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PIXL Instrument on Mars 2020 Rover Will Enable Finer-Scale Identification of Elemental Composition

One of seven instruments selected for a Mars rover that NASA is developing for launch in 2020 would be able to identify chemical elements in target spots as small as a grain of table salt.

4 Aug 2014

Novel 3-D Printing Technique Helps Create Objects with Multiple Metallic Properties

3-D printers can create all kinds of things, from eyeglasses to implantable medical devices, straight from a computer model and without the need for molds. But for making spacecraft, engineers sometimes need custom parts that traditional manufacturing techniques and standard 3-D printers can't create, because they need to have the properties of multiple metals.

4 Aug 2014

Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant's Rails Supplied to Ulak-Elga Railways

Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports supplying a batch of R65 rails produced by Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant for expanding the carrying capacity of its 321-kilometer Ulak-Elga railway which provides railway access to the Elga coking coal deposit.

4 Aug 2014

Mexico Honors Skyworks with Technology and Innovation Award

Skyworks Solutions, Inc., an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, announced that it received the National Technology and Innovation (PNTi) award from Mexico in two categories: Technology Management and Process Innovation.

From Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 4 Aug 2014

Control 2014 Trade Fair: Alicona Manufacturing and Makino to Present Latest High Precision EDM

Alicona Manufacturing, in collaboration with Makino, will present an innovative CLM Machine at this year’sControl trade fair. This high precision EDM machine is based on closed-loop technology and offers an end-to-end solution for production by enabling self-optimized performance while increasingmachine accuracy and eliminatingclamping errors.

4 Aug 2014

Exova Expands Capacity and Technical Capabilities at Santa Fe Springs Aerospace Laboratory

Exova, the leading global testing, calibration and advisory services provider, has expanded both capacity and technical capabilities at its aerospace laboratory in Santa Fe Springs, California.

4 Aug 2014

PIEZO 2015 to be Held in Maribor

The PIEZO 2015: Electroceramics for End-users VIII conference is the next scientific event in the series of bi-annual conferences organised by the Piezo Institute, international not-for-profit organisation established in...

1 Aug 2014

eASIC Reports Milestone Shipment of Ten Millionth ASIC

eASIC Corporation, a leading provider of Single Mask Adaptable ASIC™ devices today announced that it has shipped over ten million chips to date. The majority of the shipments are utilized in some of the fastest growing and dynamic markets.

1 Aug 2014

Reconstructed Energy-Selective Neutron Tomography Enables 3D Representation of Phase Fractions

The method overcomes limitations of existing techniques which are limited to the surface or small-sized specimens, and allows a 3-D representation of the phase fractions within the sample volume. The work has just been published in the journal "Advanced Materials".

1 Aug 2014

Glass Flake and Plaster Mixture Can Absorb and Release Considerably More Moisture

Almost nothing worries tenants and homeowners more than mildewed or moldy walls. The black spots are not just ugly; they also pose a danger to people's health. More than anything else, stringent insulation standards governing living spaces can lead to more moisture, which is the main cause of mildew or mold.

1 Aug 2014

Ethanol and Acetic Acid Vapors Cause Rapid Corrosion to Gas Storage Tanks

A hidden hazard lurks beneath many of the roughly 156,000 gas stations across the United States.

1 Aug 2014

Cryogenic Transport Trailer Maker, JRE, Acquired by Worthington

Worthington Industries, Inc. today announced that it has acquired the business of James Russell Engineering Works, Inc. (JRE). JRE manufactures aluminum and stainless steel cryogenic transport trailers used for hauling liquid oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen and liquefied natural gas (LNG) for top producers and distributors of industrial gases and LNG.

1 Aug 2014

Intense Pressure Induces Molybdenum Disulfide to Become Metallic

Molybdenum disulfide is a compound often used in dry lubricants and in petroleum refining. Its semiconducting ability and similarity to the carbon-based graphene makes molybdenum disulfide of interest to scientists as a possible candidate for use in the manufacture of electronics, particularly photoelectronics.

1 Aug 2014

Fujitsu to Manufacture Wafers for ON Semiconductor

Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited and ON Semiconductor today announced that they have entered into a foundry services agreement. Under the terms of this agreement, Fujitsu will manufacture wafers for ON Semiconductor at its 8-inch front-end semiconductor wafer fabrication facility located in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan.

1 Aug 2014

Flash Memory Summit: Samsung Semiconductor to Discuss Evolution of Vertical NAND

Two top vice presidents at Samsung Semiconductor Inc. will discuss the continued evolution of Vertical NAND and its impact on the new data center, as well as other NAND memory advancements, in a keynote to be delivered at the Flash Memory Summit at noon on Tuesday, August 5th in the Mission City Ballroom at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

From Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1 Aug 2014