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Seven Inventive Business Concepts Win at 2013 Newark Innovation Acceleration Challenge

Sensor equipment to help the visually impaired navigate more safely and a system for recycling computers efficiently were among the seven inventive business concepts to win seed funding from Capital One Bank and a spot in an intensive NJIT accelerator program at the fifth annual Newark Innovation Acceleration Challenge.

6 Dec 2013

MTU Team Builds Low-Cost 3D Metal Printer

OK, so maybe you aren’t interested in making your own toys, cellphone cases, or glow-in-the-dark Christmas decorations. How about a brake drum?

6 Dec 2013

Avago Selects Advantest's V93000 Smart Scale Platform for Testing Optical Transceiver Devices

Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation has entered a new market segment by selling a V93000 Smart Scale™ platform to Avago Technologies' Fiber Optic Products Division (FOPD) for use in testing optical transceiver devices for high-speed backplane and telecommunication applications.

6 Dec 2013

New Report on Global and Chinese High Barrier Material Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese High Barrier Material (PVDC, EVOH, PEN) Industry Report, 2013-2016" report to their offering.

6 Dec 2013

IGBT Inventor Wins IEEE Medal of Honor

Dr. Jayant Baliga, a Distinguished University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University and founding director of the university’s Power Semiconductor Research Center, has received the Medal of Honor from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

6 Dec 2013

China Coat Show 2013: Air Products Launches Siloxane Superwetting Surfactants and Defoamer

With consumer awareness of environmental protection on the rise, the demands for eco-friendly coatings, inks and adhesives are increasing.

6 Dec 2013

Composite Industry’s Largest Global Trade Show to Take Place in Paris, 11-13 March 2014

The strong demand around composite materials and all the emerging new composite applications have led the JEC Group to reaffirm its position and rethink the JEC Europe trade show. The coming event will occupy 54,400sqm in two new Pavilion 7 halls.

6 Dec 2013

$New Application Note From Malvern Instruments On Laser Diffraction Particle Sizing In Drilling Muds$

New Application Note From Malvern Instruments On Laser Diffraction Particle Sizing In Drilling Muds

A new application note from Malvern Panalytical explores the role of particle size and the importance of particle size measurement in optimizing the formulation of drilling muds used in oil extraction processes.

From Malvern Panalytical 5 Dec 2013

BASF and Pacific NorthWest LNG Agree on Use of BASF’s OASE® Gas Treatment Technology

BASF and Pacific NorthWest LNG have concluded a license agreement on the use of BASF’s OASE® technology for the removal of carbon dioxide and sulfur containing components from natural gas for all trains of Pacific NorthWest LNG’s proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in the district of Port Edward, near Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.

From BASF Corporation 5 Dec 2013

ATK Announces its PUMA Solar Arrays Successfully Deployed on Orbital Science’s SES-8 Satellite

ATK announced today that its Planar Unfolding Modular Array (PUMA) solar arrays were successfully deployed on Orbital Science's SES-8 satellite, which launched last night and will carry communications for SES S.A. of Luxembourg. This marks the 90th successful on-orbit deployment of an ATK solar array wing.

5 Dec 2013

Fairchild Semiconductor Introduces Series of 1200 V Field Stop Trench IGBTs

Fairchild Semiconductor, a leading global supplier of high performance power and mobile semiconductor solutions, introduces a series of 1200 V field stop trench IGBTs. Targeting hard-switching industrial applications such as solar inverters, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), and welders, this new IGBT series will help power engineers achieve better efficiency and reliability in their designs.

5 Dec 2013

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) Launches New E-Learning Course to Provide Measurement Expertise

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has just launched a new e-Learning course, Introduction to Metrology, which will make a range of measurement expertise available to trainees through their computers, tablets and smartphones.

5 Dec 2013

Orion Spacecraft's Heat Shield Arrives at Agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida

NASA's Orion spacecraft is just about ready to turn up the heat. The spacecraft's heat shield arrived at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida Wednesday night aboard the agency's Super Guppy aircraft.

5 Dec 2013

Yokogawa Adds New Instruments to GS610, GS820 Family of Source Measure Units

Two new instruments have been added to the Yokogawa GS610 and GS820 family of source measure units: the GS610 Model 7655 is a battery simulator unit which simulates the internal resistance changes of batteries as an aid to failure analysis, while the GS820 Models 765601/Z and 765602/Z are 50 V output versions for testing higher-voltage components such as LEDs and power transistors.

From Yokogawa Europe B.V. 5 Dec 2013

RS Components and RepRapPro Ltd to Deliver Affordable 3D Printing Technology

RS Components, the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc, the world’s leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has signed a landmark distribution agreement with RepRapPro Ltd that will deliver affordable, open-source, self-replicating 3D printing technology to engineers worldwide.

From RS Components Ltd. 5 Dec 2013

Materials Science News

Seven Inventive Business Concepts Win at 2013 Newark Innovation Acceleration Challenge

MTU Team Builds Low-Cost 3D Metal Printer

Avago Selects Advantest's V93000 Smart Scale Platform for Testing Optical Transceiver Devices

New Report on Global and Chinese High Barrier Material Industry

IGBT Inventor Wins IEEE Medal of Honor

China Coat Show 2013: Air Products Launches Siloxane Superwetting Surfactants and Defoamer

Composite Industry’s Largest Global Trade Show to Take Place in Paris, 11-13 March 2014

New Application Note From Malvern Instruments On Laser Diffraction Particle Sizing In Drilling Muds

BASF and Pacific NorthWest LNG Agree on Use of BASF’s OASE® Gas Treatment Technology

ATK Announces its PUMA Solar Arrays Successfully Deployed on Orbital Science’s SES-8 Satellite

Fairchild Semiconductor Introduces Series of 1200 V Field Stop Trench IGBTs

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) Launches New E-Learning Course to Provide Measurement Expertise

Orion Spacecraft's Heat Shield Arrives at Agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida

Yokogawa Adds New Instruments to GS610, GS820 Family of Source Measure Units

RS Components and RepRapPro Ltd to Deliver Affordable 3D Printing Technology

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