A research team led by Dr. Stefan Strauf, who serves as Director of NanoPhotonics Laboratory (NPL) at Stevens Institute of Technology, has developed a new method based on the holographic lithography (HL) process for producing plasmonic nanogap arrays, which are uniform arrays of metallic nanostructures.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
8 Sep 2011
A research team led by Hong-Yan Chen, a doctoral student of Purdue University, has developed graphene inverters that operate at room temperature, which realizes the production of graphene-based digital transistors.
Joint European Torus (JET), the largest magnetic fusion device in the world, is now ready to commence new experiments after several enhancements. The interior part of the machine has an entirely new wall.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
7 Sep 2011
Praxair, one of the largest industrial gases companies worldwide, announced that its Indian subsidiary has planned to expand its manufacturing base in western India by constructing a new air separation plant in the Pune-Mumbai industrial corridor.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
7 Sep 2011
Integral Technologies’ subsidiary, ElectriPlast has been selected by Think Wireless, a specialist in RF products, wireless technologies and antenna applications, as the exclusive provider of electrically conductive resins for use in its consumer satellite products.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
7 Sep 2011
Henkel announced that it is introducing the first-ever isocyanate-free laminating adhesive, Liofol Fast One, at the 7th ICE Europe event in Munich, Germany. This one-component adhesive has high initial bond strength and an exceptional fast curing capacity.
Quantum Polymers, a manufacturer and distributor of high performance stock shape plastic products for industrial applications, is now offering extruded stock shape plastic products produced using Arkema’s Kynar 450 resin.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
7 Sep 2011
LANXESS, one of the world’s foremost specialty chemicals companies, is making € 15 million investment to expand its glass fiber facility in the Antwerp docklands, Belgium.
Total Carbide, one of Europe's largest tungsten carbide product developers, announced that it is introducing a new Intraform process that creates tungsten carbide components for use in harsh and highly corrosive environments.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
7 Sep 2011
A research team led by Dr Iza Radecka from the University of Wolverhampton has developed a novel biopolymer for the benefit of the probiotics industry.
Dresden-based researchers have been selected as the finalists for the 2011 Deutscher Zukunftspreis, the German Federal President’s Award for Technology and Innovation, for their novel work on organic semiconductors and the creation of an innovative technology that realizes the production of energy and light utilizing wafer-thin layers of molecules.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
7 Sep 2011
Solliance and Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (imec) have proclaimed that imec will be Solliance’s full partner and will carry on its thin film photovoltaic research and development works with Solliance cooperation.
Alchimer has introduced the AquiVia TSV, a novel film-deposition technology for through-silicon via (TSV) barrier-layer process. The barrier layer is one of the bottom-most components in the TSV film stack.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
7 Sep 2011
Arkema, a global chemical company, has developed two new polymers and specific organic peroxide grades to address the major challenges in the solar industry.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
6 Sep 2011
WACKER, a chemical company based in Munich, Germany, announced that it will introduce its newly developed silicone adhesive for medical applications at COMPAMED 2011 that is scheduled for November 16-18, 2011.