A multi-source/component spray coating technique has been recently developed by researchers for polymer solar cells, as an alternative to the expensive silicon solar cells that have a complex...

The Belgium company Lazer, the UK-based product design and development company Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC), the UK-based Transport Research Laboratory, the French National Scientific Research...

The Ultramid™ A3HG7 Q17 polyamide-6,6 (PA-6,6) grade supplied by the German material producer BASF AG has been chosen by Hummel Formen GmbH to produce what are said to be the world largest polyamide...

The German material producer Bayer MaterialScience is now an official partner of the Solar Impulse project. This project is aiming at developing the first manned aircraft that will be able to fly...

In collaboration with the German material producer BASF AG, the German automaker Opel has designed a strong polyamide-based lower bumper stiffener (LBS) for the new version of its Meriva™ minivan that...

The German plastics processing institute IKV, in Aachen, has announced that it has developed a new technology for heating molds by using high powered lasers as part of a research project regarding the...

In order to develop more environmentally conscious products, the Paper Mate division of the Newell Rubbermaid company has selected a polyhydroxyalcanoate (PHA) material to manufacture its latest...

The German companies Fujitsu Technology Solutions GmbH (an European IT infrastructure provider), Amper Plastik R. Dittrich GmbH & Co. KG (plastic converter) and FKuR Kunststoff GmbH (material...

The American company TabSafe Medical Services, Inc. has introduced a revolutionary personal medication management system that allows to securely store medications to be dispensed on a specific time...

A team of nano-scientists from Northwestern University have developed an inexpensive way of mass-producing large-area patterns on nano-scale using 'shrinky dinks', a kind of flexible plastic sheet...

An industrial project between the German packaging specialist Greiner Packaging GmbH and Kerrygold, a subsidiary of the Irish Dairy Board (IDB) specialized in the distribution of Irish products such...

A newly-developed two-component air duct produced by the German system supplier Mahle is used to connect the intercooler and throttle body of the latest three liter, six cylinder twin-turbo engine...

The top of the Harmony Tower, in Guangzhou, south-west China, has just been equipped with the “Harmony Clock Tower”, a giant clock that is said to be the World largest mechanical clock. The clock has...

An all-composite military high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) has been developed by the American company TPI Composites Inc., a leading blade supplier to the rapidly expanding wind...

Manufacturers of LED (light emitting diode) optics understand that the larger the optic, the greater the material light loss. Bayer MaterialScience has collaborated with Carclo Technical Plastics, an...

Hybrid technology combines the strength of plastics together with metals such as steel and aluminum. The hybrid automotive components are produced using a single-step process in which the metallic...

The German company Sonderhoff Chemicals has announced that it has developed a new technology for polyurethane-based gaskets and seals such as FiPFG (Foamed-in-Place Foamed Gaskets). Such FiPFG...

Cincinnati-based Cintas Corporation has introduced ‘Velocity™’ collection of environment-friendly apparels for housekeepers. The textile is made using a blend of recycled polyester and polyester...

A 60% glass fiber reinforced polyamide-6 (PA-6) material has been chosen over steel sheets, aluminum or glass mat reinforced thermoplastic to manufacture the spare wheel recess of the latest Audi A8...

On the occasion of the last outdoor Retailer Summer exhibition in Salt Lake City (US), the French material producer Arkema and the American company Smith Optics unveiled the latest Smith Optics...