Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC, will come together as one company at the European Coatings Show 2015 to explain how its product families of pigments and resins can be used together to create enticing coatings for a full range of ...
Tags: European Coatings Show 2015, Sun Chemical, Combining Technologies
Manufacturer of packaging systems for the liquid food industry, Ecolean, will be investing in the expansion of its factory in Sweden with the installation of a cast line for packaging films, poised to be one of Europe's biggest. ...
Spain-based Derprosa, which specialises in the development, manufacture and commercialisation of Biaxially oriented Polypropylene film (BOOP) for the graphic arts’ sector, is set to double its production capacity for 2015 with a new ...
Tags: BOOP Production, Derprosa
Innovia Films has launched a new BOPP film called Propafilm RCU, which is tested to provide up to 18 months protection from mineral oil migration. The company developed the film after earlier studies found that foods were being ...
Tags: pasta, rice, breakfast cereals, biscuits, Agriculture
Biofilms producer Innovia Films has launched its first bioriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, Propafilm RCU, which is proven to provide up to 1.5 years protection from mineral oil migration. This new innovation is the result of ...
Tags: biscuits, bakery, confectionery, dried foods, Agriculture
In cooperation with international partners, Germany’s Forschungszentrum Jülich and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen, Switzerland have presented what is claimed to be the first semiconductor laser consisting solely of ...
Tags: Group-IV Lasers, clock signal, Electrical
Polyolefins additives supplier Milliken and Company will showcase innovative ways to enhance the look of polypropylene (PP) products along with solutions to protect the contents of PET packaged food, beverage and consumer products at ...
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The physical properties of the ultra-white scales on certain species of beetle could be used to make whiter paper, plastics and paints, while using far less material than is used in current manufacturing methods. The Cyphochilus beetle, ...
Tags: Beetle Shells, Construction, Decoration
BASF has launched two new MasterTop topcoats for decorative and industrial applications which can be used in public rooms such as education, office and healthcare facilities as well as in industrial environments. With MasterTop TC 417W and ...
Tags: European Market, BASF
Researchers in Switzerland and Norway have used strain to alter the light-emitting properties of gallium arsenide (GaAs) nanowires [G. Signorello et al, Nature Communications, vol5, p3655, published online 10 Apr 2014]. The researchers from ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Flawed but colorful diamonds are among the most sensitive detectors of magnetic fields known today, allowing physicists to explore the minuscule magnetic fields in metals, exotic materials and even human tissue. University of California, ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Electronics, Colored Diamonds
(Phys.org) —Like a spring connecting two swings, light can act as photon glue that binds together the quantum mechanical properties of two vastly different materials. The effect could harness the most useful characteristics from ...
Liquid crystals are remarkable materials that combine the optical properties of crystalline solids with the flow properties of liquids, characteristics that come together to enable the displays found in most computer monitors, televisions ...
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Power plant emissions of sulfur dioxide – an atmospheric pollutant with both health and climate impacts – have increased across India in recent years, according to a new analysis of data from a NASA satellite. The analysis of ...
Tags: sulfur dioxide, India, NASA satellite, pollution
Luger Research e.U., the organizer of LpS 2013, announced a new attendance record with increased international visitors and exhibitors. The positive feedback from visitors, attendees, exhibitors and organizations confirm the importance of ...
Tags: LED, OLED Lighting, Lights, Lighting