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Kiekert and Priamus on Global Cooperation

As a developer, manufacturer and market leader in the area of automobile locking systems, Kiekert AG operates on a global basis and supplies all leading vehicle manufacturers with their innovative technologies.

From Priamus System Technologies AG 29 Aug 2013

Three Versions Of SPECTROBLUE ICP-OES Analyser Now Available

SPECTRO Analytical Instruments now offers three versions of its SPECTROBLUE inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES). These models set new benchmarks for compact, mid-range analysers characterised by high performance, simple operation, low maintenance, and great affordability.

From SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH 29 Aug 2013

First Prototype Flight of F/A-18 Advanced Super Hornet with Conformal Fuel Tanks Successful

The first flight of an F/A-18 Advanced Super Hornet prototype featuring conformal fuel tanks (CFT) designed and built by Northrop Grumman Corporation, took place earlier this month.

29 Aug 2013

TCOM Deploys Next Generation Ultra-Durable Hull Material for Surveillance Aerostats

TCOM, LP, the global leader in affordable persistent surveillance solutions, has announced today it has successfully deployed its revolutionary ultra-durable hull material which enables operations of surveillance aerostats in extreme weather conditions for long durations, meeting the most demanding requirements of US Army’s Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) program.

29 Aug 2013

Creative AidPod Plastic Packaging Helps Deliver Life-Saving Medicine to Children in Remote Villages

Plastics. Plus creative packaging. Combined with a unique distribution system. Delivering medicine that saves children's lives.

29 Aug 2013

New TWA-E Series Axial-Leaded Wet Electrolytic Tantalum Capacitor from AVX

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has introduced the new TWA-E Series axial-leaded wet electrolytic tantalum capacitor. Featuring a welded tantalum can and header assembly that provides a hermetic seal capable of withstanding harsh shock and vibration requirements in accordance with CECC 30 202-01, the series exhibits a high level of CV in four case sizes (T1-T4).

29 Aug 2013

Market Drivers and Challenges in the Global Tantalum Capacitor Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Tantalum Capacitors: World Markets, Technologies & Opportunities: 2013-2018

29 Aug 2013

XMC Becomes a Member of Global Semiconductor Alliance

XMC, a leading semiconductor foundry, today announced that it has joined the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), the unifying body of the global semiconductor industry. In addition, XMC chief executive officer Simon Yang has been named to the organization’s Asia-Pacific Leadership Council.

29 Aug 2013

Wheels Electronics Selects Micrel’s RF Solutions for Remote Keyless Entry and Access Solutions

Micrel Inc., an industry leader in high-performance Linear and Power solutions, LAN and timing and communications solutions, today announced that Wheels Electronics Manufacturing SDN, BHD, a leading manufacturer of a comprehensive range of quality automobile and home security systems in Malaysia, has chosen Micrel’s line of RF solutions for its line of Remote Keyless Entry and RF access solutions. Wheels supplies their RKE solutions to Tier 1 automotive makers in different regions.

29 Aug 2013

Scientist’s Commemorate Famous Debate on Why Ice Floats on Water

For online and print audiences deep into lazy late-summer-day reading, yearning for diversions from everyday cares, how about a glimpse 400 years back in time at a famous clash between Galileo and an arch-enemy over why ice floats on water? That debate, between a giant in the history of science and a little-remembered naysayer who challenged Galileo’s idea that Earth revolves around the sun, is the topic of a story in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News.

29 Aug 2013

Global Pharmaceutical Packaging Market Forecast to Grow at 5.6% CAGR Till 2018

According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Global and U.S. Pharmaceutical Packaging (Plastic Bottles, Parental Containers, Blister, Closures, Labels and Others) Market for Manufacturing and Contract Packaging-Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," the global pharmaceutical packaging market was valued at USD 50.07 billion in 2011 and is expected to be USD 73.04 billion by 2018, growing at a CAGR of 5.6% from 2012 to 2018.

29 Aug 2013

NASA Designs and Tests Severe but Survivable Helicopter Crash

Engineers at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., dropped an old Marine CH-46E helicopter fuselage filled with 15 dummy occupants from a height of about 30 feet Wednesday to test improved seats and seatbelts and gather data on the odds of surviving a helicopter crash.

29 Aug 2013

Point Grey USB3 Vision Cameras Compatible with National Instruments Software

Point Grey, a world-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative, high-performance digital cameras, today announced plug-and-play interoperability between Point Grey's Flea®3 USB3 Vision cameras and NI Vision ...

From Teledyne FLIR LLC 29 Aug 2013

New Thermo Scientific picoSpin 80 Launched

Academic and industrial laboratories can now easily collect routine high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data on molecules in solution using the Thermo Scientific picoSpin 80, a portable, competitively-priced NMR spectrometer built for benchtop operation.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Materials & Structural Analysis 29 Aug 2013

Shimadzu To Launch New Series Of Turbo Molecular Pumps

On 2 September 2013, Shimadzu Corporation will launch the company’s new “TMP-X2905/X3405” series of turbo molecular pumps with integrated power supplies and 3000 L/s class pumping speeds for semiconduct...

From Shimadzu Scientific Instruments 29 Aug 2013