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DSM Open Its Largest R+D Facility Outside Europe and The US

Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces the opening of its DSM China Campus in the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Pudong New Area, Shanghai. T...

11 Jan 2009

Final Report on Rheological Materials in Process Industry Produced

'Rheological materials in process industry (ReoMaT)', was a three-year research project started 1.2.2003 and funded mainly by Tekes and industry. It was carried out as a joint effort of five research groups from ...

11 Jan 2009

Orthopaedic Equipment Manufacturer Eliminates Contamination and Improves Efficiency of Blasting Equipment

A leader in the global orthopaedics market has eliminated contamination and improved the efficiency of existing blast equipment with the help of Wheelabrator Group. For over 30 years the company has specialised in th...

11 Jan 2009

NASA Awards Engineering and Research Support Contracts

NASA has selected Analytical Services & Materials Inc., and Analytical Mechanics Associates Inc., both of Hampton, Va., to provide analysis, systems engineering and research support for NASA's Langley Research Ce...

11 Jan 2009

Fuel Cell Manufacturer NexTech Materials Appoints Reseller for Europe and India

NexTech Materials, Ltd. recently appointed Haiku Tech of The Netherlands as an authorized reseller for Europe and India. Haiku Tech will distribute NexTech products sold under the branded name Fuel Cell Materials. Additi...

11 Jan 2009

3M and ViewSonic Team Up to Provide Touch Screen Displays

3M Touch
Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the 3M Company and a leading innovator
and manufacturer of touch technology, and ViewSonic® Corporation, a leading
global provider of visual display products, join in announcing today at the
2009 International CES that ViewSonic has selected the 3M MicroTouch DST Touch
System as the touch interface for its new commercial display, the CD4220T.

11 Jan 2009

Custom Nanovea Tribometer to be Used to Develop Cutting Tool Materials with Controlled Localized Heating

McMaster University approached Nanovea in need of a system that would allow them to apply localized heat to the static sample without heating the surface of the tested sample. During a real cutting process, the high movi...

11 Jan 2009

Window and Door Manufacturer Offers High Efficiency Glass in Its Products

Renewal by Andersen, the start-to-finish window replacement subsidiary of Andersen Corporation, has expanded its available glass options with a new glass that helps block the sun's heat, while letting in almost as mu...

11 Jan 2009

New Method for Building Atomic Structures Using an Atomic Force Microscope

An international team of scientists, among them researchers from the department of Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), present a new method to manipulate atoms. Nanot...

11 Jan 2009

New Distributor for On-Line Moisture Measurement and Control Equipment

CSC Scientific Company, Inc. announces a new affiliation with Moisture Register, a division of Aqua Measure Instrument Co., to distribute on-line moisture measurement and control equipment. The CSC Company experience spa...

11 Jan 2009

Sabic Uses Scrap PET to Create New Polymer Resin Achieving Cradle to Cradle Certification

The reincarnation of discarded polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles
into Valox iQ* resin from SABIC
Innovative Plastics epitomizes Cradle to CradleSM design, an innovative
paradigm from the internationally renowned sustainable design firm, McDonough
Braungart Design Chemistry, LLC (MBDC).

9 Jan 2009

Innovative Plastics Solution Provider to Build New Manufacturing Plant in China

Borouge PTE Limited
being a leading provider of innovative plastics solution announced today the
investment of a manufacturing plant in Shanghai China. Borouge has decided to
press ahead with further investments in the key markets including China despite
the current prevailing global financial crisis. The first phase of this investment
include a 50,000 tons plant focusing on engineering plastics for use in the
automotive industry.

9 Jan 2009

Improved Deionised Water Satisfies EU Directive as An Alternative to Solvent Cleaning

Telford based MKS Instruments UK manufacture and assemble Ultra High Vacuum
(UHV) components for scientific industry. Cleanliness is a critical element
of the MKS process, and here ELGA
Process Water’s Service De-Ionisation (SDI) has a key strategical
role.

9 Jan 2009

Comprehensive Review of Biomaterials Used for Treating Skin Loss

Skin repair
biomaterials have grown in prominence as a solution to the growing demands being
placed on skin replacement and represent a significant development in the field
of medical science.

9 Jan 2009

The Latest on How Cells Respond to Biomaterials

Biomaterials have been at the forefront of discussions regarding medical
advances with noticeable success in heart valve replacement, hip implants, dental
applications and contact lenses offering benefits such as encouraging adhesion
and healing.

9 Jan 2009