Surface science news, April 2010

Over 20 New Ph.D. Positions Created at the LCN

Earthquakes alone do not kill

Material surfaces

Why is water so weird?:

Bubbling up water repellence

3B pultrusion mat offers improved surface finish

3B is launching a new pultrusion mat that is said to produce parts with more uniform colours, high gloss and low surface waviness, as well as high mechanic

Last week's top 3 stories

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

Owens Corning launches composite applications competition

Owens Corning says its Composites App Challenge is designed find new applications for composite materials. Total competition prize money of US$250 000 is a

NPL opens its doors

Last week's top 3 stories

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

Ragasco to acquire Composite Scandinavia

Ragasco AS, a producer of composite LPG containers in Norway, is in the process of acquiring Composite Scandinavia AB, a Swedish company which also produce

March's top stories

The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website during the month of March.