Friday, 23-Sep-11

Inteva Shanghai tech center will design door parts
SHANGHAI (September 23, 2011) -- Inteva Products LLC says its Chinese joint venture has opened a technical center in Shanghai to design door components.

Monday, 19-Sep-11

Teijin launches radiation-fluorescent plastic
TOKYO (September 19, 2011) -- Teijin Chemicals Ltd. will begin supplying a low-cost radiation-fluorescent plastic by the end of September.

Sunday, 18-Sep-11

European group says China slowing on market opening
GUANGZHOU, CHINA (September 18, 2011) -- China is moving too slowly to open its markets and in some cases has added barriers for foreign companies in the last year, according to a new report from the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, the largest European business group in the country.

Gel film batteries easily configurable
LIVERMORE, CALIF. (September 18, 2011) -- University of Leeds scientists have invented a new type of polymer gel that can be used to manufacture cheaper lithium batteries without compromising performance.

Thursday, 08-Sep-11

Owens Corning announces new China composites center
SHANGHAI (September 8, 2011) -- Fast on the heels of opening their new plant in nearby Hangzhou, China, Owens Corning has announced the development of a China Composites Center to be located in Shanghai.

Tuesday, 06-Sep-11

CMT develops injection molding technology for pipe
BARANDUDA, AUSTRALIA (September 6, 2011) -- Profiles and pipe can be injection molded using “indefinite-length” technology developed by Continuous Moulding Technologies Pty. Ltd. of Baranduda, Australia, which has been granted a U.S. patent.

Monday, 29-Aug-11

Battelle develops soy polymer for diapers
COLUMBUS, OHIO (August 29, 2011) -- Researchers at Battelle Memorial Institute believe they’ve gotten to the bottom of the diaper market by developing soy-based polymers that can replace as much as one-third of the petroleum products currently used in those products.

Tuesday, 23-Aug-11

WPC weather-cap for wooden windows
PASCHING, AUSTRIA (August 23, 2011) -- Wood plastic compound (WPC) profile producer Extruwood GmbH has developed a new PVC based WPC profile. The profile is designed to substitute aluminum weather-cap profiles on wood profile framed windows, especially on vulnerable wooden sub-frames.

Tuesday, 16-Aug-11

Plastic electronic skin could give sense of touch
LONDON (August 16, 2011) -- Research engineers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have developed novel skin-mounted electronics using a polymer substrate. Components for sensing, medical diagnostics, communications and human-machine interfaces can be combined on a plastic patch thinner than a human hair.

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