Probe on imports of polysilicon

China, the world's largest solar panel maker and exporter, opened trade investigations on polysilicon imported from the US, EU and S Korea

Petronas selects INEOS Technologies’ Innovene G platform for new project

The 350kta LL/HDPE plant will manufacture a full line of high value polyethylene resins, including HDPE, LLDPE and metallocene LLDPE.

APTIV film expanded mesh enables high performance filtration in harsh environments

Driven by the need to provide solutions for increasingly harsh environments in filtration for the aerospace and fuel cell industries, Dexmet Corporation, a manufacturer of precision expanded metals, foils and polymers, added a high performance polymer to its PolyGrid portfolio.

New aircraft programmes to demand more aviation composites

Newer aircraft programmes like B787, A380 and A350 XWB, high fleet operating costs and regulatory pressure on aviation-related carbon emissions are driving the adoption of advanced fibre composites in commercial aviation applications.

Omega-3 in a glass of milk

Nanotech device mimics nose functions to detect explosives

Sonar vision system helps congenitally blind develop visual perception

Israeli researchers develop system that transforms images into sound, enabling perception of visual information via the ear

Measles vaccine delivered using microneedle patch

Researchers develop technique to give measles vaccine painlessly

New test for malaria diagnosis

Hand bone density assessment method to prevent hip fractures

Swedish researchers believe that digital X-ray radiogrammetry (DXR) can be used preventively to identify people in the risk zone for osteoporosis

Ergonomically designed radiology sit/stand desk

Innovation shown to demonstrate reduction in headaches and neck pain

Headway Medical reports clinical trial results for Occiflex therapeutic table