A new explosive(14 Oct 2008) Melt-castable nitrate ester with high explosive energy
Since the discovery of nitroglycerin in 1846, the nitrate ester group of compounds has been known for its explosive properties. A whole series of other nitrate esters have been subsequently put to use as explosives and fuels. A research team ...
DSM invests in incubator to strengthen position in biomedical materials(14 Oct 2008)
DSM Venturing, the corporate venturing unit of Royal DSM N.V., announced that it has made an investment in the new business incubator in the field of medical devices Accelerated Technologies II, L.P. (ATP). The investment further strengthens ...
Arch Chemicals completes acquisition of Advantis Technologies(14 Oct 2008) Arch Chemicals expands position in water treatment
Arch Chemicals, Inc. announced that it has completed its previously announced asset acquisition of the water treatment chemicals business of Advantis Technologies, Inc.. Advantis, a subsidiary of Rockwood Holdings Inc., is a North American ...
Wacker Opens International Training Center for Construction Chemicals in Russia(14 Oct 2008)
Wacker opened its new VINNAPAS® ACADEMY Training & Competence Center in Moscow, Russia. The VINNAPAS® ACADEMY serves as an international training center for construction-chemical topics and offers a platform for sector-specific networking ...
Abbott Opens New Research Facility and Pilot Plant in Ludwigshafen(14 Oct 2008)
Abbott announced the opening of new development laboratories and a pilot plant facility that will research technologies and test large-scale production of newly developed drug formulations. The expansion is part of Abbott's global drug delivery ...
Cooperation Makes Microreactor Technology Accessible to Fine-Chemistry and Pharmacy(13 Oct 2008)
The Dutch companies Micronit Microfluidics, FutureChemistry and Flowid announced the start of a cooperation named Access2Flow. Together, the three companies will offer a new generation of microreactor systems that enable chemists to quickly and ...
Rhodia: Share Buy-Back Program to Cover Free Share Allocation Plans(13 Oct 2008)
Rhodia announces that it will repurchase a maximum of 2 million shares, representing nearly 2 percent of the Group’s share capital. This program was first approved by its shareholders at the Combined Shareholders’ Meeting held on May 16, 2008 ...
Making waves - Mathematicians crack quantum chaos conjecture(13 Oct 2008)
In a seminar co-organized by Stanford University and the American Institute of Mathematics, Soundararajan announced that he and Roman Holowinsky have proven a significant version of the quantum unique ergodicity (QUE) conjecture. "This is one ...
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