Pound for pound, spider silk is one of the strongest materials known: Research by MIT’s Markus Buehler has helped explain that this strength arises from silk’s unusual hierarchical arrangement of protein building blocks. Now ...
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Paint producers and their raw material suppliers in Europe are giving a new impetus to the drive to making sustainability a central objective of the whole coatings market across the region. The sector is seeking to draw up common ...
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University of Guelph researcher Atsuko Negishi is investigating a novel and unlikely source of natural fibres that may one day lessen our dependence on petroleum: hagfish slime. The textile industry needs an affordable, sustainable ...
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Nordson has announced the takeover of Sealant Equipment & Engineering that manufactures meter, mix and dispense equipment and valves that apply lubricating materials, with details of the transaction undisclosed. As an outcome of the deal, ...
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MiMedx Group, a developer of regenerative biomaterials and bioimplants, has obtained US patent for its tissue grafts derived from the placenta. The patent No.8,323,701 covers the AmnioFix brand allografts, which are produced by processing ...
Nordson, a manufacturer of medical coatings, has completed the acquisition of Extrusion Dies Industries. Extrusion Dies provides slot coating including adjustable lip slot coating dies and liberty fixed lip slot coating dies, and flat ...
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Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets has published a new report titled "Smart Glass in the Automotive Sector -2013." This report projects that revenues from smart glass and related coatings sold to the automotive sector will reach $3.5 ...
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Australia-based Plantic Technologies, a manufacturer of biomaterials, is set to use high-barrier films from Linpac Packaging as part of an exclusive distribution agreement. Under the terms of the deal, Plantic will use Linpac films, under ...
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Aptalis Pharmaceutical Technologies, a business unit of Aptalis Pharma, has announced its co-sponsorship of Controlled Release Society's Young Investigator Award and its participation in the thirty-ninth Annual Meeting & Exposition of the ...
Tags: Aptalis pharmaceutical, professor Berkland, colloids, polymers
Patagonia Inc.,a leading designer of core outdoor,surf and sport-related apparel,equipment,footwear and accessories,and Yulex Corporation,a clean technology company developing agricultural-based biomaterials for medical,consumer,industrial ...
Tags: Patagonia Inc, sport-related apparel, guayule-based wetsuit, Yulex
DuPont Sorona will showcase a variety of new applications in apparel at the Shanghai Intertextile Show(22-Oct-12 to 25-Oct-12),China's International Trade Fair for Apparel Fabrics and Accessories.The DuPont Sorona Boulevard exemplifies the ...
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DuPont Biomaterials announced several new fiber developments that provide apparel designers sustainable,high-performance fibers and fabrics.The new fibers are designed to perform in a variety of applications,offering customers the ability ...
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The Thick Film Division of Heraeus Precious Metals,a precious metals and technology company,has announced several new color versions for its IP9038A acid-resistant overglaze.The 520°C-firing overglaze minimizes resistance shift on ...
Tags: Heraeus, acid resistant overglaze, IP9038A, Germany
Compounding extruders continued their comeback this year, with something new - demand for large-volume compounding machines, industry officials said. A resurgent automotive sector, joined with steady packaging and recycling markets, has ...
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