Latest Polymer Stories

BATON ROUGE, La., July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leading developer and manufacturer of antioxidants for lubricants, petroleum and biodiesel fuels, announced today that it will increase prices of ETHANOX 4782J & 4727J on all shipments globally by $1.00/kg effective immediately, or as contracts allow. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111129/MM14279LOGO ) ETHANOX antioxidants enhance the stability, improve the performance and extend...

New technique allows production of complex microchip structures in 1 self-assembling step Researchers at MIT have developed a new approach to creating the complex array of wires and connections on microchips, using a system of self-assembling polymers. The work could eventually lead to a way of making more densely packed components on memory chips and other devices. The new method — developed by MIT visiting doctoral student Amir Tavakkoli of the National University of Singapore,...

CLEVELAND, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, intends to release its second quarter 2012 earnings after the market close on July 31, 2012. The company will host a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 1, 2012. Teleconference: August 1, 2012 at 9 a.m. ET Dial-in number: Domestic: 866-543-6403 International:...

Rice University researchers find repeating patterns dictate optical properties of nanoparticle arrays New research at Rice University that seeks to establish points of reference between plasmonic particles and polymers might lead to smaller computer chips, better antennae and improvements in optical computing. Materials scientists take advantage of strong interactions between chemicals to form polymers that self-assemble into patterns and are the basis of things people use every day....

Building larger porous coordination polymer architectures In what may prove to be a significant boon for industry, separating mixtures of liquids or gasses has just become considerably easier. Using a new process they describe as "reverse fossilization," scientists at Kyoto University's WPI Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) have succeeded in creating custom designed porous substances capable of low cost, high efficiency separation. The process takes place in the...

Plastics Color Corporation has created a new monthly Market Dynamics report, which highlights general economic trends and pressures affecting manufacturers, with particular emphasis on those impacting the polymer industry. Calumet City, Ill. (PRWEB) June 17, 2012 PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, has published its first Market Dynamics report, which highlights general economic trends...

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering have developed a technique that enables metallic nanocrystals to self-assemble into larger, complex materials for next-generation antennas and lenses. The metal nanocrystals are cube-shaped and, like bricks or Tetris blocks, spontaneously organize themselves into larger-scale structures with precise orientations relative to one another.  Their findings were published online June 10 in the journal Nature...

RALEIGH, N.C., June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elster (NYSE: ELT) today announced that several advanced metering solutions will be showcased in its booth at the American Water Works Association (AWWA) 2012 Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE12), taking place June 10 - 14, 2012 at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110126/SF35872LOGO-a) Elster's innovative metering technology delivers the improved...

MEXICO CITY, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Engineering polymers, with their ability to improve performance, safety and offer eco-friendly solutions, are finding rapid uptake in the Mexican automotive industry. The polymers' light weight enhances motor performance, which in turn reduces gas consumption and environmental degradation, while increasing the vehicle's resistance. Their cost efficiency, versatility and breadth of applications are helping them gradually edge out the...

The larger the reaction vessel, the quicker products can be made – or so you might think. Microreactors show just how wrong that assumption is: in fact, they can be used to produce explosive materials – nitroglycerine, for instance – around ten times faster than in conventional vessels, and much more safely as well. At the ACHEMA trade fair, held June 18-22 in Frankfurt, researchers will demonstrate microreactors they use for a very broad range of chemical processes (Hall 9.2, stand...