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Unexpected finding: Light can twist ribbons of nanoparticlesUnexpected finding: Light can twist ribbons of nanoparticles

In findings that took the experimenters three years to believe, Univ. of Michigan engineers and their collaborators have demonstrated that light itself can twist ribbons of nanoparticles.

Metallic glass yields secrets under pressure

Metallic glass yields secrets under pressure

Metallic glasses are emerging as potentially useful materials at the frontier of materials science research. They combine the advantages and avoid many of the problems of normal metals and glasses, two classes of materials with a very wide range of applications.

Silk's secrets revealed

Silk's secrets revealed

Silks are among the toughest materials known, stronger and less brittle, pound for pound, than steel. Now scientists at MIT have unraveled some of their deepest secrets in research that could lead the way to the creation of synthetic materials that duplicate, or even exceed, the extraordinary properties of natural silk.

Huntsman completes $350M offering of senior notes

Huntsman Corp. has completed a $350 million offering of senior subordinated notes due 2020, and will incur about $9 million in charges in the first quarter related to paying off some debt early.The notes were offered through wholly owned subsidiary, Huntsman International.The chemical maker...

Library in Scottsdale First to get Color Shifting VARI-COOL Coating

The Appaloosa Branch Library, Scottsdale, Ariz., is the first building constructed with color-shifting Duranar VARI-Cool coatings by PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG). Duranar VARI-Cool coatings contain p...

ACG to Display Carbon Fibre Materials Used in Norton Commando at JEC 2010

Advanced Composites Group Ltd, part of the Composites Division of Umeco plc, will be co-exhibiting with Umeco's structural and process materials companies, J.D. Lincoln, GRPMS, and Richmond Aerovac, o...

ACG Provide Advanced Composite Materials for Paralympic Skier's Gold Medal Bid

Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG), a member of the Composites Division of Umeco plc, is proud to cosponsor 38 year old skier Sean Rose in his bid to win a gold medal in the Paralympics Alpine Skiing...

Oxford Instruments to Supply State-of-the-Art High Field Magnet to Diamond Light Source

Oxford Instruments has received an order for state-of-the-art high field magnet from Diamond Light Source for ultra high vacuum experiments. This order is for a 14 T split pair superconducting magnet,...

Asylum Research Showcase MFP-3D AFM at World Future Energy Summit

Asylum Research, the technology leader in scanning probe/atomic force microscopy (AFM/SPM), in collaboration with LENS (Laboratory for Energy and Nano Science), MASDAR Institute of Science and Technol...

Hearing set to look at Pebble Mine questions

The Legislature is being asked to study whether a potentially world class copper and gold prospect at the headwaters of Alaska's Bristol Bay can coexist with that region's premier commercial sockeye salmon fishery.A hearing is set for Friday, following a request by the state Board of Fisheries...

Embezzler who got Mich. tax credit faces charges

The Michigan Senate will begin holding hearings next week to investigate past state tax credits after a convicted embezzler out on parole snagged one for his business.State police arrested RASCO CEO Richard A. Short on Wednesday, a day after the 57-year-old shared the stage with Gov. Jennifer...

Embezzler who got Mich. tax credits faces charges

The Michigan Senate will begin holding hearings next week to investigate past state tax credits after a convicted embezzler out on parole snagged one for his business.State police arrested RASCO CEO Richard A. Short on Wednesday, a day after the 57-year-old shared the stage with Gov. Jennifer...

Master Bond Develops Unique One Components UV Curable Modified Epoxy System

Master Bond Inc., Hackensack, NJ, is pleased to announce the development of a unique one component UV curable modified epoxy system called UV10TKLO-2. This formulation offers optical clarity, high phy...

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Much ado about next to nothing

Much ado about next to nothing

The recent review of the past 10 years of the National Nanotechnology Initiative--as presented by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology--suggested the rise of nanomanufacturing as the near future of nanotechnology. But the actual proposed funding reflects a cautious approach, even about nanotech in general.

Lunar tires, space MRSA, and resonating microfluidics

Lunar tires, space MRSA, and resonating microfluidics

I typically attend the annual Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy each year in pursuit of specific coverage. This year, I sought out candidates for coverage in a vacuum technology article, and pulled together some instruments for a spectroscopy guide. But as busy as that kept me, it wasn’t all mass spectrometers and vacuum pumps on the show floor.  

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Superhydrophobic Coatings

Superhydrophobic Coatings

A transparent coating that is not just impermeable to water, but actually makes it bounce off a surface to help prevent corrosion, protect electronic and antiquities, or provide a new, more efficient surface to collect pure water.

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DuPont Performance Polymers launches new nylon for automotive industry

A new family of nylon products from DuPont Performance Polymers—DuPont Zytel PLUS nylon—delivers high performance levels and maintains those high performance levels despite exposure to hot oil, hot air, calcium chloride, and other aggressive automotive chemicals.

New JEOL TEM quickly breaks into picoscale territory

 Just three weeks after its installation at the Univ. of Texas San Antonio campus, the latest transmission electron microscope from JEOL delivered data on silicon samples that resolved down to 78 picometers, a level that enables atom-by-atom chemical mapping.

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Diamond wear surfaces

Advanced Diamond Technologies (ADT) announced UNCD T30, a new addition to its growing UNCD family of diamond materials.

Histology and pathology labels

Computype introduced a suite of high-performance labels for histology and pathology laboratories. The customized labels are designed to address a variety of laboratory needs including reliable performance.

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