Scientists at the Boeing and General Motors owned corporate research-and-development laboratory, HRL Laboratories, have developed the first millimeter wave detector employing graphene-based transistor technology.
By G.P. Thomas
18 Aug 2012
Diesel engines are preferred over gasoline engines owing to their fuel efficiency. However, diesel engines are known to emit higher volumes of noxious pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and nitric oxide (NO) commonly referred to as NOx pollutants.
By Nick Gilbert
18 Aug 2012
NEPCON South China 2012 is set to take place from 28 to 30, August 2012 in China at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center. The organizing committee will be holding over 10 industry authoritative conferences at the event. NEPCON South China has served as an important resource for the electronics production equipment and manufacturing industry.
By Nick Gilbert
17 Aug 2012
BASF Coatings, a provider of novel decorative paints, industrial coatings, automotive OEM coatings, and automotive refinishes, has announced that it has entered into a contract to sell the decorative paints business of RELIUS in France and Germany to PROSOL Lacke + Farben, a wholesale company dealing in coatings and paints.
Solar Manufacturing, a designer and manufacturer of various types of vacuum heat treating and brazing furnaces, has announced that it has sold vacuum furnaces to Hitachi Metals North Carolina in China Grove, North Carolina.
Research and Markets has included a new research report titled ‘Nanomaterials Production 2002-2016: Production Volumes, Revenues and End User Market Demand’ to its catalogue.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Aug 2012
Hiden are exhibiting their latest laboratory gas analysers at the Fall Meeting of the American Chemical Society on August 19-23 to be held in Philadelphia PA, where Hiden will feature their latest HPR-20 systems for direct real time analysis, quantification and control of gas related processes ranging in pressure from 100 mbar to 50 bar.
Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc., a manufacturer of scientific sensors, instruments, and systems for precise measurement and control, announces that it will exhibit at Compound Semiconductor Week 2012, held at the University of California at Santa-Barbara from August 27-30.
NUM provides in-depth engineering support and tailored CNC systems to Viewtrun Technology, a Taipei-based manufacturer of specialist machines, to enter and contend in rapidly growing Asian markets.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Aug 2012
BPM Microsystems, a provider of electronic device programmers for a variety of applications, has reported the offering of a more flexible Guaranteed Delivery Program (GDP) for new device support requests.
By G.P. Thomas
16 Aug 2012
The operations at Outokumpu Tornio site have received an environmental permit from the Regional Administration of Northern Finland. The expansion of the ferrochrome plant will be enabled through this permit and the plant is being constructed as per the plan.
By Nick Gilbert
16 Aug 2012
On 15 August, 2012, AREVA inked an integrated agreement with Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) in order to supply enriched uranium. The value of this contract is more than €400 million.
By Nick Gilbert
16 Aug 2012
Compiling and analyzing information on the microstructures of a variety of plants, Lorna Gibson, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has discovered that plants demonstrate a broad range of mechanical properties based on the arrangement of four key building blocks of a cell wall, namely pectin, lignin, hemicelluloses and cellulose.
By Nick Gilbert
16 Aug 2012
Abresist Kalenborn has declared that it is celebrating the completion of 35 years of business in 2012. The company deals in wear resistant lining products, and manufactures and deploys a variety of ceramic- and mineral-based abrasion-resistant protective linings for use in industrial material handling equipment.
Anticorrosion Protective Systems has been selected as an exclusive Malaysian distributor for Industrial Nanotech’s patented Nansulate product portfolio of thermal insulation and protective coatings.
By G.P. Thomas
16 Aug 2012