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n response to rapidly accelerating demand, 3M (NYSE: MMM) has opened a new plant in Ribeirão
Preto, Brazil, to ramp up its production of 3M™ Glass Bubbles designed for use as a lightweight, ultra- high-strength filler in pipe insulation, drilling fluids, drill riser buoyancy and cementing operations for oil and gas exploration and development.
Moreover, Straumann customers around the world are among the first to experience an RNC material used to manufacture dental crowns, inlays, onlays, and veneers. The new material, which has been de- veloped by 3M ESPE, is called a “Resin Nano Cera- mic” because it combines nano ceramic components with a highly cross-linked resin matrix. Thanks to its strength, consistency and elasticity, the new material can be used to produce complete restorations in a single piece rather than in multiple layers. It is also ideal for very thin, minimally invasive, restorations. In contrast to ceramics, RNC does not require firing and is suitable for final adjustment and polishing. This helps streamline workflows, offering benefits to dentists, dental labs, and patients.
Straumann has launched the new material, which is supplied by 3M ESPE under the trade name “3M ESPE Lava Ultimate Restorative”.
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ling and simulation environment. State-of-the-art modeling and simulation with Materials Studio 6.0 combines the accuracy of quantum methods with the speed of atomistic methodologies. Materials Studio 6.0 has extended Accelrys’ leadership in predic- tive materials science through the NanoTechnology Consortium and the European Commission’s FP7 NanoInterface Project.
Division (NAWCWD) has purchased a Particle ALD™ Coating System to advance their materials develop- ment capabilities.
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ALDN has been executing Particle ALD™ coatings with commercial collaborators for over a decade, and is able to leverage this domain expertise to help NAWCWD meet their materials objectives. Particle ALD™ coating benefits include modifying surface properties for improved wetting and interfacial adhe- sion, pin-hole free barrier films for improved air and moisture stability, and unique compositions of matter for specific nanocomposite material properties.
The Particle ALD™ fluid bed reactor system provides excellent functionality, process versatility, and was
LD NanoSolutions, Inc. (ALDN) announced that the Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons
ccelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), has announced a new release of the Materials Studio®
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