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Coatex to Present High Performance and Environmentally Friendly Additives to Paints and Coatings Market

The International Exhibition on Coatings ABRAFATI 2009 from 23 to 25 September is a milestone in the agenda of the coatings industry of Latin America and overseas. Coatex will catch the opportunity of the 11th edition to...

24 Sep 2009

Zhongding Sealing Parts Buys Rubber Businesses from Myers Industries

Myers Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MYE) today announced that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent with Zhongding Sealing Parts Co. Ltd. to sell substantially all of the assets of its Buckhorn Rubber Products, In...

24 Sep 2009

New Beryllium Reference Material for Occupation Safety Monitoring

Researchers at NIST, in collaboration with private industry and other government agencies, have produced a new standard reference material for beryllium, an exotic rare-earth metal used as a hardener in high-performance alloys and ceramics. The metal can cause berylliosis, a chronic, incurable and sometimes fatal illness, and the new reference material is expected to dramatically improve methods used to monitor workers' exposure.

24 Sep 2009

Seco-Warwick Sells Vacuum Annealing Furnace to Westinghouse Specialty Metals

Westinghouse Specialty Metals Plant in Blairsville, PA has purchased a High Vacuum Retort Annealing Furnace from Seco/Warwick to process zirconium tubes. Westinghouse is increasing their plant capacity to meet the needs ...

24 Sep 2009

Navitar Celebrates 25 Years of the Video Microscope

Navitar Inc., a manufacturer of precision optical and opto-electronic systems, welcomes their twenty-fifth anniversary of manufacturing high magnification video microscope lenses. Navitar’s Zoom 6000, introduced in 1984, marked the beginning of the automated inspection era helping industrial OEM customers reduce costs and increase productivity.

From Navitar Inc. 23 Sep 2009

New Coating Promises to Improve the Durability of Gas Turbine Blades

Surface engineering technology company, Hardide Coatings Ltd (Hardide plc: HDD: AIM) is developing a coating for gas turbine blades which will increase their durability and improve their resistance to erosion from hard p...

From Hardide Coatings 23 Sep 2009

Rå Build Method Used to Speed Up Construction of New Homes

H+H UK’s Rå Build method of construction was used to speed up the construction of 16 new affordable and retirement homes in West Sussex. The use of Jumbo Bloks, Celcon Foundation Blocks and the H+H Flooring System mean aircrete was used for the entire inner skin of the development.

23 Sep 2009

inXitu XRD Combats Counterfeit Drugs

With a struggling economy, rising drug costs and an aging population using ever more prescription medicines, the need for inspection to differentiate counterfeit pharmaceuticals from authentic drugs has never been more important.

From Evident Corporation (XRF / XRD) 23 Sep 2009

Gold-Coated Carbon Nanotubes Help Detect Cancer

Biomedical researchers at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock have developed a special contrast-imaging agent made of gold-coated carbon na...

23 Sep 2009

New Battery Made from Cellulose

Batteries made of paper may power electronics in the future, researchers say. Shown are images from an experimental paper-based battery. Credit: The American Chemical Society

23 Sep 2009

Magnetically Responsive Gold Nanostars, A New Approach to Biomedical Imaging

Researchers at Purdue University have created magnetically responsive gold nanostars that may offer a new approach to biomedical imaging. The nanostars gyrate when exposed to a rotating magnetic field and can scatter lig...

23 Sep 2009

Microchips to Replace Flasks, Beakers and Hotplates in the Lab

Flasks, beakers, and hot plates may soon be a thing of the past in medicinal chemistry labs. Instead of handling a few experiments on a benchtop, scientists may simply pop a microchip into a computer and instantly run th...

23 Sep 2009

Nanoscale Patterns on A Materials Surface Can Influence Interactions with Liquids

Research at MIT has uncovered new information about how nanoscale patterns on the surface of a material can produce significant changes in the way it interacts with liquids. The discovery could be significant in understanding interactions that affect a wide variety of biological processes in living cells, as well as many manufacturing or energy storage systems.

23 Sep 2009

Paste Roll Height Monitor Reduces Solder Defects

DEK has launched its brand new Paste Roll Height Monitor, an easy-to-use productivity tool designed to eliminate defects and improve end-of-line yield. Using lasers to detect the presence of solder paste, the new technol...

23 Sep 2009

Vitex Adds State-of-the-Art Thin Film Barrier Capabilities

Vitex Systems, Inc., a leading technology developer, licensor and engineering service provider for thin-film encapsulation and moisture barrier films, today announced that it has expanded its leading edge thin-film barri...

23 Sep 2009