Aleris International, Inc. permanently closed its Tipton, Indiana specification alloys facility, effective Dec. 1. As previously announced, production at this facility was idled on March 30, 2008. Production has been transferred to other Aleris facilities in North America.

Tokyo Electron Ltd. and Novellus Systems, Inc. announced the availability of an integrated copper interconnect solution for the 2Xnm generation and beyond. The co-developed process employs an ionized PVD TaN or Ti barrier capped with an ultra-thin CVD Ruthenium liner.

Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies, and Proton Energy Systems have successfully qualified the next generation electrolysis cell stack for use in nuclear submarine oxygen generating systems. The cell stacks split water into its hydrogen and oxygen elements.

As Congress and the new administration weigh sweeping measures to rescue the U.S. auto industry, advanced lithium-ion battery maker Ener1, Inc. is joining dozens of companies that develop and build technology for hybrid and electric vehicles this week to show their latest innovations and discuss how they fit into this changing landscape.

Resin Systems Inc., a provider of advanced composite material products for infrastructure markets, has resumed utility pole production at the Tilbury, Ontario plant.

Apollo Solar Energy, Inc., a vertically integrated miner, refiner and producer of tellurium and high-purity tellurium based metals for specific segments of the electronic materials market in the China, announced that in October 2008, it completed its Phase I construction of the plant. Production began immediately.

STMicroelectronics has recently joined the Microsystems Industrial Group industry consortium at the Microsystems Technology Laboratories at MIT. ST is the first European company to join the group.

State and local representatives joined the management of the IESI Bethlehem Landfill and Pepco Energy Services representatives in Bethlehem, Pa. for the grand opening of a new 5 megawatt landfill gas powered energy plant. The plant houses a combustion turbine that will ultimately produce enough electricity to power 1,900 homes.

Ener1, Inc., maker of advanced lithium-ion battery systems for the next generation of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles, announced the transition to phase two of its research and development contract with the DoD to develop high energy, high performance batteries for unmanned aerial vehicles.

Firth Rixson Limited, a provider of highly engineered forged and specialty metal products, has extended the commercial terms of agreements with MTU Aero Engines GmbH, the largest independent German aero engine and engine module manufacturer, to supply seamless rolled ring forgings, and welded rings.

Elbit Vision Systems has a won a tender against a number of competitors to provide Israel Railways with a high-speed rail inspection system. EVS' high speed rail inspection system is a fully integrated ultrasonic inspection car fitted with complete mechanical hardware, a transducer sled and a sophisticated couplant system.

Innovate! Technology and CoorsTek will collaborate on next-generation wideband oxygen and NOx sensors. The agreement combines Innovate's DirectDigital sensor technology with CoorsTek's global high-volume manufacturing capacity.

Five new Ford Motor products eill be fitted with Carlite's noise-blocking SoundScreen windshields. The windshields use a sheet of specially-developed acoustic vinyl sandwiched between two layers of glass.

Raytheon Company was awarded a Department of Homeland Security contract to develop a Stand-Off Warning Against Radiological Materials technology.

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has completed the J-2X engine Critical Design Review. Starting in 2014, the J-2X rocket engine will power the Ares I rocket into space, helping deliver the Orion crew exploration vehicle, its crew of astronauts and small payloads to the International Space Station.

A new poll of 21 nations finds very strong support for the government requiring utilities to use more alternative energy and requiring businesses to use energy more efficiently. Fewer than half of the nations polled favor putting more emphasis on nuclear energy or on coal or oil.

Owens Corning has increased the certified recycled content in its flagship PINK Fiberglas insulation to a minimum of 40 percent. At this level of recycled content, the amount of waste glass diverted from landfills could form a two-lane glass highway that extends 1.3 times around the world.

AFS Trinity Power Corporation intends to file for $2.5 billion of funding from the $25 billion "green retooling" fund just established by Congress, with up to $2 Billion of the funding to be used for retooling an existing factory of a major American car maker whose assembly line employees will be retrained to produce plug in hybrid SUV's that utilize AFS Trinity's 150 mile per gallon "Extreme Hybrid" technology.

Avantium has introduced a novel technology to measure corrosion that has broad potential in the oil and chemical industry, where corrosive effects of crude oil, oil fractions and chemicals can have devastating effects on pipelines, refineries and chemical plants.

Nanocomposites are at an interesting stage in their product life cycle, moving from innovation to the growth phase. Frost & Sullivan finds that the World Nanoparticles In Composites Market earned revenues of $33.7 million in 2006 and estimates this to reach $144.6 million in 2013.

AFS Trinity Power Corporation reported that independent test results demonstrate that batteries in combination with ultracapacitors will enable a plug in hybrid vehicles to have a useful life that is 6 times greater than plug ins that use lithium batteries alone -- 150,000 miles versus 25,000 miles for a conventional plug in hybrid that uses lithium ion batteries alone.

Increasing oil price and growing concerns over energy security are helping accelerate the development and commercialization of fuel cell electric vehicles. Federal and local governments have been proactively funding fuel cell technology.

Hailing the "Civic Pride" it shares with the state of Indiana and city of Greensburg, Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC dedicated its new auto plant that last month began producing the fuel-efficient, 4-cylinder Honda Civic Sedan.

GETRAG Transmission Manufacturing LLC has filed for protection under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code for its Tipton, Indiana facility. The Tipton facility was being constructed to manufacture dual clutch transmissions for Chrysler.

Three Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Space Shuttle Main Engines successfully boosted supplies and equipment onboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on Saturday.

WACKER Chemie AG and Dow Corning Corporation officially started production in the first stage of their new pyrogenic silica and siloxane plants in Zhangjiagang (China).

Boeing completed destructive testing on a full-scale composite wing box of the 787 Dreamliner, the first all-composite wing box ever built for a Boeing commercial airplane. This test is part of the certification process for the all-new jetliner.

Boeing announced an adjusted schedule for production and delivery of the 747-8 Freighter and Intercontinental airplanes. The revised schedule was developed in conjunction with the company's suppliers and provides additional time for addressing issues that have slowed the program's progress.

Sunovia and EPIR have demonstrated energy down-conversion in glass ceramic materials containing ultra-small crystalline particles (nanoparticles). The nanoparticles contain a rare earth ion that makes them transparent to visible light, creating an ideal top layer for solar cells which are typically covered with a sheet of glass in most cases.

Michelin has developed a new lunar wheel made of breakthrough composite materials for the next generation of NASA moon rover vehicles.

NaturalNano, Inc. announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued the company two patents for the use of naturally occurring nanotubes in clean energy areas: one in hydrogen storage, and another for the use of mineral based nanotechnology in ultracapacitors.

Fisker Automotive, Inc., a green American premium car company, announced that they have signed the final assembly contract with Valmet Automotive to manufacture the Fisker Karma in Finland. A new body welding line will be built at Valmet Automotive.

VIASPACE Energy has shipped a HS-1000 VIASENSOR, a state of the art, laser-based humidity detection instrument. The order was placed by Hephas Energy on behalf of a major Taiwanese government research laboratory for hydrogen fuel cell development applications.

Reusing good auto parts for repairs is sustainable, cost-effective, and good for Planet Earth. Building a strong case for the affordability, high quality and environmentally friendly automobile recycling industry is needed to build an awareness and marketing campaign that take can take all this to the next level.

DataDirect Networks, Inc. announced that the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory has successfully deployed Intrepid, one of the world's fastest supercomputers for open science. The system has a peak performance of 557 teraflops or 557 trillion calculations per second.

Amedica Corporation, an orthopedic implants company focused on silicon nitride ceramic technologies, has received a Conformite Europeene mark for its Valeo family of ceramic spinal intervertebral spacers.

China Automotive Systems, a power steering components and systems supplier in China, has received its initial purchase order for power steering gears from a global automotive manufacturer headquartered in North America.

AK is temporarily idling its Mansfield, Ohio operations, and most of its Ashland, Kentucky operations, due to the recent unanticipated and major downturn in the economy, which has resulted in sharply lower demand for some of the company's products. Both facilities will remain idled until early- to mid-January.

Kennametal Inc. has presented its seventh annual Environmental Health and Safety Excellence Awards to six Kennametal teams worldwide. These awards recognize excellence in promoting progressive environmental, health and safety initiatives.

Raytheon Company was awarded a $54 million Missile Defense Agency contract to continue design and development of a Multiple Kill Vehicle. It will counter complex ballistic missile threats during the midcourse phase of flight with multiple kill vehicles launched from a single interceptor.

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. and Sumitomo Corporation have acquired Norton Manufacturing Company Inc., giving Sumitomo Metals an integrated forging-to-machining capability.

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., a global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminates, and Marcegaglia S.p.A., an Italian steel manufacturing company, announced a combined multi-year supply agreement for UNI-SOLAR cells.

General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded $58.3 million to design the new Saudi M1A2 (M1A2S) Abrams tank for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

MichBio, the association for Michigan's biosciences industry, will present two sessions at its Nov. 18-19 Expo specifically aimed at manufacturers who are looking to diversify into the medical device market.

ZKM Forging, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ladish Co., Inc. received new orders from Goodrich Corporation's Landing Gear business for the first of more than 20 landing gear components destined for service on large commercial aircraft.

CerMet Lab Company has introduced CerMet-Auto, a ceramic coating nanotechnology formulated to reduce friction which in turn improves fuel economy in gas-powered engines. The fuel economy benefits last for approximately 60,000 miles of operation.

An interim analysis of 12-month patient subset data from e-HEALING, a global post-marketing surveillance registry of OrbusNeich's Genous Bio-engineered R stent, will be presented next week at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2008 in New Orleans.

Metaldyne Corporation, an Asahi Tec company, will close its Niles, Ill., plant, effective March 31, 2009. Niles is an aluminum die casting operation.

It did not take long for ASM Past President Dr. Raymond Decker, FASM, Chairman of the ASM Materials Education Foundation Board of Trustees for 2009, to show enthusiastic leadership in his new position.

Axion Power International, Inc. has received a purchase order for 92,250 flooded lead-acid batteries that it will produce over the next 11 months under a toll-manufacturing contract with a major North American battery manufacturer. The product will be manufactured on previously mothballed assembly lines in Axion's New Castle plant.

General Dynamics completed its acquisition of Zurich, Switzerland-based Jet Aviation for CHF 2.45 billion (approximately $2.18 billion) from Dreamliner Lux S.a.r.l., a company controlled by the Permira Funds.

Ener1, Inc., maker of advanced lithium-ion battery systems for the new generation of hybrid and electric vehicles, added four highly seasoned professionals to its manufacturing and corporate leadership teams.

Deadline for nominations for the Class of 2008 is 30 November 2008. Click here for complete information including the rules, interpretive comments, and user-friendly nomination form.

Cardo Medical, a company engaged in the development of orthopedic medical devices, announces the FDA 510k clearance of its Align 360 Total Knee System, planned for commercial release during the second quarter of 2009. Cardo Medical's joint replacement systems feature a unique modular approach and common instrumentation system with a revolutionary concept designed to deliver simplified, reproducible surgical outcomes.

Arsenal Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in middle-market specialty industrial, healthcare, and financial services companies has completed the acquisition of the U.S. portion of Ferro Corporation’s Fine Chemicals business, a manufacturer of electrolytes used in the manufacture of lithium ion batteries, as well as high performance intermediates for other key end products.

Jetion Holdings Limited, a manufacturer of solar cells and modules, announced that its Chinese company, Jiangyin Jetion Science and Technology Co., Ltd, has been ranked #1 in the prestigious "Deloitte Technology Fast 50 China 2008" program.

Dow Corning announced the global availability of DOW CORNING(R) OE-6450, an optical encapsulant for light-emitting diode chip sealing and protection. This new two-part formulation, offers outstanding stress relief, excellent durability, moisture protection, and ultraviolet resistance to maximize light transmittance.

Sichuan Airlines has selected the International Aero Engines V2500 SelectOne engine to power 18 Airbus A320 family aircraft to be delivered between 2009 and 2012. The agreement includes a long-term V2500Select aftermarket agreement for the new engines and those powering 15 aircraft already in service.

The status of the steel market in North America is mainly caused by the recovery of iron and steel supply. In America, the operating rate of steel mills has risen from 88.8% of 2003 levels to 90.3% in the first five months. Import volume has increased about 10.6%. Because of the depression of the Chinese steel market, some rolled steels, which originally stayed in China, are being resold to America.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized Alcatel-Lucent as one of its National Partnership for Environmental Priorities partners in recognition of its successful battery recycling programs that were initiated three years ago and have resulted in the recycling of more than 2 million pounds of lead from lead acid batteries.

Lihua International, Inc. completed of a share exchange transaction with Magnify Wealth Enterprise Limited. Danyang Lihua Electron Co., Ltd., located in the PRC, is a leading value-added manufacturer of bimetallic composite conductor wire, such as copper clad aluminum (CCA) fine wire, CCA magnet wire, and CCA tin plated wire.

alerie C. Moore, PhD has been appointed Executive Director of the Nano World Headquarters. Dr. Moore is a preeminent expert in the field of nanotechnology and has spent the past seven years researching and promoting nanotechnology. She was mentored by Dr. Richard E. Smalley, Nobel Laureate from Rice University.

NASA has awarded a $206.5 million contract to United Space Alliance of Houston to provide mission and flight crew operations support for the International Space Station and human space exploration activities after the space shuttle is retired.

Resin Systems Inc., a technology innovator that develops advanced composite material products for infrastructure markets, announced that it has filed a statement of claim against the Motor City Community Credit Union of Windsor, ON.

United States Steel Corporation has acquired the equity interests that it did not own in the Clairton 1314B Partnership LP and that the Partnership has been terminated. The Partnership owned and operated two coke batteries at U. S. Steel’s Clairton Works.

Cyberlux Corp., a provider of LED lighting solutions, has entered into a product development, business development, and product sales relationship with Sacred Power Corp., a provider of renewable energy solutions. Sacred Power, a Native American owned and operated 8(a) certified company, has significant government and military experience in the design and delivery of telecommunication, power generation and electrification projects.

ATS Medical, Inc., manufacturer and marketer of state-of-the-art cardiac surgery products and services, has received FDA approval for the ATS 3f(R) Aortic Bioprosthesis. The design mimicks a native aortic valve with a normal distribution of stress on the valve leaflets and laminar, non-turbulent blood flow across the prosthetic valve that is characteristic of a normal valve.

Rankin Industries, Inc. announced a joint venture with Jinzhou Special Welding Electrode Co., Ltd. to form Rankin Alloy (Jinzhou) Co., Ltd. The new company was created to offer China a reliable source of domestic manufactured, world-class quality flux cored stainless steel and hardfacing welding wires, to provide a high level of technical support to customers, and provide leading hardfacing technology to the market.

Photonic Products Group, Inc. announced that its MRC Optics subsidiary was awarded a contract for precision optical components from Lockheed Martin. The components are high precision aluminum, beryllium and beryllium alloy optical mirrors for Lot 5 production requirements on the Arrowhead electro-optical system.

The Jamsil Sports Complex, the venue for the Seoul Design Olympiad 2008, is to be transformed into a gigantic eco-installation art using discarded plastic. The installation art will be created using recyclable plastics collected by the people.

Top leaders from government, academia, and industry will convene in Orlando, Fla., January 5-8, 2009, to discuss the future of the global aerospace industry and workforce at The New Horizons Forum, held as part of the 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. Panel discussions will focus on new challenges, future opportunities, and emerging trends in aerospace education, research, and programs.

Mechel OAO, a Russian mining and metals company, has signed a contract with Minmetals, one of China’s largest state-owned industrial corporations, to construct a rail and structural steel mill at its Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant OAO subsidiary. The contract total value is approximately US$300.0 million.

According to the American Solar Energy Society, there were 8.5 million jobs created in 2006 in renewable energy or energy efficient industries. The Apollo Alliance predicts that the nation could generate three to five million “green” jobs over the next 10 years.

UTC Power, a United Technologies Corp. company, announced that Samsung Everland has purchased 12 UTC Power 400 kW fuel cell systems for installation at a GS Power plant in the Town of Anyang, just outside Seoul. The fuel cells will provide power for about 5 percent of Anyang's population, with 40,000 megawatt hours total annual power output expected.

The Boeing Company detailed its 2008 Current Market Outlook for the China region today, forecasting a market for 3,710 new airplanes worth about $390 billion over the next 20 years.

LRM Industries of Rockledge, Fla., announced a new production line, custom designed for the unique, patent-pending Sheetless ThermoForming technology invented by LRM in 2007. This line produces large thermoformed parts on 3 to 5 trolleys in a circular track architecture, coating molten polymer directly onto onboard traditional thermoforming molds.

New research shows that environmental gains derived from the use of nanomaterials may be offset in part by the processes used to manufacture them. Research published in a special issue of the Journal of Industrial Ecology highlights the need for improved efficiency in the manufacturing of nanoscale materials to reduce energy use, emissions, solid waste, and the use of toxic input materials. New research shows nanotech's environmental gains may be canceled out.

Elbit Vision Systems has won orders from two leading US-bases aerospace manufacturers for ultrasonic inspection systems with total value in excess of $1 million. The ultrasonic inspection systems will check for structural flaws in aircrafts and jet-engine parts prior to assembly.

General Steel Holdings, Inc, one of China's leading non-state-owned producers of steel products and aggregators of domestic steel companies, has completed two new blast furnaces at its Shaanxi Longmen Steel Co., Ltd. joint venture ("Longmen") site. The first of the two blast furnaces is expected to come online in late November.

Gerdau Ameristeel, a mini-mill steel producer, announced that it has acquired Metro Recycling, a scrap processor headquartered in Guelph, Ontario.

BYK-Gardner, worldwide partner of the automotive, paint and plastic industries for quality control of color, appearance and physical properties, is introducing a new instrument to objectively characterize the total color impression of effect coatings: the BYK-mac.

Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces the establishment of its East-European Steel Division on the bases of its Romanian steel subsidiary, Mechel Targoviste.

Global Alumina Corporation, a corporation participating in a joint venture to develop an alumina refinery, mine and associated infrastructure in the bauxite-rich region of the Republic of Guinea, announced that it has received the aggregate first deferred subscription payment from its joint venture partners of approximately $42.2 million.

Boston Scientific Corporation announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its carotid stent for the treatment of patients with carotid artery disease who are at high risk for surgery.

Exousia Advanced Materials, Inc. introduced its 9400 Series Underwater Curable Epoxy Coatings. The coatings provide superior corrosion protection underwater and in high humidity locations; they can be applied at sea, below the waterline, on steel or concrete.

AREVA and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, a sector of Northrop Grumman Corporation have joined forces to build a new manufacturing and engineering facility in Newport News, Va., to supply the growing American nuclear energy sector. The joint venture will establish a world-class facility to manufacture heavy components for the U.S. Evolutionary Power Reactor.

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has begun environmental testing in a thermal vacuum that simulates the harsh rigors of space. The test that will last approximately five weeks.

China Precision Steel, a niche precision steel processing company principally engaged in producing and selling high precision, cold-rolled steel products, announced that its market share is expanding as the Company is receiving increased orders from manufacturers in China and Africa.

Supergrip, a leading supplier of superior commercial grade industrial and mining tires, has selected the Amerityre Corporation of Boulder City, Nevada to manufacture and supply a new line of long-wearing, flat-proof polyurethane tires.

REC has entered into a long-term take-or-pay agreement with a PV-company based in Asia for the supply of fine particulate silicon from the FBR-process, so-called "silicon powder". Silicon powder has traditionally had low or negative value, due to storage and land-filling requirements.

Ohio, home to the biggest concentration of fuel cell businesses in the world, will demonstrate its leadership with the largest contingent of exhibitors at the international Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition in Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 27-30.

As the world financial crisis continues and markets deteriorate, iron and steel enterprises have taken measures to limit production and keep prices steady. Even with these measures, the domestic steel prices index fell for the first time in years.

Alliant Techsystems supported the successful launch of an Orbital Sciences Corporation air-launched Pegasus XL(R) vehicle, providing propulsion for all three stages of the air-launched vehicle. The Pegasus vehicle's payload fairing, inter-stage raceways, and the filament-wound solid rocket motor cases were produced in Clearfield, Utah.

Osram Sylvania opened a $30 million manufacturing operation for energy-efficient T5 fluorescent lamps, the first in North America. The new highly automated production line will employ approximately 25 people and produce tens of millions of energy efficient lamps each year.

Alliant Techsystems is opening two new high-tech composite manufacturing facilities at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in Rocket Center, West Virginia. The West Virginia Advanced Filament Winding Facility will manufacture composite rotor tube for United States Enrichment Corporation Inc. The Mountain State Ceramic Matrix Composites Manufacturing Center will produce lightweight composite aircraft parts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and other high performance military applications.

SolarWorld opened North America's largest solar cell manufacturing facility. The new plant is located in Hillsboro, Oregon and is expected to reach a capacity of 500 megawatts by 2011.

The BMW Group will deploy a fleet of 500 all-electric vehicles for private use in daily traffic. The MINI E will be powered by a 150 kW (204 hp) electric motor fed by a high-performance rechargeable lithium-ion battery, transferring its power to the front wheels via a single-stage helical gearbox nearly without a sound and entirely free of emissions.

The Pittsburgh Technology Council announced the region's 50 leading technology-oriented companies in eight distinct categories within the 13-county area of southwestern Pennsylvania for 2008.

Sutor Technology Group Limited, a provider of steel finishing fabrication products in China, has received patent approval for bakeoven renovation in PPGI production line from the State Intellectual Property Office of China.

Fueled by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, five leading medical and educational institutions today announced the creation of the BioInnovation Institute in Akron -- a collaboration that will expand upon the region's rich legacy in industrial and materials science to pioneer the next generation of life- enhancing and life-saving innovation for the 21st Century.

Tube City IMS, LLC, a service provider to steel mills and foundries throughout the world, signed of a strategic cooperation agreement with Sinosteel Corporation of Beijing, China.

China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc., a materials technology company in China with products capable of withstanding high temperature, saving energy and boosting productivity in certain industries such as steel and oil, has signed two refractory supply contracts with Shanghai Baosteel Group, China's largest iron and steel conglomerate, for a total value of $537,000.

Lockheed Martin recently delivered the backshell for the Mars Science Laboratory to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The backshell is half of the large and sophisticated two-part aeroshell that will encapsulate and protect the MSL rover during its deep space cruise to Mars, and from the intense heat and friction that will be generated as the system descends through the Martian atmosphere.

Raytheon Company has been awarded a $165 million U.S. Navy contract to provide MK54 lightweight and MK48 heavyweight torpedo hardware, engineering and support services.

Amedica Corporation, an orthopedic and spinal implants company focused on silicon nitride ceramic technologies, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) marketing clearance to Amedica’s SEEplate Cervical Plate system.

The honor of Fellow of the society was established to provide recognition to members for distinguished contributions in the field of materials science and engineering, and to develop a broadly based forum for technical and professional leaders to serve as advisors to the Society.

The Science of Survival, sponsored globally by BASF, is a new, hands-on, family exhibition, which uses the latest environmental research to challenge visitors to create their own sustainable city of 2050. The exhibition highlights possible ways of changing and adapting how we live to ensure that we will be able to survive in 2050.

Science Applications International Corporation has been awarded a contract by DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office to design and develop a sensor inspired by a dog’s sense of smell. The goal is to build an artificial "nose" detection system with capabilities beyond that of the dog.

Nanocomp Technologies, Inc., a developer of energy-saving component products and performance materials, has received the 2008 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award for materials and base technologies for its unique processes to create large sheets of fabric and lengths of yarn using carbon nanotubes.

Life Spine has introduced the Conquest Polyaxial Screw System. Conquest is a top-loading thoracolumbar pedicle screw system that features a concerted locking mechanism, which allows true inline compression and distraction of the construct.

Goodrich Corporation has entered into a data license with The Boeing Company allowing the use of detail engineering design to obtain Parts Manufacturing Authority for replacement landing gear spare parts.

Researchers at the Institute of Photonics, University of Strathclyde, UK, have started work on a 3.5 year project to develop a novel solid-state laser design incorporating CVD diamond manufactured by Element Six Ltd.

The 2008 Competitive Strategy Leadership Award for Global Commercial Aviation Suppliers Based in India is presented to QuEST Global. The company's venture into manufacturing aero structures, aero engine parts and sub-assemblies for aerospace Tier 1 suppliers and OEM's has been followed by the establishment of a Special Economic Zone in Belgaum, India for precision engineering.

The Lubrizol Corporation will expand its Estane(R) Engineered Polymers product line with the purchase of the thermoplastic polyurethane and conductive polymer business and assets from SK Chemicals Co., Ltd.

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has acquired the assets of The Green Glue Company of West Fargo, N. Dak., a privately owned manufacturer of visco-elastic soundproofing technology. Visco-elastic materials combine the properties of viscosity and elasticity to provide performance characteristics ideal for special acoustical insulation.

Flow International Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of industrial waterjet machines for cutting and cleaning applications, received a $30 million contract to built and install waterjet machines over the next 18 to 24 months for use in manufacturing the new Airbus A350 XWB (Xtra Wide-Body) aircraft.

In her remarks during the ASM Annual Business Meeting in Pittsburgh, Dr. Dianne Chong, FASM, described the progress made by the society during the past year in achieving its strategic objectives. “ASM is all about our membership,” she said. “In this Chapter Meeting-like setting, it’s very appropriate for me to report to you about the progress we’ve made -- and the next steps that we’re taking.”

C5 Medical Werks, a subsidiary of the largest manufacturer of technical ceramics in North America, announced the ability to produce ceramic injection molded components from its state-of-the-art facility in Grand Junction, Colorado.

CSC will continue to support NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Program under a new agreement with the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc., which operates the Space Telescope Science Institute for NASA in Baltimore, Md.

The Department of Defense has accredited Raytheon Company's semiconductor foundry -- Raytheon Radio Frequency Components -- as a DoD Category 1A Trusted Foundry.

Sutor Technology Group Limited, a leading provider of steel finishing fabrication products in China, announced the commencement of operations of its new 400,000 metric ton Hot-Dipped Galvanized steel production line.

ALD-Holcroft of Wixom, Mich., has been awarded a contract to provide a ModulTherm system to a Midwest based manufacturer.

Kaiser Aluminum Newark Works has purchased a traveling log homogenizing furnace for their plant in Heath, Ohio. The system will process 2xxx/6xxx/7xxx alloy aluminum logs of diameters typically ranging from 6 to 29 in. (152 to 727 mm). The furnace will be equipped with SECO/WARWICK's patented adjustable airflow baffling system to control airflow distribution throughout the load and improve temperature uniformity.

Following the model of the ASM Board of Trustees Student Member Program, the ASM Heat Treating Society is initiating a Student and Young Professional Board Member program to add two new positions to the board—one young professional and one student. Nominations for candidates are now being solicited and are due by March 1, 2009.

Defying the area's economic downturn, Kolene Corporation reports it received more than $1.5 million in new equipment orders from aerospace companies.

Facet Solutions, Inc. system for total joint reconstruction in the lumbar spine has been evaluated by Dr. Vijay Goel's laboratory at the University of Toledo. The study evaluated the combination of the system with a semi-constrained disc replacement device and then, separately, with a polymeric disc replacement device in a finite element model.

The ASM Heat Treating Society established the Best Paper in Heat Treating Award in 1997 to recognize a paper that represents advancement in heat-treating technology, promotes heat treating in a substantial way, or represents a clear advancement in managing the business of heat treating. The award is endowed by Bodycote Thermal Process-North America.

ASM’s Heat Treating Society (HTS) is currently seeking nominations for the George H. Bodeen Heat Treating Achievement Award, which recognizes distinguished and significant contributions to the field of heat treating through leadership, management, or engineering development of substantial commercial impact.

Fushi Copperweld, Inc. a global manufacturer of copper-clad bimetallic wire for telecommunication, utility, automotive and other electrical applications, will cooperate with The University of Alabama on advanced bimetallic research and development projects.

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a cooperative agreement contract by DOE to demonstrate innovative technologies to enable ocean thermal energy power generation. Lockheed Martin will demonstrate a cold water pipe fabrication approach using modern fiberglass technology and recent low-cost composite material manufacturing methods at prototype and pilot plant scales.

Surface Technology Systems, a provider of plasma process technologies for manufacturing and packaging MEMS and advanced electronic devices, has installed two VPX Pegasus cluster tools for the National Information Society Agency in Korea. The silicon etch tools will be used for deep reactive ion etching.

Converteam, the leading global power conversion specialist, has been awarded a major orders by Fives Lille Industries Inc. and SMS Demag for the supply of the complete electrical and automation systems for ThyssenKrupp's Greenfield combined carbon and stainless steel plant to be constructed in Mount Vernon, Alabama.

Zyvex Labs announced the award of a $9.7M program funded by DARPA and Texas' Emerging Technology Fund to develop a new manufacturing technique to accelerate the transition of nanotechnology from the laboratory to commercial products.

LAI International, Inc., a strategic supplier of precision components and sub-assemblies for original equipment manufacturers, is ramping up for production of aerospace components manufactured using new automated parts-handling technology.

ATA Engineering, Inc., a nationwide provider of innovative, high-value test- and analysis-driven mechanical engineering design solutions, was recently recognized as one of San Diego's 100 Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies.

Rio Tinto Alcan has completed its rehabilitation of the Pramont industrial residue disposal site in the Valais region, which is now integrated into a regional framework for environmental protection on the left bank of the Rhône River between Sierre and Granges, Switzerland.

R&D Magazine has announced the finalists for the 8th Annual Innovator of the Year and 43rd Annual Scientist of the Year awards, which recognize individuals who exemplify the ideals of R&D in academia, industry, and nationally sponsored research.

Zenergy Power plc, the specialist manufacturer and developer of commercial applications for high-temperature superconductive materials has entered into a five-year joint development agreement with Honeywell Specialty Products, a global leader in high-performance speciality material production.

Almost half of U.S. adults have heard nothing about nanotechnology, and nearly nine in 10 Americans say they have heard just a little or nothing at all about the emerging field of synthetic biology, according to a new report released by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies and Peter D. Hart Research.

The NASA Authorization Act of 2008, which cleared Congress on Saturday, provides much needed funding for space programs and aeronautics research and development and gives the next administration a clear sense of congressional support for the future of the agency, AIA President and CEO Marion Blakey said.

Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc. has released the Cross-Fuse(TM) Lateral Option System, a PEEK (poly-ether-ether-ketone) vertebral body replacement system designed to offer a less invasive surgical approach to the thoracolumbar spine.

Keepers of the Rivers, a Moscow-based environmental group along with Greenline, an independent environmental watchdog, has accused aluminum giant Rusal of dumping poisonous waste near its plant in Krasnoyarsk.

TM Industries Inc., a large-scale, high-precision machining company headquartered in East Berlin, Conn., has combined with Paradigm Precision Holdings LLC., a portfolio company of American Capital Strategies Ltd. TM Industries is a critical supplier to some of the largest defense, marine, aerospace and power generation U.S. Fortune 500 companies.

According to a metal analyst from tootoo.com, although the world's aluminum supply sees a surplus in 2008, in the medium term, aluminum will remain a favorable investment in China, due to power shortages in China and the abolishment of export tax rebates on aluminum.

Boeing successfully completed a high-pressure test, known as "high blow," on the 787 Dreamliner static test airframe at its Everett factory today. The test is one of three static tests that must be cleared prior to first flight.

Yves "FusionMan" Rossy successfully became the first man to fly across the English Channel from Calais, France, to Dover, U.K., using a homemade, single, jet-powered wing. FusionMan covered a distance of 23 miles in 13 minutes.

China Recycling Energy Corp. has signed a strategic partnership agreement with China Aviation Gas Turbine Co., Ltd. for technological research and equipment manufacturing related to electric power generation using waste gas at steel mills and coking factories in China.

General Motors will invest $370 million to build a new manufacturing plant for its global 4-cylinder engines in Flint, Mich. The plant will begin production in the U.S. in 2010.

CoorsTek introduced their newly redesigned MetaPlast II spring-energized seals designed for high-performance aerospace applications.

Sentelligence, a developer of fluid monitoring and detection sensors for the automotive and commercial vehicle markets, will begin field testing its new emissions control fluid sensor in Europe and Japan.

Rochester Medical Implants, a contract manufacturer of high-precision spinal and orthopaedic implants and instruments, has achieved ISO 13485:2003 certification through auditor NSF International.

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced that it will launch US Midwest Domestic Hot-Rolled Coil (HRC) steel futures contracts for trading and clearing on CME Globex(R) and ClearPort(R), beginning on October 19 for the October 20 trade date.

Ball Corporation is bringing its new, 16-oz. Alumi-Tek aluminum beverage bottles to market with Miller Lite. The sleek, resealable bottles feature a wide, 38-mm opening that provides a smooth flow, are quick to chill and are 100 percent recyclable.

A consortium of federal agencies, Ohio universities and private Ohio companies simulated a disaster today to demonstrate how the AerOhio1 Aerostat, a 75-foot long, high-tech blimp, can be used by emergency response teams to establish communication and provide visual contact during a crisis.

The winner of the 2009 Acta Materialia Gold Medal Award is Professor Y. Austin Chang of the University of Wisconsin (Madison).

The winner of the 2009 Acta Materialia Inc. Materials & Society Award ( formerly the J. Herbert Hollomon Award) is Dr. Carolyn Hansson, P. Eng., who is currently Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Canada.

Amerityre Corporation, a leading developer of polyurethane tire technologies, today announced that it has entered into a Phase I development program with a multi-billion dollar defense industry contractor that is a leader in aerospace composite technology. The objective of the Phase I development program is to establish the base line performance characteristics of Amerityre's polyurethane passenger car tire incorporating a "composite hoop" belt, as opposed to traditional tire belting material.

United States Steel Corporation and Worthington Industries, Inc. have signed an agreement to expand and modify their current Worthington Specialty Processing joint venture located in Jackson, Mich.

Advance Nanotech, Inc. announced that the company's majority owned subsidiary, Owlstone Nanotech, Inc., was awarded a multiple unit contract for its Lonestar environmental monitoring sensor from a U.S. based commercial entity.

Alcan Engineered Products - a business unit of Rio Tinto Alcan and an international leader in engineered aluminium, lightweight materials and technology - presents its broad portfolio of innovative multi-material products and sustainability solutions at the ALUMINIUM 2008 fair in Essen, Germany from 23 to 25 September 2008.

Airborne Systems, a world leader in parachute design and manufacturing, successfully completed a test drop of a precision guided cargo delivery system capable of carrying 42,000 pounds under a single ram-air parachute.

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) (NYSE: ADM) and PolyOne Corporation will collaborate on the development of bio-based plasticizers for use in polymer formulations.

Air Products has signed a long-term contract with Ann Joo Steel Berhad, a subsidiary of Ann Joo Resources, to supply onsite gaseous oxygen, nitrogen and argon to Ann Joo Steel's mill at Prai, northwest Malaysia.

Dow Corning Electronics' LED materials group has launched an "Optimized Manufacturing Process" program, partnering with capital equipment providers to develop integrated light-emitting diode (LED) overmolding processes designed to help LED makers reduce their overall production costs and achieve faster time to market.

Axion International Holdings, Inc., a technology company that converts recycled plastics into high value-added structural products used in commercial applications, today announced that the US Army has ordered another new bridge to be constructed using the Company's patented blend of recycled composite materials.

The NanoSteel Company, a leader in nanostructured steel alloy surface technologies, announces the commercial availability of the newest addition to its patented portfolio of Super Hard Steel products, SHS 9800 weld overlay for use in extreme service environments. SHS 9800 is a premium alloy solution that features an ultra-refined crystalline nanoscale microstructure, up to a thousand times finer than existing solutions, resulting in very high hardness up to 71 HRc with exceptional resistance to severe sliding abrasion and impact.

KaZaK Composites, Inc. has placed on the 2008 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in the country. The Woburn, Mass. company integrates engineering design and low-cost manufacturing to produce high performance composites for the aerospace, military and commercial markets.

Essar Steel Holdings Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for the first steelmaking facility in Minnesota's Iron Range. The $1.6 billion facility will be North America's first mine-based steel plant.

Scient'x, a privately held manufacturer of innovative spinal implant technologies, announced today the launch of the Tribeca Cage System which allows the surgeon to utilize a unilateral transforaminal approach to interbody cage insertion to minimize dural exposure.

The opening of a state-of-the-art virtual manufacturing center that creates three-dimensional models of aerospace products still in the design phase will launch the state of Ohio into the 21st century and drive innovation in the aerospace industry.

The company was chosen for its leadership in developing innovative, clean energy projects, specifically for the advanced technology R&D and commercialization efforts for lithium-ion hybrid vehicle batteries.

A software grant that could lead to orthopedic surgeons being able to immediately gauge the effectiveness of implanted joints has been announced by LifeModeler, Inc.

Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, has upgraded the machine tool equipment base in the Casting and Mechanical Workshop at its Southern Urals Nickel Plant OAO subsidiary.

Specialty metals and steel companies Allegheny Technologies, Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Ampco-Pittsburgh provide proof that some of the region's fastest-growing companies are hardly rust belt relics….
They may not be the industrial titans in same sense that Gulf Oil and Westinghouse Electric were long ago, but then again, maybe they shouldn't be. These are their more modern, efficient incarnates that raise the question of whether this region as a whole should be so ready, if it is, to discard the Steel City moniker. Indeed, these growth stars give new meaning to the old-school moniker, making Pittsburgh home to a new breed of industrial firms with a decidedly new-economy approach -- smaller, faster and better.

Welcome to the New 'Steel City'
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
March 20, 2007

Addressing basic human needs of the 21st Century - energy, transportation, housing, water, health, resource recovery and recycling are challenges that require materials science and engineering solutions.

The United Steelworkers hailed the announcement by Allegheny Technologies to invest more than $1 billion in its Flat-Rolled Products segment.

State-of-the-art waterjet machining workstations have been installed at LAI's manufacturing plant in Westminster, Md., allowing the facility to handle larger material sheet sizes and doubling the number of cutting heads. Additional intensifier units, high-pressure lines and water purification equipment have been installed to increase capacity for advanced waterjet machining.

Cermet Lab Company is manufacturing and distributing a patented nano-particle ceramic conditioner that is the first product of its kind formulated for cost-effective ceramic treatment of engines and other mechanisms, without engine disassembly or related downtime.

Exousia Advanced Materials, Inc. has received an initial purchase order for its newly developed Insulative Coating, produced at the company's AEGEON blending facility in Texas. The initial order is for just under $100,000 with additional anticipated orders between $40 and $50 thousand monthly for the next six months.

Particle Sciences, Inc. has been issued a patent for a proprietary coating technology that allows for the processing of powdered metals in a way that decreases needed injection forces, decreases lubricant requirements and results in structurally superior end-products.

Custom-milled final abutments have become a popular choice in Europe due to heightened patient and dentist awareness of the aesthetic and functional advantages offered by this abutment type.

Renowned medical experts and business professionals will describe the use of nanoparticles for drug delivery, treatment and imaging of cancer and other diseases at the upcoming NanoMedicine Summit, to be held next week in Cleveland, September 25-26.

TPI Composites, a leading provider of blades to the wind energy movement, held the grand opening ceremony of its 316,000-square-foot Newton production facility. The newly-built plant will manufacture high-performance wind turbine blades for distribution to the U.S. wind energy market.

When you think of ceramic materials, what do you think of? Most people think of a coffee mug they made in pottery class, or fine dinnerware, or some decorative ceramic tile.

You don’t have to be Indiana Jones to realize that materials help to define us. It’s how we know about past civilizations, from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age to the Iron Age. And centuries from now, the materials that we have created and applied will speak eloquently about the challenges we faced, the technological advances we achieved and the progress we made as a society.

CAP-XX Limited announced that Design News has named its H series supercapacitors as a finalist in the 2008 Golden Mousetrap Awards for a technology advancement that extends operating voltage to 5.5V and temperature rating to +85 degrees C.

Master Magnetics, Inc. proudly introduces the Magnetic Carabiner Hook, featuring Neodymium Magnets, the strongest magnet material in the world. This powerful magnetic assembly has up to 45 lbs of pull strength.

A new economic study issued today by Navigant Consulting, Inc. shows that more than 1.2 million employment opportunities, including 440,000 permanent jobs, and $232 billion in investment would be supported in the U.S. by the solar energy sector alone through 2016 if Congress extends the solar investment tax credit for 8 years.

NASA for the first time last week used microgravity research flights aboard commercially-owned aircraft to test hardware and technologies. These flights, on an airplane operated by the Zero Gravity Corporation, simulated the weightless conditions of space.

Arch Aluminum and Glass Co., Inc. has developed innovative new mirror manufacturing techniques to meet the demand for lower cost and more efficient concentrator photovoltaic units in the burgeoning renewable energy industry.

With its technology, the iCrete System produces a stronger, more cost effective, environmentally safe concrete for the Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center in New York City.

John C. Mankins, former manager of NASA's Exploration Systems Research and Technology Program and expert on space solar power, will announce today a milestone demonstration of the critical technology enabling SSP: long-distance, solar-powered wireless power transmission.

BioGold Fuels Corporation has entered into a long-term development agreement with ICM, Inc. to engineer, design, and build BioGold's municipal waste-to-energy plants.

NASA has taken a major step toward building the nation's next generation launch vehicle with Wednesday's successful completion of the Ares I rocket preliminary design review.

CDT Systems, Inc. has invited expressions of interest in the use of its proprietary carbon aerogel material to generate a hydrogen/oxygen mix as a fuel source for small engines.

LyondellBasell Industries will feature its world-class polyolefins technology, production, and marketing offerings used in pipe solutions at the XIV Plastics Pipes Conference in Budapest, September 22-24, 2008.

NASA engineers are exploring the possibility of nuclear fission to provide the necessary power that will be needed when astronauts return to the moon and establish a lunar outpost.

Nerites technology provides a surface coating for dental waterlines that repels cells and macromolecules, preventing bacteria from attaching and colonizing to form biofilms.

Manufacturers of vehicles, office furniture, juvenile products (such as car seats and strollers) can enhance the look, feel and performance of padded components - such as armrests, door bolsters, seat cushions and backs - while significantly reducing their costs over the current technologies employed to produce these products.

The Boeing Company has completed its acquisition of Insitu Inc., a pioneer in the unmanned air systems market and leader in the design, development and manufacture of high-performance, low-cost UAS used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

Widespread use of nanoscale silver will challenge regulatory agencies to balance important potential benefits against the possibility of significant environmental risk, highlighting the need to identify research priorities concerning this emerging technology, according to a new report released today by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies.

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne completed a series of successful tests on a gas generator for the J-2X rocket engine. The engine will power the nation's new Ares I and Ares V second-stage launch vehicles scheduled to send United States astronauts to the International Space Station and back to the moon by 2020.

ATK manufactured the four GEM-40 solid propulsion strap-on boosters that ignited with the Delta II first-stage main engine at liftoff. The composite cases for the boosters were made of graphite epoxy material.

VIASPACE Inc. announced that a key Caltech direct methanol fuel cell patent for an organic fuel cell and methods of operation thereof and methods of manufacture thereof was granted in Europe, specifically Germany, Spain, France, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands and Sweden.

Bekem Metals Inc. announced that it has completed initial pilot testing of various technologies for processing nickel ore from its Kempirsai deposit. The testing was conducted in the United Kingdom, Russia and Kazakhstan.

Resin Systems Inc. a technology innovator that develops advanced composite material products for infrastructure markets, is pleased to announce that it has entered the telecommunication tower market with its RStandard(TM) modules.

Ladish Co., Inc. completed the merger of Chen-Tech Industries, Inc. with a wholly owned subsidiary of Ladish on September 4, 2008.

Arthrosurface, Inc., the developer of less-invasive joint resurfacing systems, announced that it has received approval from the U.S. FDA to begin its pivotal investigation for its line of focal knee resurfacing implants.

General Motors announced a commitment to make half of its major global manufacturing operations landfill- free by the end of 2010. More than 80 of GM's manufacturing operations will become landfill-free over the next 28 months.

Parker Hannifin Corporation has acquired Lingk & Sturzebecher of Stuhr, Germany, a manufacturer of light weight carbon fiber high pressure cylinders and actuators including those based on composite technologies, for aerospace, mobile and industrial markets.

LyondellBasell's new RM2073 resin provides extremely high clarity as a cost-effective alternative to polycarbonate in injection molding applications or as a substitute for glass or for other amorphous, transparent polymers, such as polymethyl-methacrylate or styrene acrylonitrile.

SAFC Hitech, a focus area within SAFC, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich Group, announced that it has made significant progress in developing Germanium Antimony Telluride (Ge(x)Sb(y)Te(z)) precursors for use in high volume manufacturing phase change memory applications.

ZKM Forging, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ladish Co., Inc. has shipped the first structural components to Goodrich Corporation for the landing

LyondellBasell Industries has commercialized a family of newly patented Lupolen high density polyethylene resins that offer improved resistance to bio-diesel and may therefore be of interest to manufacturers of automotive plastic fuel tanks.

This presentation will provide examples of how new remote cathodic protection systems are helping energy and pipeline companies address the growing issue of the ageing pipeline infrastructure and reduce their costs while optimizing their operations.

General Steel Holdings, Inc., one of China's leading non-state owned steel products producers, has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire 80% of Yantai Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. of Laiwu Iron & Steel Group.

DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions is a leading global supplier to the photovoltaic industry, offering a broad and growing portfolio of innovative solutions for both crystalline silicon and thin film modules designed to help deliver clean, sustainable energy to enhance people's lives.

Thermacore, Inc., a global leader in thermal management technology and solutions, has purchased substantially all of the assets of the Electronics Cooling subsidiary of Modine Manufacturing Company, thus restoring the company as an independent, privately held small business.

Global Alumina Corporation, a corporation participating in a joint venture to develop an alumina refinery, mine and associated infrastructure in the bauxite-rich region of the Republic of Guinea, announced the approval of an extension and increase to the interim Project budget through September of $30.9 million (including $5 million in additional commitments) of which Global Alumina will be responsible for its one-third share.

Bosch plans to acquire the brake friction business of the Morse Automotive Corporation headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.The Morse Group develops, manufactures, and markets pads for disc brakes and linings for drum brakes, as well as brake calipers, for the North American market

China Sun Group High-Tech Co. has successfully completed registration with the PRC's State Intellectual Property Office for a patent related to China Sun Group's proprietary methodology for preparing high-crystallinity lithium cobalt oxide.

The fifty-fifty joint venture "SB LiMotive Co. Ltd." of Bosch and Samsung SDI started operations on September 1, 2008. The objective of the new company is to develop, manufacture, and sell lithium-ion batteries for automotive applications.

The Lincoln Electric Company successfully completed modernization of the Continuous Cast Aluminum Rod Mill at its Canadian subsidiary, Indalco Alloys Inc., the world's only fully integrated aluminum welding wire producer.

Samuel Manu-Tech Inc. has sold its Nanticoke, Ontario steel pickling operations to U.S. Steel Canada for $37.5 million, subject to normal closing adjustments.

Industry's first comprehensive cell-to-module solar architecture couples semiconductor manufacturing methods with optimized photovoltaic cell design.

Ricardo, a leading independent provider of technology, product innovation and engineering solutions to the world's automotive, military, transport and new energy industries, is increasing its commitment to the rapidly expanding Chinese automotive market with a major two-phase expansion of its Shanghai-based operations.

The Composites Division of Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation introduces COHRlastic(R) R10400 M, a high-consistency rubber, closed-cell, silicone sponge that improves on liquid silicone rubber products in virtually all areas of mechanical performance while still meeting the crucial UL 94 V-0 standard for flame retardance

Saft, Conergy and Tenesol have announced the launch of SOLION, a Franco-German project dedicated to the development of a new concept in energy conversion and storage for grid connected photovoltaic (PV) systems. This project will introduce large lithium-ion batteries into PV systems on the largest scale ever tested in Europe

As part of the company's ongoing commitment to help improve the community by developing young technical talent, Robert Bosch LLC associates are donating their time and expertise to fuel a group of Detroit high school students' interest in science.

Nucor Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary, The David J. Joseph Company, has acquired substantially all the assets of the American Compressed Steel operations of Secondary Resources, Inc. American Compressed Steel employs 112 people and processes nearly 180,000 tons annually.

GCL Silicon will supply Suntech with 9,420 MT of polysilicon and 1.1 GW of silicon wafers from 2008 to 2012.

Small or large companies entrepreneurs that want to bring nanotechnology products to world markets can access technical and business services at a new leading-edge center, The Alberta Centre for Advanced Microsystems and nanotechnology Products (ACAMP). The center is supported by $11.5 million in total funding with contributions of $8 million from the Alberta government and $3.5 million from Canada's Western Economic Diversification.

Pratt &Whitney and Aviall Services, Inc. have reached an agreement for the exclusive worldwide distribution of JT9D spare parts.

Nucor Corporation plans to begin steel bar production at its previously idle rolling mill in Kingman, Arizona. Initial annual output of straight-length rebar, coiled rebar and wire rod should be about 250,000 tons.

Carbon Motors Corporation announced today its plan for the Carbon Motors 'E7' law enforcement vehicle to be the world's first car with a 100% paintfilm thermoplastic exterior developed with Fluorex(R) Paintfilm from Soliant, LLC.

Aerojet, a GenCorp company, announced that its boost motor passed the final qualification static test firing for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) program.

Nucor Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary, Harris Steel, Inc., has completed the acquisition of the stock of Ambassador Steel Corporation, based in Auburn, Indiana, for a cash purchase price of approximately $185 million. Ambassador is a fabricator and distributor of concrete reinforcing steel and related products.

According to the American Automobile Association, millions of motorists are stranded every year with dead or underperforming car batteries, mostly due to the breakdown of the lead-alloy plates inside. OPTIMA(R) batteries combat this disadvantage with patented SPIRALCELL(R) technology, allowing them to last up to two times longer than their flat-plate counterparts.

FLABEG, global leader in high-tech glass and mirror applications, is to establish production capacity for high-precision parabolic mirrors which are used to help generate electricity at large-scale solar power plants at a facility in the Clinton Commerce Park near Pittsburgh International Airport.

Kennametal Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Tricon Metals & Services, Inc., a leading provider of custom wear solutions specializing in consumable proprietary steels for the surface and underground mining markets, including hard rock and coal. Solutions include cladded products, wear pins, shafting and custom fabricated replacement components.

VIASPACE Inc., a company that transforms proven space and defense technologies from NASA and the Department of Defense into hardware and software solutions, has entered into an agreement with WonATech of Korea for VIASPACE to sell and distribute WonATech's fuel cell test stations outside Korea.

Buildings are the key to phasing out conventional coal and reducing oil imports by 86% by the year 2030, according to Edward Mazria, founder and executive director of Architecture 2030.
Buildings Key to Success

Northrop Grumman views any delay to the amended request for proposal for the tanker replacement program as harmful to the warfighter and that a delay will result in a direct escalation in cost to the government thereby harming American taxpayers.

Leadership Days 2008 sponsored by ASM Chapter Council returned to Cleveland, OH & Materials Park after a successful trip to Salt Lake City in 2007. 

Chrysler LLC's Hybrid Electric Vehicles began rolling off the assembly line this week at its Newark (Delaware) Assembly Plant. Chrysler is offering the two-mode hybrid powertrain on both vehicles built at the plant, Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen.

Progress Energy Carolinas and SunEdison have signed an agreement under which SunEdison will build, own and operate a 1.2-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant on the site of the Progress Energy L.V. Sutton Plant near Wilmington and sell the energy produced to the utility for distribution to customers.

The honor of Fellow of the society was established to provide recognition to members for distinguished contributions in the field of materials science and engineering, and to develop a broadly based forum for technical and professional leaders to serve as advisors to the Society.

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels joined with the CEO and other officials from advanced lithium-ion battery developer EnerDel to announce a set of performance-based incentives associated with major expansion plans at the company's Indianapolis manufacturing facilities.

Millennium Research Group's Latin American Markets for Orthopedic Devices 2008 report series, which includes coverage of Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and Colombia, indicates that reconstructive joint implants represent the largest and fastest-growing orthopedic device segment across all four countries.

Pratt & Whitney's PurePower PW1000G demonstration engine has completed the first phase of flight testing on a company-owned 747SP flying test bed. A joint Airbus and Pratt & Whitney flight test program will begin in the fourth quarter.

A vigorous SAE J1321 Type II fuel consumption test, performed by an independent testing company, has verified the ability of a ceramic nano-technology product from CerMet Lab to increase fuel economy in a heavy-duty truck.