At the end of last year, the IMF projected world economic growth for 2009 to be at three percent, with a slightly higher level for the Asia-Pacific region at five percent.
In the growing debate over regulating nanotechnology – a burgeoning global industry with wide-ranging potential applications – a new study by Arizona State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison reveals that the views of U.S. nanoscientists differ from those of the general public.
The Kuwait Lab Technology Conference & Exhibition, a comprehensive multi-tracked conference and exhibition for the laboratory industry, will be held Nov. 4-5, 2009, at the Radisson SAS Hotel, Kuwait.
Farr Air Pollution Control (APC), a producer of dust and fume collectors to clean up industrial processes, has published a new "Lean Green Manufacturing" brochure that summarizes the company's green and sustainable initiatives.
Service Filtration Corp., or SERFILCO Ltd., has signed a letter of intent for the purchase of all assets of the Baron-Blakeslee Equipment Division of Enviro Tech International Inc., Melrose Park, IL.
NASA will soon launch two BYK-Gardner spectro-guide spectrophotometers to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Orbital Vehicle 103 (Shuttle Discovery).
In order to sustain its growth in the specialty acrylic polymer market in Asia, Arkema has announced the construction of a production plant at its Changshu, China, site.