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BTU to Highlight Award-Winning Vacuum Reflow Oven during IPC APEX Virtual EXPO

BTU International, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment for the electronics manufacturing market, will participate in the 2021 IPC APEX Virtual EXPO, scheduled to take place March 9-11, 2021.

From BTU International 10 Feb 2021

New Year, Strong Start: Visit KYZEN During Virtual APEX for Solutions to Your Cleaning Challenges

KYZEN, the global leader in innovative environmentally friendly cleaning chemistries, will participate in the 2021 IPC APEX Virtual EXPO, scheduled to take place March 9-11, 2021 As 2021 begins with new possibilities, opportunities and potential challenges, KYZEN’s solutions are available – and will be on virtual display – for every cleaning process in the manufacturing spectrum. Additionally, be sure to attend live demos of its award-winning, comprehensive Process Control Solutions.

From KYZEN 10 Feb 2021

Adaptive3D Ships First Carima DM400A In North America

Adaptive3D today announced the first shipment of a Carima DM400A in North America. The large vat top-down DLP® 3D printing machine was delivered to a leading health system in the US. It is anticipated that it will be used to process Adaptive3D’s high-performance elastomer products, Elastic ToughRubber™ and Soft ToughRubber, for medical applications.

From Adaptive3D Technologies 9 Feb 2021

TacticID® Mobile – New Handheld Analyzer for Narcotics Detection

B&W Tek is unveiling the TacticID Mobile, its newest handheld 1064-nm Raman for first responders, police, and customs agents to identify illicit and hazardous substances where they find them.

From Metrohm AG 9 Feb 2021

Adding Silicon Waste Improves Performance of Li-Ion Batteries

Scientists at Osaka University have created lithium-ion battery (LIB) electrodes with silicon (Si) swarf or graphite sheet composites. This helped achieve a reduction in cost, environmental friendliness, and high performance.

9 Feb 2021

Researchers Study the Properties of Ferroelectric Polymers in Detail

In certain materials, electrical and mechanical effects are closely linked: for example, the material may change its shape when an electrical field is applied or, conversely, an electrical field may be created when the material is deformed. Such electromechanically active materials are very important for many technical applications.

9 Feb 2021

New Technique to Prevent Self-Destruction of Lithium Metal Batteries

Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) could double the amount of energy stored in lithium-ion batteries if their anodes are prevented from disintegrating into small pieces during use.

9 Feb 2021

Learn About StaticStop ESD Floor Tiles During the IPC APEX Virtual EXPO

StaticStop, a division of SelecTech, Inc., and leader in the manufacture of innovative ESD flooring products that save time and money, will exhibit in Booth #930 during the 2021 IPC APEX Virtual EXPO, scheduled to take place March 9-11, 2021 online at. The company will highlight its FreeStyle™ ESD PLUS flooring during the virtual expo.

From StaticStop 8 Feb 2021

Austin American Technology to Introduce New Era in Batch Cleaning During APEX Virtual EXPO

Austin American Technology (AAT) is pleased to announce plans to participate in the 2021 IPC APEX Virtual EXPO, scheduled to take place March 9-11, 2021 online at www.ipcapexexpo.org. For the first time in 2021, AAT plans to release the newest edition of the Aqua ROSE™ Batch Cleaner live from their new Virtual Demo Room.

From Austin American Technology 8 Feb 2021

3D Printing a New Type of Airway Stent

A new type of 3D printed airway stent could make treating upper airway obstructions quicker and safer.

By Robert Lea 8 Feb 2021

New Polymer Improves Durability of Silicon Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries

Silicon anodes are known to considerably increase the capacity of Li-ion batteries, but their performance degrades quickly with use. Although polymeric coatings could be a solution to this problem, only a handful of studies have analyzed the mechanisms at play.

8 Feb 2021

New Plastic Film Deactivates the Coronavirus in just 15 Minutes

A scientific collaboration including the companies Nanox, AplFilm, Braskem and the UFSCar (Brazil) and Jaume I of Castellón (Spain) universities has launched a plastic film with the potential to deactivate 99.99% of the novel coronavirus in just 15 minutes.

8 Feb 2021

New Flexible Crystal may Lead to More Efficient Bendable Electronics

Headed by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), a research team has designed a novel material that can flex and bend 40 times more than its competitors when an electric current is applied on it, paving the way to more improved micro machines.

8 Feb 2021

University of Wollongong Upgrade XPS Capabilities with New NEXSA Installation

The surface science capabilities at the Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM) at the University of Wollongong (UoW) have recently been upgraded with the installation of a highly versatile Thermo Scientific NEXSA XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy) system.

8 Feb 2021

Operando Surface Science Method Reveals Surface Effect of Working Electrodes

Surface and interface play critical roles in energy storage devices, thus calling for in-situ/operando methods to probe the electrified surface/interface. However, the commonly used in-situ/operando characterization techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray spectroscopy and topography, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) are based on the structural, electronic and chemical information in bulk region of the electrodes or electrolytes.

5 Feb 2021