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Soitec and SunEdison Sign Patent Cross-License Agreement for SOI Wafer Products

Soitec (Euronext) and SunEdison, Inc. announced today that they have entered into a patent cross-license agreement relating to silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer products.

27 Nov 2013

DFG Approves Establishment of Nine New Collaborative Research Centers

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has approved the establishment of nine new Collaborative Research Centres (CRCs).

27 Nov 2013

Advantest Unveils Field-Upgradable Test Handler for System-on-Chip Devices

Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation has launched its newest test handler for system-on-chip (SoC) devices, the field-upgradable M4871 pick-and-place system.

27 Nov 2013

Study Results Provide New Insights into Plasma-Assisted Combustion

Mix together air, fuel, and heat and you get combustion, the chemical reaction that powers most engines in planes, trains and automobiles.

27 Nov 2013

Fire-Ant Rafts Might Inspire New Research in Material Science

What do Jell-O, toothpaste, and floating fire-ant rafts have in common? All are so-called "viscoelastic" materials, meaning that they can both resist flow under stress, like honey, and they can bounce back to their original shape when stretched or compressed, like rubber bands. As such, the materials neither behave exactly as solids or exactly as fluids, but as something in between.

27 Nov 2013

NREL Electric Calcium Test Can Detect Trace Amounts of Moisture

Moisture — in the form of humidity, water spills, or rainfall — spells early demise for cell phones, light-emitting diode (LED) displays, TVs, and solar photovoltaic (PV) panels worldwide.

27 Nov 2013

Trio Resources Becomes Part of Consortium to Research Arsenic Use in Solar Panels

Trio Resources, Inc. has joined a consortium that is researching ways to take arsenic, a waste product commonly found in mines across Canada, and use it in the production of solar panels.

27 Nov 2013

Sandia Labs’ Craig Taatjes Recognized for Groundbreaking Work on Criegee Intermediates

Sandia National Laboratories combustion chemist Craig Taatjes, whose groundbreaking work on Criegee intermediates has provided scientific insight into hydrocarbon combustion and atmospheric chemistry, has been selected to receive the prestigious Polanyi Medal by the International Symposium on Gas Kinetics.

27 Nov 2013

Rosneft, Rostec and Pirelli Ink MOU for Tire Manufacturing Materials Research and Development

Rosneft, Rostec (Russian Technologies) and Pirelli today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with regard to a joint research and development agreement in the area of materials to be used in the manufacturing of tyres.

27 Nov 2013

Research and Markets Adds New Report on Global Polyols and Polyurethanes Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Polyols and Polyurethanes Market Report 2013 - 2018" report to their offering.

27 Nov 2013

Lake Shore to Feature New DC Hall Effect Measurement System at MRS 2013

Lake Shore Cryotronics will discuss its soon-to-be-released Model 8407 DC Hall effect measurement system (HMS), as well as its other industry-leading materials characterization systems, at the Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, Dec. 1-6 in Boston, Mass.

From Lake Shore Cryotronics Inc. 27 Nov 2013

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum Partner with Vacuummash, Russia's Leading Vacuum System Supplier

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum, one of the leading global manufacturers of vacuum pumps and systems, signed a contract with a distributor for the Commonwealth of Independent States CIS region. This contract will be the basis...

26 Nov 2013

Brooks Instrument to Exhibit a Range of New Products at Chem Show 2013 in New York

Brooks Instrument, a world-leading provider of advanced flow, pressure, vacuum, level and vapor delivery solutions, will be exhibiting a broad range of products in Booth 609, at Chem Show 2013, Dec. 10-12, New York, NY.

26 Nov 2013

Chalcogenide Glasses - New Publication on the Structural and Functional Properties of this Material

The unique properties and functionalities of chalcogenide glasses make them promising materials for photonic applications.

26 Nov 2013

Expanded Commitment In India From Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology

Following several successful years growing their plasma and ion beam etching and deposition tools business in India, Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT) has experienced such an increased demand for their products and support services, that they have opened a direct sales and service office through subsidiary Oxford Instruments India Private Limited.

From Oxford Instruments Semiconductor 26 Nov 2013