Materials Science News

Imomec and Solliance Present CZTSe-Based Solar Cell at Intersolar Conference

At next week’s Intersolar conference in San Francisco, imomec, imec’s associated lab at the Hasselt University, and Solliance, the European R&D consortium that focuses on thin-film photovoltaic solar energy (PV), will present a CZTSe (Cu2ZnSnSe4)-based solar cell with 9.7 percent efficiency (1x1cm2, AM1.5G).

Coperion Provides Compounding Lines for BASF Shanghai’s Engineering Plastics Plant

Coperion GmbH, Stuttgart/Germany, is growing business at an accelerated rate at its production site in Shanghai/China, through its successful interdisciplinary collaboration between its various global sites, and they are doing this by building complete turnkey compounding lines for the production of engineering plastics.

Freeman Technology To Display Rheometer At PTX Powder And Technology Expo

At PTX 2013, Tim Freeman discusses powder behaviour variability and the FT4 Powder Rheometer, highlighting its role in product design and process efficiency.

PI Launch New M-663 High Velocity Micropositioning Stage

PI completes its product line of high-velocity M-663 micropositioning stages. Cost Effective 2 μm step size PILine® Drive Technology - not just for Precision Positioing Applications.

Laser Scanning Opens New Business Opportunities

At PMS Diecasting in Rotherham, UK, products are inspected by non-contact, 3D laser scanning to an accuracy of 2.5 microns, mirroring the precision of touch probing. It has been made possible by the deployment of an LC15Dx laser scanner on an LK ceramic bridge co-ordinate measuring machine supplied by Nikon Metrology.

New Publication by Woodhead Publishing: Ceramic Nanocomposites - Applications

Ceramic nanocomposites have been found to have improved hardness, strength, toughness and creep resistance compared to conventional ceramic matrix composites.

ZMDI Introduces ZSPM1005 Hybrid Single-Phase PWM Controller IC

ZMD AG (ZMDI), a Dresden-based semiconductor company that specializes in enabling energy-efficient solutions, today announces the product release of a fully configurable true-digital, high-performance PWM controller IC for non-isolated, step-down DC/DC point-of-load (POL) supplies.

WARDJet Develops High-Speed, High-Production, Waterjet Cutting Systems

WARDJet, Inc has designed two high-speed, high-production, American made waterjets: the J-Series and L-Series. These reliable waterjet cutting systems are paired with innovative solutions for material handling and automation to provide a competitive edge in the waterjet industry.

CINDE Releases Preliminary Program for NDT in Canada 2013 Conference

From pipelines and pressure vessels to nuclear reactors and renewable energy, the NDT in Canada 2013 Conference in Conjunction with the International Workshop on Smart Materials and Structures, SHM & NDT for the energy industry will bring the best and brightest in Canadian NDT together from October 7-10, 2013 in Canada’s premiere NDT event. Held in Calgary, Alberta (Canada), the conference will address NDT for the energy industry and various advances in NDT, smart materials, and SHM.

Innovative Environmentally Sustainable Process Employing Carbon Dioxide for Syngas Production

New process technology for industrial-scale reaction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen reduces CO2 emissions - Federal Ministery of Education and Research grants a total of €9.2 million to support intersectoral cooperation between industry and academia for three years

Intersolar North America: S:FLEX to Launch Lightweight, Low Ballast, Flat Roof PV Solar Mounting System

S:FLEX, Inc. will publicly introduce its lightweight, low ballast, client-customized, flat roof PV Solar mounting system LEICHTmount™, at Intersolar North America on July 8th, 2013.

Novel Ford Technology Enables Rapid Formation of Sheet Metal Parts for Low-Volume Production

Continuing to lead the way in technology and advanced manufacturing, Ford Motor Company is developing a new form of manufacturing technology that has the potential to reduce costs and delivery time for sheet metal parts needed in smaller quantities.

Reading Introduces Service Van with Light Weight, Corrosion Resistant Aluminum Service Body

Reading Truck Body, LLC announces the next-generation Classic Service Van, manufactured in Reading, PA. Reading Truck Body collaborated with its distributors and key fleet accounts to meet the need for a light weight, corrosion resistant aluminum service body. The CSV57 and CSV75 are over 50 percent lighter than comparable steel bodies.

Fujitsu Semiconductor’s SoC Solution Utilizes ARM Technology

Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited and ARM today announced a licensing agreement that enables Fujitsu Semiconductor to release a system on chip (SoC) solution which takes advantage of the benefits of ARM big.LITTLE™ technology and ARM Mali-T624 graphics processing.

EPSRC Opens National Centre of Excellence for Power Electronics

The UK’s capacity in power electronics, a technology that underpins and is vital to many of the country’s industries and its economy, received an £18 million boost today from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) with the opening of the first EPSRC National Centre of Excellence for Power Electronics.