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Aqueous Level Sensors Ideally Suited to Electronic and Semiconductor Applications

Finding true level in electronic and semiconductor applications offers unique challenges. Now, for the first time, Balluff SmartLevel sensors accurately detect true aqueous levels regardless of film, foaming, material buildup, or multiple ingredients in the solution.

26 Apr 2009

Industry Association Seeks to Improve the Image of Granite Benchtops

Artisan Group, a nationwide network of premier countertop fabricators, set out to change the stone industry by offering more experience, better quality stone and higher accreditation levels than what has become standard.

26 Apr 2009

Innovative Epoxy Adhesive for Medical Instruments from Master Bond

Master Bond EP21BAS is an innovative radio-opaque epoxy adhesive approved for use in the manufacture of medical instruments and devices for blocking electromagnetic radiation. This low viscosity two-part epoxy cures at room temperatures and produces high strength bonds, seals and coatings.

From Master Bond Inc. 24 Apr 2009

Peer Reviewed Materials Database for Medical Device Designers Proving Very Popular

With purchases by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Eli Lilly and Company, and half-dozen more companies and organizations, the first peer-reviewed materials database to support medical device design has been purcha...

From ASM International 24 Apr 2009

1500 New Phase Diagrams Available from ASM International

The leading resource for reliable alloy phase diagrams now offers access to more than 30,000 authoritative diagrams, available both as a complete collection and as individual diagrams. The latest update to the ASM All...

From ASM International 24 Apr 2009

Distinguished Professor to Give Keynote Address at ASM Medical Devices Conference

Sri Sridhar, Distinguished Professor and Chair in the Physics Department at Northeastern University, will give the keynote address at the 2009 Conference on Materials and Processes for Medical Devices (MPMD), organized by ASM International, the materials information society.

From ASM International 24 Apr 2009

World's Largest Steelmaker to get IBEX Listing on Spanish Stock Exchange

The Technical Advisory Committee of IBEX, the Spanish Stock Exchange index formed by the 35 most liquid securities traded on the Spanish Market, announced on April 23 the inclusion of ArcelorMittal in the IBEX 35 index. ...

24 Apr 2009

Sabic to Showcase New Materials Technologies at NPE 2009

SABIC will showcase advanced new material technologies at NPE 2009 in Chicago, June 22-26, aimed at helping customers meet today's tough economic challenges and drive long-term growth opportunities. The company will ...

From SABIC Innovative Plastics 23 Apr 2009

Bath Iron Works Win US Navy Destroyer Contract

The U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), a $19.8 million modification to a previously awarded contract to perform Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) maintenance, repair and u...

23 Apr 2009

DuPont Look to Take Cellulosic Biofule to Market

Last year, DuPont formed a joint venture with Danisco’s Genencor to create a market-facing company that would bring a low-cost, integrated cellulosic ethanol technology package out of the labs and into the marketplace.

23 Apr 2009

Two New Laser Direct Imaging Dry Film Photoresists Released by DuPont

DuPont Printed Circuit Materials (PCM), part of DuPont Electronic Technologies, has introduced two new Laser Direct Imaging (LDI) dry film photoresists for the production of advanced printed wiring boards (PWBs).

23 Apr 2009

Alcoa to Supply Forged Wheels to Lamborghini's Latest High Performance Supercar

Alcoa Auto Wheels has been selected by Automobili Lamborghini to supply lightweight wheels for the Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce (SV). The forged aluminum wheels reduce un-sprung weight and contribute to the SV’s 100kg (220 lb.) mass reduction over the standard Murciélago.

23 Apr 2009

Air Product Highlight Personal Care Polymer Range at Cosmetics Show in Munich

Personal care formulators can expect enhanced deposition and retention of actives on the skin, as well as excellent sensory benefits, using Air Products' (NYSE:APD) Intelimer 8600 Emulsion Polymer, Mona Noor, senior ...

From Air Products PLC 23 Apr 2009

Cars The Size of a Molcules that Run on Sugar

A new paper published in the May 2009 issue of the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States, Scientific American, asks readers to imagine producing vehicles so small they would be about the size of a molecule and powered by engines that run on sugar. To top it off, a penny would buy a million of them.

23 Apr 2009

Independent Study Shows Nanotechnology-Based Lubricant Reduces Gear Wear

ApNano Materials, Inc., a cleantech company and provider of nanotechnology-based products, today announced that new test conducted at the FZG Gear Research Centre of the Technical University of Munich, Germany, clearly s...

23 Apr 2009