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Special Extrusion Dies Improve Mechanical Properties of Recycled Aluminum

Aluminum recycling has become a successful business since its inception a century ago. Nearly a third of the aluminum produced in the United States is made from aluminum scraps that have been recycled in a process—usually remelting—that uses only 5 to 10 percent of the energy it takes to extract aluminum from mined bauxite ore.

26 Jul 2013

Super Absorbent Polymers, Adhesives and Sealants Industry Boost Growth of Global Acrylic Acid Market

Transparency Market Research has released a new market report titled "Acrylic Acid Market (Acrylate Esters, Glacial Acrylic Acid & Others) for Superabsorbent polymers & Surface Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants, Textiles, Plastic Additives & Printing Ink Applications - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," which observes that the demand for acrylic acid that was over USD 13.6 billion in 2012 is expected to increase to USD 20.0 billion by 2018, growing at a CAGR of 6.5% from 2012 to 2018.

26 Jul 2013

New Book on Organic Materials for Optical and (Opto)electronic Devices

Small molecules and conjugated polymers, the two main types of organic materials used for optoelectronic and photonic devices, can be used in a number of applications including organic light-emitting diodes, photovoltaic devices, photorefractive devices and waveguides.

25 Jul 2013

European Commission Pledges to Continue Funding for Europractice IC Services

Together with its partners STFC and Fraunhofer IIS, imec announced today that the European Commission has pledged to continue funding the Europractice IC services for another 3 years under the FP7 program.

From IMEC 25 Jul 2013

New GPC/SEC Light Scattering Detector From Malvern Instruments

The launch of the Viscotek SEC-MALS 20 brings new standards of performance and greater choice in gel permeation/size exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC) and extends the Malvern Panalytical family of light scattering detec...

From Malvern Panalytical 25 Jul 2013

Indium Selects Duksan Hi-Metals as Strategic Partner for Marketing SACM Solder Balls

Indium Corporation and Duksan Hi-Metal Co., Ltd. announce a formal agreement to facilitate the global supply of an advanced alloy technology used to manufacture solder balls (spheres) for semiconductor packages. SACM™, a novel alloy composition developed by Indium Corporation, provides the foremost reliability performance in terms of both drop-shock and thermal cycling.

25 Jul 2013

Compound Photonics to Manufacture Lasers at Newly Acquired GaAs Manufacturing Facility

Compound Photonics, the engineered light technology company changing the world of projection, announced an agreement with RFMD whereby Compound Photonics will purchase Europe’s largest Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) manufacturing facility in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England.

25 Jul 2013

Best Ultrasonic Wave Frequencies for Detection of Adhesive Failures can be Selected

Ultrasonic waves can find bubbles and cracks in adhesive bonds holding airplane composite parts together, and now aerospace engineers can select the best frequencies to detect adhesive failures in hard-to-reach places more quickly, thanks to Penn State researchers.

25 Jul 2013

Inexpensive New Method to Grow Thin Films of Indium Phosphide

Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed an inexpensive new way to grow thin films of a material prized in the semiconductor and photovoltaic industries, an achievement that could bring high-end solar cells within reach of consumer pocketbooks.

25 Jul 2013

New Battery and Energy Storage Technology Testing and Commercialization Center in Rochester

The New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST) and DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability, a leading global energy consultancy and authority in testing, inspection and certification, today outlined their new partnership whereby nearly $23 million will be invested to build and grow the new Battery and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Testing and Commercialization Center in Rochester, New York.

25 Jul 2013

Samsung to Demonstrate New Exynos 5 Octa Processor Family at SIGGRAPH 2013

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced the latest addition to the Exynos product family with top level of graphic performance driven by a six-core ARM® Mali™-T628 GPU processor for the first time in the industry.

From Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 25 Jul 2013

NIST Develops New Standard Reference Material for Calibration of Hospital CAT Scanners

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new standard reference material (SRM), the first such measurement tool to enable hospitals to link important tissue density measurements made by CAT scans to international standards.

25 Jul 2013

ExOne Introduces Iron Infiltrated With Bronze as New 3D Printing Material

The ExOne Company ("ExOne" or "the Company"), a global provider of three-dimensional ("3D") printing machines and printed products to industrial customers, announced today that it added iron infiltrated with bronze as a new 3D printing material and has also increased its suite of binder solutions for its 3D printing process.

25 Jul 2013

National Bulk Equipment Offers Sanitary Compliant Bulk Bag Unloader Systems

National Bulk Equipment, Inc. (NBE). NBE bulk bag unloader systems, designed and built specifically for food and pharmaceutical processing and packaging operations, help ensure compliance with domestic and international sanitary standards.

From National Bulk Equipment, Inc. 25 Jul 2013

Canada Lithium Commences Sample Shipment of Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate to China Tewoo Group

Canada Lithium Corp. (“Canada Lithium” or the “Company”) announced today that it has successfully produced battery-grade lithium carbonate from its processing plant near Val d’Or, Québec. Initial commissioning of the solvent extraction and bi-carbonate sections of the hydrometallurgical circuit has resulted in the production of a number of batches of 99.5%, 99.6% and up to 99.9% battery-grade material.

25 Jul 2013

Materials Science News

Special Extrusion Dies Improve Mechanical Properties of Recycled Aluminum

Super Absorbent Polymers, Adhesives and Sealants Industry Boost Growth of Global Acrylic Acid Market

New Book on Organic Materials for Optical and (Opto)electronic Devices

European Commission Pledges to Continue Funding for Europractice IC Services

New GPC/SEC Light Scattering Detector From Malvern Instruments

Indium Selects Duksan Hi-Metals as Strategic Partner for Marketing SACM Solder Balls

Compound Photonics to Manufacture Lasers at Newly Acquired GaAs Manufacturing Facility

Best Ultrasonic Wave Frequencies for Detection of Adhesive Failures can be Selected

Inexpensive New Method to Grow Thin Films of Indium Phosphide

New Battery and Energy Storage Technology Testing and Commercialization Center in Rochester

Samsung to Demonstrate New Exynos 5 Octa Processor Family at SIGGRAPH 2013

NIST Develops New Standard Reference Material for Calibration of Hospital CAT Scanners

ExOne Introduces Iron Infiltrated With Bronze as New 3D Printing Material

National Bulk Equipment Offers Sanitary Compliant Bulk Bag Unloader Systems

Canada Lithium Commences Sample Shipment of Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate to China Tewoo Group

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