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Force Sensor Manufacturer Tekscan Wins Best of Show Award

Engineers in the medical device and medical research industries who use force and pressure sensors for product design, quality control, R&D, and/or testing should visit Tekscan, Inc. at booth 1137.

30 Sep 2009

OLED Display Market Expected to be Worth $6.2 Billion by 2016

In its latest Quarterly OLED Shipment and Forecast Report, DisplaySearch reported that worldwide OLED revenue has set a new record, with $192 million in revenue for Q2'09, up 32% Q/Q and 22% Y/Y. DisplaySearch forecasts the total OLED display market will grow to $6.2 billion by 2016 from $0.6 billion in 2008, with a CAGR of 33%.

30 Sep 2009

RectorSeal Acquire Firestop Product Line

RectorSeal, a leading manufacturer of firestop products and mechanical devices, has completed the acquisition of the FlameSafe firestop product line from Grace Construction Products, a unit of W.R. Grace & Co. This c...

30 Sep 2009

RBC Bearings Acquires Assets from Fellow Bearing Manufacturer

RBC Bearings Incorporated (NASDAQ: ROLL), a leading international manufacturer of highly-engineered precision plain, roller and ball bearings for the industrial, defense and aerospace industries, today announced that it ...

30 Sep 2009

Advanced Control Systems on Sawmills to Improve Timber Yields

The value yield of wood can be improved by 10 to 30 per cent The products and productivity of the sawmill industry can be improved through advanced measuring technologies, control systems and self-learning systems. In...

30 Sep 2009

More Antistatic Plastics Available from Arkema

Inherently Dissipative Polymers (IDPs) are widely used as permanent antistatic additives in plastic parts and packaging where they prevent electrostatic discharge and dust attraction. Arkema already markets two antistati...

29 Sep 2009

French Researchers Team to Develop Thin Film Photovoltaic Technologies for Solar Applications

Total and Laboratoire de Physique des Interfaces et des Couches Minces (LPICM), a joint R&D research team between the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and France's Ecole Polytechnique enginee...

29 Sep 2009

EPMA Launch Powder Metallurgy Database

The groundbreaking online database GPMD was launched in 2004 as a joint project between the world's three leading regional PM trade associations, the EPMA and its sister organisations in North America (MPIF) and Japa...

29 Sep 2009

American Superconductor Signs Wind Turbine Contract with Sinovel

American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), a global energy technologies company, today announced that it and Beijing-based Sinovel Wind Corporation Limited (Sinovel) have signed a new contract worth more than $1...

29 Sep 2009

NanoPax Hydrophobic Technology Wins Prestigious Award

Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. (DFI Nanotechnology), global developer and exclusive licensor of patented hydrophobic nanotechnologies, has been recognized by Glass Magazine with the highly coveted Crystal Achievement Award for the Most Innovative Protective Glazing Product category for its NanoPax® product line, according to Nichole Harris, publisher, Glass Magazine.

29 Sep 2009

PEDOT Nanotube Coated Brain Implants May Help Treat Neurological Disorders

Brain implants that can more clearly record signals from surrounding neurons in rats have been created at the University of Michigan. The findings could eventually lead to more effective treatment of neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease and paralysis.

29 Sep 2009

EPA Looks to Better Understand the Influence of Nanomaterials on Humans and the Environment

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today outlined a new research strategy to better understand how manufactured nanomaterials may harm human health and the environment. Nanomaterials are materials that are between ...

29 Sep 2009

Single Layer Graphene Oxide Powder and Dispersions Available from Cheap Tubes

Cheap Tubes Inc supplies Single Layer Graphene Oxide (SLGO) in both powder + dispersed forms. Our SLGO has no contaminants, an average flake thickness of 0.7-1.2nm, uses no metal catalyst, is Di Water and DMF soluble wit...

29 Sep 2009

Sunseeker Yachts get Attractive Carbon Fibre Roofs

Variable Temperature Moulding (VTM®) carbon epoxy prepregs from Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG), part of the Composites Division of Umeco plc, have helped British marine glazing manufacturer Trend Marine Products Ltd of Catfield, Norfolk, UK, develop a line of rigid, lightweight, aesthetically pleasing sliding carbon fibre/toughened glass sunroofs that have opened up new design possibilities for a growing number of production boat builders.

29 Sep 2009

Composite Ballistic Armour for British Military Vehicles

Composite phenolic prepreg materials from Advanced Composites Group Ltd. (ACG), part of the Composites Division of Umeco plc, are being used by UK based Permali Gloucester Ltd to manufacture appliqué armour and spall liners for more than 100 military vehicles recently ordered by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) from ST Kinetics in a deal worth over £150M.

29 Sep 2009