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European Project Reduces Manufacturing Time for Transfemoral Prostheses

This is in short the Custom-Fit idea: geometrical characteristics are captured
using 3D scans, then these data are used to adapt product shape with specialized
CAD (Computer Aided Design) and finally products are made with Rapid Manufacturing
technologies, the so called additive techniques which print in layers, avoiding
the need of expensive moulds.

28 Jan 2009

New LED Manufacturing Technique to Reduce Household Bills by 75%

A new way of making LEDs could see household lighting bills reduced by up
to 75% within five years.

From 3M Ceramic Textiles and Composites 28 Jan 2009

VW Approves Use of Performance Polyolefin in Generation VI Golf's

ExxonMobil
Chemical Exxtral performance polyolefin has been specified for the
front and rear bumper fasciae of the new globally available VW Golf VI. Exxtral
BMU130 polyolefin was developed specifically to meet the performance targets
set by Volkswagen (VW).

28 Jan 2009

Hiden Introduce New EPIC Series of Quadrupole Mass Spectrometers

Hiden
Analytical present the EPIC series quadrupole mass spectrometers specifically
designed with maximum flexibility for diverse processes and phenomena at UHV
and XHV pressure regimes, with measurement of neutrals, radicals and of both
positive and negative ions. Applications include temperature desorption monitoring
(UHV TPD), molecular beam analysis and laser reaction studies, together with
all of the functions of a high-performance residual gas analyser.

From Hiden Analytical 28 Jan 2009

Babies Pacifiers Made from A New Generation of Copolyester

Eastman Chemical Company
announced today that its customer, Hawaii Medical,
will use Eastman Tritan in its GumDrop pacifiers. Tritan,
a new-generation copolyester, balances the properties of easy processing, clarity,
dishwasher durability, toughness, and heat and chemical resistance.

28 Jan 2009

NanoDynamics to Develop Fuel Cell Power Source for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

NanoDynamics, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, NanoDynamics Energy, has received a one-year, $1.78 million grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop an innovative solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system tha...

28 Jan 2009

Wacker Post Positive Growth Figures in 2008

Wacker Chemie AG's preliminary 2008 figures show that sales and operating results (EBITDA) both surpassed prior-year levels. Although the global economic downturn impacted WACKER's fourth-quarter business, th...

From 3M Ceramic Textiles and Composites 28 Jan 2009

Polymer Research for Mobile Electronics Wins University of Wollongong $100K Grant

The NSW Minister for Science and Medical Research Jodi McKay today announced a new program initiative involving UOW that promises to have a huge impact on devices such as mobile phones and digital cameras. The ministe...

27 Jan 2009

Hybrid Nuclear Fusion-Fission Power Plant Shows Promise

Physicists at The University
of Texas at Austin have designed a new system that, when fully developed,
would use fusion to eliminate most of the transuranic waste produced by nuclear
power plants.

27 Jan 2009

Dow to Showcase Products and Materials for Power Cables

Dow Wire & Cable, a business unit of The
Dow Chemical Company and its affiliates (“Dow”), today announced
that it will exhibit at the 2009 Middle East Electricity Exhibition (February
8-10, Dubai International Exhibition Centre) to showcase advances in its portfolio
of materials and technology solutions for medium, high and extra-high voltage
power cables.

27 Jan 2009

Pirelli Team up with Brembo and Magneti Marelli to Further Develop the Cyber Tyre

Brembo, Magneti Marelli and Pirelli
announced the start of cooperation in technology with the aim of developing
leading edge solutions for the Italian and international automotive industry.

27 Jan 2009

Exotic Metal Could Reduce the Size, Cost and Noise of Your Refridgerator

Your refrigerator’s humming, electricity-guzzling cooling system could
soon be a lot smaller, quieter and more economical thanks to an exotic metal
alloy discovered by an international collaboration working at the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron
Research.

27 Jan 2009

New Standard for Detection and Measurement of Carcinogenic Hexavalent Chromium

The National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST) has issued a new standard - a certified reference
material - to aid in the detection and measurement of the potent carcinogen
hexavalent chromium in soil.

27 Jan 2009

Magnetic Sandwich Greatly Improves The Sensitivity of Sensors

Researchers at the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered that a carefully
built magnetic sandwich that interleaves layers of a magnetic alloy with a few
nanometers of silver “spacer” has dramatically enhanced sensitivity, 400-fold improvement in some cases.

27 Jan 2009

Huntsman to Launch New Fire Retarding Polyisocyanurate Technology

A new technology for fire-retarding polyisocyanurate (PIR) sandwich panels
will be launched by Huntsman at this year's UTECH Europe exhibition and conference (Maastricht,
The Netherlands, March 31 - April 2.

27 Jan 2009