NEPCON South China is the most significant trade event in the country and will be held from 28 to 30 August, 2012 at Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center. ATE China 2012 will be collocated and run concurrently with this show. South China is the largest export center and manufacturing hub of the electronics information industry. Experts have calculated that yearly requirement for the assembly of electronic equipment along the Pearl River Delta and in Shenzhen are more than RMB 300 billion.
By G.P. Thomas
29 May 2012
The origin of friction has been analyzed for centuries, as it forms a major phenomenon in applied physics. Fluid lubrication and mechanical wear-resistance were found to be the causes affecting friction, but the primary origin of sliding friction is still a mystery.
The Materials Engineering Research Laboratory (MERL) and Applied Market Information (AMI) will jointly organize the 8th MERL Oilfield Engineering with Polymers 2012 global seminar, which will be held in London from October 23 to 25.
CyberOptics, a provider of process yield and throughput improvement solutions for the worldwide electronics assembly and semiconductor equipment markets, announced that it will exhibit the QX100 automated optical inspection (AOI) tabletop system powered by AI2 (Autonomous Image Interpretation), an advanced image analysis software, at the JISSO PROTEC 2012 expo. The event will be held from June 13 to 15, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan.
By Nick Gilbert
29 May 2012
Outokumpu stainless steel contributes to giving the busy Leicester Square in central London its new rejuvenated look.
Researchers from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum(RUB) and their associates from Bristol have described how the growth of crystals is connected to volcano seismicity. They studied the crystal growth in the magma chamber and utilized the results that are attained from the observation of seismic signals. The study can help estimate future volcanic eruptions with greater accuracy.
By Nick Gilbert
28 May 2012
VJ Electronix, Inc., the leader in rework technologies and global provider of advanced X-ray inspection systems, will display a fully configured SRT Micra Rework system in Booth #J06 at the upcoming NEPCON 2012 Expo
A research team at Penn State has developed a two-dimensional (2D) bilayer material by integrating one-to-two-atom-thick graphene layer with a hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) layer having a thickness of few to several hundred atoms for fabricating wafer-scale transistors with improved performance.
By Nick Gilbert
28 May 2012
A research team headed by Jim DeYoreo from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) of the US Department of Energy has for the first time directly observed the forces behind ‘oriented attachment,’ a key phenomenon driving crystal growth in several biomimetic and natural materials and in the fabrication of nanowires.
By G.P. Thomas
28 May 2012
A research team from the University of Florida (UF) has fabricated a graphene solar cell that demonstrates a power conversion efficiency of 8.6%, a record value, when considering earlier attempts in the making of graphene solar cells that managed only 2.9% conversion efficiency.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 May 2012
A multi-institute research team has developed a novel nanostructured metamaterial that can transmit light more efficiently, taking one step closer to the realization of novel optical technologies.
A team of Chinese scientists has developed and evaluated models of a ‘nanoclutch,’ a tool to regulate the speed of nanomotors.
By Nick Gilbert
28 May 2012
A research team headed by Haimei Zheng from the Materials Sciences Division of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has experimentally demonstrated a key but controversial hypothesis describing nanocrystal growth.
By Nick Gilbert
28 May 2012
New experimental data from Freeman Technology demonstrates how dynamic, shear and bulk powder testing can be applied to quantify the impact of humidity on powder behaviour, supporting the need to develop effective strategies for moisture control and process optimisation.
Being presented with € 4 M by the EU, the new research project will develop carbon materials to be used for catalysis instead of precious metals. The research will enable sustainability in the manufacture of chemicals and commodities. It will also help maintain the global leading position of the European process industry.
By Nick Gilbert
25 May 2012