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Free Course on White Reflective Roofing Helps Architects Earn Sustainable Design Credits

Architects wanting to get an early start on accumulating their first Sustainable Design (SD) credits under new American Institute of Architects (AIA) requirements can take a free online course on white reflective roofing offered by the Vinyl Roofing Division of the Chemical Fabrics and Film Association.

3 Aug 2009

Implantable Materials that Change with Surrounding Tissues

Modern regenerative medicine is on the lookout for implantable materials that can change as the surrounding tissue does, and two Stanford University researchers have made some new gel materials that do just that.

From John Wiley and Sons - Scientific Publishers 3 Aug 2009

Iron Isotopes to be Used in Oceanography

New research involving scientists from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) highlights the potential utility of iron isotopes for addressing important questions in ocean science. The findings are published in the August edition of the journal Geology.

3 Aug 2009

Almost 1500 People Attend ANTEC 2009 Conference and SPE Seminar Program

The combined attendance of the Society of Plastics Engineers’ ANTEC® 2009 conference and the SPE seminar program reached 1,487, SPE announced today. The events were co-located with the NPE2009 trade show, held in Chicago in the week of June 22, 2009.

3 Aug 2009

Freeman FT4 Powder Tester being Used to Help Understanding of Metal Powders

A team of researchers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa has taken delivery of an FT4 powder tester from Freeman Technology. The system is being used in work that involves understanding and controlling the behaviour of powders used in the production of metal components.

From Freeman Technology 3 Aug 2009

Spielberg to Lead Solar Marketing Activities for Dow Corning

Dow Corning has named Rainer Spielberg as Global Marketing Manager for its Solar Market Business Unit, which provides silicon-based solutions throughout the entire photovoltaic value chain and to the concentrated solar p...

From Dow Corning 3 Aug 2009

Cutting Edge Technologies Sought for Green Flight Challenge

The NASA Innovative Partnerships Program and the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation today announced the Green Flight Challenge. The contest is a flight efficiency competition for aircraft that can a...

3 Aug 2009

New Compound Prevents Dissimilar Metal Corrosion

PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) commercial coatings group has introduced ECK compound, which provides patented electrolysis corrosion “kontrol” proven to prevent dissimilar metal corrosion. ECK compound is intended for use in a broad range of body building and manufacturing applications where dissimilar metals may come in contact. By exclusive arrangement with Van Nay, LLC, PPG is the sole U.S. distributor of the convenient new ECK compound squeeze-tube package.

From PPG Industries Inc. 3 Aug 2009

Alcoa Take Full Ownership of Bauxite and Alumina Refining Operation

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today announced that Alcoa World Alumina LLC has completed its previously announced transaction to acquire BHP Billiton's bauxite and alumina refining interests in Suriname. Terms are not disclosed. ...

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 3 Aug 2009

Arkema to Buy Acrylic Acid and Esters and Emulsions Businesses form Dow

Arkema and The Dow Chemical Company have entered into an agreement for Dow to meet FTC required divestitures related to its acquisition of Rohm and Haas Company. This comes ahead of the November 27, 2009 deadline. Ar...

3 Aug 2009

Touch Screens, Epaper, OLEDs, Pocket Projectors and More to be Covered at DisplaySearch Conference

The DisplaySearch Emerging Display Technologies Conference: Innovation for the Next Wave of Growth, which will be held on September 3, 2009 in San Jose, California, will bring together representatives from all facets of the display supply chain to discuss the status of emerging technologies, as well as provide a forum for discussing how new display technologies can drive high growth in the near future.

3 Aug 2009