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SGL and BMW Form Carbon Fiber Joint Venture

SGL Group (51%) and BMW Group (49%) announced today the foundation of a joint venture to manufacture carbon fibers and fabrics for the automotive industry. Within this joint venture, the construction of two new sites, on...

From SGL CARBON SE 29 Oct 2009

New Range of Sustainable Bamboo Flooring from BuildDirect

Online flooring manufacturer-wholesaler BuildDirect has introduced horizontal style handscraped bamboo floors with a French bleed edge to the North American market under their Yanchi brand. This unique product allows for...

29 Oct 2009

Environmentally Friendly Diamond and Platinum Engagement Rings

For years, it has been challenging for an environmentally sensitive bride to find an engagement ring she can wear with a clear conscience. From destructive mining operations for diamonds, gemstones and precious metals, to sub-standard working conditions in these mines, what is a responsible bride to do?

29 Oct 2009

Revolutionary Antimicrobial Rubber Flooring

RB Rubber Products introduces revolutionary antimicrobial flooring and surfacing products. These products will not only provide antimicrobial protection, they are low in VOC's (volatile organic compounds) and utilize recycled materials, key components of LEED certification. The proprietary antimicrobial additive chemistry is available in a wide range of RB Rubber products.

29 Oct 2009

Using Terahertz Rays to Characterize Materials

A new, $500,000 instrument recently went about its work emitting and reading high-speed pulses of silent and invisible terahertz rays. It allows researchers to take a close and unique look at materials reliability, biofuels combustion, etc.

29 Oct 2009

Design Competition Launches to Find Applications for Recycled Polystyrene Product

To mark the launch of its new 100% recycled polystyrene sheet product - Axfoil - Axion Polymers has launched a design competition with a £500 cash prize to find the best innovative and sustainable product design us...

29 Oct 2009

Handheld FTIR for Soil Analysis

A2 Technologies' Exoscan, the portable FTIR system with diffuse reflectance sampling capability, is finding rapid acceptance by scientists involved in all aspects of soil analysis. Researchers in forensic soil analysis, land management and environmental geochemistry are rapidly adopting this new technology.

29 Oct 2009

Turning Organic Residues into Biofuels to reduce Dependence on Fossil Fuels

High-performance energy storage technologies for the automotive industry or mobile phone batteries and notebooks providing long battery times – these visions of the future are being brought one step nearer to the present by scientists from Graz University of Technology.

29 Oct 2009

Environmentally Friendly Silicon-Air Battery Delivers Thousands of Hours of Non-Stop Power

Scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a new, environmentally friendly silicon-air battery capable of supplying non-stop power for thousands of hours without needing to be replaced. The ...

29 Oct 2009

New Technology Reduces Cost of Solar Cell Manufacture on SunFab Line

Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that it has significantly lowered the cost for customers to manufacture solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on its SunFab Thin Film Line using its next-generation module technology. Exe...

From Applied Materials Inc 29 Oct 2009

Stainless Steel Prices Unsettled

The steady rise in austenitic stainless steel transaction prices in Europe over the past five months has been arrested - mainly due to a reduction in alloy surcharges in October. Basis values in most EU countries are unc...

29 Oct 2009

Fortis Plastics Acquire Nypro Molding Facility

FPG Mexico S. dR.L. de C.V., a subsidiary of Fortis Plastics, has acquired the operating assets of Nypro Chihuahua, a plastics molding and assembly facility in Chihuahua, Mexico. Fortis Plastics, LLC is a leading pla...

29 Oct 2009

Level Gauge Helps Measure Water, Oil and Gas in Oil Separators

Scientists at SINTEF and StatoilHydro have developed a level-gauge staff that uses pressure differences to measure the levels of water, oil and gas in oil separators.

29 Oct 2009

mPhase Technologies Unveil mPower Emergency Illuminator Using Lithium Reserve Battery

mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: XDSL.OB) today announced that its consumer products division, mPower Technologies, will be unveiling the mPower Emergency Illuminator at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES...

29 Oct 2009

SABIC Innovative Plastics Launch New Copolymer Technology

SABIC Innovative Plastics today launched a new copolymer technology: Lexan* HFD specialty copolymer resins, a material innovation that gives customers high melt flow without traditional decreases in toughness; and improv...

From SABIC Innovative Plastics 29 Oct 2009