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Amcor’s Carmen Becker Appointed to IDFA’s Fluid Milk Board The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) appointed Carmen Becker, Vice President and General Manager of Specialty Containers at Amcor Rigid Packaging (ARP), to its Fluid Milk Board. This content was submitted directly to this website by the supplier. Feb 26th, 2021 The IDFA represents all segments of the dairy manufacturing and marketing industry and is governed by an Executive Council and five industry segment boards....

Purdue to Co-lead U.S. DoD-funded Project to Advance Adoption of Lead-free Electronics A new consortium funded by an award from the U.S. Department of Defense has selected Purdue University to co-lead its first project aimed at advancing the adoption of lead-free electronics in defense systems. The Defense Electronics Consortium (DEC), to be established and managed by the U.S. Partnership for Assured Electronics (USPAE), is des...

2021 Rising Stars: Casey Blabolil Laboratory Manager, Materials Engineering, Mar-Bal Inc. Casey Blabolils first job was as a product development chemist with thermoset compounder and molder Premix Inc. He said he had no idea about the thermoset plastics industry prior to joining. "In fact, before my interview, I looked up the company to gain some insight on what the job was. However, I got confused when I saw they made plastics but was molded into so many different things I didnt know what they...

Researchers develop recyclable composites A Washington State University research team has created a recyclable carbon fibre-reinforced composite that could eventually be used in everything from modern airplane wings and wind turbines to sporting goods. February 3, 2021   Canadian Plastics Photo Credit: Stock.adobe A research team at Washington State University (WSU) in Pullman, Wash., has created a recyclable carbon fibre-reinforced composite that could eventually repl...

TODAY File Photo The Royal Academy of Engineering, United Kingdom, said it is partnering the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) to assist Nigeria achieve sustainable development in engineering. The International Development Manager of the Academy, Catriona MacArthur, said this on Wednesday in a remark during the opening of a virtual three-day international conference, entitled “Engineering for Sustainable Development”. The conference was organised by the academy, in collaboration with th...

Paper or Plastic? OU Chemical Engineers Work to Make Plastic Bags Recyclable and Compostable Newswise — NORMAN, OKLA. – Single-use plastic bags continue to pose a global environmental challenge, as their composition and form makes them difficult to recycle, and hundreds of years are required for them to degrade fully in the environment. While reusabable shopping bags offer an earth-friendly option, what if plastic bags could be recycled or placed in our composts? Researchers from the Univer...

New Mexico State University academic programs, scholarships and STEM programs in southeastern New Mexico have received support from a generous donation from Chevron’s Mid Continent Business Unit. A gift from Chevron is providing support for academic programs and scholarships at New Mexico State University Carlsbad and STEM programs in southeastern New Mexico. NMSU’s Chemical and Materials Engineering Department Head David Rockstraw and department faculty will connect with NMSU Car...

January 25, 2021 Bokamoso polymer fund launched SA plastics industry invited to participate in creating a vibrant future In October 2019, the Tshwane University of Technology launched a new qualification, the Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Materials Engineering in Polymer Technology. The aim of this new qualification was to addresses the critical shortage of qualified plastics technicians and engineers facing South Africa, as the global competition and technical skills gaps in the indust...

" " To some, it might seem as if investigating and re-investigating cold fusion is a waste of time and resources, but some scientists dont see it that way. Yves Forestier/Getty Images Back in March 1989, at a press conference in Salt Lake City, scientists Stanley Pons of the University of Utah and Martin Fleischmann of Great Britains University of Southampton made a startling announcement. The researchers had managed to fuse the atomic nuclei of a hydrogen isotope to create helium — the...