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High-Tech Gründerfonds launches HTGF Academy for its startup portfolio
Tailored to the needs of startups
01-Feb-2019
At the High-Tech Partnering Conference, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) officially announced the launch of its HTGF Academy. The experience gained through 14 years of seed investment has shown that certain issues often arise for many startups. The offer of the HTGF Academy is exactly tailored to ...
Fluid-inspired material self-heals before your eyes
Coating for metals rapidly heals over scratches and scrapes to prevent corrosion
31-Jan-2019
It's hard to believe that a tiny crack could take down a gigantic metal structure. But sometimes bridges collapse, pipelines rupture and fuselages detach from airplanes due to hard-to-detect corrosion in tiny cracks, scratches and dents. A Northwestern University team has developed a new coating ...
Shaking off fluorochemicals from outdoor and protective clothing
Most treated clothing over-engineered for consumer purposes
31-Jan-2019
Rain-repelling fluorochemicals used in waterproof clothing can and should be phased out as unnecessary and environmentally harmful, textile researchers argue. And yet they remain the only effective option for medics and emergency service personnel. New research demonstrates how waterproofs using ...
Fireproofing made of recycled paper
25-Jan-2019
Scientists at Empa teamed up with isofloc AG to develop an insulating material made of recycled paper. It is ideal for prefabricated wooden elements and even multistory timber houses, and protects the construction against fire. What's more: The additive it contains is harmless to humans, animals ...
Arkema invests in development of lithium-sulfur batteries
24-Jan-2019
Arkema works alongside battery manufacturers, and contributes to optimizing battery performance thanks to its materials and innovative solutions. Arkema’s acquisition of a stake in Oxis Energy is consistent with this strategic ambition and this commitment to anticipating the technologies of ...
Lacquering before polishing
Technical Coatings for Additive Manufacturing
05-Dec-2018
Additive Manufacturing (AM) has many advantages: custom manufacturing, flexible production and easy customization, for example. Yet many products have a high surface roughness and porosity. The post processing of the thus fabricated parts is time consuming and often a significant cost factor for ...
LABVOLUTION AWARD to honor outstanding advances in lab technology
29-Aug-2018
There is no shortage of new initiatives, ideas and projects aimed at making laboratories run more smoothly. Keeping lab samples cool in storage while saving as much energy as possible, finding the best cleaning solution for maintaining the cleanliness of laboratory glassware, devising more ...
Neste aiming to use waste plastic as a raw material for fuels and plastics
20-Jul-2018
Neste is exploring ways to introduce liquefied waste plastic as a future raw material for fossil refining. The aim of the development project is to proceed to industrial scale trial during 2019. The company’s target is to process annually more than one million tons of waste plastic by ...
EXIST Grant support for "Tetra-Tag" start-up
New tetrazines with improved characteristics
13-Jul-2018
Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the European Union (EU) are funding the start-up venture "Tetra-Tag" with an EXIST Business Start-up Grant. Two chemists, Dr. Fabian Ehret and Dr. Vasileios Filippou, and the economist Patrick ...
LANXESS strengthens research and development for aqueous polyurethane dispersions
Strategic step to support green technologies and chemistry
13-Jul-2018
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS will open a new applications development and technical services (AD & TS) laboratory for polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) in Latina, Italy. As part of the existing Urethane Systems AD & TS center, the new lab will operate as a standalone facility dedicated to ...
