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Kobe Steel Opens Large Capacity Compressor Test Facility

Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that its new large-capacity compressor test facility has begun operations at the company's Takasago Works in Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan. Test facilities are essential to confirm ...

From Kobe Steel 17 Feb 2010

Bayer MaterialScience Showcase Conductive Nano Inks at Nanotech

At Nanotech, the world's leading nanotechnology trade fair in Tokyo, Bayer MaterialScience is showcasing the two conductive inks BayInk TP S and BayInk TP CNT, which have been developed primarily for use in the growi...

17 Feb 2010

Society of Plastics Engineers Announces Finalists for Clean Technology Competition

The Plastics Environmental Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has announced the six finalists in the Clean Technology Business Forum & Competition to be held at next month’s Global Plastics Environmental Conference (GPEC) 2010.

17 Feb 2010

Semiconductor Sales Expected to Slow Throughout 2010

Our U.S. weekly leading economic indicators are pointing to a weakening of the U.S. economy in mid-2010 resulting in a slowdown in semiconductor revenues. Personal consumption will remain sluggish in the second half of 2010 because of a jobless recovery, further deterioration in credit, and continued weakness in home prices.

17 Feb 2010

3rd Plasma Etch and Strip in Microelectronics Workshop to be Held in Grenoble

Leti, in collaboration with CNRS/LTM, STMicroelectronics and IMEC, is organizing the 3rd Plasma Etch and Strip in Microelectronics workshop March 4-5 at MINATEC in Grenoble. The PESM2010 workshop, which will explore ...

16 Feb 2010

Kyocera Solar Forms Strategic Partnership

Kyocera Solar, Inc. and AMSOLAR Corporation announced today a strategic partnership focused in serving universities, community colleges and public school districts in North America. The agreement will focus on provid...

16 Feb 2010

CRAIC Introduces Flagship UV-Visible-NIR Microspectrophotometer

CRAIC Technologies is proud to introduce the Perfect Vision for Science™: the flagship 20/20™ UV-visible-NIR microspectrophotometer: an instrument capable of spectroscopy of microscopic samples.

From CRAIC Technologies 16 Feb 2010

SCHOTT's New Tempering Furnace Featuring Fused Silica Tempering Rollers Exceeds Standards

As announced by Landglass, Luoyang, China the Combined Force Convection Tempering Furnace supplied to SCHOTT (Suzhou) has now been operating continuously for nearly three months. SCHOTT has confirmed that the equipment has passed all around acceptance and its technical parameters have met or exceeded the standards.

From Vesuvius 16 Feb 2010

Industry and Science Collaborate to Build the European Spallation Source

Senior representatives from the Danish and Swedish Governments are to speak this Friday at a major industrial conference organised by the European Spallation Source project. Uffe Toudal Pedersen, Permanent Secretary of...

16 Feb 2010

Oxford Instruments Announces Impoved End Point Capability for Plasma Etch and Deposition Tools

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT) is pleased to announce improved end-pointing capability on its range of plasma etch and deposition tools, with the introduction of the CCD1 Spectrometer system.

From Oxford Instruments Semiconductor 16 Feb 2010

Voxtel Releases New Range of Backside Illuminated APDs

Voxtel has announced the release of its latest product line, the Deschutes BSI™ series of backside- illuminated APDs.

15 Feb 2010

Arkema to Present Two New Nano Products at Nano Tech in Japan

A global chemical company and leader in the field of nanostructured materials, Arkema is pursuing its R&D commitment to develop increasingly effective and lightweight materials. Arkema will present its two produc...

15 Feb 2010

Simple Process for Producing Doped Graphene for Future Electronic Devices

A simple one-step process that produces both n-type and p-type doping of large-area graphene surfaces could facilitate use of the promising material for future electronic devices.

15 Feb 2010

DOE Commission TMS to Lead Project on New Materials for Energy Efficiency and reduced Carbon Emissions

The Minerals Metals & Materials Society (TMS) has been commissioned by the Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) to lead a project consisting of a two-phased study into areas where new mate...

15 Feb 2010

RPC Containers Suitable for Chicken Poo

The versatility of RPC Containers Oakham’s pail solutions has been confirmed after compost manufacturer Vital Earth asked RPC to pack its innovative new fertiliser, Chicken Poo™.

15 Feb 2010