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Dow Completes Roof-Top Solar System Installation at Polyolefin Encapsulant Films Plant
Dow installs a high-efficiency solar system at polyolefin plant in Map Ta Phut, Thailand.
Olympus NDT Introduces the Magna-Mike 8600 Hall Effect Thickness Gauge
New instrument is a portable thickness gauge for making thickness measurements on nonferrous materials.
Tianjin Soda Selects LP Oxo Low-Pressure Hydroformylation Technology for New Butanol/2-Ethylhexanol Plant
The Tianjin Soda Plant (Tianjin Soda) has selected the LP OxoSM Technology to be used in its new plant in Binhai New Area, Tianjin, China.
Veeco MOCVD Systems Selected for Deli’s New Optoelectronics Facility
Veeco announces multiple metal organic chemical vapor deposition orders from Deli Optoelectronics, of Guangdong, China.
Beneq Acquires Electroluminescence Business from US Planar Systems
Beneq have announced the acquisition of the Finnish-based electroluminescence (EL) business from US Planar Systems, Inc.
Mimicking the adhesion of the tree frog toe pad
New work demonstrates the interplay between surface patterns and the wetting properties of a fluid for safer locomotion on wet surfaces.
New Modular Melt Flow Testers Perform Measurements According to ISO 1133-2
The new Instron CEAST MF20 and MF30 melt flow testers meet the stricter requirements imposed by ISO 1133-2 with regard to temperature control for highly sensitive materials.
Novel Solid Resin for Gumbase Production
Gumbase is a rarely considered but nevertheless highly interesting material. Wacker has now developed a solid resin for simpler gumbase production.
BASF's Basotect insulates Russian passenger helicopter
Noise level in passenger compartment of Mi 8 lowered from 85 to 80 decibels through use of melamine foam.
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