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OLED Displays Permeating the Gadget Market

Plastic that conducts electricity holds promise for cheaper, thinner and more flexible electronics. This technology is already available in some gadgets - the new Sony walkman that was introduced earlier this summer and the Microsoft Zune HD music player released last week both incorporate organic light-emitting electronic displays.

18 Aug 2009

Invisible Fence for Controlling Tiny Particles

A chemist at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has developed a kind of invisible fence for trapping and controlling particles as small as a single virus or large protein.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 18 Aug 2009

World's Smallest Laser Made from Cornell Dots

Researchers have modified nanoparticles known as "Cornell dots" to make the world's tiniest laser -- so small it could be incorporated into microchips to serve as a light source for photonic circuits. The device may also have applications for sensors, solar collectors and in biomedicine.

18 Aug 2009

Introducing the World's First Bulb-Shaped LED Lamp with 80 Percent Less Energy

And with an average service life of 25,000 hours, it outlasts an incandescent lamp by a dazzling factor of 25. All told, every lamp will save almost EUR 200 in electricity, as well as more than 400 kg of CO2 emissions.

17 Aug 2009

Cosy Energy-Efficient Lights with the Feelgood Factor of Incandescent Lamps

The brand new OSRAM light colour "Warm Comfort Light" kills two birds with one stone: it allows energy savings of up to 80 percent while bathing bedrooms and the like in cosy energy-efficient light that could easily be mistaken for the welcoming glow of an incandescent lamp.

17 Aug 2009

NuAire Offering Free Equipment for Research Laboratories

Expanding your laboratory or building a new lab? Now is the perfect time to choose new laboratory equipment. NuAire, a world leader in laboratory safety and research equipment is giving away free accessories or choice of factory option.

From NuAire 17 Aug 2009

Pressmaster Introduces Revolutionary New Design for Hydraulic Shear

This shear's revolutionary design solves many problems encountered in other designs of hydraulic shears. This new design has the added benefits of being simpler with fewer moving parts, so has less that can go wrong and results in lower manufacturing costs, so, despite it's significantly heavier frame and extremely solid design, it can be sold at a price well below competing

17 Aug 2009

How Leaner Technology Helps Optimize Injection Molding Processes

FACTIVITY, a leading provider of factory floor IS solutions, recently integrated Fortis Plastics Groups' facilities with leaner technology for the injection mold supplier's manufacturing process. All aspects of t...

17 Aug 2009

Webinar on Optimization and Scale-up of Hydrodynamically Limited Anti-Solvent Crystallization Process

The webinar series focuses on a semi-quantitative method for the optimization and scale-up of hydrodynamically limited antisolvent crystallization process. This protocol combines in situ Process Analytical Technologies (PAT) with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to facilitate the production of a knowledge based scale-up strategy for this mixing limited crystallization process.

17 Aug 2009

World's Largest Selection of Special Washers Now Available Online

The new website features Wrought Washer's wide selection of high quality products including structural washers, fender washers, automotive body shims, and more.

17 Aug 2009

Cops Goes Green with Alternative Fuel for Cruisers

Law enforcement officers across the South now have the option of powering their cruisers with a clean alternative fuel. Force 911, a Pendergrass, GA company that provides automotive services to law enforcement fleets.

17 Aug 2009

Siemens to Service Chinese Iron and Steel Continuous Slab Casters

This is the first order that has been received for the roll refurbishing workshop in Taicang, which was inaugurated in May 2009. Payment is based on the Siemens VAI “cost per ton” model and is orientated to the tonnage produced on the casters.

17 Aug 2009

Siemens Wins Contract for Newsprint Paper Machine

The Siemens Industry Solutions Division has won a contract from Voith Paper to provide the electrical equipment for the new newsprint paper machine of Perlen Papier AG in Perlen, Switzerland. This project encompasses the...

17 Aug 2009

ThyssenKrupp Develop New Nickel Alloy for High Temperature Turbochargers

Car manufacturers are constantly working to improve their engines. As a result, the demands on the materials used are also growing. With exhaust gas temperatures in new engine generations rising in part to over 1,000 degrees Celsius, increasing use is being made of parts manufactured from nickel alloys from ThyssenKrupp VDM.

From Linde plc 17 Aug 2009

OSRAM Announce Breakthrough with 50 mW Direct Emitting Green Indium-Gallium-Nitride Laser

t already achieves an optical output of 50 mW and emits light in true green with a wavelength of 515 nm. Compared with semiconductor lasers based on current technology that operate with frequency doubling, direct emitting green lasers are more compact, offer greater temperature stability, are easier to control and have higher modulation capability.

From Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH 17 Aug 2009