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Towards Better Understanding of High-Temperature Superconductivity

While the phenomenon of superconductivity — in which some materials lose all resistance to electric currents at extremely low temperatures — has been known for more than a century, the temperature at which it occurs has remained too low for any practical applications.

27 Feb 2013

Engineered Material Systems Launches Low Temperature Cure Die Attach Adhesive

Engineered Material Systems, a leading global supplier of electronic materials for circuit assembly applications, debuts its DB-1568-1 Low Temperature Cure Die Attach Adhesive for attaching semiconductor die in temperature-sensitive devices. Applications include smart cards, camera modules, flex circuits and more.

27 Feb 2013

Pittsburgh Conference Memorial National College Grant Awardees 2013 Announced By Pittcon

The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation, is proud to announce its 2013 Pittsburgh Conference Memorial National College Grant (PCMNCG) recipients. ...

From Pittcon 27 Feb 2013

NDT Solutions Inc Signs Long Term Distribution and Marketing Agreement with PRAGMA

This agreement gives NDTS rights to the complete line of PRAGMA’s instruments, including the PRAGMALite instrument platform and PAUT 16/128 phased array cartridge, as well as the ORTHOMATIC 60 encoded scanner.

From NDT Solutions, Inc 27 Feb 2013

Registration Opens for 2013 EPMA Powder Metallurgy Summer School

The annual EPMA Powder Metallurgy Summer School, which this year will be held in Trento, Italy, 8th – 12th July, online registration is now available via www.epma.com/summerschool.

From European Powder Metallurgy Assn. 26 Feb 2013

HDXRF Technology for Lead in Substrate Testing of Children's Products Gets US CPSC Approval

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved High-Definition X-Ray Fluorescence (HDXRF) technology for lead in substrate testing of children's products via test method ASTM F2853-10.

26 Feb 2013

New and Improved Website for LECO Corporation

LECO Corporation has introduced a new and improved website aimed at helping customers more easily find products, application notes, and other resources related to their market areas of interest, such as food, life scienc...

From LECO Corporation 26 Feb 2013

Hydromer Signs Medical Coating License Agreements with Two Non-USA Based Medical Device Manufacturers

Hydromer, Inc. announced that during the last 30 days it entered into License Agreements with two non-USA based medical device manufacturers.

26 Feb 2013

Raven Industries Installs New Reclaim Production Line to Capture and Recycle Excess Polymer Material

Raven Industries Engineered Films Division announces the installation of a new reclaim production line designed to capture and recycle excess polymer material from internal manufacturing processes.

26 Feb 2013

Porous Power Launches Ceramic-Filled Battery Separators to Improve Thermal Stability and Safety

U.S.-based Porous Power Technologies, LLC (PPT) announces the launch of a line of ceramic-filled battery separators designed to significantly improve the thermal stability and safety of the large-format lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles, flat-cell consumer electronics, and many high-power applications.

26 Feb 2013

New Report on U.S. Resin & Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing Industry Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2013 U.S. Resin & Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing Industry-Industry & Market Report" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 26 Feb 2013

Spider Webs May be Strong Enough to Stop Moving Trains

In Spiderman 2, the superhero uses his webbing to bring a runaway train to a standstill moments before it plummets over the end of the track. But could a material with the strength and toughness of spiders' web really stop four crowded subway cars? According to University of Leicester physics students, the answer is yes.

26 Feb 2013