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Rugged LED Light Fittings Come in Aluminum Billet Housing

Larson Electronics’ added several new LED lights, including the LEDSM-3X60 and the LEDSM-1X60 mounts for flat and tubular mounting of small LED lights. The LEDSM-3X60 LED light consists of three 250 lumen watertight, potted LED lights encased in an machined aluminum billet housing. The LEDSM-1X60 LED light is similar in construction with only a single water tight LED capsule.

13 Nov 2009

Allied Bolt Now Offering POwer-Driven Earth Anchors

Allied Bolt, Inc. a manufacturer of installation and poleline hardware used primarily by telecommunication and electrical utility providers announced today that it has expanded the product offering to include power-driven earth anchors.

13 Nov 2009

Adjustable Focus Spec's Win Coveted Popular Science Award

Popular Science Magazine has named TruFocals, the market’s first adjustable focus eye glasses, a winner of its coveted 2009 Best of What’s New Award in the Health category.

13 Nov 2009

Arkema's Polymer Heat Stabilizer Fine will not Affect Results

Arkema notes the European Commission's decision relating to past anti-trust practices in the heat stabilizer market, and confirms that this fine will have no impact on its results. The European Commission issued ...

13 Nov 2009

Insect Wings Could Influenece Self-Cleaning Superhydrophobic Materials

Researchers in Australia and the UK are flying the idea that insect wings could act as a model for making self-cleaning, frictionless, and superhydrophobic materials. They discuss the latest developments in their laborat...

13 Nov 2009

Arkema to Distribute EVOH Copolymers for Taiwanese Manufacturer

Arkema is joining forces with Taiwanese chemicals manufacturer Chang Chun Petrochemicals Co. Ltd to distribute its Evasin EVOH copolymers. EVOH (Ethylene - Vinyl Alcohol) is a high barrier polymer used in multilayer film...

13 Nov 2009

Bioleaching Used to Remove Iron from Mining Effluent

Pauliina Nurmi M.Sc.(Tech.) completed her doctorate at the Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering at Tampere University of Technology (TUT), a study of microbiological methods for oxidising and removing iron in biole...

13 Nov 2009

Polyolefin Foam Manufacturer Acquires Polymer-Tec

On 4 November 2009 Sekisui Alveo, leading European manufacturer of cross-linked polyolefin foams, signed an agreement to purchase the German company Polymer-Tec GmbH. On 1 January 2010 the subsidiary of Polymer-Chemie Gm...

13 Nov 2009

Merger Creates Massive Metal and Plastic Fastener Supplier

A Raymond, a leading global supplier of automotive engineered fastening and fluid-handling connections systems, has acquired Tinnerman Palnut Engineered Products of Brunswick, Ohio. A Raymond will merge its current N...

13 Nov 2009

American Cochlear Implat Manufacturer Acquired by Sonova

Advanced Bionics (AB), the only U.S.-based manufacturer of cochlear implants (or "bionic ears"), announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Sonova Holding AG, the world's le...

13 Nov 2009

China Solar Power Buy ThinSilicon

China Solar Power (Holdings) Ltd. ("CSP"), a manufacturer of thin film amorphous silicon photovoltaic modules, today announced that it purchased ThinSilicon, Inc., a leading developer of thin film manufacturing...

13 Nov 2009

World's Highest Efficiency LED Bulbs to Replace Incandescent and Fluorescent Bulbs

LEDnovation, Inc. introduces world's highest efficiency state-of-the-art LED bulb for the North American Market. "This is a continuing milestone in our energy efficiency brought to life solutions," stated I...

13 Nov 2009

Bioplastics Conference Sets Record for Attendees

The industry conference on bioplastics took place for the fourth time in Berlin on the 10th and 11th of November. Despite the difficult financial situation the event set a new visitor record. 380 visitors and 27 exhibitors attended the conference hosted by the European Bioplastics Association. Experts still expect continued growth in the field of compostable and biobased materials.

13 Nov 2009

Insulating Beta Alumina Material Found to Induce Large Electrical Currents

Johns Hopkins materials scientists have found a new use for a chemical compound that has traditionally been viewed as an electrical conductor, a substance that allows electricity to flow through it. By orienting the compound in a different way, the researchers have turned it into a thin film insulator, which instead blocks the flow of electricity, but can induce large electric currents elsewhere.

13 Nov 2009

Dental Restorative Material Based on Zirconia Nanoplatelets

Tooth enamel is hardest material in the human body because it's made almost entirely of minerals. As tough as it may be, however, enamel can be broken down by bacteria, forming cavities and eventually destroying the ...

13 Nov 2009