A German company is setting up a plastics chrome plating plant in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Bolta Werke GmbH said the facility will be its first in the United States for the Leinburg, Germany, firm. Bolta ...

Guardian Industries Corp. has agreed to buy Siegel-Robert Inc.'s automotive business. The firms announced the deal April 11, saying they expect to close the transaction May 1. Siegel-Robert Automotive ...

3D printed plastic parts can be accurately nickel plated if the plastic is pre-doped with catalyst before printing, according to scientists from Waseda University, Japan. It is an alternative to a ...

With a new initiative dubbed Build with Chrome Google is bringing plastic brick construction to its Chrome browser. Showcasing WebGL and 3D graphics, and a bit of Google Maps, the idea is to liberate ...