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Kulicke+Soffa Launches New Product Line for Copper Wire Bonding

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (“K&S”) introduces the IConnPS ProCu, the world’s leading wire bonder optimized for copper wire bonding.

11 Nov 2010

Knowledge Foundation Hosts 6th Fuel Cells Durability + Performance Conference

The Knowledge Foundation has announced that the 6th Fuel Cells Durability + Performance conference will be held next month in Boston, MA from December 9-10, 2010 at the Hilton Boston Back Bay Hotel. According to Dr. S...

10 Nov 2010

GM and DuPont Win Award for Innovative Use of Plastics in Automotive Design

General Motors’ use of DuPont™ Zytel® PLUS nylon for its Ecotec 2.0-liter Turbo powering Cadillac CTS vehicles captured the ‘Most Innovative Use of Plastics” Award in the Materials category from the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Automotive Division last night.

10 Nov 2010

Reducing and Protecting Platinum in Catalysts of Fuel Cell Powered Cars

Stop-and-go driving can wear on your nerves, but it really does a number on the precious platinum that drives reactions in automotive fuel cells. Before large fleets of fuel-cell-powered vehicles can hit the road, scient...

10 Nov 2010

Sabic Innovative Plastics Win Award for Reinforced Polypropylene Door Modules

SABIC Innovative Plastics today announced that its lightweight, high-performance SABIC® STAMAX® long glass fiber polypropylene (LGFPP) resin helped Hyundai-Kia Motors win a coveted Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) 2010 Innovation Award on Nov. 9.

From SABIC Innovative Plastics 10 Nov 2010

See the Benefits of Integrating Particle Size Analysis with Raman Spectroscopy at AAPS

Visitors to Malvern Panalytical booth (#1647) at next week’s AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition will have an early opportunity to discover the benefits of integrating the automated size/shape analysis of particles with the chemical identification provided by Raman spectroscopy, using Malvern Panalytical’s Morphologi G3-ID system.

From Malvern Panalytical 10 Nov 2010

Micromeritics Award ASAP 2050 Pressure Sorption Analyzer to University of Michigan

Micromeritics’ Grant Selection Committee has selected the recipient of its grant award for the third quarter of 2010. An ASAP ® 2050 Xtended Pressure Sorption Analyzer has been awarded to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan.

From Micromeritics Instrument Corporation 10 Nov 2010

Researchers Demonstrate New Fabrication Method for Porous Polymer Membranes

Microscopically porous polymer membranes have numerous applications in microfluidics, where they can act as filters, masks for surface patterning, and even as components in 3D devices in which the perforations in stacked membranes are aligned to form networks of channels for the flow of fluids.

10 Nov 2010

KEMET to Display New Film Capacitors at Electronica 2010

KEMET Corporation (NYSE Amex: KEM), a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, today announced eight new film capacitors products for EMI suppression, pulse and AC cir...

10 Nov 2010

Reportlinker Offers New Report on Global Consumer Packaging Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: The Packaging Materials Future Outlook: Key trends in new materials, lightweighting and emerging applications. The global con...

From Report Linker 10 Nov 2010

Energy-Efficient Suspended Film and Silicone Sealant Now Avaliable for Building Projects

Southwall Technologies Inc. and Dow Corning Corporation today announced the availability of energy-efficient Heat Mirror® “S” film and 982FS two-part structural silicone sealant for commercial building projects in North America.

10 Nov 2010

China GengSheng Minerals Becomes a Member of FIRE

China GengSheng Minerals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CHGS), a leading China-based high-tech industrial materials manufacturer producing heat resistant, energy efficient materials for a variety of industrial applications, today ann...

10 Nov 2010

First Liberty Power CEO Comments on Recent Bolivia's Lithium Supply News

First Liberty Power Corp. (OTCBB: FLPC) would like to draw attention to recent news that underscores the strategic importance of a stable domestic Lithium supply. On Oct 30th, 2010, the MercoPress (South Atlantic News...

10 Nov 2010

SABIC and CB+I to Commercialize Toluene Methylation Technology

CB&I has signed an agreement with SABIC Americas to jointly develop and commercialize toluene methylation technology.

10 Nov 2010

QD Vision to Develop New Platform for Quantum Dot LED Materials Along with Solvay

QD Vision, Inc. and Solvay today announced an agreement under which the companies will develop a printable electroluminescent platform for quantum dot LEDs (QLEDs) that will lead to a new generation of solid state lighting products.

10 Nov 2010