Solarvalley Central Germany, a cluster formed by 35 photovoltaic (PV) companies and 20 research institutes and universities, is extending invitations to its annual meeting, which will be held at the International Congress Center of Munich (ICM) in Germany during the 2012 Intersolar Europe exhibition.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
25 May 2012
Xcelerit, a Dublin-based company specialized in cross-platform software acceleration tools for financial services, engineering, and research, has won the PRACE Award, which recognizes the most innovative industrial high-performance computing (HPC) product in Europe.
By G.P. Thomas
25 May 2012
Oxford Catalysts Group, a technology innovator for synthetic fuels production,announced the successful commencement of the first commercial-scale microchannel Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reactor at one of its clients’ facility.
By Nick Gilbert
25 May 2012
An artificial leaf is developed by scientists from the Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Devices group at the Universitat Jaume I using semiconductor materials. The technology has been named as artificial photosynthesis and it has the ability to produce hydrogen in water using merely sunlight.
By Nick Gilbert
25 May 2012
Peking University, Duke University (USA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have fabricated an ‘uncooled’ ultrasensitive photovoltaic infrared detector using single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs).
By G.P. Thomas
24 May 2012
GN Thermoforming Equipment, a key manufacturer of thermoformers, plastic packaging machines and tooling, jointly works with OCTAL, a producer of PET resin and PET sheet, to help customers achieve major scrap reduction. GN Thermoforming has exhibited its new GN760 plug-assist thermoforming machine with advanced tooling technology at NPE 2012.
By Nick Gilbert
24 May 2012
An innovative plastic has been developed by a research team from A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) using the nanoimprint technology. The plastic offers enhanced performance and wider viewing angles than the existing anti-glare and anti-reflective plastics in the market.
By Nick Gilbert
24 May 2012
Linde Group, a gases and engineering company, announced that Linde LienHwa (LLH), a joint venture between Linde and Taiwan-based LienHwa MiTAC Group, has signed a gas supply agreement with Samsung Electronics. Under the terms of the agreement, LLH will supply gases to Samsung Electronics’ new TFT-LCD manufacturing facility located at Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) in China.
UNEQUAL Technologies, a provider of supplemental protection for sports and military, has introduced DEFCON WAFER, one of the thinnest, lightest and most flexible composite materials in the world, for military applications. The material is developed to significantly enhance protection of soldiers in the battlefield.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 May 2012
A new handbook named the ‘Quality Handbook’ has been released under the guidance of Empa management, with an objective to integrate European standards in the field of nanoparticle research.
By G.P. Thomas
24 May 2012
Smithers Rapra Publishing has announced the release of a new book titled ‘Biotechnology in Biopolymers: Developments, Applications & Challenging Areas.’
By Nick Gilbert
23 May 2012
The climate of Arizona is very sunny and dry; therefore it is chosen for testing of photovoltaic modules and materials and is one of the best sites for solar power farming.
Limburg Governor Mr. Herman Reynders and Flemish Minister Mrs. Ingrid Lieten were present at the official opening of EpiGaN’s new production location.
By Nick Gilbert
23 May 2012
Imec, a nanoelectronics research company, has commenced its 22ndImec Technology Forum (ITF2012), which is being conducted from May 22 to 24 in Belgium.
Delta Kunststoffe, a producer of plastics based in Weeze, Germany, currently utilizes Coperion’s ZSK MEGAvolume PLUS twin screw extruder to produce electrically conductive polymer compounds, including polyamide 6, polystyrene, polyethylene and polypropylene.