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Silicon Wafer Shipments Slightly Down in First Quarter 2005

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments decreased less than 2 percent during the first quarter 2005 when compared to the fourth quarter 2004 areas shipments according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its q...

6 May 2005

Researchers Explain How Organic Molecules Bind to Semiconductor Surfaces

Chemists at New York University have elucidated a mechanism by which organic molecules attach to semiconductor surfaces, a finding that has implications for the semiconductor industry. The industry has sought ways to exp...

6 May 2005

Shake and Stir to Make Granular Materials Change Phases

In an experiment originally planned for the International Space Station, physicists at Duke University have devised a controlled, measurable method to make a container of granules -- in this case plastic beads -- "f...

6 May 2005

Atmel's FPSLIC II Dynamically Reconfigurable SoC Supports "Silicon-Sharing" For Peripherals & Interfaces

Atmel Corporation, a global leader in the development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced today the introduction of its AVR-based FPSLIC® II, the industry's first family of dynamically ...

5 May 2005

Smorgon Steel Announces First Major Sale of Revolutionary LiteSteel Beam

Smorgon Steel today announced its first major sale of the revolutionary LiteSteel beam (LSB™). Brisbane-based Steel Framing Systems will supply steel trusses and frames utilising LSB to AVJennings for use in the...

5 May 2005

Siemens Modernizes Continuous Casting Plant at Hennigsdorf Electric Steelworks

The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has been awarded a contract to modernize the continuous casting plant 1 of H.E.S. Hennigsdorfer Elektrostahlwerke GmbH in the German Federal State of Brandenb...

5 May 2005

Boeing First Defense Contractor Using Latest Tracking Technology

Boeing has become the first defense contractor to support a Department of Defense initiative to use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to better manage its receipt of goods from the defense industry. A Boeing ship...

5 May 2005

Ashland Composite Polymers Plans to Divest Scandinavian Distribution Business

Ashland Composite Polymers, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc., has agreed to divest its Scandinavian affiliates' distribution business to GRP Materials Supplies Limited (GRPMS...

5 May 2005

Standards are the Nuts and Bolts of World's Largest Aircraft

The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft, successfully completed its maiden flight on April 27, a voyage that lasted three hours and 54 minutes, while more than 30,000 spectators looked on. According t...

5 May 2005

Expert Predicts Bright Future for Solar Power

Solar power holds the best promise for a clean, reliable energy source in the 21st Century, Yoshihiro Hamakawa, adviser professor to the chancellor at Ritsumeikan University in Shiga, Japan, said at University of Delawar...

5 May 2005

Fibre Composites Builds Foundation for National Award

Executive Director of the Fibre Composites Design and Development Centre (FCDD) at USQ, Professor Gerard Van Erp is one of only six recipients in Australia to be granted the prestigious 2005 Australian Academy of Technol...

5 May 2005

Ultrasound Guarantees Flawless Car Parts

Australian manufacturers can increase car part exports and save millions of dollars by implementing a new system to identify flawed car parts. Developed by Swinburne University PhD student Suresh Palanisamy, the syste...

5 May 2005

Military 'Black Box' Behind Longwall Mining Revolution

An innovative CSIRO mining project that not only improves safety in coal mines but also increases productivity, has been awarded one of the most prestigious accolades in the industry. A military-grade internal guidanc...

5 May 2005

Corus Completes Major Investment at Port Talbot, Wales

Corus has announced that it will open a new continuous slab caster at its Port Talbot steel works in South Wales, completing a key milestone in the implementation of the Group’s Restoring Success program. The caste...

5 May 2005

U.S. Risks Missing The Boat in Micro-Power Fuel Cells

The president of U.S.-based PolyFuel, Inc. warned last week that U.S. companies are in danger of completely missing the boat in micro-power fuel cells through a sheer lack of market awareness. Micro-power fuel cells are ...

5 May 2005

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

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Silicon Wafer Shipments Slightly Down in First Quarter 2005

Researchers Explain How Organic Molecules Bind to Semiconductor Surfaces

Shake and Stir to Make Granular Materials Change Phases

Atmel's FPSLIC II Dynamically Reconfigurable SoC Supports "Silicon-Sharing" For Peripherals & Interfaces

Smorgon Steel Announces First Major Sale of Revolutionary LiteSteel Beam

Siemens Modernizes Continuous Casting Plant at Hennigsdorf Electric Steelworks

Boeing First Defense Contractor Using Latest Tracking Technology

Ashland Composite Polymers Plans to Divest Scandinavian Distribution Business

Standards are the Nuts and Bolts of World's Largest Aircraft

Expert Predicts Bright Future for Solar Power

Fibre Composites Builds Foundation for National Award

Ultrasound Guarantees Flawless Car Parts

Military 'Black Box' Behind Longwall Mining Revolution

Corus Completes Major Investment at Port Talbot, Wales

U.S. Risks Missing The Boat in Micro-Power Fuel Cells

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A New Approach to Flash Point Testing

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Benchtop micro-XRF System for the Elemental Analysis of Samples

Advanced Masterbatch and Compounding for Polymers and Plastics

AirBreather Platform for Continuous Gas Analysis

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

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A New Approach to Flash Point Testing

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

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2Upcycling LDPE: Transforming Plastic Waste into High-Value Graphite

3Forge Nano Secures $40 M to Scale U.S. Battery Manufacturing and Commercial Semiconductor Equipment Businesses

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5Researchers Develop AI Framework for Optimizing Battery Electrolytes

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