KATAMANEWS

Machado, et al. recently published a paper (J. Pept. Sci. 2012, 18, 588-98) in which they report synthesized backbone cyclized analogs of gomesin, an antimicrobial peptide from the hemocytes of the Brazilian spider Acantoscurria gomesiana.  They performed the backbone cyclization on resin using 20% DMSO/NMP and EDC/HOBt.   Conventional heating at 60 degrees C appeared […]

Read more

A recently published review article focuses on fundamentals, progresses, challenges and opportunities of superhydrophobic and icephobic polyurethane coatings. Engineering icephobic coatings has been a long standing effort to address the challenges caused by ice formation and accumulation in our daily lives and in several industrial applications. Therefore, a new review summaries trends in the progress […]

Read more

For hazardous chemicals in China, their manufacturers and importers in China must register them with the National Registration Centre of Chemicals (NRCC) prior to manufacture or importation. By Bryan Zhou, CIRS This falls under the Measures for Administration of Hazardous Chemicals Registration (hereinafter referred to as the “SAWS Order 53”), which has been in force […]

Read more

Hauschild Engineering announced that its US distributor, Hauschild SpeedMixer, will expand in Farmington Hills. This expansion comes as a response to the company’s remarkable growth since its establishment in 2020. The new location will provide increased office space for additional staff, expanded storage capacities, and enhanced show and test room facilities. The move also includes […]

Read more

Time to read: 1 min The week’s top hardware news. December 30th, 2015 Products The Sound Reactive Mask Just in time for New Years, Canadian startup Outline Montréal launched their first Kickstarter campaign for a wild party animal mask. Harnessing the potential of sound reactive technology, they created a luminous jaguar mask that translates musical […]

Read more

The new international exhibitions for the coatings industry in the United Arab Emirates (Gulf Coatings Show, Sharjah, 16-18 October) and Indonesia (Jakarta, 21-23 September) have now won the official support of major global companies. Covestro, Evonik, Niemann, VMA and Ystral (in alphabetical order) have made statements to that effect. “The endorsement of these internationally renowned […]

Read more