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Nordson Moves Taiwan Advanced Technology Systems Operations to New Facility

Nordson Corporation announces that its Advanced Technology Systems operation in Taiwan has moved to a new facility that doubles its footprint and will encompass enhanced engineering, applications, sales, service, and support for its electronics manufacturing customers.

20 Dec 2013

2014 International CES to Take Place January 7-10, 2014 in Las Vegas

From driverless cars and 3D printing to Ultra HD TV, health technologies and beyond, the 2014 International CES® is the place to see inspiring innovations across the consumer technology ecosystem. Owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, the 2014 CES, the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies, will run January 7-10, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

20 Dec 2013

New Effort to Develop More Economical, Energy Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Cooling Alternative

Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and Imperial College London are working to make the inefficient method of refrigeration and air conditioning - which has been relied on for over a hundred years - a thing of the past.

20 Dec 2013

Deadlines Extended for NASA’s Exploration Design Challenge

NASA is extending deadlines for its Exploration Design Challenge, an educational program connected to Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) -- the first mission for NASA's new Orion spacecraft, scheduled to launch in September 2014 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

20 Dec 2013

Global Heat Treating Market Expected to Grow at 7.27% CAGR over the Period 2012-2016

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Heat Treating Market 2013 Report" to their offering.

From Research and Markets 20 Dec 2013

Soitec and CEA sign a Five-Year R&D Partnership

Soitec (Euronext Paris), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, and CEA have renewed their long-standing and fruitful partnership for the next five years. This new contract aims to support Soitec's strategy for the electronics, solar energy and lighting markets. It will focus on engineered substrates and materials offering higher performances and energy savings at a competitive cost.

20 Dec 2013

Jack Hills Zircons Contain Fragments of Diamond-Polishing Compound, Not Diamonds

As is well known, the Earth is about 4.6 billion years old. No rocks exist, however, that are older than about 3.8 billion years. A sedimentary rock section in the Jack Hills of western Australia, more than 3 billion years old, contains within it zircons that were eroded from rocks as old as about 4.3 billion years, making these zircons, called Jack Hills zircons, the oldest recorded geological material on the planet.

20 Dec 2013

Thermax Selects Outokumpu’s Heat-Resistant Stainless Steel for Indian Thermal Power Plant

Outokumpu is supplying high performance grade to the Indian engineering company, Thermax Limited, for the construction of a thermal power plant in India. Outokumpu’s proprietary austenitic 253 MA® grade stainless steel is widely used in thermal power plants as it withstands very high temperatures. Thermax operates in the areas of energy and environment and it is a major player in the design and construction of boilers for thermal power plants in India.

From Outokumpu Stainless, Inc. 20 Dec 2013

New MAWA-300A Micro TIG Welder from Miyachi America

Miyachi America Corporation, a leading manufacturer of welding equipment and systems, introduces the new Miyachi MAWA-300A Micro TIG Welder. The MAWA-300ALinear DC micro TIG welder (arc welder)is ideally suited for joining conductive materials such as copper, coated wires, and dissimilar materials foundin a variety of industries such as home appliance, automobile, mobile telephone, and medical equipment. Micro TIG welding is a non-contact process, and does not need to apply force to create proper part fit up.

20 Dec 2013

Collaborators Create Tree-Based, Renewable Alternative to Fiberglass for Automotive Parts

While many Lincoln MKX drivers may tie a tree to the top of their vehicle this time of year, 2014 will see the MKX crossover with tree-based components inside the vehicle.

20 Dec 2013

Zeiss Rewards Program Closes on December 26 2013 - Earn Credit on Purchases of Carl Zeiss Products

Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC announces this year's ZEISS Rewards program. Customers can earn credits on their purchases now and use them to save on accessories, services, and more. Between now and the end of 2013 is th...

From ZEISS Microscopy GmbH 19 Dec 2013

NETZSCH Host Webinars on Thermal Characterization Techniques for Polymers

Join NETZSCH's webinars to learn about DSC and DMA techniques, key for analyzing thermal properties of polymers and optimizing plastic production processes.

From NETZSCH-Gerätebau GmbH 19 Dec 2013

Cortec Corporation Announce Biopad® - Biobased Fabric for Corrosion Protection of Multi-Metals

Cortec's BioPad®, Patent Pending, is a unique flexible corrosion inhibiting device constructed from 100% biobased non-woven material, containing 66% biobased content. BioPad® provides an eco-friendly sustainable packaging option for corrosion inhibition and has been awarded USDA BioPreferredSM designation.

From Cortec Corporation 19 Dec 2013

Physicists Endeavor to Uncover Fundamental Physical Laws Governing Behavior of Cellular Materials

Physicists at the University of Chicago and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, are uncovering the fundamental physical laws that govern the behavior of cellular materials.

19 Dec 2013

Researchers Propose Cloaking Device with External Source of Energy

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have proposed the first design of a cloaking device that uses an external source of energy to significantly broaden its bandwidth of operation.

19 Dec 2013

Materials Science News

Nordson Moves Taiwan Advanced Technology Systems Operations to New Facility

2014 International CES to Take Place January 7-10, 2014 in Las Vegas

New Effort to Develop More Economical, Energy Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Cooling Alternative

Deadlines Extended for NASA’s Exploration Design Challenge

Global Heat Treating Market Expected to Grow at 7.27% CAGR over the Period 2012-2016

Soitec and CEA sign a Five-Year R&D Partnership

Jack Hills Zircons Contain Fragments of Diamond-Polishing Compound, Not Diamonds

Thermax Selects Outokumpu’s Heat-Resistant Stainless Steel for Indian Thermal Power Plant

New MAWA-300A Micro TIG Welder from Miyachi America

Collaborators Create Tree-Based, Renewable Alternative to Fiberglass for Automotive Parts

Zeiss Rewards Program Closes on December 26 2013 - Earn Credit on Purchases of Carl Zeiss Products

NETZSCH Host Webinars on Thermal Characterization Techniques for Polymers

Cortec Corporation Announce Biopad® - Biobased Fabric for Corrosion Protection of Multi-Metals

Physicists Endeavor to Uncover Fundamental Physical Laws Governing Behavior of Cellular Materials

Researchers Propose Cloaking Device with External Source of Energy

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