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Spectrographic Publishes NDT Testimonial

"I buy both consumables and metallographic equipment from Spectrographic Ltd. and have done so for many years.

18 Dec 2012

New Report on Global Magnesium Oxide Nanopowder Market

According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Magnesium Oxide Nanopowder Market- Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Trends, Analysis, Growth and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," the global magnesium oxide nanopowder demand was worth USD 18.3 million in 2011 and is expected to reach USD 31.2 million in 2018, growing at a CAGR of about 8.7% from 2013 to 2018. Asia-Pacific dominates the global market in terms of demand and is expected to be the most promising market in the near future.

18 Dec 2012

Linde Makes Developments towards Reducing Helium Consumption in Industrial Processes

Faced with a sourcing shortage of helium, several segments of industry, working with Linde North America engineers, are welcoming new product developments that lead to lower helium requirements, or replacing helium altogether, without significantly sacrificing application quality.

18 Dec 2012

Modular 24V Portable Lithium Storage Solution from Flux Power

Flux Power® Holdings, Inc., a fully reporting company and an innovator in durable, scalable, and affordable advanced energy storage systems, today announced that it has enhanced its product portfolio with the addition of a 24V, portable lithium storage solution.

18 Dec 2012

Agilent Launches eMMC Compliance Test Application for Embedded Storage Solutions

Agilent Technologies Inc. today introduced the industry’s first eMMC (embedded multimedia card) compliance test application for embedded storage solutions.

18 Dec 2012

The University of Manchester and AkzoNobel Collaborate on New Corrosion Protection Lab

The AkzoNobel Laboratory of Corrosion Protection at The University of Manchester is the result of a five-year landmark strategic partnership between the largest global paints and coatings company and one of the UK’s top universities.

18 Dec 2012

Novel Compound Toggles between Aromatic and Anti-Aromatic States

By synthesizing a stable "antiaromatic" compound, as well as a never before seen intermediate version of that compound, chemists at The University of Texas at Austin have written an important new chapter in the story of modern chemistry.

18 Dec 2012

New Research Report on Global Wind Turbine Rotor Blades Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Wind Turbine Rotor Blades - Global Market Size, Market Segmentation, Competitive Landscape and Key Country Analysis to 2020

From Report Linker 18 Dec 2012

GSA Honors InvenSense with Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company Award

InvenSense, Inc., the leading provider of MotionTracking™ devices, received a prestigious award at the 2012 Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) Awards Dinner Celebration.

18 Dec 2012

2012 IEEE Standards Association Corporate Award for STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today announced it has been awarded the prestigious 2012 Corporate Award from the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) in recognition of its outstanding leadership and contributions to the development and advancement of standards in electrical and electronics engineering.

17 Dec 2012

LayTec‘s EpiCurve TT for Advanced Stress Control of GaN on Silicon

The whole LayTec Team wishes you and your families a Merry Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year!

From Laytec - in-situ Monitoring Sensors for Thin-Film Applications 17 Dec 2012

Compact MOS-Varactor Simulation Model for CMOS Millimeter Wave Circuit Development

Toshiba Corporation today announced the development of a compact MOS-Varactor1 simulation model that delivers high level accuracy from DC to the millimeter wave (60 GHz) region. The new model was developed in cooperation with Professor Nobuyuki Itoh of Okayama Prefectural University.

17 Dec 2012

Pexco to Exit Plastics Sheet Business

Pexco LLC, an Atlanta-based plastics extruder-manufacturer, will exit the plastics sheet business to focus on profile extrusion and specialty plastics and has announced the closure of its Columbia, South Carolina plant. Plaskolite, Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, has purchased the sheet extrusion assets and order book. Pexco is working with the South Carolina Dislocated Worker Unit to assist in re-employment efforts for the 147 full-time site employees.

17 Dec 2012

Dominion Announces Fuel Cell Power Project Acquisition in Connecticut

Dominion, one of the nation's largest energy companies, announced today that it would grow its clean energy portfolio by developing a fuel cell power generating facility in Bridgeport, Conn. Dominion acquired this development from FuelCell Energy Inc. of Danbury, Conn.

17 Dec 2012

PPG Acquires AkzoNobel’s North American Decorative Paints Business

AkzoNobel today announced the divestment of its North American Decorative Paints business to PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG), for the value of $1.05 billion. In 2011, the North American Decorative Paints business had revenues of $1.5 billion, around 7 percent of AkzoNobel's total 2011 revenue.

From AkzoNobel 17 Dec 2012