People are in awe when Rice University scientist Ned Thomas holds up a polyurethane disc with three bullets perfectly suspended inside. The material has not only stopped the bullets but also remains clear; there are no cracks and the ...
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The certification of all four TenCate market groups in Nijverdal, the Netherlands, on the CSR Performance Ladder in accordance with level 3 represents the next step for the TenCate textile technology company in the implementation of its ...
Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced today an accounting change relating to expense recognition for company-sponsored pension plans. The new method, adopted in the first quarter of 2013, will result in simpler, more transparent ...
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PITTSBURGH, April 11, 2013 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Deft Incorporated, a privately-owned specialty coatings company based in Irvine, Calif. ...
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NASA's proposed $17.7 billion budget includes plans to capture and redirect an asteroid into orbit around Earth so astronauts can study it. Ultimately, the project looks to learn more about the makeup of asteroids in an attempt to protect ...
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The launch by the European Space Agency (ESA) of its Proba-V earth observation mini-satellite in the coming weeks will represent the first time that a European-made device based on gallium nitride (GaN) will be sent into space. This follows ...
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Digi-Key has signed a distribution agreement with IPDiA, a French spin-out from NXP designing 3D silicon sub-mounts, 3D silicon RF, and 3D silicon capacitor products "High reliability and stability capacitors are in great demand for ...
With embedded control systems, the risk of software defects becomes evermore critical and qualification of test and development tools is a useful approach for designers, writes Jeremy Twaits Oil and water - fire and ice - complexity and ...
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According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the first two months of this year France's basic steel product and ferroalloy exports amounted to a value of €1.6 billion, decreasing by ...
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Weiber thermal cyclic chamber is ideal for test requiring quick changes in specimen temperature. It features new technologies, such as a specimen temperature control function maintaining linear specimen temperature change rates during rapid ...
Developing precision parts for the machinery requires knowledge, in depth analysis and proper machines to execute and manufacture the parts. Various industries like automotive, medical, textile, defense, firearms, aerospace, power ...
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American International Group (AIG) has seelcted Castor Aerospace as its new distribution channel for space-related insurance solutions including traditional satellite launch and in-orbit coverages. Satellite operators, manufacturers, ...
Intel, Samsung, Qualcomm are top three. Global semiconductor revenue has declined 2.6% to $299.9bn in 2012, according to a report from Gartner. The top 25 semiconductor vendors reported a 2.8% decrease in annual revenue, and accounted ...
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UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that its technology has been selected to produce key petrochemicals in a new complex in Brunei. Brunei Hengyi Industries Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of China's Zhejiang Hengyi Group Co., will use several ...
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The UK’s University of Cambridge has opened a new £1m facility for growing gallium nitride that aims to enable researchers to expand and accelerate their work, which promises to further reduce the cost and improve the efficiency ...
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