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Applied Materials Semiconductor Metallization Systems Celebrates 20 Years

Applied Materials, Inc. today celebrates the 20th year of its Applied Endura® platform, the most successful metallization system in the history of the semiconductor industry. Endura systems revolutionized semiconductor metallization by delivering breakthrough technologies and levels of reliability, serviceability and flexibility that far surpassed existing capabilities.

From Applied Materials Inc 12 Jul 2010

Protons, Smaller than Previously Thought

For many years, Randolf Pohl and his colleagues believed their measuring instrument was not accurate enough: they first performed an experiment to determine the size of the proton back in 2003, but they had not discovered the signal which would provide them with the relevant insight.

12 Jul 2010

CEA-Leti Opens Complete 300mm Fab Extension Dedicated to 3D-Integration Applications

CEA-Leti today announced that it is has opened a complete 300mm fab extension dedicated to 3D-integration applications. Final equipment installations will continue through to the end of this year with an inauguration event planned in January, 2011.

12 Jul 2010

PGI Commence Installation of Custom-Built Spumelt Machine

Polymer Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: POLGA; POLGB) (PGI) announced it has initiated construction and installation of its new state-of-the-art, custom-designed, spunmelt machine at its plant in Waynesboro, Virginia. ...

12 Jul 2010

The Sintering Process Reviewed in Detail in New Publication

Sintering of advanced materials: Fundamentals and processes from Woodhead Publishing reviews important developments in this technology and its applications. The method of sintering is explored both at particle level and on an atomic scale as well as multi-scale modelling. A review of the fundamentals of sintering begins with the thermodynamics of sintering featuring sintering stress.

12 Jul 2010

New Book Examines Characteristics and Applications of Poymer Nanocomposites

Polymer nanocomposites are defined as polymer matrices reinforced with nano-scale fillers. This reinforcement has led to a new class of composite materials with enhanced mechanical and physical properties such as improved electrical and dielectric qualities. Benefits such as stiffer nanoparticles have led to wide-ranging applications notably in the areas of fuel cells and biomedical devices.

12 Jul 2010

Loughborough University to Develop Materials for Next Generation Nuclear Reactors

Loughborough University is joining forces with five other academic institutions to help enhance understanding of the performance of the materials used in the next generation of nuclear reactors. Energy security conce...

12 Jul 2010

Timken Expands Its Range of Bearings for High-Speed Dental Hand-Pieces

The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) has enhanced its line of precision bearings for high-speed dental hand-pieces, now offering a broader selection of options and features to better resist wear in harsh sterilization environm...

12 Jul 2010

Real Time Control and Image Elaboration Systems from UTPVision

UTPVision, based near Bergamo in Italy, was started in 2004 to develop real time control and image elaboration systems. The result is a range of manual and automatic systems suitable for 100% inspection of articles by dimensions, surface defects and other irregularities.

12 Jul 2010

Veeco to Release ContourGT Optical Surface Profiler at Semicon West This Week

At the SEMICON West trade shows and seminars in San Francisco this week, Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), a leading global provider of precision instrumentation and metrology solutions for scientific and industrial...

From Veeco 12 Jul 2010

Clinuvel Receives License for SurModic’s Biodegradable Polymer Technology

SurModics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of drug delivery and surface modification technologies to the healthcare industry, announced today that it has entered into a license agreement with Clinuvel Pharma...

12 Jul 2010

Air Products Announces Revised Offer to Purchase Airgas

Air Products today announced it has increased its fully financed offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Airgas, Inc. to $63.50 per share in cash, an increase of $3.50 per share over its initial offer of $60.00 per share and a premium of 46% over the closing price of Airgas' shares on February 4, 2010, the day before Air Products announced its proposal to acquire Airgas.

12 Jul 2010

Ascent Solar Honored for Manufacturing PV Modules Using Plastic Substrate

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has been honored with the prestigious R&D 100 Award, presented annually by R&D Magazine to recognize the 100 most technologically significant new products and processes of the year, as judged by a panel of experts.

12 Jul 2010

T+M Rubber Selects SYSPRO’s ERP Software to Save Costs

SYSPRO, the leading provider of visionary, pragmatic ERP software, today announced that T&M Rubber has selected SYSPRO ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software following what T&M Office Manager, Denise Da...

12 Jul 2010

Biomaterials Manufacturer SurModics to Present at CRS 2010

SurModics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of drug delivery and surface modification technologies to the healthcare industry, is participating at the 37th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Controlled Rele...

12 Jul 2010