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Potentially Disruptive Technology to Produce More-Efficient, Cheaper Solar Cells

American innovators still have some cards to play when it comes to squeezing more efficiency and lower costs out of silicon, the workhorse of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules worldwide.

From National Renewable Energy Laboratory 14 Nov 2013

Dow Corning to Exhibit High-Performance Building Solutions at Construct Canada

The demand for more energy-efficient living and working space – smartly designed and built better and greener – is creating great opportunities and tough challenges for the construction industry worldwide. Dow Corning Corporation – a global leader with recognized success developing silicones and other silicon-based technologies for high-performance building – is helping the industry with not only a range of innovative materials, but also with application expertise and broad technical support.

From Dow Corning 14 Nov 2013

New Developments In The Vrieco Nauta Vacuum Dryer

Now developed to be more than just a dryer, the Vrieco Nauta Vacuum Dryer is capable of performing a wide range of different processes including filtration, high temperature and vacuum sterilisation, steam stripping, chemical and crystallisation reactions and vacuum drying – all in one machine.

From Hosokawa Micron Ltd 14 Nov 2013

Ceradrop to Present at PE USA 2013

CERADROP will be present at PE USA 2013 on 20 – 21 November in Santa Clara (Booth A05). The visitors will have pleasure to discover the latest innovations of CeraPrinter range through the powerful CeraPrinter X-...

From Ceradrop 13 Nov 2013

Tecan's HID EVOlution System Selected for Comprehensive Forensic Identification Services

Genia Geo, based in Montevideo, Uruguay, has chosen Tecan’s HID EVOlution™ system as part of its comprehensive forensic identification services for governments around the world.

From Tecan AG 13 Nov 2013

Nordson Corporation Awarded A 2013 Global Technology Award

Nordson DAGE, a division of Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ: NDSN), announces that it was awarded a 2013 Global Technology Award in the category of Inspection – X-ray for its enhanced XD7500VR Jade FP X-ray Inspection System.

13 Nov 2013

Imec Become TSMC Value Chain Aggregator (VCA) in India

Imec announced today an extended cooperation agreement to become a TSMC Value Chain Aggregator (VCA) in India. Under the terms of the agreement, imec can offer full mask tape out and wafer production to Indian fabless...

From IMEC 13 Nov 2013

Olympus Launches Latest Version Of Materials Science Imaging Software, Stream 1.9.

Olympus launches the latest version of its workflow-orientated materials science imaging software, Stream 1.9. Introducing dedicated functions to streamline specific tasks including automatic measurement and coating thickness evaluation, Stream 1.9 manages the complete imaging process.

13 Nov 2013

ZMDI Receive Environmental Best Practice 2013 Award At Green Apple Awards 2013

ZMD AG (ZMDI), a Dresden-based semiconductor company that specializes in enabling energy-efficient solutions, was honored to receive the prestigious Environmental Best Practice 2013 Award for its "Battery Monitoring...

13 Nov 2013

Combinatorial Biomaterials Design Drives Innovation in Regenerative Medicine

Joachim Kohn, the Board of Governors Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Rutgers University and a research entrepreneur, will speak at UC Riverside at 4:10 p.m. Nov. 20 in Bourns A125.

13 Nov 2013

PTEN Honors Snap-on with Five Top Innovation Awards

Snap-on was recently awarded five Professional Tool & Equipment News (PTEN) 2013 Innovation Awards during the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in Las Vegas, Nevada. These prestigious awards are bestowed upon companies whose products respond to the automotive repair industry’s market challenges with creativity and innovation.

13 Nov 2013

FABTECH 2013: Air Products to Highlight MAXX Shielding Gases for Welding and Cutting Production

Air Products will feature the company’s range of MAXX™ shielding gases—designed to deliver high levels of performance, including better weld quality and faster welding speeds—as well as the company’s line of assist gases for high-performance laser cutting at this year’s FABTECH show in Chicago, Ill., from November 18-21.

13 Nov 2013

TowerJazz to Present Design Enablement Technology to Japanese Market at EDSFair

TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced it will participate at the Electronic Design and Solution (EDS) Fair in Yokohoma, Japan on November 20-22, 2013 to further its relationships with its EDA partners in Japan and gain more exposure with Japanese fabless companies and IDMs for the local availability of its pure play foundry offerings and design enablement innovation. TowerJazz has participated at EDSFair for the past two years since its acquisition of the Micron fab in Nishiwaki, Japan.

13 Nov 2013

EPA Ranks Advantest on Top 30 Tech and Telecom List

Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation's U.S. subsidiary Advantest America, Inc. has earned a spot on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Top 30 Tech and Telecom list. This is the first time that Advantest America has been ranked on EPA's quarterly list, which represents the 30 largest green power users among technology and telecommunications companies within the Green Power Partnership.

From Advantest Corporation 13 Nov 2013

IRES 2013: BASF to Discuss Advancements in NiMH Batteries for Grid Energy Storage

Michael Zelinsky, Market and Business Development Manager, BASF Battery Materials, will discuss the latest improvements in Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery technology for grid energy storage applications at the 8th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition (IRES 2013), being held November 18-20, 2013, at the Berlin Congress Center in Berlin, Germany.

From BASF Corporation 13 Nov 2013