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Carlisle Acquires Electronic Cable Specialists

Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL) announced today that it has acquired privately-held Electronic Cable Specialists, Inc. (ECS), a leading designer and manufacturer of electrical and structural products and servi...

2 Oct 2009

Pioneering Research on Magnetic Tape Storage Wins Award

The Information Storage Consortium has awarded its 2009 Technical Achievement Award to Jeffrey Pyun, UA assistant professor of chemistry, for pioneering research that improves materials for magnetic tape used for long-term archival storage.

2 Oct 2009

Carbon Nanotubes to Supersede Conventional Silicon-Based Transistors

Researchers have overcome a major obstacle in efforts to use tiny structures called carbon nanotubes to create a new class of electronics that would be faster and smaller than conventional silicon-based transistors.

2 Oct 2009

The Future of Electricity Transportation Lies In Carbon Nanotubes

Microscopic carbon nanotubes 100,000 times thinner than a human hair may have the potential to transport electricity faster and over greater distances with minimal loss of energy, according to new research that will be p...

2 Oct 2009

Silver Continues to be the Most Popular Car Color

For the ninth consecutive year, the silver category, which includes charcoal and gray shades, has ranked as the most popular vehicle color in the world according to data from PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG), the world's le...

From PPG Industries Inc. 1 Oct 2009

CSIRO Unveils Materials Breakthroughs

Flexible plastic solar cells that can be printed like money, carbon fibres so thin they can be spun into yarns and a raft of new biomedical products to combating illness and injury are just some of the research breakthroughs being developed by the new CSIRO National Research Flagship for Future Manufacturing launched today.

1 Oct 2009

High Speed 3-D Surface Inpection Tool from Nikon

Nikon Instruments, Inc., a world leader in the development and manufacture of optical and digital imaging technology for biomedical and industrial applications, introduced the BW-H501 high-speed 3D surface profile system...

1 Oct 2009

Product Lifecycle Management for Machine Tools

At this year's EMO trade show for machine tools to be held from October 5 through 10 in Milan, Siemens will be exhibiting a range of comprehensive software solutions for complex product lifecycle management (PLM) tasks across the entire process chain.

1 Oct 2009

Air Liquide Signs Long Term Supply Contract with Chinese Semiconductor Manufacturer

The electronics market in China experienced sequential improvement in the second quarter of 2009. Shenzhen Grand Industrial Zone (SGIZ), a major industrial park based in Guangdong Province, stands at the forefront of Chi...

1 Oct 2009

Rio Tinto Completes Sale of Coal Mine

Rio Tinto has completed the sale of its Jacobs Ranch coal mine to Arch Coal, Inc. for a cash consideration of US$764 million, which differs from the original price of US$761 million due to slight adjustments in the closi...

1 Oct 2009

LEDs Developed Specifically for Aircraft Taxiways

The ever-increasing volume of passengers and freight in global air traffic makes greater demands on safety too. Because of its major impact on passenger safety, airport operators are paying special attention to the light...

From Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH 1 Oct 2009

Veeco Receives Multi Orders for GaN MOCVD Systems from Bridgelux

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), manufactures enabling solutions for customers in the HB-LED, solar, data storage, semiconductor, scientific research and industrial mark, announced today that Bridgelux, Inc., a U.S...

From Veeco 1 Oct 2009

Make Your Laptop Old School with Wood Veneer Skins

Seattle-based Schtickers.com launches wood veneer skins made of real birch and cherry wood. Woodie Laptop Skins are a revolutionary new line of laptop skins made of wood veneer and are available for PC, Apple, and Netbook Laptops.

1 Oct 2009

LCD Sales Soar at the Expense of CRTs

Strong LCD TV shipment growth during the second quarter in key markets like China and North America and the prospect for continuing growth during the remainder of the year have led DisplaySearch to increase its 2009 global LCD TV shipment forecast to 130M units from 127M units previously, for an annual growth of 24%.

1 Oct 2009

Atomic Scale Map of Quantum Dots Created

University of Michigan physicists have created the first atomic-scale maps of quantum dots, a major step toward the goal of producing "designer dots" that can be tailored for specific applications.

1 Oct 2009