03-02-2009 19:50 | SodaSeal resealable drink
Ukrainian inventor Johan De Broyer has conceived the idea for a re-sealable aluminum soda can featuring hidden advertising messaging. The idea was developed/designed by Robert Davis, Davis Advertising Inc. of Atlanta, USA. read more »
03-02-2009 19:39 G1: The World's First Transparent Pool Table
The G1 glass top pool table from Australia-based Nottage Design is an incredible fusion of modern styling and new technology. Featuring a patented read more »
22-01-2009 22:39 ABIC Innovative Plastics' Resins Optimize Water Valves with Design Freedom, High Performance and Long Life
Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands - January 15, 2009 - SABIC Innovative Plastics' Resins Optimize Water Valves with Design Freedom, High Performance and read more »
22-01-2009 20:53 Discarded PET Bottles are Reborn as SABIC Innovative Plastics' Valox iQ* Resin, Achieving Silver Cradle to CradleSM Certification
Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands - January 9, 2009 - The reincarnation of discarded polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles into Valox iQ* read more »
22-01-2009 19:58 Extremely innovative new packaging from Brandimage
Brandimage was responsible for everything including concept development, branding, prototyping, engineering, and product design. The 360 Paper Bottle read more »
18-11-2008 20:11 New honeycomb tire is 'bulletproof'
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Wausau, Wis., company have come up with a 37-inch, bullet and bomb-proof Humvee tire based on a polymeric read more »
07-10-2008 19:20 Herman Miller Tops Aaron with Embody
The latest object of technophile lust is a sight to behold, with an exoskeleton climbing up its singular back and enough levers and knobs to land a read more »
01-10-2008 22:24 The reliable material for railroad sleepers
September 2008 - Wood, one of the oldest materials known to man, is also one of the most fascinating. By the same token, however, this familiar read more »
01-10-2008 22:12 Aluminium model of the famous Eiffel Tower - fully recyclable!
People world-wide are concerned about the ecological situation and are increasingly willing to take action for a better environment. This can already read more »
01-10-2008 22:02 Quick and easy color changes for polyurethane processing
Color management is an important aspect of polyurethane processing. More often than not, color is the key to making an attractive consumer product. read more »
01-10-2008 21:55 Innovative blow molded bottle packaging for Heinz spicy ketchups
RPC Verpackungen Kutenholz has developed stylish barrier bottle packaging innovation for a new range of spicy ketchups from Heinz. read more »
05-04-2008 13:59 Scientists make self-healing rubber band
Anyone who has heard the snap of a rubber band breaking knows it's time to reach for a replacement.
But a group of French scientists have made a read more »
17-03-2008 20:16 Shapely polymers get the green light
Shape-memory materials spontaneously change shape when exposed to an external stimulus, such as heat. Materials chemists have now made a shape-memory read more »
17-03-2008 19:58 Chemicals group presents new silicas for rubber apps
The leading specialty chemicals group, Evonik, introduces new generation of silicas as reinforcing fillers in silicone rubber applications. read more »
17-03-2008 19:48 New Ultraform grades for extrusion blow molding
Hollow objects with demanding requirements like hairspray bottles, paint cans or oil tanks can now be made of polyoxymethylene by means of extrusion read more »
22-01-2008 21:19 Global players sponsor 6th European Aluminium Award
ALUMINIUM 2008, World Trade Fair and Conference
23 - 25 September 2008, Messe Essen - Every two years, the aluminium industry presents the European read more »
22-01-2008 21:12 Steel from warship to be recycled
The HMS Fearless, a British Navy warship launched in 1963 and withdrawn from service in 2002, is to be recycled in Belgium. The ship weighs 11,060 read more »
22-01-2008 21:00 Global Steel Industry Announces Future Steel Vehicle Research Programme
BALI, Indonesia, Dec. 11, 2007 - In the quest for more environmentally friendly automobiles, global steel companies have aims to reinvent the steel read more »
27-10-2007 16:05 C,MM,N open source car concept for the future
The Netherlands Society for Nature and Environment and the three technical universities of Delft, Eindhoven and Twente are launching their stimulating read more »
27-10-2007 15:45 Protective Industrial Products Introduces Cut-Resistant Gloves with Dyneema Spun Yarn
Urmond, The Netherlands,12 October 2007 - Protective Industrial Products, Inc. (PIP), a leading manufacturer of gloves for hand protection, has read more »
27-10-2007 15:31 DSM announces new breakthrough polymer PA4T
Heerlen, Netherlands, 27 September 2007, 11:15 CET - Royal DSM N.V. today announces the development of a new polymer which extends the portfolio for read more »
25-09-2007 22:16 Philips sets target to double sales from Green Products to 30 percent of total revenues within five years
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - September 25, 2007 - Royal Philips Electronics (AEX:PHI, NYSE:PHG) announced today that by 2012, it aims for 30% of total read more »
01-08-2007 21:28 GE Plastics Radiation Shielding Solutions
GE Plastics introduces a new line of thermoplastics with high specific gravity that may replace lead in many healthcare applications that call for read more »
01-08-2007 21:14 Beneteau and DSM Dyneema cooperate to improve sailboat performance
BENETEAU, the world's leading builder of sailing yachts, have designated Dyneema, the world's strongest fiber, as their material of choice for running read more »
09-07-2007 22:14 Dow Europe GmbH introduces twenty new and upgraded polypropylene products
Wesseling, Germany - June 14, 2007 - Dow Europe GmbH today announced the introduction of approximately twenty new and upgraded polypropylene products read more »
09-07-2007 21:49 Keyboard seamlessly integrated into the housing: Bayer polycarbonate film for cellphone production
Leverkusen - Sony Ericsson's W950i Walkman smart phone boasts a particularly innovative feature: the flat, back-printed keyboard is seamlessly read more »
13-05-2007 11:32 Largest ever car roof module made of polycarbonate
The new "smart fortwo" epitomizes urban mobility and, with its low fuel consumption and low CO2 emission levels, is a shining example of environmental read more »
07-02-2007 11:24 New Wood Products Price Service from RISI is first to offer interactive price tables
BOSTON, MA, May 8, 2007 - RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced the launch of a new service, read more »
07-02-2007 11:24 Sinclair Research introduces revolutionairy folding bike
The A-bike, so named, because of its 'A' like shape in use, folds in under 10 seconds and fits in a bag and weighs only 5,6 kgs. read more »
07-02-2007 11:24 POC Helmets & Armor wins the Gold Award at the German Designpreis 2007
POC was recognized for excellence in design with the Gold Award for the Skull Comp Helmet in the 2007 Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany. read more »
07-02-2007 11:24 NXP Campus Innovator's Challenge in China
Design the next must-have product - that's NXP Semiconductors challenge to you. The Campus Innovator's Challenge is open to all electronic and read more »
07-02-2007 11:24 Wüko aims to replace galvanic chrome plating with Chrome Optics world wide
The Chrome Optics Procedure concerns an innovative, new film system which is currently the only procedure in the world with which a corrosion read more »
19-04-2007 00:01 Ciba OnVu smart packaging has time-temperature indicators
Ciba presents a new generation of time-temperature indicators for smart packaging at the IFFA trade fair in Switzerland. read more »
18-04-2007 23:49 GE Ultem 9085 Resins for Lighter Weight Aircraft Interior Parts
GE launches FST-compliant Ultem 9085 resins with improved flow properties for thinner, lighter weight aircraft interior parts. read more »
18-04-2007 23:22 Hyfish hydrogen fuel jet - fish in the sky
An unmanned hydrogen fuel cell powered jet made history this month as it took to the skies over the hills of Bern, Switzerland. read more »
07-02-2007 11:24 GE Plastics and Hyundai launch QarmaQ
Dubai: GE Plastics and Hyundai Motor Co recently launched QarmaQ, a first in the crossover coupe vehicle segment, both companies said in an e-mailed read more »
09-04-2007 13:19 New polystyrene plastics for refrigerators
BASF polystyrene plastics receive stamp of approval from leading manufacturers to make polystyrene ESCRimo perfect for use in refrigerators. read more »
20-03-2007 23:12 Engineers develop process to recycle unused paint by blending it into common plastics
Engineers at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, have developed a process to recycle waste latex paint - the largest component of household read more »
20-03-2007 22:44 Dutch Government to Review Segway Ban
The new Dutch transportation minister ordered a safety review of Segways and said he hoped to eventually lift a ban on the self-balancing scooters in read more »
19-03-2007 23:21 World Architects Accept Living Steel Challenge
Brussels, Belgium, 1 Feb 2007 - Living Steel's 2nd International Architecture Competition for Sustainable Housing, launched on World Architecture Day, read more »
19-03-2007 23:06 Revolutionary boat drive Torqeedo Travel Base wins HISWA Amsterdam Innovation price 2007
The foldable Toqeedo outboards with integrated lithiummanganese high-performance battery redefine mobility! read more »
11-03-2007 13:24 Philips delivers new radiology products at 2006 RSNA that present clinicians with a clear view of patient data and a clear path to patient care
Chicago, USA - Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today introduced the Philips BrightView SPECT system, a compact nuclear medicine camera read more »
24-02-2007 20:42 Thermoformed tamper evident food packaging solution
The first commercially launched thermoformed tamper evident solution for food packaging is a stylish and practical container for an ice cream brand. read more »
24-02-2007 20:32 Custom built automotive features smog reducing technology
A leading design company within the automotive industry has custom built a high performance supercar featuring a unique clean air technology. read more »
20-02-2007 20:04 Bike equipped with breakthrough NuVinci drivetrain wins "Bike of the Year" award
(Rosmalen, The Netherlands, January 28, 2007) - Fallbrook Technologies Inc. (Fallbrook), a pioneering technology development company, announced today read more »
12-02-2007 23:17 Motorola presents concepts for the mobile society of the future
Designs for a future generation of mobile telephones were on show at the year-end in Cologne by students of the Cologne International School of Design read more »
12-02-2007 22:51 Rinspeed Presents Ethereally Transparent Concept Car "eXasis"
Is it just a clever 3-D projection or maybe a mirage of a four-wheel art object? Or is it actually a real car sitting there? Some visitors to this read more »
10-02-2007 13:10 Multi-chamber aluminium extrusions for brazed radiators
A new type of Multi-Port Extrusion (MPE) tubing is entering the application area of brazed radiators that has
been dominated by welded and folded read more »
10-02-2007 12:41 New foldable container concept
In the years ahead, containerized transport will keep on growing and in combination with exponential growth of trade imbalances in the world, the read more »
03-02-2007 12:43 New aluminium sheet alloy for extreme hemming performance
Novelis has developed a special alloy, Anticorodal-170, which shows significantly improved hemming characteristics during assembly enabling sharpest read more »
03-02-2007 12:20 New concepts for the myth
Ferrari and Pininfarina will partner with Alcoa in the global design competition, 'Ferrari: New Concepts for
the Myth', featuring designs for future read more »
03-02-2007 12:01 64.9% of steel cans are recycled
Brussels, 10 January 2007 - More than 5 million metric tonnes of steel cans were recycled in 2005 according to the International Iron and Steel read more »
28-01-2007 15:27 Comfort and safety for the neck
Head restraints made from polyurethane integral skin foam ensure comfort in all-terrain vehicles read more »
28-01-2007 14:50 The Strapless Heart Rate Monitor Sports Bra by NuMetrex
Advanced seamless bra design provides superior comfort, support and freedom of movement. Nylon/LYCRA® fabric gives a second-skin feel and improves read more »
28-01-2007 14:28 Self cleaning Lotus leaf imitated in plastic by using a femtosecond laser
A plastic cup that can be reused without washing it, simply because contamination has no chance to stick to the surface? A self-cleaning surface like read more »
23-01-2007 20:33 Corus develops new steel to aluminium welding technique
Corus, the international steel company, has developed ‘Fluxless Laser Brazing’, a new and robust process for joining steel to aluminium during read more »
23-01-2007 20:27 Designs on road safety
Corus and DAF Trucks have collaborated to develop a computer simulation crash model that they believe will lead to safer future truck designs. read more »
23-01-2007 20:20 Material fitness
UK researchers have begun a joint project with a German university and Rolls-Royce to develop a cheaper and more accurate means of testing aerospace read more »
23-01-2007 19:58 Now racing cyclists can keep their cool
Professional racing cyclists often lose out in the compromise between aero- dynamics and comfort, sacrificing ventilation and neck comfort in favour read more »
10-01-2007 12:56 Greener Nylon
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered an environmentally-friendly method of producing caprolactam, the precursor of nylon. read more »
08-01-2007 18:37 Studies lead to new understanding of materials at extreme conditions
LIVERMORE, Califoria, USA – Researchers have found a new tool to explore materials at extreme conditions. read more »
07-01-2007 22:18 University of Delaware scientists use carbon nanotubes to detect defects in composites
Two University of Delaware researchers have discovered a means to detect and identify damage within advanced composite materials by using a network of read more »
07-01-2007 22:06 University of Delaware scientists discover new class of polymers
They said it couldn't be done. And that's what really motivated UD polymer chemist Chris Snively and Jochen Lauterbach, professor of chemical read more »
06-01-2007 14:08 New concept for high-voltage lines reduces magnetic fields
TenneT and Holland Railconsult develop high voltage line featuring reduced magnetic field intensity read more »
26-12-2006 13:05 Unbreakable plastics for iPods and other electronics
Polycarbonate plastics resins let the music play on for iPods and other holiday electronics with protective and stylish covers and cases. read more »
26-12-2006 12:56 Appliances leader honored with multiple design awards
Leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances has been recognized by two esteemed organizations for its great product designs. read more »
26-12-2006 12:48 Rotational Molders awards for Kynar plastics tank
The Association of Rotational Molders awards Formed Plastics for an innovative product, the Kynar tank for the ThermoFlex chiller. read more »
25-12-2006 10:17 Hybrid bridge across the river Dommel
Beginning 2005 a hybrid bridge (composite/steel/concrete) was constructed on the High Tech Campus of Philips Electronics, across the river Dommel near read more »
24-12-2006 15:23 Trekinetic's K-2 all terrain wheelchair
TREKINETIC's K-2 ALL TERRAIN offers a revolutionary departure from conventional manual wheelchairs. read more »
24-12-2006 15:11 Windsurfing fins with a self-adjusting cambered profile
SmartFins are revolutionary new fins for professional windsurfers and amateur racers. The self-adjusting camber sets the new standard for comfort, read more »
24-12-2006 14:08 Wool filters for use in air-conditioning systems
CSIRO has developed an electrostatically charged wool filter medium which consumes little energy, is highly efficient and makes breathing easier. read more »
24-12-2006 14:03 Iron Ore 2007
This major international conference will bring together people involved in all technical aspects of the iron ore industry, from the host rocks to read more »
24-12-2006 13:25 Hummer O2 wins La Autoshow Design Challenge
General Motors Advanced Design wins the LA Autoshow Design Challenge 2006 with the Hummer O2. read more »
28-11-2006 21:55 The switchless switch with plastics tweezers
EXTRACT plastics tweezers, regarded as the technology of the future in the field of electronics, combine mechanical, optical and electronic elements read more »
28-11-2006 21:45 Specialty plastics in new household appliances
Fagor appliances has selected specialty plastics from BASF for the demanding applications of the new Driron that dries and irons in one unit. read more »
28-11-2006 19:31 Vinyls producer launches nanocomposite smart material
Specialty products innovation NanoVin, a vinyls nanocomposite smart material, combines PVC and nanoparticles of clay and opens new commercial read more »
27-11-2006 23:00 Ultralight bicycle brake
The side-pull brake was designed by the firm of M5 for both recumbent bicycles and racing bikes. read more »
27-11-2006 19:55 Transparent ski boots
Fun, fashion and top performance in winter sports - with high-tech plastics. read more »
21-11-2006 21:04 D4S manual and website launched
The DfS research group of the Delft University of Technology published in association with the UNEP a design for sustainability manual for small- and read more »
21-11-2006 19:22 Biomedical materials joint-venture with electro active polymers biz
Corporate venturing unit invests in advanced materials company involved in the development of electro active polymers for medical applications read more »
13-11-2006 22:44 Virtual Steelworks Launched on New-look steeluniversity.org
The International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) has released a new design for its award-winning steeluniversity.org website. The new site includes a read more »
11-11-2006 18:12 Wood-Plastic Composites 2007
AMI is pleased to announce that the 5th edition of the WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES conference will take place in Vienna from 6-8 February 2007. read more »
11-11-2006 17:53 Aluminium 2006 - Essen, Germany
20-22 September 2006, the EAA is once again a proud to sponsor and exhibit at this international aluminium event. read more »
11-11-2006 17:37 New non-toxic antifouling coating for aguaculture nets
Antifouling coating treatment, developed by an innovative provider of fouling defense solutions, is used with aguaculture nets made with durable read more »
11-11-2006 17:26 Flame retardant plastics for TV's
Bayblend FR and special Makrolon plastics grades meet strict flame retardant requirements for the growing safety awareness and new standards in read more »
20-10-2006 13:33 Materials Engineering 2007
The 8th edition of the Materials Engineering Trade Fair will be held on the 8th and 9th of may 2007 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. read more »
09-10-2006 14:28 Official launch of Matbase v2.0
We are proud to present our new website. We gave the site new fresh looks and we developed a better and more intuitive multi-entry interface (search & read more »
Richard Vennix MSc