In a time when Australia's liquid transport fuel supplies are declining and our transport needs are growing, a research partnership between Australia and India could provide a solution to a number of energy concerns and ultimately reduce ...
Sol Voltaics AB of Lund, Sweden has completed a total of $15.6m (SEK102m) in new funding by adding $9.4m in an equity round to the $6.2m (SEK41m) loan (announced in June) from the Swedish Energy Agency (SEA), Sweden's national authority for ...
Tags: Nanowire GaAs PV, Electrical, Electronics
Advances in materials science and nanotechnology have created several new functionalities in coatings, going beyond their original basic protective and decorative attributes. However, mismatched perceptions among coating developers and ...
Tags: Functional Coatings
Newark, Ohio-based TenCate Advanced Armor North America — a division of the Netherlands-based Royal Ten Cate NV — has introduced a full line of personal protection products that offer improved protection for law enforcement and ...
Tags: Textile
Global specialty chemical company Eastman Chemical has announced plans to expand Tritan capacity from 60 thousand metric tons to 76 thousand metric tons at its Kingsport facility in Tennessee, US by mid-2014. The new-generation ...
Bill Banholzer, chief technology officer and executive vice president of The Dow Chemical Company has elected to retire. “Bill has restored Dow’s Research and Development organization to its strong historic reputation and ...
Tags: Dow Chemical, Textile
International chemical group Solvay announces results for the second quarter & first half year for 2013. Q2 Highlights - Group net sales down (4) % YoY at € 3,062 m, with volumes (1)%, prices (2)% and forex (1)% - REBITDA at ...
Tags: Chemical Group, Solvay
Taking the next steps in its transformation to a higher growth company, DuPont is realigning its leadership team to accelerate its integrated science execution across the company and is exploring strategic alternatives for its Performance ...
Tags: DuPont, Performance Chemicals
Today, Gov. Bobby Jindal and Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies president and CEO Andreas Kramvis announced that Honeywell will invest $208 million in new manufacturing projects at its four production sites in Louisiana. The ...
Researchers have found a new application of 3D printing that produces lithium-ion batteries the size of a grain of sand. The batteries could some day enable the development of miniaturized medical implants, compact electronics or tiny bots. ...
Tags: 3d Printer, Lithium-Ion Batteries
The solar market seemed promising for South Korea-based big enterprises such as Samsung, LG, and Hyundai. However, continuous loss has pushed these firms to modify the business strategies. LG Siltron has given up on the production of ...
Abakan Inc., a manufacturer in the advanced coatings and metal formulations markets, has announced that its subsidiary Powdermet has secured several partnerships with corporate, government and military agencies to advance commercialization ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, coating
Seven large companies in east Netherlands have formed industrial partnerships with the aim of accelerating technological innovations relating to new high-tech materials, products and systems and of rolling these out in international ...
Tags: Apparel, high-tech materials
MANCHESTER, England, June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Combining its deep understanding of daily disposable wearing habits, practitioner demands and advances in materials science, CooperVision Inc. (NYSE: COO) today unveiled MyDay™ daily ...
Researchers at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, have found that unprocessed low-micronaire cotton surpasses other, higher grades of cotton in its ability to absorb oil, making it the most effective cotton-based solution for cleaning ...