Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) is offering a free, educational Parylene seminar in Penang, Malaysia on Thursday, December 6, 2012. The free, one-day seminar introduces Parylene coating solutions for the medical device, electronics, ...
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Polyolefin coatings firm Intertape Polymer Group has announced enhancement to the NovaShield warranty program. All NovaShield 400 series use the ArmorKote technology, and the firm claims the latest NovaShield programs offered now give ...
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The American Coatings Association (ACA) has announced that Dr. Dean Webster, chair of the Coatings and Polymeric Materials Department at North Dakota State University (NDSU), will deliver the Mattiello Memorial Lecture at its CoatingsTech ...
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OMNOVA Solutions unveiled its new PLIOTEC HDT 12 binder designed for the formulation of anticorrosion paint. OMNOVA Solutions' Hydrophobic Dispersion Technology (HDT), provides adhesion and water resistance properties, making PLIOTEC HDT 12 ...
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Packaging products manufacturer Chesapeake has announced plans to invest in new digital carton production equipment, which is further expected to extend the company’s digital capability for label production. Besides the new digital ...
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Wacker Chemie AG is strategically expanding its presence in the Middle and South American growth region. Consequently, the Munich-based chemical com- pany is extending its existing technical center in São Paulo, Bra- zil, and ...
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US researchers claim to have developed a new type of lighting that could replace compact fluorescents. It is made from layers of plastic that is said to provide efficient lighting as well improved quality. The scientists behind it say ...
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DiFusion Technologies and German-based specialty chemicals company Evonik Degussa have collaborated to develop a PEEK based product, CleanFUZE, a new medical polymer that prevents infection and promotes bone and tissue integration. ...
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The Lubrizol, a specialty chemical company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Spain-based Lipotec, a developer of personal care ingredients. Under the agreement, Lipotec will take over cosmetic active ingredients business and its ...
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The Australian Patent Office and the patent office of Mexico, Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial, have granted new patents to Quick-Med Technologies' polyurethane-modified polycation, a new product of the NIMBUS technology family ...
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Polymer Technology Systems (PTS) has signed a multiyear agreement to supply the CardioChek test system to Life Line Screening, a provider of community-based preventive health screenings. The test system supports on-site lipid panel ...
Daily use of electronic equipment, like cell phones, laptops or tablet PCs is increasing at a breathtaking pace. At the same time these devices are becoming more powerful and inexpensive from generation to generation while decreasing in ...
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Ames Laboratory have discovered new ways of using a well-known polymer in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), which could eliminate the need for an increasingly problematic and ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Semprus BioSciences' vascular access catheter, designed to provide peripheral access to the central venous system. Using Semprus Sustain technology, the ...
Wake Forest University professor David Carroll (right) works with student Greg Smith. Credit: Ken Bennett, Wake Forest University photographer A US academic has announced the creation of a flicker-free, shatterproof, alternative light ...
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