paci...

From ASM International 8 Dec 2009

HUGA Place Orders for 6 Aixtron MOCVD Reactors

AIXTRON AG announced today that in the second quarter 2009 HUGA Co., Ltd placed an order for six AIX 2800G4 HT MOCVD reactors in the 42x2 inch configuration. They will be delivered in the fourth quarter 2009 and installe...

8 Dec 2009

Historic Town gets High Tech Lighting Retrofit in Keeping with Period

In Regensburg, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors and Siemens have demonstrated that energy-saving LEDs can provide authentic period-style lighting for a historical centre. The companies have developed a retrofit solution which meets the requirements of a modern lighting system while preserving the atmosphere of a world heritage site.

From Linde plc 8 Dec 2009

Tronics Microsystems and Thales Sign Strategic Supply Agreement

Tronics Microsystems, a manufacturer of integrated custom MEMS components, and Thales, a leading international electronics and systems group, today announced that they have signed a strategic supply agreement within the ...

8 Dec 2009