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Rice University's latest nanotechnology breakthrough was more than 10 years in the making, but it still came with a shock. Scientists from Rice, the Dutch firm Teijin Aramid, the U.S. Air Force and Israel's Technion Institute this week unveiled a new carbon nanotube (CNT) fiber that looks and acts like textile thread and conducts electricity and heat like a metal wire.
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Registration is now open for the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) ANTEC® 2013, it was announced today by SPE. Prospective attendees can register online at www.antec.ws.
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Self-moving gels can give synthetic materials the ability to “act alive” and mimic primitive biological communication, University of Pittsburgh researchers have found. 
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Securing access to safe water and adequate sanitation is recognised as one of the world’s most pressing challenges. About 1.8 billion people depend on unsafe drinking water and 2.5 billion do not have access to adequate sanitation.
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Prices for the chemical building block ethylene rose in December, recovering most of the price erosion seen during the previous three months as domestic and export demand strengthened for the plastic derivative, polyethylene, according to the chemical industry report PetroChem Wire (PCW).
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Future Design Inc. announced the receipt of US patent #8,282,374 for their Evacuation System for Plastics Extrusion.
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ENGEL North America will introduce their new UV vulcanization process for silicone molding at the upcoming Plastec West show, February 12^th -14^th, 2013 in Anaheim, CA.  On display will be a 110 ton ENGEL e-motion all-electric machine with an integrated ENGEL viper 6 robot, equipped with UV vulcanization for LSR molding.
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The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) announced a new partnership that will increase the value of both associations to their respective members and increase awareness that plastic materials and products are contributing to a more sustainable future.  Through the partnership, members of both organizations will enjoy certain reciprocal benefits, and, to
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When Houston's new BBVA Compass Stadium opened this year, Houston Dynamo fans were welcomed with a brilliant display of the soccer team's distinctive orange brand featured on enclosed entrances with a vibrant shade of LEXAN™ THERMOCLICK™ sheet from SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business. This new, state-of-the-art, open-air stadium is the first U.S.
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Poly-Nova Technologies has chosen ENGEL as the injection molding machine supplier for the transformation of their manufacturing facility in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
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