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Pitt Chemists Demonstrate Nanoscale Alloys So Bright They Could Have Potential Medical Applications

Posted: May 15, 2013
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Alloys like bronze and steel have been transformational for centuries, yielding top-of-the-line machines necessary for industry. As scientists move toward nanotechnology, however, the focus has shifted toward creating alloys at the nanometer scale—producing materials with properties unlike their predecessors.
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Milliken to Exhibit Portfolio of Advanced Polyolefin Additives Featuring Multiple Sustainability Benefits at PACKEX Toronto

Posted: May 8, 2013
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Milliken & Company will present its advanced additives for packaging applications at PACKEX Toronto (Booth #663), on May 14-16. The company’s next-generation Millad® NX™ 8000 clarifier for polypropylene (PP) and Hyperform® HPN nucleating agents for PP and polyethylene (PE), offer molders and manufacturers a new level of aesthetics, processing efficiency and sustainability.
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High-barrier film with DuPont™ Surlyn® sealant keeps vacuum packed meat appetizingly fresh for longer

Posted: May 3, 2013
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In the Hibassk high-barrier film made by the Dutch company A. van den Broek BV, a DuPont™ Surlyn® sealant layer helps to ensure that the red colour of vacuum skin packed meat will be preserved for a longer time and that the typical odour associated with conventional nylon-polyethylene film packaging is prevented from forming.
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Pitt Chemists Demonstrate Nanoscale Alloys So Bright They Could Have Potential Medical Applications

Posted: May 15, 2013
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Alloys like bronze and steel have been transformational for centuries, yielding top-of-the-line machines necessary for industry. As scientists move toward nanotechnology, however, the focus has shifted toward creating alloys at the nanometer scale—producing materials with properties unlike their predecessors.
Read more

Milliken to Exhibit Portfolio of Advanced Polyolefin Additives Featuring Multiple Sustainability Benefits at PACKEX Toronto

Posted: May 8, 2013
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Milliken & Company will present its advanced additives for packaging applications at PACKEX Toronto (Booth #663), on May 14-16. The company’s next-generation Millad® NX™ 8000 clarifier for polypropylene (PP) and Hyperform® HPN nucleating agents for PP and polyethylene (PE), offer molders and manufacturers a new level of aesthetics, processing efficiency and sustainability.
Read more

High-barrier film with DuPont™ Surlyn® sealant keeps vacuum packed meat appetizingly fresh for longer

Posted: May 3, 2013
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In the Hibassk high-barrier film made by the Dutch company A. van den Broek BV, a DuPont™ Surlyn® sealant layer helps to ensure that the red colour of vacuum skin packed meat will be preserved for a longer time and that the typical odour associated with conventional nylon-polyethylene film packaging is prevented from forming.
Read more

SouthWest NanoTechnologies Introduces Three New Research Grades of Carbon Nanotubes Available through Sigma-Aldrich

Posted: May 2, 2013
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SouthWest NanoTechnologies, Inc. (SWeNT), a leader in high quality, Single-Wall and Specialty Multi-Wall (SMW™) Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) is introducing three new research grade carbon nanotube products.

The new SWeNT products will now be offered to the research market by Aldrich® Materials Science, a technology growth initiative within Sigma-Aldrich.
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All signs point to Bayer as a leading supplier of polycarbonate sheet for channel letters and other signage applications

Posted: April 5, 2013
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On building exteriors and inside malls across America, businesses are using channel letters to attract attention and set themselves apart from the competition. When it comes to selecting a plastic sheet material that can meet the rigorous requirements of channel letters and other thermoformed applications, all signs point to Bayer MaterialScience LLC.
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Plastic Materials for Fuel-Handling Applications

Posted: August 7, 2012
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Plastic resins are used throughout the petroleum-supply chain, in oil and gas exploration, production, refineries, distribution, and ultimately in automobiles.
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When CVPC Pipes and Fittings Fail in Hydronic Heating Systems

Posted: July 19, 2012
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Commonly used in hydronic heating systems, chlorinated polyvinylchloride (CPVC) pipes occasionally fail because of chemical contamination by the lubricant oil used in the heat-exchanger refrigerant.
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