The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has released a 2010 update of ANSI/HI 1.4 - 2010, American National Standard for Rotodynamic (Centrifugal) Pumps for Manuals Describing Installation, Operation and Maintenance.

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released action plans to address the potential health risks of benzidine dyes, hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and nonylphenol (NP)/nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs). The

Scientists from the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, have teamed up with conservators from the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, MD, to develop and test a new, high-tech way to protect silver art objects and artifacts, using coatings that are mere nanometers thick.

EYE Lighting International, a manufacturer of solar simulation equipment, as well as lamps, fixtures and related lighting products, has announced the appointment of Al Schadenfroh as Applied Optics Technical Sales Manager.

NSL Analytical Services Inc. has hired three new people to help the company expand across new industries and geographic areas.

ASTM Committee G02 on Wear and Erosion is including a field trip as part of its Dec. 8-9, 2010, meeting in Jacksonville, FL.

The Southern Society for Coatings Technology (SSCT) held its 74th Annual Meeting and Technology Conference at the Hilton Daytona Beach Resort on September 26–29, 2010.

EuroNanoForum and Nanotech Europe are joining forces in 2011 to produce Europe’s largest nanotechnology event.

The Pacific Northwest Society for Coatings Technology (PNWSCT) will hold its 56th annual spring symposium, the Northwest Coatings Fest, on May 11-13, 2011, at the Cedarbrook Lodge in Seattle, WA.

The Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co., Groton, MA, announced that its milk paint was voted one of the best paints in the SheKnows 2010 Parents' Choice Awards and received the Editor’s Choice Award.