Gianluigi De Geronimo, a leading electrical engineer who designs unique, state-of-the-art microelectronics at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, was honored by Battelle as an "Inventor of the Year" at Battelle's annual recognition program in Columbus, Ohio, on April 19.
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On April 22nd, Hexcel was awarded a special prize at a ceremony organized by Safran to acknowledge the latest inventions by employees and their suppliers.
Hexcel was honoured with the Special Jury Prize - awarded ...
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Metallized Carbon Corporation, a global leader in the manufacture of oil-free, self-lubricating, carbon-graphite materials for severe service lubrication applications, announces the availability of the Grade M-312 nickel chrome impregnated, carbon graphite material.
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Oxford Instruments, a leader in plasma etch and deposition equipment and processes, has recently installed and commissioned a PlasmaPro NGP80 RIE etch system in the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) for use in th...
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Lake Shore unveiled its terahertz or THz-based materials characterization system to the American Physical Society (APS) at its 2013 March Meeting.
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Solar3D, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough 3-dimensional solar cell technology to maximize the conversion of sunlight into electricity, today announced that the company has filed a patent application to protect its next generation solar cell design and methods of fabrication in China.
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Identify a consumer need, design a solution under a certain price, and sell it online. Those were the basic guidelines this semester for engineering students in Mechanical Synthesis 2250, an introduction to product design.
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Researchers at the UPNA/NUP-Public University of Navarre have produced a prototype of a self-cooling thermoelectric device that achieves “free” cooling of over 30ºC in devices that give off heat. It is a piece of equipment that acts as a traditional cooler but which consumes no electricity because it obtains the energy it needs to function from the very heat that has to be dissipated.
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In a blink, a beautiful block of green-veined marble is transformed into a rich shade of gold. At the touch of a button, a spectacular restaurant transitions from its winter theme to spring. The walls of a corporate office brighten to lift the spirits and productivity of employees near the end of the workday. And as caterers prepare for the arrival of guests, a family kitchen becomes the backdrop for a high-class cocktail party.
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3D printing, touted as an enabling platform for applications ranging from personalized medicine to personal drones, will grow to an $8.4 billion market in 2025 – up from $777 million in 2012. However, consumer applications will have limited upside, according to Lux Research, while industrial uses generate the most value.
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