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Vancouver’s Green City Plan Supported By NXP Semiconductors

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced that Canada’s South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink) has adopted its MIFARE technology platform for Vancouver’s public transpo...

From NXP Semiconductors 28 Jan 2013

Founder PCB to Highlight Innovative High Speed Data Transmission Technologies at DesignCon 2013

Founder PCB, the largest Chinese owned fabricator of advanced printed circuit boards has announced it will showcase an array of new and innovative technologies for supporting high speed data transmission at this year's DesignCon 2013 to be held at the Santa Clara Convention Center, January 29th and 30th.

28 Jan 2013

AOS Launches New Product Line of Power Factor Correction Devices

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS), a designer, developer and global supplier of a broad range of power semiconductors and power ICs, today introduced the first of a new product line of Power Factor Correction (PFC) devices; the AOZ7111 is an active power factor correction controller which integrates a number of safety features and functions for the design of robust, efficient and cost-effective off-line power conversion solutions.

28 Jan 2013

New Report on Specialty Chemicals Industry in France

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Specialty Chemicals Industry in France" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 28 Jan 2013

Transcat Acquires Canadian Cal-Matrix Metrology

Transcat, Inc. (“Transcat” or the “Company”), a leading distributor of professional grade handheld test, measurement and control instruments and accredited provider of calibration, repair, inspection and other compliance services, announced today that it has acquired Cal-Matrix Metrology Inc. (“Cal-Matrix”), a leading Canadian provider of commercial and accredited calibrations and coordinate measurement inspection services. Headquartered in Burlington (Greater Toronto Area), the acquisition greatly expands Transcat’s presence in Southern Ontario, the largest market in Canada, and adds a lab in Montreal, Quebec.

28 Jan 2013

VTT Receives IDTechEx Best Technical Development Manufacturing Award

VTT achieved recognition at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA 2012 Awards for its development of a pilot facility for large surface area component assembly and plastic-integrated electronics. VTT was declared winner of the Best Technical Development Manufacturing Award. The IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA competition recognises outstanding innovation, development and commercialisation in the printed electronics industry.

28 Jan 2013

Scientists Characterize Spider Silk Using Non–Invasive Laser Light Scattering Technique

Scientists at ASU are celebrating their recent success on the path to understanding what makes the fiber that spiders spin – weight for weight - at least five times as strong as piano wire. They have found a way to obtain a wide variety of elastic properties of the silk of several intact spiders’ webs using a sophisticated but non–invasive laser light scattering technique.

28 Jan 2013

Global Market Report on Synthetic & Bio-Based Lubricants

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

From Research and Markets 28 Jan 2013

MicroSense Receives Multiple Orders for VSM Magnetic Metrology Systems

MicroSense, LLC, a worldwide leader in high sensitivity vibrating sample magnetometers (VSMs), magnetic metrology systems, high resolution capacitive sensors, and wafer metrology systems, today announced that it has booked and shipped multiple customer orders for its next generation "EZ" series VSM magnetic metrology systems from global customers. These VSM metrology systems are used to characterize the magnetic properties of magnetic thin films or any liquid or solid.

From MicroSense, LLC 28 Jan 2013

Specialty Lubricants Improve Reliability of Outdoor Electric Equipment

Modern lubrication technology and practices can help improve the reliability of outdoor electric utility equipment such as high-voltage switchgear and circuit breakers. Different types of synthetic lubricants have demonstrated an ability to outperform conventional lubricants and excel at extreme temperatures, resist drying out, and help prevent wear and corrosion that can lead to equipment seizure and failure. Reliable lubrication is especially important on system protection devices.

From Dow Corning 28 Jan 2013

Dow to Unveil Updated FLUIDFILE Software Program at 2013 AHR Expo

The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) will unveil a highly-anticipated update to its popular FLUIDFILETM software program during an educational presentation in booth 1433 at the 2013 AHR Expo, January 28-30 in Dallas, Texas.

From Dow Chemicals 28 Jan 2013

New Spanish Partnership For Dantec

Merseyside composite hose manufacturer Dantec is announcing its first European distributor partnership of 2013 in a deal with Spanish agent Murguia Tecnotech. Dantec manufactures composite hoses for the transfer o...

From Dantec Ltd 28 Jan 2013

New Report on Global and Chinese Carbon Fiber Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Carbon Fiber Industry Report, 2012-2015" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 25 Jan 2013

Isola's I-Tera MT Laminates Granted UL Provisional Approval

Isola Group S.a.r.l., a market leader in copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepreg materials used to fabricate advanced multilayer printed circuit boards, announced that Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has granted its provisional approval of Isola's very low-loss I-Tera® product, now referred to as I-Tera MT, with a Maximum Operating Temperature (MOT) rating of 130°.

25 Jan 2013

Researchers Interlock Identical Tetracationic Rings to Create Exotic New Compound

Northwestern University graduate student Jonathan Barnes had a hunch for creating an exotic new chemical compound, and his idea that the force of love is stronger than hate proved correct. He and his colleagues are the first to permanently interlock two identical tetracationic rings that normally are repelled by each other. Many experts had said it couldn't be done.

25 Jan 2013