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Isola Debuts Breakthrough Very Low-Loss Dielectric Constant Product for PCB Designs

Isola Group S.a.r.l., a market leader in copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepreg materials used to fabricate advanced multi-layer Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), today announced Astra(TM), the company's breakthrough very low-loss dielectric constant (Dk) product for millimeter wave frequencies and beyond. Astra revolutionizes RF and microwave designs, as it delivers a thermoset solution, which is very easy to process and has stable electrical properties over a wide range of temperatures and frequencies.

8 Aug 2013

AkzoNobel Receives Binding Offer from Sika for Building Adhesives Business

AkzoNobel today announced that it has received a binding offer for the purchase of its Building Adhesives business by Sika AG for €260 million. Building Adhesives generated annual revenues of €185 million in 2012.

From AkzoNobel 8 Aug 2013

Integrated Cooling Simulation Tool Addresses Need for Efficient Cooling Systems in the Plastics Industry

Cimatron Limited and CoreTech System Co., Ltd. (Moldex3D) together announced today an agreement to deliver an integrated cooling simulation tool within CimatronE to address the growing design needs for more efficient cooling systems in the plastics industry.

8 Aug 2013

World Medical Device Packaging Market Forecast to Increase 5.9% Annually to $25.7 Billion in 2017

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: World Medical Device Packaging Market

From Report Linker 8 Aug 2013

FachPack Trade Fair: BASF to Display Specialty Particle Foams for Packaging Applications

From September 24 to 26, BASF will be displaying its expertise in specialty particle foams for packaging applications at the FachPack trade fair in Nuremberg (hall 5, booth 219). The range extends from transport packaging and reusable solutions right through to impact-resistant disposable packaging for delicate electronic devices: Among other products this year BASF will be showing molded parts made of E-por for the protective packaging of subwoofers made by the Berlin manufacturer Adam Audio.

From BASF Corporation 8 Aug 2013

New Polymer Membrane Can Decrease Cost of Fuel Cells

A new cost-effective polymer membrane can decrease the cost of alkaline batteries and fuel cells by allowing the replacement of expensive platinum catalysts without sacrificing important aspects of performance, according to Penn State researchers.

8 Aug 2013

Heliae Raises New Funding to Expand Commercial Facility to Produce Algae Products

Heliae, a spinout from Arizona State University, has announced it has raised $28.4 million in funding from existing and new investors. The funding will be used to support the operation and expansion of Heliae’s first commercial facility in Gilbert, Ariz.

8 Aug 2013

New Report on Global Antimicrobial Coatings Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Antimicrobial Coatings Market - Global Industry Analysis,Size, Share, Trends, Analysis, Growth And Forecast, 2012 - 2018" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 8 Aug 2013

ON Semiconductor Expands Portfolio of Components for Demanding Automotive Applications

ON Semiconductor, driving innovation in energy efficiency, has significantly expanded its portfolio of AEC-Q100 and AEC-Q101 qualified standard components designed for demanding automotive applications.

8 Aug 2013

New Training Event on Fibre-Reinforced-Polymer Composite Materials

The event, “Introduction to Composite Materials and their Processing” coincides with the Advanced Engineering Show at Birmingham’s NEC on 12 November 2013.

8 Aug 2013

Indium’s Dr. Lee to Present Workshop on Electromigration at SMTA South China Conference

Indium Corporation’s Dr. Ning-Cheng Lee, Vice President of Technology, will give a technology workshop at the SMTA South China Conference August 26 in Shenzhen, China.

8 Aug 2013

Dow Coatings EVOQUE Receives R&D 100 Award

Dow Coating Materials announced that R&D Magazine recognized its EVOQUETM Technology as a R&D 100 Award Winner for 2013. A panel of independent judges and the editors of R&D Magazine annually award excelle...

From Dow 8 Aug 2013

OmniScan MX2 Training Program Webinar Series in Spanish

The Olympus support team invites you to participate in a Webinar series titled “Introduction to Phased Array Inspection Using the OmniScan MX2” that will occur in the Fall of 2013. This Webinar is a four part series t...

From Evident - NDT 8 Aug 2013

A New Standard in Micro Hardness Testers from Shimadzu

Operator error continues to be a concern in quality control testing where reliable measurements are essential. Shimadzu’s new HMV-G Series of Micro Vickers hardness testers provides an operator-friendly, cost-effec...

From Shimadzu Scientific Instruments 7 Aug 2013

GE and First Solar Partner to Advance Thin-Film Solar Cells and Modules

Today, GE and First Solar announced a technology partnership to advance thin-film solar cells and modules. First Solar has acquired GE's global cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar intellectual property portfolio, setting a course for significant advancement of photovoltaic (PV) thin-film solar technology. GE received 1.75 million shares of First Solar common stock as part of this transaction. GE has agreed to retain the shares for at least three years.

7 Aug 2013