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Novel Liquid-Free Process to Design 3D Hybrid Structures

Researchers at Aldrich Materials Science, a strategic technology initiative of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation have discovered an innovative way to design an important class of three-dimensional (3D) hybrid structures, Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), under completely liquid-free conditions.

21 Dec 2012

NSF Grant to University of Houston Professor to Study Flexible, Stretchable Batteries

Professor's NSF grant will be used to study flexible, stretchable batteries

21 Dec 2012

ThyssenKrupp Dedicates TechCenter Carbon Composites in Dresden

Lightweight components made from fiber-reinforced plastics make wind turbines more efficient, sports cars faster and aircraft stronger. At ThyssenKrupp too, promising areas of application are opening up for carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP), for example through multi-material designs in combination with innovative steel solutions.

21 Dec 2012

Gabriel Performance Products Acquires BASF Capcur Business

BASF and Gabriel Performance Products, LLC, a U. S. based specialty chemical company, signed a contract to transfer the BASF Capcure® business to Gabriel Performance Products. The transaction was formally completed today.

From BASF Corporation 21 Dec 2012

Thin Film Technology System Producer Denton Vacuum Opens New Customer Application Development Center

Denton Vacuum LLC, a leading supplier of production scale thin film technology systems, has opened a new Customer Application Development Center (CADC) in its Moorestown, New Jersey, engineering and manufacturing facility. Fully outfitted with cutting-edge Denton equipment and comprehensive film characterization tools, the CADC offers Denton's customers a new set of powerful technology services: process development; testing and validation of new process characterization tools; advanced training; and process demonstrations.

From Denton Vacuum 20 Dec 2012

Contributions to High Terahertz Power Generators Wins IEEE Honors

Yujie Ding, professor of electrical and computer engineering and Class of 1961 Professor, has been named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

20 Dec 2012

Detector Units Assembled for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Experiment

On Dec. 6, working nearly a mile underground in the cleanest space in South Dakota, Ryan Martin of Berkeley Lab’s Nuclear Science Division (NSD) assembled the first of 70 detector units for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR experiment. Each unit consists of a polished slice of pure germanium crystal the size of a hockey puck, attached to an electronics board on a wafer-thin disk of fused silica.

20 Dec 2012

GSA Names CSR as Outstanding EMEA Semiconductor Company

CSR plc, today announced that it has been named “Outstanding EMEA Semiconductor Company” by the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA). The GSA is a non-profit semiconductor organisation, founded in 1994, to be the voice of the global semiconductor industry.

20 Dec 2012

USPTO Allows Rubicon Patent for Ultra-Flat, High-Throughput Wafer Lapping Process

Rubicon Technology, Inc., a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, semiconductor, and optical industries, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has allowed Rubicon’s patent application entitled, “Ultra-Flat, High-Throughput Wafer Lapping Process.”

20 Dec 2012

Houston BBVA Compass Stadium Utilizes LEXAN THERMOCLICK Polycarbonate Sheets

When Houston's new BBVA Compass Stadium opened this year, Houston Dynamo fans were welcomed with a brilliant display of the soccer team's distinctive orange brand featured on enclosed entrances with a vibrant shade of LEXAN™ THERMOCLICK™ sheet from SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business. This new, state-of-the-art, open-air stadium is the first U.S. stadium to utilize polycarbonate (PC) LEXANTHERMOCLICKsheet productfor its enclosed entrance façade. Enhanced design freedom and a brilliant orangecolorprovided bySABIC’s50-mm

From SABIC Innovative Plastics 20 Dec 2012

Metcar Introduces Silver Impregnated, Carbon-Graphite Material for Electrical Applications

Metallized Carbon Corporation, a global leader in the manufacture of oil-free, self-lubricating, carbon-graphite materials for severe service lubrication applications, announces that it produces Silver Metcar, a silver impregnated, carbon-graphite material useful for electrical applications that require low resistance, low voltage drop, and low electrical noise.

From Metcar (Metallized Carbon Corporation) 20 Dec 2012

Micatu Relocates Business Operations to Ceramics Corridor Innovation Center

Micatu, Inc. provider of next generation optical based sensors, measurement and biomedical instruments, announced today the relocation of its business operations to the Ceramics Corridor Innovation Center (CCIC). The new facility, located at 109 Canada Road, Painted Post, New York, 14870, will accommodate the companyʼs staff expansion to meet the companyʼs recent growth within the Oncology medical instrumentation markets.

20 Dec 2012

Multitest Paper to Focus on Issues in 3D IC Assembly at European 3D TSV Summit

Multitest, a designer and manufacturer of final test handlers, contactors and load boards used by integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) and final test subcontractors worldwide, is proud to present a paper during the European 3D TSV Summit (Grenoble - Jan 22-23, 2013).

20 Dec 2012

Novel Charge Detector for Ion Chromatography Awarded U.S. Patent

The University of Texas at Arlington and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced that they have been granted a United States patent (#8,293,099) for a novel charge detector for ion chromatography that they developed together. The invention has been commercialized as the Thermo Scientific Dionex QD detector, which was introduced in March 2012 at the Pittcon Conference and Expo.

20 Dec 2012

New Generation Infrared Camera For The Canadian Forces Developed By ABB

With a new contract, ABB will develop an advanced helmet-mounted camera system, leveraging SWIR technology for enhanced military operational effectiveness.

From ABB Measurement and Analytics Analytical Products 19 Dec 2012