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Metcal Brings Soldering Hand-Pieces for Challenging Applications to SMTA Huntsville Expo

Metcal today announced plans to exhibit at the SMTA Huntsville Expo & Tech Forum, scheduled to take place Thursday, May 9, 2019 at the Stone Event Center in Huntsville, AL. Metcal will demonstrate its Connection Validation (CV) Soldering System with new hand-pieces, AC-STC Tip Cleaner and HCT2-200-11 Hot Air Pencil.

From Metcal 23 Apr 2019

Dual Curing Epoxy Meets Biocompatibility and Cytotoxicity Requirements

Master Bond UV22DC80-1Med combines UV and heat curing with nanosilica technology, ensuring high performance and biocompatibility for medical applications.

From Master Bond Inc. 23 Apr 2019

Micro-LEDs achieve superior brightness with Picosun’s ALD technology

With a 143.7% boost in light intensity, Picosun's AGILE ALD™ technology proves crucial for enhancing micro-LED performance and driving innovation in displays.

From Picosun Oy 23 Apr 2019

Study Proves Two Kinds of Sand can Act like Heavy and Light Liquids

The flow of granular materials, such as catalytic particles and sand used in chemical reactors, describes a broad variety of natural phenomena, from volcanos to mudslides, and enables a wide range of industrial processes, from pharmaceutical manufacture to carbon capture.

23 Apr 2019

Harper International Completes Testing of Battery Materials in a Rotary Furnace

Harper International completes successful trials for cobalt-pyrite concentrate using a rotary furnace, advancing thermal processing for battery materials.

From Harper International 23 Apr 2019

Researchers Design Underwater Acoustic Carpet Cloak Using Penta-Mode Meta-Fluid Material

The invisible device, acoustic carpet cloak, has the ability to mask objects on a reflecting surface. In other words, an acoustic beam will not be able to detect the object wearing the carpet cloak.

22 Apr 2019

Solid-State Sodium-Ion Battery Offers the Promise of Increased Safety at a Lower Cost

Traditional lithium-ion batteries are known to present certain risks of explosions and fire, unlike solid-state sodium-ion batteries that are relatively safer.

22 Apr 2019

Silkworm Silk Used to Create Humidity-Responsive Smart Textile

A person’s expectations are constantly changing on what they wear: cozy, beautiful, and nowadays, smart.

22 Apr 2019

Efforts to Make Lithium-Ion Batteries Safer and Boost their Industrial Use

There is a good chance a lithium-ion battery is present in a person’s pocket, driving their mobile phone or e-cig. If there is a laptop computer in the backpack, it undoubtedly works on a lithium-ion battery.

22 Apr 2019

Thermodynamics Enables Cooling Without Using External Energy

Physicists at the University of Zurich (UZH) have created a remarkably simple device that permits heat to flow momentarily from a cold to a warm object without the need for an external power supply.

22 Apr 2019

Researchers Use Neutrons to Track Lithium Ions in Battery Electrodes

By 2023, lithium-ion batteries are projected to have a worldwide market value of $47 billion.

22 Apr 2019

Keeping Emission and Odor Under Control for Automotive TPEs - KRAIBURG TPE

Sensitivity to emissions in automotive interiors has been a topic since the early 1980s. Therefore, it was important for KRAIBURG TPE to be able to meet the requirements of automotive manufacturers.

From KRAIBURG TPE GmbH & Co. KG 19 Apr 2019

KraussMaffei to Unveil New All-Electric Injection Molding Machine at CHINAPLAS 2019

German quality meets Chinese agility - at CHINAPLAS 2019 in Guangzhou (May 21 to 24), KraussMaffei is going to present a locally produced all-electric injection molding machine for the first time.

From KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH 19 Apr 2019

Asahi Kasei Invests to Increase Polyolefins-Based Li-ion Battery Separators Capacity

Asahi Kasei has announced that it will enhance its manufacturing infrastructure for Li-ion battery (LIB) separators - Hipore™ LIB separator (wet process) and Celgard™ LIB separator (dry process) - with completion scheduled for the first half of fiscal 2021.

From Asahi Kasei America, Inc. 19 Apr 2019

BASF & Boao to Develop PU System Solutions for Construction & Automotive Industries

BASF has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with leading automotive parts manufacturer Chongqing BOAO Industrial Co., Ltd. (“Boao”), to collaborate on the development of polyurethane (PU) system products in China.

From BASF Corporation 19 Apr 2019