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Materials news, January 2015

Kennametal Inc has reported results for fiscal Q2 2015, with loss per diluted share (LPS) of US$4.89, compared with the prior year quarter earnings per dil

30 January 2015
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DIAB will be presenting its new Divinycell HM-range structural core at JEC Europe 2015 which takes place in Paris from 10-12 March 2015.

30 January 2015
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Mirror-like spin-photon interfaces in diamond for quantum memory.

30 January 2015David Bradley
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Emerging family of solar-absorbing materials that could clear the way for cheaper and more efficient solar panels and LEDs.

30 January 2015
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H.C. Starck GmbH is expanding its Executive Board to add the new position of chief technology officer (CTO).

30 January 2015
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Scott Bader plans to exhibit a range of new applications featuring its advanced composites materials and adhesives at the JEC Composites show in March.

30 January 2015
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ETH researchers have developed a comprehensive model to explain how electrons flow inside new types of solar cells made of tiny crystals.

29 January 2015
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Wall Colmonoy has announced the dates for its three-day course which teaches aspects of modern furnace brazing.

29 January 2015
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Researchers hope that their properties might be altered to permit nanodiamonds to be used as catalysts for generating hydrogen from sunlight.

29 January 2015
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Hungarian pianist Gergely Bogányi, along with engineers from the country, has developed a sleek, futuristic-looking grand piano made with a traditional iro

29 January 2015
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Citadel Plastics Holdings, Inc, a global provider of thermoplastic and engineered composite compounds, has opened a new manufacturing facility in Changshu,

29 January 2015
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The organizers of materials science and engineering event MS&T15 have issued a call for papers.

29 January 2015
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The Dow Chemical Company and its joint venture, DowAksa, have been selected by the Obama Administration to be part of the Institute for Advanced Composites

28 January 2015
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Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K., which operates the Tanaka Precious Metals Group's manufacturing business had become the world's first company to develop plat

28 January 2015
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Mitsubishi plans to integrate the pitch-based carbon fiber business of Mitsubishi Plastics and the PAN-based carbon fiber business of Mitsubishi Rayon to d

28 January 2015
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Sandvik AB is reportedly investing in a new 3D printing research and development center in Sandviken, Sweden.

28 January 2015
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How to enhance light emission and capture light from metamaterials embedded with light emitting nanocrystals.

28 January 2015
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Scientists have come up with a way of creating sensors which could allow machines to smell more accurately than humans.

28 January 2015
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The Physics Innovation Award is a competition inviting you to come up with original innovative ideas to improve the publishing experience.

28 January 2015Zara Preston
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University of British Columbia physicists have detected 'charge ordering' in electron-doped cuprate superconductors for the first time.

27 January 2015
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Princeton University researchers have built a rice grain-sized laser powered by single electrons.

27 January 2015
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Some of the most influential articles published in Acta Biomaterialia over the past 10 years can be found here.

27 January 2015Baptiste Gault
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Ford has announced new collaboration with DowAksa and the U.S. Department of Energy to develop high-volume manufacturing techniques for automotive-grade ca

27 January 2015
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Some 68% of UK adults believe the manufacturing and medical sectors are most likely to benefit from 3D printing advances in the future, according to new da

27 January 2015
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Scientists at the Application Center for Wood Fiber Research HOFZET at the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research are researching the potential of hemp, fl

27 January 2015
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SLM Solutions Group AG has reported a new order intake of 53 machines as of 17 December 2014, a growth of 112% compared with the previous year's level of 2

27 January 2015
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26 January 2015
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Physicists have detected 'charge ordering' in electron-doped cuprate superconductors for the first time.

26 January 2015
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26 January 2015
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Materion Corporation, a supplier of metal powders and metal matrix composites and a launch partner of the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Inno

26 January 2015
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A partnership involving composites experts from the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Center with Boeing has won a top Asian innovati

26 January 2015
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DSM Dyneema has formed a partnership with Load Solutions AS based in Bergen, Norway to develop link chains made with Dyneema fiber.

23 January 2015
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Revealing hidden structures in domain interfaces in organic semiconductors.

23 January 2015Laurie Donaldson
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Rice University scientists advanced their recent development of laser-induced graphene (LIG) by producing and testing stacked.

23 January 2015
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Helicopter engine manufacturer Turbomeca is setting up manufacturing capability at its facility in Bordes, France for the serial production of parts using

23 January 2015
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The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) has announced its featured speakers for the 2015 AMUG Education & Training Conference, which will be held in

23 January 2015
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A research team led by the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) plans to research the development affordable composite natural-gas vehicle fuel t

23 January 2015
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Canadian canoe manufacturer Swift Canes & Kayaks has released a version of their Keewaydin 16 model, featuring TeXtreme Spread Tow carbon fabrics.

22 January 2015
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GKN Sinter Metals Danyang has received the Excellent Supplier Award 2014 from Tianjin Tanhas Technology Co Ltd.

22 January 2015
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Outstanding contributions recognized at the Materials Today Asia conference.

22 January 2015Stewart Bland
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Materials engineers have made a significant leap toward creating higher-performance electronics with improved battery life.

22 January 2015
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3D design software specialist Dassault Systèmes has become a charter member of the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), the

22 January 2015
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Hardide Coatings, a provider of surface coating technology, has today announced investment in a new Virginia manufacturing plant worth £4.5 million.

22 January 2015
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New materials follow an environmentally-friendly route.

22 January 2015Baptiste Gault
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Senvol, a US company which measures the benefits of additive manufacturing (AM) for manufacturers, has developed a database of the machines and materials o

21 January 2015
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Lehmann & Voss & Co has developed new composite materials for the production of plastic gear wheels that are more resilient even at elevated temperatures.

21 January 2015
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Oxygen is needed in tissue repair so researchers have come up with a novel way to supply regrowing tissue with oxygen using algae-impregnated biomaterials.

21 January 2015Cordelia Sealy
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Ford has developed the Ford GT, a lightweight aerodynamic vehicle which makes extensive use of carbon fiber parts.

21 January 2015
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EOS and Germany engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines have signed a framework agreement to improve the quality of EOS’ engine components made using metal ad

21 January 2015
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2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has joined with oil and gas industry leaders to develop a new design guideline for thermoplastic composite pipes (TCP).

20 January 2015
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Lucy Ackland, a project manager working on Renishaw's metal 3D printing machine, has been awarded the Women's Engineering Society (WES) Prize at the IET's

20 January 2015
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Carbon nanotubes could spark new life into damaged nerves.

20 January 2015Cordelia Sealy
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Henrik Lange plans to resign as executive vice president and CFO of SKF.

20 January 2015
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Tandem perovskite-semiconductor promise for solar energy efficiency boost.

20 January 2015David Bradley
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Integral Technologies Inc and its wholly owned subsidiary ElectriPlast Corp has signed an agreement with nickel plated carbon fiber (NiC) manufacturer, Con

20 January 2015
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TAT Technologies has announced the dates for its upcoming sintering classes.

19 January 2015
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Testing and protection specialist Acoem has developed a thermomechanical test platform for polymers and composite materials.

19 January 2015
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The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Metal Powder Report website last week.

19 January 2015
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The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.

19 January 2015
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AIC Group announces a new partnership with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) based in Sheffield, UK.

16 January 2015
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Swiss automotive composite specialist Gurit has been selected as the supplier for carbon fiber based automotive body panels at a total contract value of mo

16 January 2015
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Arcam has received an order for an Arcam A2X system from CalRAM in the US.

16 January 2015
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Ceratizit has developed a new tool in its MaxiDrill 900 system.

16 January 2015
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UK manufacturer Structural Science Composites Ltd (SSC) has developed a range of glass fiber reinforced manhole and drain covers that are so lightweight th

15 January 2015
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Researchers measured the time electrons needed to travel through a film consisting of a few layers a of magnesium atoms.

15 January 2015
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Making cement is a centuries-old art that has yet to be perfected, according to researchers at Rice University who believe it can be still more efficient.

15 January 2015
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The commercial vehicle market in the UK grew 11.0% to 363,155 units in 2014, the highest level since 2007, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers

15 January 2015
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Composites UK, the accredited industry trade association (ATO) for the UKTI’s Trade Access Programme (TAP) is offering grants of £1500 each to pay some of

15 January 2015
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Metallized Carbon Corporation (Metcar), a manufacturer of oil-free, self-lubricating, carbon-graphite materials for service lubrication applications, has d

15 January 2015
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Solvay Specialty Polymers has introduced the Xydar MG-850 liquid crystal polymer (LCP), a new specially designed grade suitable for new high-speed USB 3.0

14 January 2015
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Plansee’s Esashi plant in Japan has recently celebrated the start of production of molybdenum and tungsten products 25 years ago.

14 January 2015
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SKF has received an order in excess of SEK 50 million for the supply of bearing sets from Chongqing Gearbox Co, Ltd, a leading Chinese wind power gearbox m

14 January 2015
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A PhD student from the University of Bristol has designed and developed a hand-held laminating tool, called a dibber, for use in the layup of advanced comp

14 January 2015
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A team of researchers recently report on the use of a simple and effective approach to overcome this limitation using amphiphiles.

14 January 2015Baptiste Gault
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Although blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs): how do they actually work?

14 January 2015Laurie Donaldson
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Computational Materials Science supports the move towards Open Data with Data in Brief.

14 January 2015
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President Obama has announced the new Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), a Knoxville, Tennessee-based center focused on de

13 January 2015
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We are very pleased to solicit nominations for the Elsevier Van de Hulst Light-Scattering Award.

13 January 2015Zara Preston
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Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. (AMG) has sold 40% equity interest in AMG Graphit Kropfmühl GmbH by way of a capital increase in combination with a 10.33

13 January 2015
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ATL Composites says that 2015 marks its 35th anniversary as a producer of epoxy resins and supplier of structural materials to the Australian and Asian co

13 January 2015
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Introducing a compound into cancer cells to guide surgery.

13 January 2015Laurie Donaldson
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Sandvik Osprey has announced that Mary Kate Johnston has joined the company as powders group business development manager (Americas).

13 January 2015
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Building nanotechnology using DNA origami

13 January 2015David Bradley
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MarkForged has developed cloud-based 3D printing software for its Mark One Composite 3D Printer.

12 January 2015
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The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.

12 January 2015
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Wolf-Henning Scheider, manager of Robert Bosch GmbH’s automotive group, is leaving the company in March to join MAHLE GmbH.

12 January 2015
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Self-folding 3D origami comes to fruition.

12 January 2015Nina Notman
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Graphene oxide stability in water is down to presence of aluminum impurity.

12 January 2015David Bradley
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Miba has reported consolidated revenue of €498.3 million in the first three quarters of 2014–2015 (1 February to 31 October).

12 January 2015
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Royal DSM, the global life and materials sciences company, has reached an agreement with Cathay Investments for the sale of Euroresins.

11 January 2015
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An engineer from the University of Massachusetts in the US has been awarded a grant from NASA to develop composite materials for use in space.

9 January 2015
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Special Issue on graphene from the journal, Carbon.

9 January 2015Zara Preston
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The Editorial Board of Nuclear Instruments and Methods, Section A (NIMA) is currently accepting nominations for the Kai Siegbahn Prize.

9 January 2015Zara Preston
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JSC Prepreg-ACM, part of Holding Company Composite, has had its basic carbon and hybrid (with glass fibre) multiaxial fabrics approved for use in marine ap

9 January 2015
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Jun Sasaki, PhD, general manager of the Control Research Laboratory at the Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp (NSSMC) in Futtsu, Japan, has been named a di

9 January 2015
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As reported by Reuters and other news agencies, China has dropped its quotas that limited exports of some rare earth metals.

9 January 2015
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The fourth in the latest series of EPMA Short Courses will take place 15–17 April 2015 in Barcelona, Spain and will focus on powder injection moulding (PIM

8 January 2015
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TPI Composites has signed a multiyear supply agreement with Vestas Wind Systems A/S to provide blades for the V110 wind turbine from TPI's factory in Dafen

8 January 2015
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The best material to keep carbon dioxide from natural gas wells from fouling the atmosphere may be a derivative of asphalt.

8 January 2015
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Resilience to extreme conditions by the most transparent, lightweight and flexible material for conducting electricity.

8 January 2015
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Dr Subhash Mahajan, Coordinating Editor of Acta Materialia, will receive the prestigious Institute of Metals/Robert Franklin Mehl Award.

8 January 2015Baptiste Gault
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Hilti Corporation has opened its new innovation center at its headquarters in Schaan, Liechtenstein.

8 January 2015
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Haysite Reinforced Plastics has launched its new website at www.haysite.com.

8 January 2015
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Mildred Dresselhaus, member of Carbon’s Honary Advisory Board was awarded the US Presidential Medal of Freedom.

8 January 2015Zara Preston
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New Editor-in-Chief announced for Diamond and Related Materials

8 January 2015
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GKN Sinter Metals Danyang has been awarded the Excellent Supplier Award & Zero PPM 2014 Award by GETRAG (Jiangxi) Transmission Co., Ltd (GJT).

7 January 2015
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Royal Ten Cate (TenCate) has agreed for Platinum Equity, a US-based private equity investor, to buy TenCate Enbi, a supplier of components and materials to

7 January 2015
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The global glass and carbon fiber wind turbine blade market was valued at US$9,998.9 million in 2013 and is projected to reach a value of US$16,982 million

7 January 2015
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The 2014 Materials Today Cover Competition winners have been revealed...

7 January 2015Zara Preston
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Renishaw says that it will be exhibiting a range of additive manufacturing products at Southern Manufacturing 2015 which takes place from 10 – 12 February

7 January 2015
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AIC Group has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by UTC Aerospace Systems to custom-build an 18 foot diameter autoclave with control systems.

6 January 2015
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A new report suggests that the global thermal spray market will grow at a CAGR of 8.13% over the period 2014-2019.

6 January 2015
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An international team of researchers has developed a drug delivery technique that utilizes graphene strips as “flying carpets”.

6 January 2015
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A team of engineers has developed a new acousto-optic device that can shape and steer beams of light at speeds never before achieved.

6 January 2015
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A European strategic partnership including materials specialist Sandvik has been granted the 2014 European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Cal

6 January 2015
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The AVK - Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe e.V. (Federation of Reinforced Plastics) is seeking composite products or processes to be submitted f

6 January 2015
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U.S.based molybdenum mining company General Moly has signed definitive agreements with a group of accredited investors related to a private placement of un

5 January 2015
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Kaman Corporation has sold its Mexican distribution subsidiary Delamac de Mexico to a power transmission engineering firm, Rodamientos y Accesorios (RYASA)

5 January 2015
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5 January 2015
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5 January 2015
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5 January 2015Zara Preston
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Carbon black-PTFE Janus microspheres have been produced using microfluidics.

5 January 2015Laurie Winkless
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A flexible, self-powered piezoelectric motion sensor for use by Alzheimer’s patients has been developed by Korean researchers.

5 January 2015Laurie Winkless
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The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center has completed static strength testing of a 56 m (184 foot) wind turbine blade made by G

2 January 2015
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The Laser Institute of America (LIA) says that its annual workshop on laser additive manufacturing will take place in Orlando, FL, on 4-5 March.

2 January 2015
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GlassFibreEurope, a trade organisation that aims to represent the interests of European glass fibre manufacturers, says that it welcomes new EU trade measu

1 January 2015
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A controlling stake in MIM specialist Dynacast has been acquired by global private markets investment manager Partners Group as well as shareholders and th

1 January 2015
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