Canadian company, American Rare Earths and Materials (AREM), a company specialising in commercial Rare Earth metals has announced that it has signed a MOU with Eureka Technologies for the licensing of its K061 processing technology that has been patented.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
8 Dec 2011
New three-dimensional transistors made from tiny indium-gallium-arsenide nanowires can help engineers design lighter laptops and more efficient, compact and faster integrated circuits.
Vapor Technologies, a provider of physical vapor deposition thin-film coating devices, has introduced the first-of-its-kind true black sophisticated low temperature arc vapor deposition (LTAVD) coating.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
8 Dec 2011
The Tokyo Institute of Technology and Teijin have jointly fabricated a carbon nanofiber with high conductivity and first-of-its-kind elliptical cross-section comprising well-developed graphite layers arranged in one direction.
Rubicon Technology, a vertically integrated producer of sapphire substrate wafers and products for the optical, RFIC, LED, semiconductor markets, has celebrated the first anniversary of its future-generation sapphire growth plant situated in Batavia, Illinois.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
8 Dec 2011
Samsung Austin Semiconductor has declared that it has wrapped up construction and ramped up to mass production of S2, its 300 mm automated fab in Austin, Texas, in record time.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
8 Dec 2011
Honeywell, a provider of high-performance specialty materials, has purchased the manufacturing technology including patents from Evonik Industries for the manufacture of polyethylene waxes.
The NYSE listed, Carpenter Technology (CT) based in Nisku, Alberta, has formally agreed to take over the assets of Arwin Machine Plus for $1.4 million. These assets will be integrated with Carpenter Technology’s Canada-based subsidiary, Amega West services specializing in the manufacturing of in directional drilling equipment.
A team of researchers at MIT have created a new method based on spintronics to study the characteristics of electrons. This method is used to analyze the electrons in a solid material to determine various combinations of energy, momentum and the spin of these electrons.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
7 Dec 2011
According to a report titled, “Fuel Cells for Military Applications” released by the cleantech market intelligence company, Pike Research, military fuel cell shipments are likely to increase from 1,200 in 2011 to 272,000 in 2017. This in turn will generate military fuel cells revenues of $1.2 billion from $9 million in 2011.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
7 Dec 2011
A team of scientists at the Laboratory of Nanoscale Electronics and Structures at Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a microchip made from molybdenite.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
7 Dec 2011
Advanced Composite Group (ACG) is to manufacture automotive body panels for the super car SPANO manufactured by GTA motors. The SPANO has been built using ACG’s Out of Autoclave (OoA) materials that are cost-effective and an innovative application of future materials without the compromise in aesthetics of the design.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
7 Dec 2011
A research team led by Javid Rzayev, who serves as Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University at Buffalo has developed small molecular cages that are capable of trapping and purifying nanoparticles.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
7 Dec 2011
A research team at Purdue University has developed a label-free imaging technique, dubbed as transient absorption, for monitoring nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes in the bloodstream and live cells, paving the way for advancing the applications of nanostructures in clinical medicine and biomedical research.
Applied Materials, a provider of equipment, software and services for manufacturing advanced flat panel display, solar photovoltaic and semiconductor products, has introduced an innovative new technology for producing backside-illuminated (BSI) image sensors that are utilized in the latest, sophisticated tablet PCs, smartphones and cameras.