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Milestone Reached in the Study of Emergent Magnetism

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago have reached a milestone in the study of emergent magnetism. Studying simple metallic chromium, the joint UC...

19 Jun 2009

Siemens Offer a Portfolio of Products to Make Builds More Energy Efficient

Siemens is with its divisions Building Technologies and OSRAM the only supplier in the market to offer customers a comprehensive portfolio for the reduction of energy costs in buildings used for commercial and industrial...

19 Jun 2009

Saflex SilentGlass Approved for Use in Dade County Miami for Hurricane Applications

Solutia announced today that their Saflex SilentGlass Technology advanced acoustic interlayer is now approved for use in Dade County Florida. Saflex SilentGlass Technology has passed the weathering and flammability requi...

19 Jun 2009

World's First Publicy Accessible Hydrogen Filling Stattion

On the site of the OMV service station at Stuttgart Airport, OMV in cooperation with Linde AG and Daimler AG is opening Baden-Württemberg's first publicly accessible hydrogen filling station on 17 June 2009. Thi...

19 Jun 2009

Silicone Technology Improves the Quality of Home Appliances

Innovative silicone technology from Dow Corning now enables designers and manufacturers to provide their customers with home appliances that are safer, longer-lasting and more durable and reliable.

From Dow Corning 18 Jun 2009

Corus Look to Team Up to Build Modular Hotel and Student Accommodation

John Sisk & Son Ltd, one of the largest construction groups in the UK and Ireland, and Corus Living Solutions, the North Wales based modular manufacturing division of Corus, have announced the intention to establish ...

18 Jun 2009

Rapid Prototyping Builds Polymer Scaffolds for Tissue and organ Replacement

A more effective way to build plastic scaffolds on which new tissues and even whole organs might be grown in the laboratory is being developed by an international collaboration between teams in Portugal and the UK. W...

18 Jun 2009

Taxibot - Saving Fuel for Aircraft During Taxiing

Airbus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to jointly explore and develop application of IAI's proposed new concept known as "Taxibot" - a tow-bar-less trac...

18 Jun 2009

European Steel Prices Seemed to Have Bottomed Out but Demand is Still Weak

End-user demand for flat products remains weak and the traditionally slow summer season is approaching. However, buyers are coming back to the market, albeit only for relatively small quantities to replenish their dwindl...

18 Jun 2009

OMAX Introduces MAXIEM Waterjet Machining Systems

OMAX announces the introduction of MAXIEM, a new brand of waterjets. Manufactured entirely in the US, this new line of machines integrates proven technologies in a cost-efficient package to provide users with an affordable, highly productive solution.

From OMAX Corporation 18 Jun 2009

New Institute Set Up to Reduce Failures in Physical Infrastructure

The University of Leeds’ Engineering Faculty has launched a new Institute for Resilient Infrastructure (iRI) to focus on global issues of resilience of physical infrastructure to both natural and man-made disasters...

18 Jun 2009

Borealis Enhance Packaging and Automotive Polymer Capabilities

Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, announces the start-up of an additional gas phase reactor at its Schwechat plant in Austria that will enhance its ability to produce superior high flow materials for the automotive and packaging sectors.

From Borealis AG 18 Jun 2009

Global Chemicals Supplier Promotes Sustainable Chemistry

Global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis, based in Monheim, Germany, is endowing a Chair of Communications and Management of Chemical Processes in Industry at the University of Wuppertal. The endowment is intended to promote teaching, research and development activities relating to sustainable chemistry, and to strengthen the company’s ties with the university.

18 Jun 2009

Compact High Speed Video Camera Specifically for Materials Testing

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has designed the compact HyperVision HPV-2 to meet the demand for high-speed video cameras that are functionally advanced and easy to use. Utilizing the high-sensitivity IS-CCD image sensor, the HPV-2 achieves ultra-fast recording, including newly developed multi-camera synchronized recording, at speeds of 1 million frames per second.

From Shimadzu Scientific Instruments 18 Jun 2009

PPG Industrial Coatings Awarded for Excellence by John Deere

PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) industrial coatings business has earned recognition as a “Partner-level” supplier for 2009 in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program. The Partner-level status is Deere & Co.’s highest supplier rating.

From PPG Industries Inc. 18 Jun 2009