Direct Flow Medical has obtained CE mark approval for its transcatheter aortic heart valve system, which features double-ring design for creating a tight and durable seal around the annulus. The Direct Flow Medical transcatheter aortic ...
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Scientists at ASU are celebrating their recent success on the path to understanding what makes the fiber that spider’s spin – weight for weight – at least five times as strong as piano wire. They have found a way to obtain ...
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IBM has developed a new biodegradable antimicrobial hydrogel in collaboration with The Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. Biocompatible, non-toxic remoldable synthetic antimicrobial hydrogel was developed to break diseased ...
A narrow propylene arbitrage from Asia to the US has opened this week with increased discussions between Asian producers and traders to fix cargoes, market sources said Friday. Discussions intensified late this week after Taiwan ...
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Tech21, the maker of Impactology approved cases for mobile devices, announced their popular iPhone 5 cases will be available in seven different designs from Apple Stores and Apple.com from January 23, 2013. Tech21 is the only brand to ...
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A consortium led by eCamion—along with Toronto Hydro, the University of Toronto, and Dow Kokam—has unveiled what it says is the first energy storage system installed directly into an urban community. Located at the Roding Arena ...
AD Surgical announces the release of SUPERFIT, a powder-free examination glove that is made from neoprene (polychloropene). SUPERFIT exam gloves contain no latex proteins and are safe for latex-sensitive (Type l) and chemical-sensitive ...
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For composite decking without the mold issues that plagued earlier products, Trex is showing off its latest line, Trex Select, at the International Builders' Show in Las Vegas. Also on display is a new tropical color for both the Select and ...
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Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., the Teijin Group's fiber-product converting company, announced today that it will showcase high-comfort, high-performance polyester products at two leading international sports trade fairs: the Outdoor Retailer ...
Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group, a technology developer targeting a number of global markets including consumer and industrial displays, solar panels, eyewear and the electronics and adhesion markets, has announced a key addition to its ...
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has developed a biodegradable plastic, dubbed a thermoplastic, can be used in disposable food containers. USDA have developed the thermoplastic in collaboration with Professor Jinwen Zhang of Washington ...
Led by Ayodhya N. Tiwari, a team of researchers in the Laboratory for Thin Film and Photovoltaics at Empa (the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology) has raised the energy conversion efficiency record for copper ...
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Scientists at Imperial College London are set to receive over £4.5 million of public funding to investigate how the 'super material' graphene can drive improvements in high-tech industries, such as aerospace design and medical ...
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A Wearside firm specialising in water storing polymer technology and applications for the environmental protection and horticulture industries has been developing its export growth with the help of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI). In the ...
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Posted by Rick Lingle, Technical Editor -- Packaging Digest, 1/16/2013 4:02:05 PM U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and university cooperators have developed a biodegradable plastic that could be used in disposable food ...
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