HITCO Carbon Composites has received the 2011 Defense Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Achievement Award for its achievements in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program.
A research team led by Deyu Li, who serves as an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt University, has developed a novel method to modify and improve the thermal conductivity of boron nanoribbons, paving the way for controlling thermal impacts in lasers, computers, smart phones and other powered devices.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Dec 2011
STMicroelectronics has declared that it has successfully produced the first-of-its-kind semiconductor wafer, whose dice were completely tested devoid of contact probes.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Dec 2011
The AMI Polymers in Photovoltaics 2012 international conference is to take place in Cologne, Germany at the Maritim Hotel from 24-26 April 2012. The conference will bring together industry experts for debating on economical and optimum polymer solutions for solar power.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Dec 2011
Three new advanced resin grades from Cereplast have received the DIN CERTCO certifications of compostability. The Compostable 3002, Compostable 3010, and Compostable 3020 resin grades have improved properties and are designed for applications on blown film extruder lines during compostable bag manufacture.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Dec 2011
Chemical adsorption analyses can provide much of the information needed to evaluate catalyst materials in the design and production phases, as well as after a period of use.
Wear debris and fatigue fracture have been identified as some of the major problems associated with failure of medical devices. While these problems cannot be completely avoided, medical device manufacturers use ASPEX Analytical SEM-EDX testing services to inspect for and characterize wear properties in their products prior to distribution.
Morgan Advanced Materials, a leading manufacturer of ceramic components, is developing new ceramic membranes for water filtration and purification for use in industrial wastewater treatment processes.
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Increased consumer demand for more memory storage has led to recent advances in the semiconductor industry and semiconductor manufacturers are now investing heavily in the next generation 450mm wafers.
Photo Stencil, a supplier of high-performance tooling and stencils has introduced its complete range of stencil technologies and products in the frameless stencil tensioning system, DEK’s Vectorguard.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Dec 2011
Vorbeck Materials has declared that it has wrapped up a completely subscribed series 3 funding with a total amount of $10 million. The funding was completed on 9 December 2011. Fairbridge Venture Partners and Black Powder are the companies which led the funding that also comprised of 15 more investors.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Dec 2011
A team of researchers from the Ecole Normale Superieure and the Non-Linear Institute at Nice Sophia-Antopolis University in France have developed a method to slow down the movement of a large amount of gaseous atoms. With the help of this method scientists have been able to study properties of protons, neutrons and electrons at an atomic and sub-atomic level.
Solar3D, a developer of three-dimensional solar cell technology for maximizing conversion of sunlight into electricity, has reported results from its test of a novel design of solar cells.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Dec 2011
Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) of the U.S. Department of Energy have devised a potential low-cost method for synthesizing stretchable and flexible backplanes at large-scale utilizing semiconductor-enhanced carbon nanotube solutions, which provide thin-film transistor networks with superior electrical properties and higher charge carrier mobility when compared to that of organic devices, paving the way to develop future plastic electronic devices.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Dec 2011
Aluminium Company of Malaysia (ALCOM), a subsidiary of Novelis, has announced that it has expanded its manufacturing plant located at Bukit Raja, Malaysia at a cost of $5 million.