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Michelman To Exhibit At ChinaCoat 2013

Discover Michelman's range of coatings and additives at ChinaCoat 2013, focusing on water repellency, scratch resistance, and recent advancements in polymers.

From Michelman Inc 19 Nov 2013

3-D Printed Bioengineered Ear Wins World Technology Award

A method for bioengineering living human ears garnered a first-place award at the World Technology Summit in New York City, Nov. 15.

19 Nov 2013

NXP Launches SmartMX2-P40 Chip Card Microcontroller Platform for Banking, eGov Markets

NXP Semiconductors N.V., the global leader in secure banking and eGovernment deployments, today launched its new SmartMX2-P40 platform of chip card microcontrollers for large-scale projects in the rapidly growing banking and electronic-Government (eGov) markets.

From NXP Semiconductors 19 Nov 2013

Mubadala Enters Agreement with Boeing to Supply Advanced Composites and Machined Metals

Boeing and Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala) today announced a new strategic agreement that will increase the long-term role of Mubadala as a Tier 1 supplier to Boeing. Through their agreement, signed at the 2013 Dubai Airshow, Mubadala has the opportunity to supply as much as $2.5 billion in advanced composites and machined metals to Boeing commercial programs, including the 787 and 777X.

19 Nov 2013

Researchers Develop Titanium Dioxide Combination-Based High-Performance Solar Photocatalyst

If you want to get the most out of the sun, you have to improve the performance of the materials used.

19 Nov 2013

Stratasys 3D Printing Helps Hyphen to Test and Perfect Commercial Digital Projectors

Stratasys Ltd., a manufacturer of 3D printers and materials for personal use, prototyping, and production, today announced that Hyphen, the in-house rapid prototyping center of Christie Digital Systems, is utilising Stra...

From Stratasys Ltd. 19 Nov 2013

JDSU and Amada Develop High-Power 4kW Fiber Laser for Cutting Thick and Thin Metals

JDSU today announced that it has collaborated with Amada, a leading manufacturer of machine tools for metal fabrication, to develop a new and high-power fiber laser that provides up to 4 kilowatts of output power. The fiber laser has been integrated into a new sheet metal cutting system from Amada called the ENSIS-3015AJ that is being demonstrated at the FABTECH event at booth #S901 in Chicago, Illinois this week.

19 Nov 2013

Spectrolab’s New Multi-Junction Solar Cell Achieves Record 38.8% Efficiency

Boeing subsidiary Spectrolab recently set a new world record by producing a solar cell that converted 38.8 percent of solar energy into electricity, more than any other ground-based solar cell not using concentrated sunlight. The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo., verified the new record, which beats Spectrolab’s own previous world record by 1 percent.

From Spectrolab 19 Nov 2013

Ferroelectric Material’s Unexpected Behavior Supports Memcomputing

Unexpected behavior in ferroelectric materials explored by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory supports a new approach to information storage and processing.

19 Nov 2013

Dow Corning to Feature Optical Moldable Silicones for LED Lighting at ‘Strategies in Light 2013’

Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation arrives at Strategies in Light 2013 with an active program showcasing the breakthrough potential that its award-winning moldable silicones technology offers today’s LED lamp and luminaire designs.

From Dow Corning 19 Nov 2013

Bal Seal’s Oilfield Polymer Sealing Solutions Achieve NORSOK M-710 Compliance

Bal Seal Engineering, Inc., a leading producer of custom-engineered sealing solutions for equipment used in oil and gas processes, has achieved NORSOK M-710 compliance for its P-69D HT and GFP-55 HT seal materials. An independent organization confirmed this month that the materials qualified against the sour gas (H2S) tests defined in the standard.

19 Nov 2013