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Arburg Establishes Its Own Representation in the UAE

Since 1 January 2009, Arburg
has been officially represented in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with its own
sales and service office. The Arabplast, which took place from 10 to 13 January
in Dubai, provided the ideal forum for presenting the new Arburg organisation
and Allrounder technology to the Arabian trade public.

From Linde plc 21 Jan 2009

Leading Plastic Solutions Provider Inaugurates Chinese Logistic Hub

Borouge, a leading provider
of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has today inaugurated officially
the Guangzhou Logistics hub.

21 Jan 2009

Novel UV Zoom Lens Enables Remote Viewing of a Nuclear Fuel Assembly

Renowned for their specialist lens design for nuclear applications - Resolve
Optics Ltd. has designed and supplied a specialist camera manufacturer with
a novel UV zoom lens enabling remote viewing of a nuclear fuel assembly through
10 metres of water.

21 Jan 2009

Celanese Mulls Closure of Plants in France and Mexico

Celanese Corporation,
a leading global chemical company, today announced it is assessing the potential
closure of acetic acid and vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) production in Pardies,
France, and assessing the potential closure of VAM production in Cangrejera,
Mexico.

From Celanese Corporation 21 Jan 2009

TSI Acquires Service and Calibration Center

TSI
Incorporated, a worldwide leader in aerosol measurement technology, announces
the acquisition of SystemPlus Technology Pte Ltd., a service center known for
high quality service and calibration.

21 Jan 2009

New Report Addresses Global Nanotechnology Thin Film Lithium-Ion Battery Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of WinterGreen Research, Inc.'s new report "Worldwide Nanotechnology Thin Film Lithium-Ion Battery Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2009-2015" to the...

21 Jan 2009

Stretchable Electronics that can be Wrapped Around Complex Shapes and Objects

Jizhou Song, a professor in the University
of Miami College of Engineering and his collaborators Professor John Rogers,
at the University of Illinois and Professor Yonggang Huang, at Northwestern
University have developed a new design for stretchable electronics that can
be wrapped around complex shapes, without a reduction in electronic function.

21 Jan 2009

Scientists Grow Long Straight Semiconducting Single Walled Nanotubes

After announcing last April a method for growing exceptionally long, straight,
numerous and well-aligned carbon cylinders only a few atoms thick, a Duke
University-led team of chemists has now modified that process to create
exclusively semiconducting versions of these single-walled carbon nanotubes.

From Linde plc 21 Jan 2009