• The potential of sustainable algal biofuel production using wastewater resources • Article

    Updated: 2012-04-30 21:03:44
    Bioresource Technology, Volume 102, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 17-25 | Pittman, J.K.; Dean, A.P.; Osundeko, O.

  • The role of biochemical engineering in the production of biofuels from microalgae • Article

    Updated: 2012-04-30 21:03:44
    Bioresource Technology, Volume 102, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 2-9 | Costa, J.A.V.; de Morais, M.G.

  • Features of promising technologies for pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass • Article

    Updated: 2012-04-30 21:03:44
    Bioresource Technology, Volume 96, Issue 6, April 2005, Pages 673-686 | Mosier, N.; Wyman, C.; Dale, B.; Elander, R.; Lee, Y.Y.; Holtzapple, M.; Ladisch, M.

  • Goodfellow Now Stock Wire 100 Times Thinner than a Human Hair

    Updated: 2012-04-30 16:45:01
    Wire 100 Times Thinner than a Human Hair Wire as thin as 0.6µm is readily available from stock from Goodfellow in lengths ranging from a fraction of a metre to large production runs. Ideal for use in...

  • Cabot Corporation's Enova Aerogel Enables New Aerolon Thermal Insulation Coatings

    Updated: 2012-04-30 16:17:49
    Tnemec Company utilizes Cabot's Enova aerogel to create the next generation of insulative coatings. Tnemec Company, Inc., is introducing Aerolon, a new insulative coating that features Cabot...

  • Advion Appoints Yair Technologies as the Exclusive Israeli Distributor of its Compact Mass Spectrometer (CMS)

    Updated: 2012-04-30 14:05:27
    Advion, Inc. a leading life sciences systems and consumables developer, continues to expand its global coverage and appoints Yair Technologies as the exclusive Israeli distributor for the expression,...

  • Warwick Analytical Service Offers Rapid Analysis of the Sulfur Content of Inorganic & Organic Samples

    Updated: 2012-04-30 13:58:33
    Warwick Analytical Service (WAS) is able to offer a routine service for precise determination of sulphur from ppm to % levels using Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES)...

  • Particle count numbers

    Updated: 2012-04-30 12:19:26
    What do you do with a particle count number?  Machinery Lubrication gives tips for making use of your sample numbers.  Find out how good your numbers are and what they mean.

  • Wind Turbine condition monitoring

    Updated: 2012-04-30 12:17:02
    NRG Systems has introduced a condition monitoring system for wind turbines.  It uses digital signal processing techniques to monitor wear of wind turbine components.

  • Nitric Oxide Influences Biofilm Formation in Bacteria

    Updated: 2012-04-30 12:15:05
    By Cameron Chai Researchers from the Scripps Research Institute have discovered a complex chemical pathway that influences biofilm formation by bacteria. The finding may help to develop innovative...

  • STLE webinars

    Updated: 2012-04-30 12:14:32
    The STEL will have two May Webinars.  Heavy Duty Diesel Engines and Driveline Lubricants is the first.  The second is Idea Exchange.

  • Advancement in Polymer Chemistry

    Updated: 2012-04-30 12:12:22
    By Cameron Chai A paper titled, ‘Multiblock Polymers: Panacea or Pandora's Box?,’ describes how a wide range of monomers can be used to create multiblock polymers that can lead to an array of...

  • University of Exeter Team Invents GraphExeter for Conducting Electricity

    Updated: 2012-04-30 12:07:30
    By Cameron Chai A University of Exeter team has discovered a lightweight, flexible and transparent material for conducting electricity. The new material, called GraphExeter, could transform the...

  • UTC Power Installs Fuel Cell Plant at University of Connecticut

    Updated: 2012-04-30 12:01:47
    By Cameron Chai UTC Power, a company that supplies energy-efficient products and services, has installed a fuel cell power plant at the University of Connecticut (UConn). The university, with the...

  • Siemens Metals Technologies Acquires Furnace Company FCE to Close a Gap in Portfolio

    Updated: 2012-04-30 11:09:19
    Siemens Metals Technologies has acquired the engineering company FCE, LLC, headquartered in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, USA. "With FCE we close our portfolio gap of industrial furnaces within...

  • Using Non-Destructive Testing to See Inside the Nose of an Aircraft

    Updated: 2012-04-30 10:09:46
    Radio signals reach pilots on board an aircraft through the "radar dome", the rounded nose of the aircraft. But if errors occur during the production of this "nose", - tiny foreign particles, drops of...

  • Tribology Drive Engineer at Western Digital (San Jose, CA)

    Updated: 2012-04-28 08:30:18
    * Support and develop the product tribology characterization that will support areal density capabilities beyond 1 Tb/in ... to determine the HMS budget, as well as to enhance the tribology understanding * Mentor new engineers in the ARTS...

  • Advanced Recording Tribology Engineer at Western Digital (San Jose, CA)

    Updated: 2012-04-28 08:29:56
    * Fundamental understanding of the head disk interface tribology is required: Thermal fly height control, ... Provide tribology physics understanding to the mechanical and other tribology teams for and high data rates/AD technolog...

  • LUBE-IT wins award

    Updated: 2012-04-25 11:38:10
    LUBE-IT earned the Product of the Year award from Plant Engineering magazine.  The product by Generation Systems aids maintenance personnel with scheduling their lubrication workloads.

  • HepcoMotion has record hiring

    Updated: 2012-04-25 11:36:15
    HepcoMotion hired a record number of apprentices last year.  It is continuing to look for more talent to support its business growth.

  • Sr Engineer - Tribology Fundamentals Job at Seagate (Fremont, CA)

    Updated: 2012-04-25 05:30:42
    Sr Engineer - Tribology Fundamentals - 121235 Seagate delivers advanced digital storage solutions to meet the needs of ... in Fremont, California reporting to the Managing Principle Engineer. Primary Responsibilities include: Use his/her deep...

  • AFM in Single Cell Adhesion and Mechanics

    Updated: 2012-04-18 00:00:00
    School: 20 Jun 2012, Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Organized by JPK Instruments AG.

  • 2011 GE Foundation TECH Award Winners Announced

    Updated: 2012-04-16 18:36:51
    This past year, a total of 45 outstanding graduate students and doctoral candidates received GE Foundation TECH Award in ...

  • Oxford Nanotechnology Summer School 2012

    Updated: 2012-04-16 00:00:00
    Course: 2 Jul 2012 - 6 Jul 2012, Oxford, United Kingdom. Organized by University of Oxford Begbroke Science Park and Department for Continuing Education.

  • Nano-scale Materials Characterisation

    Updated: 2012-04-16 00:00:00
    Course: 7 Jul 2012 - 8 Jul 2012, United Kingdom. Organized by University of Oxford Begbroke Science Park and Department for Continuing Education.

  • Online Postgraduate Certificate in Nanotechnology, University of Oxford

    Updated: 2012-04-13 00:00:00
    Course: 7 Oct 2012 - 10 Jul 2013, Online/Oxford, United Kingdom. Organized by University of Oxford.

  • COMS 2012 - conference on commercializing micro- and nanotechnology

    Updated: 2012-04-12 00:00:00
    Conference: 24 Jun 2012 - 27 Jun 2012, Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway. Organized by MicroTech Innovation AS.

  • St. Petersburg Technical Fair 2013

    Updated: 2012-04-10 00:00:00
    Exhibition: 12 Mar 2013 - 14 Mar 2013, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. Organized by RESTEC® Exhibition Company.

  • Keeping up with contacts

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    Industrial companies sponsor basic research into contact-lens tribology. IN SEPTEMBER DR. PHILIPPA CANN OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE IN LONDON, who also serves as an editorial board member of STLE's affiliated journal Tribology Letters, organized the first International Conference on Biotribology (ICoBT), ... Read this article at Keeping up with contacts

  • SPELL IT OUT

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    Committing that lube procedure to writing will eliminate a host of problems. SOMETIME WE LET THINGS GO WHEN WE SHOULDN'T. It's not for lack of desire; we just don't get around to doing them. My last van was the victim of bad timing. I was busy with other projects and did not grease my front end, ... Read this article at SPELL IT OUT

  • Blogging your way to success

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    Why you must take advantage of this hyper-important sales tool. THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT SALESPEOPLE TODAY HAVE A TOUGH ROW TO HOL The economic downturn, lack of consumer confidence and a general distrust of businesses has caused many buyers to hesitate when it comes to making purchases. ... Read this article at Blogging your way to success

  • STLE LOCAL SECTION MEETING CALENDAR

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    APRIL 2012 3 STLE Cleveland Section: "STLE Update" (Speaker Ed Salek, STLE Executive Director) 4:30 p.m.-7 p.m., Location TBD. Contact: Joe Maimone, (216) 338-7391, stleclevelandsection@yahoo.com. 4 STLE Houston Section: "Lube School" (Various speakers) All day event, University of Houston. ... Read this article at STLE LOCAL SECTION MEETING CALENDAR

  • Tribology of Ceramics and Composites: Materials Science Perspective

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    Tribology of Ceramics and Composites: Materials Science Perspective Author: Bikramjit Basu and Mitjan Kalin Publisher: Wiley Tribology of Ceramics and Composites: Materials Science Perspective helps students and practicing scientists alike understand that a comprehensive knowledge about the ... Read this article at Tribology of Ceramics and Composites: Materials Science Perspective

  • Metal Cutting Theory and Practice, Second Edition

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    Metal Cutting Theory and Practice, Second Edition Authors: David A. Stephenson and John S. Agapiou Publisher: CRC Press Metal-cutting applications span the entire range from mass production to mass customization to high-precision, fully customized designs. The careful balance between precision and ... Read this article at Metal Cutting Theory and Practice, Second Edition

  • NEW PRODUCTS

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    INLINE VORTEX MASS FLOWMETER Spirax Sarco Inc. introduces the VLMIO Inline Vortex Flowmeter for mass, volumetric and energy flow measurement on steam, liquid and gas applications in sizes of one-inch to 12 inches. The VLM10 combines an inline vortex meter, a built-in flow computer and an integral ... Read this article at NEW PRODUCTS

  • SOUNDING BOARD

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    Share a story involving imroper selection of a lubricant or additive package. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, goes the old saying. In the lubricant world, perhaps there should be a corollary-ignorance is expensive. That is certainly the case when the wrong lubricant or additive package is selected for a job. ... Read this article at SOUNDING BOARD

  • NYCO AMERICA APPOINTS CEO, SALES REPRESENTATIVE

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    NYCO America has appointed James V. Mustacchio as the company's new CEO. Most recently, Mustacchio served as the company's director, business development. Prior to joining NYCO America, Mustacchio had a long career in the petrochemicals and chemicals industry with Cities Service Co., Columbian ... Read this article at NYCO AMERICA APPOINTS CEO, SALES REPRESENTATIVE

  • EMERALD POLYMER ADDITIVES APPOINTS GENERAL MANAGER

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    Emerald Polymer Additives, a division of Emerald Performance Materials, has named William Broadhurst as general manager of the company's polymer additives and nitrile latex product lines. In this role, Broadhurst is responsible for sales, marketing and product line development and works closely ... Read this article at EMERALD POLYMER ADDITIVES APPOINTS GENERAL MANAGER

  • TIMKEN OPENS NEW OFFICE COMPLEX

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    Canton, Ohio-based The Timken Co. is building a new office complex connected to its existing facility near the Akron-Canton airport. The new 160,000-square foot building will bring together personnel from Timken's Bearings and Power Transmission headquarters in Canton with colleagues from the ... Read this article at TIMKEN OPENS NEW OFFICE COMPLEX

  • INFINEUM EXPANDS SINGAPORE FACILITY

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    lnfineum has expanded with construction of a new salicylate manufacturing facility at the company's Jurong Island site in Singapore, which is expected to be completed in late 2013. Calcium salicylate is a unique detergent component, which is a critical part of Infineum's highly differentiated, ... Read this article at INFINEUM EXPANDS SINGAPORE FACILITY

  • BASF LAUNCHES BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LAB

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    BASF has opened a new white biotechnology and microbiology research center in Tarrytown, N. Y. According to BASF, the new lab consists of biologists and biotechnologists working to develop more efficient biotechnological production processes, as well as new antimicrobial products for medical ... Read this article at BASF LAUNCHES BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LAB

  • Reexamination of Ball-Race Conformity Effects on Ball Bearing Life

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    KEY WORDS Rolling-Element Bearings; Bearing Life; Race Conformity; Bearing Geometry ABSTRACT G. Lundberg and A. Palmgren, in 1947, established the primary relation between rolling-element bearing geometry and bearing life. Their analysis of ball and roller bearings did not consider the life of the ... Read this article at Reexamination of Ball-Race Conformity Effects on Ball Bearing Life

  • Key trends in bearing lubrication

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    Armed with new materials, manufacturers are developing energy-efficient bearings for specific applications. BEARINGS ARE VERY USEFUL IN FACILITATING the efficient operation of machiner)' (see Figure I). They can range in size from a large diameter wind turbine bladepitch bearing to a series of thin ... Read this article at Key trends in bearing lubrication

  • Sample interval selection for optimum results

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    Consider these four options before setting an oil sample frequency for your machine. IMAGINE SITTING AT YOUR DESK AND YOU CLICK ON A WEB SITE THAT INSTANTLY BRINGS UP INFORMATION for each machine which accurately provides (1.) the current condition of the oil-lubricated components, (2.) the amount ... Read this article at Sample interval selection for optimum results

  • THE BUSINESS CASE for attending STLE's Annual Meeting

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    Whatever your business function, there's something of value waiting for you in St Louis next month. Everyone is concerned about the current economic situation, both globally and in the U.S. Some of us are concerned because our companies are or have announced major layoffs. Many are concerned about ... Read this article at THE BUSINESS CASE for attending STLE's Annual Meeting

  • Best Practices for Local Sections

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    Our expert panel talks about current and future membershow to get femf how to retain rem. STLE HELD TWO PANEL-DISCUSSION WEBINARS IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY FOR LARGE AND SMALL LOCAL SECTIONS that addressed what our groups are doing to draw and retain members. The discussions were wide-ranging and ... Read this article at Best Practices for Local Sections

  • Analytical Models to Study the Role of Molecular Shape on Liquid Slip at Nano-Scales

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    Editor's Note: For a closer look at Ajay's poster abstract, be sure to check his short video presentation in the April digital version of TLT (available at www.stle.org) INTRODUCTION Macroscale and nanoscale flows differ from each other in many ways, the primary one being the boundary condition at ... Read this article at Analytical Models to Study the Role of Molecular Shape on Liquid Slip at Nano-Scales

  • Solar paint

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    Quantum dots coated on titanium dioxide nanoparticles are capable of generating electricity. HARNESSING SOLAR POWER FOR USE AS ELECTRICITY REMAINS a challenging goal. Photovoltaic technology has not been developed to the point of enabling solar energy to be economically viable. In a previous TLT ... Read this article at Solar paint

  • More effective zeolite nanocatalysts and membranes based on layers

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    These structures were prepared using a solid-state exfoliation process with a polymer. CATALYSTS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN FACILITATING the processing of base oils, synthetic lubricant basestocks and additives in reducing emissions. Much attention has been paid to developing nanocatalysts that show ... Read this article at More effective zeolite nanocatalysts and membranes based on layers

  • Observation of friction on microscopic length scales

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    Researchers develop an empirical approach that shows how friction occurs at the atomic scale. FRICTION IS STILL A CHALLENGING ISSUE TO OVERCOME IN LUBRICATION SYSTEMS. The cost of friction remains enormous-in Germany it is estimated to be 8% of German GDP or 200 billion Euros. Continuing work on ... Read this article at Observation of friction on microscopic length scales

  • 'What's happening to STLE membership?'

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    The answer might surprise you. WHEN I VISIT WITH STLE MEMBERS, EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR AT LOCAL SECTION MEETINGS, people always ask about the trend in STLE's overall membership. That question often comes with an assumption that the number is down and continuing to drop due to factors such as ... Read this article at 'What's happening to STLE membership?'

  • ANY SUGGESTION WITHIN BOUNDARIES

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    Reader response prompts topic - sort of RECENTLY I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM TLT TECHNICAL EDITOR PAUL MICHAEL an STLE-member and research chemist at the Fluid Power Institute at the Milwaukee School of Engineering in Milwaukee. Wis. His note read: "You sure do a great job with TLT. I bet you could ... Read this article at ANY SUGGESTION WITHIN BOUNDARIES

  • Defining an 'emerging technology'

    Updated: 2012-04-05 06:00:00
    A search of the past often foretells future directions-and STLE is at the center of it. STLE'S MISSION AND VISION REQUIRE THAT WE CONTINUOUSLY REMAIN AWARE OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES related to tribology and make this information accessible to our members. To accomplish this, I believe STLE should ... Read this article at Defining an 'emerging technology'

  • MOEMS-MEMS 2013 - SPIE Photonics West

    Updated: 2012-04-04 00:00:00
    Conference: 2 Feb 2013 - 7 Feb 2013, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, United States. Organized by SPIE.

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