Nanoscale alumina fibres.
An alumina fibre with a diameter of just 2 nm and a surface area of 500-600 m2.g-1 has been developed by Argonide Nanotechnology of Sanford, Florida, USA. These nanofibres have an aspect ratio (AR) ranging from 20 to 100 and are about the size of a DNA...

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16-21 June 2002, Orlando, Florida, USA 2002 Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials World Congress (PM2TEC2002) Contact: Metal Powder Industries Federation Tel: +1-609-452-7700; Fax: +1-609-987-8523. E-mail: leatherm@mpif.org; Internet:www.mpif.org 24-28 June 2002, Guildford, Surrey, UK High Performance Ceramics Contact: Derek Saunders, Manager of Continuing Education, University of Surrey Tel: +44-1483-259378; Fax:...

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13-18 January 2002, Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA 26th Annual International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites Contact: The American Ceramic Society. Tel: +1-614-899-4700; Fax: +1-614-899-6109. E-mail: customersrvc@acers.org; Internet:www.acers.org 21-25 January 2002, Guildford, UK Introduction to Composite Materials Science Contact: Margaret Morgan, Short Courses Secretary, University of Surrey Tel: +44-1483-879378;...

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7-11 November 2004, Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA Glass & Optical Materials Division Fall Meeting of the American Ceramic Society Contact: The American Ceramic Society Tel: +1-614-899-4700; Fax: +1-614-899-6109. E-mail: info@ceramics.org; Internet:www.ceramics.org 12-16 November 2004, Seattle, Washington, USA 5th International Conference on High-Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites Contact: The...

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3-5 December 2001, Orlando, Florida, USA Global Outlook for Natural Fibers 2001 Contact: Sheila Rodriquez, Intertech Conferences Tel: +1-207-781-9800; Fax: +1-207-781-2150. E-mail: Srodriquez@intertechusa.com; Internet:www.intertechusa.com 3-5 December 2001, Orlando, Florida, USA High Performance Pigments 2001 Contact: Jane A. Jones, Intertech Conferences Tel: +1-207-781-9800; Fax: +1-207-781-2150. E-mail: info@intertechusa.com; Internet:www.intertechusa.com 4-5 December...

Coating offers blast protection. (Aerospace).
An ablative composite coating has been developed by researchers at the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA. The coating is designed to protect a steel substrate against a short-duration exposure to a supersonic stream of hot gases and molten ceramic particles,...

AAR to provide capsules for monorail.
AAR Composites has won a contract to design and manufacture composite car bodies for the monorail system that is to be built in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The company, from Clearwater, Florida, USA, says it will use advanced composites to make each car body and nose unit,...

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13-18 January 2002, Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA 26th Annual International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites Contact: The American Ceramic Society Tel: +1-614-899-4700; Fax: +1-614-899-6109. E-mail: customersrvc@acers.org; Internet: www.acers.org 16-18 January 2002, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Thermoplastic Concentrates 2002 Contact: Maud Lassara, Conference Organizer, Applied Market Information Ltd Tel:...

Reinforced door passes 90-minute fire test. (Building/ Construction).
Goodrich Corp's Engineered Polymer Products division, Jacksonville, Florida, USA, has commercialized a composite with fireproof qualities. The material, called FyreRoc, was originally created for use in the manufacture of composite parts for military applications such as bulkheads and watertight hatches for naval ships. It features an inorganic...

Ablative coating protects against rocket engine blast. (Coatings).
An ablative composite coating has been developed by researchers at the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA. The coating is designed to protect a steel substrate against a short-duration exposure to supersonic stream of hot gases and molten ceramic particles, such...