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AIST-NT Demonstrates their New MagicScan Technology

AIST-NT presents the MagicScan technology which is the set of feedback and scanning process control algorithms. These algorithms allow eliminating different dynamical errors such as overshooting, ringing and phase lag. ...

1 Jul 2009

Ocean Racer Built with ACG Composite Materials Claims Victory on Prestigious Race

Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG), part of the Composites Division of Umeco plc, congratulates the skipper, Torben Grael, and the International crew of Ericsson 4 on their outstanding victory in the 08-09 Volvo Ocean Race (VOR), and extends this to the skipper, Magnus Olsson, and the Nordic crew of Ericsson 3 for their impressive 4th place.

1 Jul 2009

World's Largest Producer of Oil and Gas Pipes Starts Shipping Premium Threaded Casings to Surgutneftegas

TMK, one of the world's largest producers of oil and gas pipes, announced today that it began shipments of TMK-GF premium threaded casing to Surgutneftegas. The shipments are carried out by TMK Premium Service Di...

1 Jul 2009

Stork Testing Open Hydrogen Sulfide Advanced Corrosion Laboratory

Stork Testing & Metallurgical Consulting is pleased to announce the opening of its Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Advanced Corrosion Laboratory in Houston.

From Element Materials Technology 1 Jul 2009

Applied Materials to Benefit from IBM Technology

IBM (NYSE: IBM) Corporation today announced that it has signed a five-year strategic agreement to provide Applied Materials, Inc., the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions, with information technology ...

From Applied Materials Inc 1 Jul 2009

Electronics Get Less Complicated

European researchers have developed a groundbreaking middleware platform that could lead to thousands of new applications in a range of industries. Beginning with in-car electronics, the platform can access the functiona...

1 Jul 2009

Flow Cytometry + EMCCD = Fast Nanoparticle Analysis

Using an Andor Technology Electron Multiplying CCD (EMCCD) camera in combination with an imaging spectrograph and a sheath flow cuvette, researchers at the La Jolla Bioengineering Institute in California, have been able ...

1 Jul 2009

Biomemtitic Coating on Catheters Reduces Thrombus Formation

A novel coating being used on a new peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) from r4 Vascular mimics the cell layer found on natural tissue surfaces. r4 Vascular designed the catheter to have a biomimetic surface that mimics the natural glycocalyx layer on endothelial tissues.

1 Jul 2009

Stainless Steel Prices on The Increase

Stainless steel producers throughout the world are succeeding in securing higher prices, although there appears to be no increase in underlying demand in most markets. The steady climb in the LME nickel figures has enabl...

1 Jul 2009

Nomex Smart Fiber technology Provides Added Protection for Fire Fighters

One thing that you can count on from DuPont is products that protect – and in the first quarter of 2009 the company didn’t disappoint. Included in this year’s lineup was a new product introduction under DuPont™ Nomex® fiber, the leading brand in firefighter gear.

1 Jul 2009