Polymer

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Polymer: - A natural or synthetic chemical structure where two or more like molecules are joined to form a more complex molecular structure (e.g. polyethylene in plastic).
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Microchip Technology Debuts USB/AC Load-Sharing Li-Ion/Li-Polymer ...  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatch...a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced the MCP73871 charge-management controller--a Li-Ion/Li-Polymer charger with

Armed with a rich and distinguished history in the field of ...  -  04 Aug 2008
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),This expansion furthers Zeus' commitment to advancing innovative concepts and ideas by making bioabsorbable polymer applications more promising for its

DelSite Subsidiary Sabila Industrial in Costa Rica Completes ISO ...  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchOur raw material Manapol(r) is kosher certified, and we take great pride in the GelSite(r) polymer we produce in our facility.

Polymer Technology Company Appoints New Managing Director  -  04 Aug 2008
PharmiWeb.com (press release),Shropshire, UK (August 4, 2008) – Smithers Rapra, the polymer testing, research and consulting company, has promoted sales and technology director Michael

Tianan targets European food market with corn-based polymer  -  04 Aug 2008
packagingnews.co.uk,...the Tianan hopes this will be reduced as capacity increases. Further bioplastics capacity, such as Telles Mirel polymer, is due to come on line next year.

Lumera Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results, Confirms Progress on ...  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchDuring the quarter, Lumera announced that it had successfully completed its Telcordia standard reliability testing of its packaged polymer-based

Factors Enabling Targeting Drug Delivery Evolving  -  04 Aug 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),To increase the interaction of the drug with the target cells, target groups, such as peptides, are introduced to the polymer backbone.

I-vation Implantable Drug Delivery System for The Eye Enters ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Medgadget.com,The sustained drug delivery system leverages SurModics’ proven polymer technology with a unique scaffold designed for minimally nvasive implantation.

Testing Device Generates Great Interest in Nanofiber Industry  -  04 Aug 2008
AZoNano.com,The nanofiber testing device can be used in many applications including polymer nanofiber testing, nanocomposite materials testing, synthetic collagen

Speaking of Science: Nanodevices could have big future in power ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Grand Junction Sentinel,Some of the more interesting uses of the spray-on solar cell are weaving the polymer into cloth. If you had a sweater, backpack or other material that could

Worcester Business Journal  -  04 Aug 2008
Worcester Business Journal,Ostroff's patented technology involves using the shell of a yeast cell wall , loading it with the drug or "payload" and a trapping polymer that binds to the

PolyBrite International's Borealis Modular LED Lighting System ...  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchPolyBrite is the only LED lighting company that possesses a patented polymer technology that makes LEDs practical and flexible for lighting applications

E-Ink debuts in long life phones  -  04 Aug 2008
TechRadar.com,E-Ink has also been seen on the Polymer Vision Readius rollable display, and the release of the two phones shows the technology is now gearing up for the

LPG Is Key as Hyundai Drives  -  04 Aug 2008
Wall Street JournalThese include LG Chemical, which would build the lithium polymer battery to be used in the Hyundai hybrid, and SK Gas and E1, the major refiners and

Cytec Announces Price Increase for CYLINK® Monomer Products  -  04 Aug 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),...in the costs of raw materials, energy and transportation. The line of monomer products is used as cross-linking monomers in the emulsion polymer industry.

Victrex Locks Down Sensitive Data With Kazeon  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchHeadquartered in the UK, Victrex plc is an innovative leading manufacturer of high performance materials, including VICTREX(R) PEEK(TM) polymer,

Human Body Exhibit  -  04 Aug 2008
WCTV,Visitors in-and-around the Tallahassee region will have a unique opportunity to come face-to-face with nine polymer-preserved human bodies and 75 additional

Hartalega’s prospects remain exciting  -  Aug 3, 2008
Malaysia Star,The group's managing director Kuan Kam Hon said polymer latex prices were stable in recent years but in the last two months, prices increased sharply.

Polymer Group rating cut to 'B+'; outlook negative - S&P  -  Aug 1, 2008
Forbes,Although concerned over the effect of extraordinarily high raw material costs on the company's liquidity, S&P believes Polymer Group can pass on those cost

TEXT-S&P cuts Polymer Group Inc  -  Jul 31, 2008
Reuters UK,July 31 - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today it lowered its corporate credit rating on Polymer Group Inc to 'B+' from 'BB-' and the rating on

Warwick resurfaces town roads with new, cost-saving technology ...  -  Aug 2, 2008
Warwick AdvertiserInstead of spreading oil and then coating it with the chips, the Town of Warwick now uses a plastic-based polymer instead of oil, with much better results.

Sunny Forecast For Fuel Cells  -  Aug 3, 2008
Chemical & Engineering NewsCross-section of the Monash team's oxygen-reducing electrode reveals a porous Gore-Tex membrane coated on top by a thin conducting polymer layer.

Arizona governor tours polymer center  -  Aug 1, 2008
Akron Beacon Journal,Barack Obama, will tour the University of Akron's Goodyear Polymer Center at 10 am today. Napolitano will be joined by other Democratic Party members who

Polymer Group, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2008 Earnings ...  -  Jul 24, 2008
MarketWatchA live webcast of the conference call and presentation material can be accessed by visiting Polymer Group's investor relations website at

Biodegradable polymer gets a boost from the compost pile  -  Jul 30, 2008
Ars Technica,Poly(lactic acid), or PLA, is a biodegradable polymer that has received significant attention because of its ability to decompose in the relatively short

Beyond the test tube  -  Aug 3, 2008
ScienceAlert,Molecules of relevance in biology or polymer science are often much, much bigger than this, and an enormous amount of research has been directed towards

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes GGB for Customer-Centric Product ...  -  Jul 30, 2008
MarketWatchGGB, formerly known as Glacier Garlock Bearings, is the world's largest manufacturer of metal-polymer plain bearings. The company has cemented its position

New Laboratory helps recyclers cope with pressure to identify ...  -  Jul 29, 2008
plastemart.com,Plastics recyclers in particular have an increased need to be knowledgeable about polymer types and additive content and this can only be determined by

Chemtura to Increase Prices on Flame Retardant HBCD Derivatives.  -  Jul 29, 2008
WELT ONLINE,Chemtura is a leading global producer of polymer additives, including flame retardants, antioxidants, UV stabilizers, heat stabilizers, polymer modifiers

Low density polymer recovers on fresh demand  -  Jul 21, 2008
Hindu Business Line,NEW DELHI: Wholesale prices of low density polymer recovered by Rs two per kg in the national capital on Monday on pick up in demand from plastic moulding

Sweet peas make a second skin  -  Jul 30, 2008
guardian.co.uk,Might sweet peas and a polymer help reduce disfiguring skin contractions after a skin graft? Sheila MacNeil, professor of tissue engineering at the

Polymer manufacturers plan 40% capacity addition in three years  -  Jul 16, 2008
Economic Times,NEW DELHI: Polymer makers in the country are set to expand their capacity by a whopping 40% in the next three years, leading to large-scale job creation and

All-polymer lasers move closer to mass production  -  Jul 27, 2008
Optics.org,..."The roll-to-roll process is the only suitable one for mass production of polymer lasers, but producing the highly reflective multilayer mirrors had been

Stepan Reports Higher Second Quarter and First Half Sales and Earnings  -  Jul 29, 2008
Earthtimes (press release),The surfactant and polymer segments both recorded improved gross profit. Surfactant gross profit grew by $9.8 million (42 percent) on improved customer and

Hydrogen Power on the Cheap--Or at Least, Cheaper  -  Jul 31, 2008
Scientific AmericanA new catalyst and polymer might prove key in delivering cost-effective--and plentiful--hydrogen from water. The fuel of the future could be hydrogen—if it

Polymer export curbs unlikely  -  Jul 10, 2008
Business Standard,IPF president KK Seksaria said polymer prices rose almost 50 per cent in three months, hitting small and medium players. At a meeting chaired by the

The Choreography of Dancing Molecules  -  Aug 1, 2008
LiveScience.com,..."Because this is a polymer, it's plastic, right? In theory, you could make these flexible. So you could imagine some sort of flexible computer monitor," she

VESTAMID® HTplus —A High Performance Polymer As a Substitute for Metal  -  Jul 28, 2008
PresseBox (Pressemitteilung)(Abonnement),...(pressebox) Essen, 28.07.2008 - VESTAMID ® HTplus, a new member of Evonik Industries' VESTAMID ® family, has been specially developed as a substitute for

Polymer Resin Identification Codes - Plastics and Recycling  -  Jul 28, 2008
Azom.comTo facilitate the recycling of polymeric and plastic materials the Society of the Plastics Industry have developed a resin identification code.

Polymer testing offered for recycled plastics  -  Jul 24, 2008
letsrecycle.com,Plastics reprocessing firm Axion Recycling has launched a laboratory testing service to help customers identify polymer types following changes to recycled

West Side Education News & Notes  -  Jul 31, 2008
Akron Leader Publications,By Stephanie Kist DOWNTOWN AKRON — The University of Akron’s (UA) College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering will host a three-day celebration

Polymer price rises threaten european flexible packaging sector  -  Jul 23, 2008
Emballage Digest,The flexible packaging sector has been forced to accept the imposition of a succession of price rises from polymer producers in recent months,

KREYENBORG melt pumps: Long-lasting with the processing of wood ...  -  Jul 23, 2008
PresseBox (Pressemitteilung)(Abonnement),The use of the weather resistant wood polymer composites instead of tropical or precious woods resp. is of special interest also in the building trade.

Hydrogen-powered cars Brew your own  -  Jul 30, 2008
Economist,The polymer he has come up with this time is used to make what are known as proton-exchange membranes. These, depending on how the device containing them is

Emaar, The Economic City signs MoU with StrateSphere Enterprises ...  -  Jul 28, 2008
Al-Bawaba,As per the agreement, StrateSphere and PolymerOhio, the association of the world’s leading polymer and plastics manufacturers representing Ohio as a global

Intertape Polymer Group have expanded their range of Anchor Marine ...  -  Jul 25, 2008
NETCOMPOSITES,Anchor Hand Mask is a pre-folded high density polyethylene masking film designed for the marine, composites and transportation industry.

Hyundai to Release Hybrid Car with LPG Engine, Li-Polymer Battery  -  Jul 9, 2008
Tech-On English,The vehicle employs the mild hybrid system that incorporates a Li-polymer secondary battery manufactured by LG Chem Ltd of Korea, a 1.6L LPG (liquefied

Aussie Soles(TM) Corporate Update  -  Jul 23, 2008
MarketWatchFinished with a molded innersole that offers an anatomically correct arch support and ultra comfort shock absorbing AusLite(TM) polymer foam,

Icon Polymer scoops British Army tank contract  -  Jul 21, 2008
Plastics & Rubber Weekly,By Helen Gilbert 21 July 2008 - A polymer component manufacturer has won a major contract to mould the rubber on British Army tank wheels for the next three

IIT director quits after 8 years  -  Jul 21, 2008
Times of India,However, before rising to the director's rank, Misra spent a decade with IIT-Delhi, as the head of the Centre for Polymer Science and Engineering,




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