American researchers develop structured surface that repels virtually all liquids.
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Making conductive CNTs easy
New nanotube fibers have unmatched combination of strength, conductivity, flexibility.
EDF select Hardide Coatings for nuclear power station work
Company chosen to extend life of boiler steam valves at Hinkley B nuclear power station in UK.
Bayer to build Dormagen TDI plant
Cologne district authority grants Bayer MaterialScience permit to build and operate the new toluene diisocyanate plant at Chempark Dormagen.
Theta-Probe XPS Machine Reveals Increase in Weight of the Kilogram
Researchers have shown the original kilogram is likely to be tens of micrograms heavier than it was when the first standard was set in 1875.
INVISTA’s Shanghai Hexamethylene Diamine Plant Receives EIA Approval
215,000-ton per year hexamethylene diamine (HMD) plant to be built at the Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park.
Potential REP Lab-on-a-Chip System for Medicine and Research
New technology combines a laser and electric fields to separate particles and microbes by size.
Nanoparticles reach new peaks
Rice University researchers show short laser pulses selectively heat gold nanoparticles.
US Demand for Plastic Film to Grow 1.9% Annually to 16 Billion Pounds in 2016
Reportlinker.com makes new market research report available.
Southampton scientists develop strong, light glass nanofibres
Dr Gilberto Brambilla and Professor Sir David Payne announce creation of the new material – the strongest and lightest yet made.