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Western Lithium’s Extraction Process for Lithium Awarded US Patent

Western Lithium USA Corporation is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a Patent from the United States Government (US 8,431,005) for its lithium extraction process that was filed in June 2011.

13 May 2013

Four New Mass Spectrometry Application Notes Released by LECO

LECO’s Life Science and Chemical Analysis Centre has released four new application notes utilizing the chemical ionization (HR-CI) source for the Pegasus® GC-HRT (high resolution time-of-flight mass spectromete...

From LECO Corporation 10 May 2013

SciAps, Inc. Purchased the DeltaNu Raman Analyzer Company

SciAps, a Woburn, MA based portable analytical instrumentation company, is pleased to announce that it has acquired DeltaNu, located in Laramie, WY and formerly a business unit of Intevac Photonics. DeltaNu develops ...

From SciAps, Inc. 10 May 2013

Heraeus to Celebrate Increased R&D Capabilities at Shanghai PV Facility

The Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit will be holding an event on Monday, May 13th, to celebrate their increased research and development capabilities at their PV facility in Shanghai, China. Heraeus has upgraded their laboratory to increase their local support to Chinese cell manufacturers.

10 May 2013

Intertek Opens Lubricant and Oil Condition Monitoring Testing Laboratory in South Africa

Intertek, the leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide, today announced the opening of a state-of-the-art lubricant and oil condition monitoring (OCM) testing laboratory in South Africa. The lab expansion enables Intertek to meet increasing market demand and shorten project turnaround time for lubricants testing, serving clients in Sub-Saharan Africa and worldwide.

From Intertek Group PLC 10 May 2013

Heraeus to Highlight New c-Si Solar Cell Pastes at SNEC 2013

The Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit, a leader in the development of metallization pastes for the photovoltaics industry, will be attending the SNEC 7th (2013) International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference & Exhibition at May 14th to 16th, 2013. Heraeus will highlight their newest series of pastes for c-Si solar cells.

10 May 2013

New 1 A Miniature Glass Passivated Single-Phase Bridge Rectifiers from Vishay

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today released four new 1 A miniature glass passivated single-phase bridge rectifiers in the surface-mount MBLS package featuring a low typical height of 1.4 mm. Offering high reverse voltages to 1000 V, the MBL104S, MBL106S, MBL108S, and MBL110S are ideal for AC/DC full-wave rectification in smartphone chargers.

10 May 2013

New Energy Achieves Breakthrough in Mini-Module Spray-on Device Fabrication of Solar Windows

New Energy Technologies, Inc., developer of see-through solar cells for generating electricity on glass windows, today announced that researchers have successfully achieved faster fabrication time, improved transparency, and a two-fold increase in power conversion efficiency.

10 May 2013

New Purdue Tool Detects Flaws in Lithium-Ion Batteries as they are Being Manufactured

Researchers have created a new tool to detect flaws in lithium-ion batteries as they are being manufactured, a step toward reducing defects and inconsistencies in the thickness of electrodes that affect battery life and reliability.

10 May 2013

Ceram's Environmental Management System Awarded ISO 14001 Certification

Ceram, the international materials development and testing company, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded ISO 14001 certification of its Environmental Management System (EMS). Liz Thompson, Technical Consult...

10 May 2013

Complex Evolution of Foamy Bubbles Described Mathematically

Bubble baths and soapy dishwater, the refreshing head on a beer and the luscious froth on a cappuccino. All are foams, beautiful yet ephemeral as the bubbles pop one by one.

10 May 2013

Unique Steel Zip Tie Screw Successfully Manufactured by Dongguan City Yuhuang Electronic Technology

Dongguan City Yuhuang Electronic Technology Co., Ltd is a company that specializes in developing a wide variety of metal and plastic fasteners. Recently they helped developed a one-of-a-kind square steel zip tie screw for a client from California, USA.

10 May 2013

SOFIC 2013: Suntron to Showcase Electronics Manufacturing Capabilities

Suntron Corporation, a leader in integrated electronics manufacturing systems (EMS), will showcase its manufacturing capabilities for mission critical defense applications and its "Design for x..." (DFx) approach at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) 2013.

10 May 2013

'Machining and Machine-tools: Research and Development' - Third in the Woodhead Publishing Reviews

The 'Machining and machine-tools: Research and development' book is the third in the Woodhead Publishing ReviewsWood: Mechanical Engineering Series, and includes high quality articles (full research articles, review articles and case studies) with a special emphasis on research and development in machining and machine-tools.

10 May 2013

Micro Auto Paint and Supply Honored as BASF’s ColorSource Distributor of the Year

BASF’s Automotive Refinish business awarded its 2012 ColorSource Distributor of the Year Award to Micro Auto Paint and Supply based in Highland Park, Michigan at its annual ColorSource™ Conference on April 19th in Clearwater Beach, Florida.

From BASF Corporation 10 May 2013