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Research Foils As Thin As 0.00025mm Available From Goodfellow

Foils as thin as 0.00025mm are among the many foils available from Goodfellow for research and product development. More than 50 pure metals and approximately 100 alloys are represented in the company’s full line ...

From Goodfellow 24 Apr 2013

Parts-per-million WVTR Measurement Barrier Broken By VG Scienta

VG Scienta's VacuTRAN™ revolutionizes Plastic Electronics with ultra-sensitive WVTR and O2 permeation measurements, enhancing barrier layer research.

24 Apr 2013

LUX-TSI EcoDesign Test Programmes Use Yokogawa Power Meters

Yokogawa power meters and analysers are the key elements in tests being carried out by LUX-TSI: an independent UK test house specialising in the testing of energy efficient lighting and electronic products, including LED...

From Yokogawa Europe B.V. 24 Apr 2013

New Form of High-Performance Solar Photocatalyst Based on Metallic Oxides

"When designing next generation solar energy conversion systems, we must first develop ways to more efficiently utilize the solar spectrum," explained Lane Martin, whose research group at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has done just that.

24 Apr 2013

MEMC Singapore Enters into PV Module Manufacturing Services Agreement with Fox Energy

SunEdison, a leading global solar energy services provider and a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., announced today that its affiliate, MEMC Singapore, entered into a photovoltaic module manufacturing services agreement with Fox Energy, the photovoltaic solar business subsidiary of Foxconn Technology, whereby Fox Energy will manufacture up to 350 megawatts (MW) of solar modules for SunEdison. The modules will be produced in a manufacturing facility located in Juarez, Mexico.

24 Apr 2013

AMT to Install Maxwell Ultracapacitor-Based Energy-Saving Braking Energy Recuperation System in Light Rail Vehicles

Maxwell Technologies, Inc. announced today that it is supplying ultracapacitors for an energy-saving braking energy recuperation system that American Maglev Technology (AMT), is installing on light rail vehicles operated by the Portland, Oregon area's Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District (TriMet).

24 Apr 2013

JA Solar Initiates Metal Wrap-Through Solar Cell Mass Production

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. ("JA Solar" or the "Company"), one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced it has commenced mass production of metal wrap-through ("MWT") solar cells.

24 Apr 2013

Transparent and Translucent Ceramics Hold Promise as New Optical Materials

Transparent and translucent ceramics are on the verge of being put to industrial use as new optical materials that offer great potential. As part of the publicly funded research project OptokeraMat, SCHOTT Research and Development has laid important foundations on manufacturing them in a reproducible manner.

24 Apr 2013

Nordic Paper Selects SPM’s Vibration Monitoring Technology

Norweigan/Swedish forest industry company Nordic Paper AS standardizes its condition monitoring, making SPM Instrument the main supplier of vibration monitoring technology for rotating equipment in all three production units in Sweden. The overall objective is to facilitate maintenance operations, reduce maintenance costs and increase productivity.

From SPM Instrument AB 24 Apr 2013

Linkam Report on the Application of their THMS600 Temperature Stage for Polymer Research

Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments report on the use of their popular THMS600 stage for polymer research at the Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers (CNR), Italy.

From Linkam Scientific Instruments 24 Apr 2013

NXP Semiconductors Near Completion Of eKTP Project

NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced at Cards & Payments Singapore that it is near completion of its part of the 172m pieces supplied into the eKTP project. Launched in 2011, the eKTP project is one of the larg...

From NXP Semiconductors 24 Apr 2013

Qcept to Supply Multiple Non-Visual Defect Inspection Systems to Major Semiconductor Device Manufacturer

Qcept Technologies Inc. today announced that it has received an order for multiple ChemetriQ® 5000 non-visual defect (NVD) inspection systems from one of the world's leading semiconductor device manufacturers.

24 Apr 2013

Norton’s Blending and Deburring Solutions Help Aerospace Manufacturers Boost Throughput

Despite ongoing worldwide economic challenges, the aerospace industry is projected to grow at 2.8 percent in 2013.[1] To help manage increased demand, Norton, a brand of Saint-Gobain Abrasives, offers a comprehensive portfolio of industry-leading solutions to help aerospace manufacturers and their suppliers streamline assembly operations.

24 Apr 2013

Major U.S. Power Generator Selects Cabot DARCO Mercury Removal Solution

Cabot Corporation announces that Cabot Norit Activated Carbon entered into a contract to provide its DARCO® Hg family of activated carbon products to a large power generator in the U.S. The contract is valued at up to $20 million and will allow the major utility to meet stringent state regulations for mercury emissions.

24 Apr 2013

Zwick / Roell Impact Testing Methods Assure Quality in Advanced Plastics

Enhance material testing with Zwick's pendulum testers, engineered for accuracy in assessing plastic toughness and energy absorption under various conditions.

From ZwickRoell GmbH Co. KG 23 Apr 2013