Search for New Products

One of the problems in the UK is the freqnent inability to translate a good idea into a saleable prodnct. This study has provided examples of spin-offs from nniversity laboratories which have developed new products and then licensed the technology to mnltinational companies which then proceed to profitable exploitation. Even when an inventor makes a major discovery, as with Mr Dyson and his vacuum cleaner, it is often impossible to find a domestic mannfactnrer willing to exploit the prodnct commercially though in Mr Dyson s case he established his own mannfactnring company. 

Defence applications are important markets for electronic components made from plastics becanse they are far more difficult to detect than metal components. Already innovative new ground penetrating radar detectors are being used to seek out minimum-metal plastic landmines. 

In a recent statement the Head of Multimedia at Nokia, Anssi Vanjoki, foresaw the convergence of the telecommunications industry with IT and the media, a trend supported by Nokia s emergence in 2005 as the largest manufacturer of cameras and MP3 music players with sales of 100 million camera phones and 40 million music handsets. 

The need for a continuous flow of new products is underlined by the evidence of certain products passing their peak in key markets. The latest example being digital cameras where a downturn has been identified in the North American market although growth continues in Eastern Europe, China, India and Korea as well as certain other markets. This situation mirrors the state of affairs in the mobile phone market. Already Kyocera/Yashica has cut back, as has Konica Minolta. 

Working on the basis that necessity is the mother of invention a new anti-intrusion shell product from RocTool would appear to satisfy a number of needs. The shell, using reformulated conductive polyester composite material, incorporates a smart card within the moulding which, in the event of threatened integrity, can transmit information. Typical product applications include the transport of hazardous or sensitive materials, protection of electronic equipment, security of buildings, the ensuring of system integrity in IT systems and for double protection in an alarm system. 

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The book covers a gamut of related topics such as methods for determining atoms-in-molecuies, population analysis, electrostatic potential, molecular quantum similarity, aromaticity, and biological activity. It also discusses the role of reactivity concepts in industrial and other practical applications. Whether you are searching for new products or new research projects, this is the ultimate guide for understanding chemical reactivity. 

In the meantime, there is a ferment in laboratories all over the world. Scientists are still picking the nucleus of the atom apart and trying to put together the twelve to twenty-one subatomic particles already discovered or predicted, to see how the atom really ticks. Creative chemistry is in the middle of this great adventure, too. And it will continue to be as fruitful in many other areas where chemists are searching for new products which nature in all her lavishness neglected to create. 

What will be the role of natural products in the search for new products ... 

Nowadays, the search for new products using the chemistry of MCR libraries, and particularly using automated equipment [20-22], can be accomplished up to 1000 times faster than by any previous methodology. Thus, a much greater number of new chemical compounds has already been formed than by any previous approach. 

Although organic chemistry as a science, including that of the MCRs, began many billions of years ago [24], the first MCR was accomplished in 1838 [7,25]. Progress in MCRs was rather slow for the next century, but in the past few years the combinatorial chemistry of the MCRs has become unusually active, and their libraries are currently a vital area of industrial chemical research [22], Following the identification of MCRs, it was soon realized that this was a particularly efficient method of searching for new products [3-5, 20-22], as chemical compounds formed by a suitable MCR were always synthesized more efficiently than by any other multistep procedure. 

During this time, the one-pot MCRs and their libraries became widely used, and were not merely fashionable on a temporary basis, as were many previous methods of chemical research. MCR chemistry has many basic advantages over conventional methods of chemistry, and is now widely used as it incorporates areas of science and technology such as biology, physics, mathematics, computer methodology and automation methods [20, 21]. It is inconceivable that MCR chemistry will be superseded by alternative technologies, and the technique is now applied more intensely than any other in the search for new products [2,6,22]. 

R D Not institutionalized—oriented by owner-manager Increasingly institutionalized search for product or process developments Institutionalized search for new products as well as for improvements... 

The role of the marketeer is to understand, in depth, the operations of a customer and offer products which deliver cost or performance benefits. Clearly it helps if knowledge already exists through previous supplier/cus-tomer relationships. Many problems of waste generation are inherent in the technology of a particular industry. The closer the supplier s expertise is to the customer s operations, the less speculative the search for new product opportunities becomes. 

This is best written after the application is completed. It is a short paragraph which describes the invention, its purpose, operation and use. This abstract appears on the front page of the patent and in most collections and lists of patents and abstracts describing new issuances. It is this abstract which attracts potential buyers searching for new products and ideas to market and sell. Hence considerable care ought to be taken in its preparation. 

In response to the accelerating use of non-renewable resources and products derived from these resources, many countries have sought to stimulate green chemistry and the production and use of green products derived from nature. This has led to a search for new products that are environmentally sustainable and compatible with the environment. Composite materials are no exception to this new paradigm and there is therefore considerable interest by manufacturers in developing new green composites. 

Because of new environmental polices, societal concerns and growing environmental awareness have triggered the search for new products and processing that... 

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