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DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials Opens New Asian Headquarters

DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials L.L.C. [DA NanoMaterials], a 50/50 joint venture of DuPont and Air Products, and a leading supplier of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries to the semiconductor fabrication i...

From Air Products PLC 28 Sep 2009

ASM Recognizes Members for Contributions to Materials Science

To recognize members for their distinguished contributions to the field of materials science and engineering, the 2009 Class of Fellows has been announced by ASM International, the U.S.-based materials information societ...

From ASM International 28 Sep 2009

ASM International Name Award Recipients for Achievements in Materials Science

To celebrate the distinguished achievements of leaders in the field of materials science and engineering, the Board of Trustees of ASM International (the materials information society) has named its 2009 Awards Recipient...

From ASM International 28 Sep 2009

Advanced Composites Group to Exhibit at JEC Asia 2009 in Singapore

Advanced Composites Group Ltd. (ACG), GRPMS, JD Lincoln and Richmond Aerovac, all part of the Composites Division of Umeco plc, will be exhibiting on the Umeco Composites stand (D18 in Hall 6) at the JEC Asia 2009 show i...

28 Sep 2009

Find Out More About Noliac's Piezo Products in China

On October 21st to 23rd 2009, Noliac Group is represented at the Optoelectronics Industry Exposition, ILOPE 2009, in Beijing. Meet our distributor, Mr. Ying Xu, and get acquainted with our wide piezo product range. I...

28 Sep 2009

Fujistu Microelectronics Award Service Contract to Applied Materials

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded an integrated service contract by Fujitsu Microelectronics Ltd. to support its advanced 300mm semiconductor factory in Mie, Japan. Under the program, Appli...

From Applied Materials Inc 28 Sep 2009

Applied Materials Ships World's Largest Roll-to-Roll Thin Film Metal Deposition Machine

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that it has begun shipping multiple Applied Topmet™ 4450 systems, the world's largest and fastest, roll-to-roll thin film metal deposition machine, to a customer in Europe. This latest model of Applied's Topmet 4450 product line deposits ultra-thin aluminum films on 4.5m (15 feet) wide rolls of substrate material at a remarkable 20 meters per second (45 miles per hour) to provide a barrier against oxygen, moisture and ultra-violet radiation for flexible packaging applications.

From Applied Materials Inc 28 Sep 2009

New Standard on Tensile Testing of Metallic Materials Now Available

ISO 6892-1:2009, the latest International Standard (ISO 6892-1:2009) for testing metals (Metallic materials -- Tensile testing -- Part 1: Method of test at room temperature) has been released. It can be downloaded from t...

From ZwickRoell GmbH Co. KG 28 Sep 2009

OSRAM LED's Help Volkswagen Concept Car Achieve Energy Efficiency

OSRAM’s LED technology contributes to the energy efficiency of Volkswagen’s L1 concept car presented at the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA). The vehicle, which according to Volkswagen can go into production in 2013, has headlights that are equipped with new OSRAM Joule JFL2 LED systems and matching reflectors.

From Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH 28 Sep 2009

Improved Versatility for Malvern's Zetasizer Nano Particle Characterization System

The new ZEN1010 high concentration zeta potential cell for the market leading Zetasizer Nano particle characterization system from Malvern Panalytical enables measurement in samples of up to 40% w/v. The design, which incorporates a reduced optical path length, can typically provide three times the concentration measurement ability of standard cells for a particular sample.

From Malvern Panalytical 28 Sep 2009

Successful Testing of the World's Most Powerful Gas Turbine

Siemens Energy has successfully completed trial operation of the the world's most powerful gas turbine, the SGT5-8000H, in the Irsching 4 power plant right on schedule. After 1500 operating hours, 1200 at full load, ...

27 Sep 2009

Siemens Win Spanish Photovoltaics Contract

Siemens Industry has won an order from the Madrid-based company Eolia Renovables for the technical operation and maintenance of four photovoltaic systems with a total power output of over 45 MW. Spanning a period of more than 20 years, the service and maintenance contract has a volume of approximately EUR40 million.

27 Sep 2009

Evraz Receives Significant Large Diameter Pipe Order

Evraz Group (LSE: EVR) ("Evraz") announces that its subsidiary in North America, Evraz Inc. NA, has received a significant Large Diameter Pipe order from TransCanada Corporation for a portion of the Keystone Gu...

27 Sep 2009

Global Steel Prices Up on August Figures

Various sets of data, released during August, suggest that the US economy is starting a slow recovery. Raw steel output continues to climb steadily with capacity utilisation rates up to 58 percent in mid September. As in...

27 Sep 2009

Concrete Countertops for Homes and Offices

Concrete countertops have quickly become a viable option for replacing old counters in homes and offices. ConcreteNetwork.com has made the process of deciding on a countertop design easy with its guide to 17 ways homeowners and designers can express their personality and uniqueness when creating a concrete countertop.

27 Sep 2009