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3-D Bioprinting May Help Make Actual Organs for Transplants

Printing whole new organs for transplants sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, but the real-life budding technology could one day make actual kidneys, livers, hearts and other organs for patients who desperately need them.

1 Aug 2014

EMCORE to Supply Multi-Junction Coverglass Interconnected Cells for Lockheed Martin's Satellite Program

EMCORE Corporation, a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optics and space solar power markets, announced today that it has entered into a new, long-term supply agreement with Lockheed Martin Space Systems to design and manufacture high-efficiency, multi-junction Coverglass Interconnected Cells (CICs) for Lockheed Martin's satellite program requirements.

1 Aug 2014

Global Flexible Electronics Market Forecast to Grow at 21.73% CAGR to Reach $13.23 Billion by 2020

Global flexible electronics market is expected to reach $13.23 Billion by 2020 at an estimated CAGR of 21.73% with the number of applications using printing processes for flexible electronics forecast to grow at a good rate.

1 Aug 2014

Vishay Semiconductor Acquires AIXTRON MOCVD System to Expand Infrared LED Production

Vishay Semiconductor GmbH, Heilbronn, has acquired an MOCVD system from AIXTRON to expand its infrared LED production capacities. The company aims to substantially extend its product portfolio in this area. The system was delivered to Vishay at the end of March.

1 Aug 2014

AMETEK Land Introduces High Efficiency Route Manager for Cyclops Portable Non-Contact Thermometers

AMETEK Land has added a high efficiency route manager and new protections against accidental damage to its Cyclops line of portable non-contact thermometers.

From AMETEK Land (Land Instruments) 31 Jul 2014

Encore Wire Expands Aluminum Manufacturing Plant at McKinney, Texas

Encore Wire Corporation announced today that the Company is building a 250,000 square-foot expansion to the existing aluminum manufacturing plant on its McKinney, Texas campus.

31 Jul 2014

IRWIN Introduces Second Phase of Impact Performance Series Tools Accessories

With more than 90 percent of tradesmen using impact drivers on a daily or weekly basis1, IRWIN® Tools is introducing the second phase of its Impact Performance Series™ portfolio of impact driver accessories, completing the widest range of drilling, driving and extracting accessories available in the market.

31 Jul 2014

Next Generation Window, Door and Siding Sealant from OSI

Today, the OSI brand announced the availability of new QUAD® MAX, the next generation of window, door and siding sealant that offers maximum durability and application performance, helping contractors reduce call-backs and meet the demands of new building practices.

31 Jul 2014

Owens Corning to License S-Glass Technology to AGY

Owens Corning, a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems, announced today that it has signed an agreement with AGY, a leading global producer of glass fiber yarns and high-strength glass fiber reinforcements, to better serve and grow the composites market with S-Glass reinforcements.

31 Jul 2014

New Report on Growth Prospects of the Global Shape Memory Alloy Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Shape Memory Alloy Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 31 Jul 2014

Flash Memory Summit 2014: Contour Semiconductor to Reveal Details About Diode Transistor Memory Technology

Dan Shepard, founder and CTO of Contour Semiconductor, Inc., will reveal details about the company's development of Diode Transistor Memory (DTM™) technology, the world's lowest production-cost, non-volatile memory technology at the upcoming Flash Memory Summit during the panel "Life Beyond Flash: New Non-Volatile Memory Technologies," Thursday August 7 at 8:30 a.m. Pacific.

31 Jul 2014

IIE Honors Texas A&M Professor with Award for Technical Innovation in Industrial Engineering

Dr. Bukkapatnam, professor and holder of the Rockwell International Professorship, received the Award for Technical Innovation in Industrial Engineering by the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) at this year’s annual conference in Montreal, Canada.

31 Jul 2014

Novel Two-Step Catalytic Process Converts Waste Carbon Dioxide into Syngas

Scientists from the University of Illinois at Chicago have synthesized a catalyst that improves their system for converting waste carbon dioxide into syngas, a precursor of gasoline and other energy-rich products, bringing the process closer to commercial viability.

31 Jul 2014

CNSE/SUNYIT Faculty Wins $100,000 NSF Research Grant

The newly merged SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) / SUNY Institute of Technology (SUNYIT) today announced Yu Zhou, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded a $100,000 research grant by the National Science Foundation.

31 Jul 2014