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SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA), a market-leading performance materials and specialty chemicals company, has opened a new Photovoltaic Laboratory Center to develop innovative solutions that support the fast-growing solar energy market. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081029/AQW096LOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081029/AQW096LOGO) The state-of-the-art facility is a testament to Solutia's commitment to the fast-growing solar...
WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Joseph F. Finn, Jr., C.P.A. ("Finn"), announced today that he is offering for sale the patented technology to integrate germanium photodetectors with silicon circuits at the November 5, 2010 sealed bid sale of NoblePeak Vision Corp. assets. NoblePeak has developed and implemented a process flow that incorporates single crystal germanium photodetectors with CMOS circuits. Germanium detectors allow the detection of a much wider spectrum of light...
ST. LOUIS and DUSSELDORF, Germany, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) announced today that the company has engaged in a feasibility study to explore the potential addition of a polyvinyl butyral (PVB) resin plant in the Asia Pacific region. The results of the study are expected by the end of the year, and assuming positive results and pending approval, construction would begin soon thereafter. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081029/AQW096LOGO) (Logo:...
ST. LOUIS and DUSSELDORF, Germany, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Solutia Inc., (NYSE: SOA) the world's leading PVB interlayer manufacturer, announced today that the company's Saflex® Q series advanced acoustic interlayer is now available in super-wide and jumbo roll lengths to the European Architectural market. The product is being featured this week at the company's stand at Glasstec 2010, the world's largest glass trade fair held in Dusseldorf, Germany. (Logo:...
ST. LOUIS and DUSSELDORF, Germany, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Louis-based Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) has announced the winners of the first annual Solutia World of Color Awards(TM): Inspired by Vanceva(R). The international competition pays tribute to architects, interior designers, furniture designers and other industry professionals who have demonstrated innovative and liberal use of Solutia's Vanceva(R) color interlayers for laminated glass in their work between January 1, 2006 and...
The ability of phase-change materials to readily and swiftly transition between different phases has made them valuable as a low-power source of non-volatile or "flash" memory and data storage. Now an entire new class of phase-change materials has been discovered by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley that could be applied to phase change random access memory (PCM) technologies and possibly optical data...
University of Missouri scientists create a vegetable oil from soybeans that is much healthier than othersYears of research has proven that saturated and trans fats clog arteries, make it tough for the heart to pump and are not valuable components of any diet. Unfortunately, they are contained in many foods. Now, a University of Missouri research team has developed a soybean which produces oil that is naturally low in saturated and trans fats."When we started this research, we were...
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Dressed in an array of bright and bold solid colored gowns, television's biggest stars dazzled in brilliant diamond styles on the red carpet at the 62nd Annual Emmy Awards. Statements were made in classic diamond drop earrings, breathtaking diamond bracelets and diamond cocktail rings. From comedy to drama, scripted to reality, the small screen's brightest stars were all dripping in diamonds as they walked the red carpet. (Photo:...
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer Reports, usually a trusted source, released a misleading report in their September issue titled "The 12 Most Dangerous Supplements." Once again the nutritional supplement industry is receiving a false and misleading attack. Among the 12 supplements listed many have been proven beneficial but are also in direct competition with the pharmaceutical industry's prescription drug products and revenue. Jeffrey Zindler, Scientific Researcher said,...
ST. LOUIS, July 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) today announced that it will expand its operations in China to include the production of Vistasolar® ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) encapsulant at its Suzhou, China facility. This investment will include the construction of a new building capable of housing several new EVA production lines and will provide the infrastructure for additional future capacity. The lines will be capable of manufacturing 2.35m wide sheet with...
Latest Optical materials Reference Libraries
he mineral calcite is a calcium carbonate corresponding to the formula CaCO3 and is one of the most widely distributed minerals on the Earth's surface. It is a common constituent of sedimentary rocks, limestone in particular. It is also the primary mineral in metamorphic marble. It also occurs as a vein mineral in deposits from hot springs, and also occurs in caverns as stalactites and stalagmites. Calcite is often the primary constituent of the shells of marine organisms (e.g. plankton,...
Germanium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ge and atomic number 32. This is a lustrous, hard, silver-white, metalloid that is chemically similar to tin. Germanium forms a large number of organometallic compounds and is an important semiconductor material used in transistors. Notable characteristics Germanium is a hard, grayish-white element that has a metallic luster and the same crystal structure as diamond. In addition, it is important to note that...
