Most polymers, materials made of long, chain-like molecules, are very good insulators for both heat and electricity. But an MIT team has found a way to transform the most widely used polymer, polyethylene, into a material that conducts heat just as well as most metals, yet remains an electrical insulator.
Titanium dioxide producer Tronox announced that the number of distributors representing Tronox TiO2 in the United States is being reduced from seven to four.
Wilden®, a leader in air-operated double-diaphragm pump technology and an operating company within Dover Corp.’s Pump Solutions Group (PSG™), announced that Rob Guertin has been promoted to the position of Marketing Manager.
PPG Industries announced that Cynthia A. Niekamp, Senior Vice President of Automotive Coatings, has been named by Automotive News magazine among the 100 leading women in the North American auto industry.
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has announced the election of six new members to its Board of Directors and four new members to its Member Council for the 2011-12 term.
The School of Polymers and High Performance Materials at The University of Southern Mississippi is sponsoring the 38th Annual Waterborne Symposium in New Orleans.
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