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Home » Research and Development

Articles Tagged with ''Research and Development''

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Researchers Create Wrinkled Surfaces with Precise Patterns

David Chandler
October 1, 2012
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The wrinkles on a raisin result from a simple effect: As the pulp inside dries, the skin grows stiff and buckles to accommodate its shrinking size.


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Rockwell Collins Selected for ‘Tin Whiskers’ Mitigation Research

September 3, 2012
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Rockwell Collins has been awarded a research contract from the Department of Defense's Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program for the Tin Whiskers Inorganic Coatings Evaluation (TWICE) program.


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BASF Expands Competence Center for Adhesive Coatings

August 28, 2012
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BASF has expanded its coating center by adding a tailor-made and flexible laboratory coating and laminating facility.


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BP to Invest $100 Million in R&D for Advanced Materials

August 12, 2012
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Oil giant BP announced plans for a $100 million international research center that will focus on advanced materials, including smart coatings, metal alloys and composites, and protective membranes.


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SERDP Selects Sherwin-Williams to Help Develop CARC Powder Topcoat

June 12, 2012
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The U.S. Government’s Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) has selected The Sherwin-Williams Product Finishes Division to lead a $1.4 million research and development project to develop a chemical agent resistant coating (CARC) powder topcoat for use on military vehicles and support equipment.


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Bayer MaterialScience Plans Wind-Energy Competence Center

May 20, 2012
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Bayer MaterialScience plans to establish a global wind-energy competence and development center at its existing site in Otterup, Denmark.


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3M Expands U.S. Coatings Laboratory

May 13, 2012
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3M’s Energy and Advanced Materials Division (EAMD) announced the rededication of its newly-expanded U.S Paints and Coatings Laboratory.


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Clariant Begins Construction of Innovation Center

March 2, 2012
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The cornerstone of the new EUR 100 million Clariant Innovation Center was officially laid during a ceremony at the Industriepark Höchst in Frankfurt.


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Asia to Lead the World in Global R&D Spending

January 8, 2012
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The Battelle-R&D Magazine’s annual Global R&D Funding Forecast shows global research and development (R&D) spending is expected to grow by about 5.2 percent in 2012 to more than $1.4 trillion.


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