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Indium Corporation Expert to Present at EPP InnovationsForum Germany 2019

Indium Corporation expert Andreas Karch, Regional Technical Manager, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, will present at the EPP InnovationsForum Germany conference on March 13 in Böblingen, Germany. Karch’s presentation, Future-Proof Flux Systems in Solder Pastes: The Requirements for Electrical Reliability are Increasing, examines how changing requirements for assembly materials has placed higher demands for electrical reliability on these products, specifically fluxes in the automotive sector.

5 Mar 2019

PDR Releases Re-Ball Mode Software as Part of ThermoActive Software Suite

PDR, a leader in IR rework and test, today announced the release of Re-Ball Mode Software now available as part of its award-winning ThermoActive Suite Software Package.

From PDR Rework 5 Mar 2019

Researchers Demonstrate Monocrystals of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Assemble

Tiny steps can make a huge difference to scientists who are keen to develop large wafers of two-dimensional (2D) material.

By Matt Pullen 5 Mar 2019

New Unipolar N-Type Transistor Has World-Leading Electron Mobility Performance

A unipolar n-type transistor demonstrating a globally leading electron mobility performance of nearly 7.16 cm2 V−1 s−1 has been developed by a research team at Tokyo Tech.

4 Mar 2019

New Way to Produce a Colorless Liquid Reservoir of Metal-Like Discrete Platinum Atoms

Supported single metal atoms have gained wide attention due to their established high efficiency in single metal catalysis. However, the preparation of such catalysts remains difficult since the neutral metal atoms strongly tend to agglomerate to metal particles in characteristic preparations.

4 Mar 2019

Fraunhofer Researchers Develop a Variety of Solutions for Joining Metal Components with Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastics

In order to design lightweight vehicles, manufacturers have to integrate highly durable and lightweight carbon fiber-reinforced plastics with functional metal components.

4 Mar 2019

Novel Artificial Muscles and Robotic Actuators Could be Developed Using Spider Silk

Researchers have now discovered that spider silk, which is familiar as one of the robust materials for its weight, has another strange property that could open the door for innovative types of robotic actuators or artificial muscles.

4 Mar 2019

Unique High-Speed 3D Printer for Large-Volume Resilient Plastic Components

The additive manufacture of high-volume plastic components is a laborious task. Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU have currently designed Screw Extrusion Additive Manufacturing (SEAM), a system and process that is eight times faster than the standard 3D printing.

4 Mar 2019

Mechanical Gantry System Provides High Speed, Precision

PI’s new A-351 gantry positioning stage provides high performance for precision automation applications. PI adds to its family of precision automation sub-systems with the A-351 MGS, a compact mechanical gan...

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 4 Mar 2019

New Wilson Universal Hardness Tester by Buehler Equipped with DiaMet Software, Ideal for Large Samples

Buehler is excited to announce their latest addition to the world renowned Wilson hardness testing range, the new UH4000 Series Universal Hardness Tester. This tester comes in two key configurations: UH4250 ...

From Buehler 4 Mar 2019

New Wilson Universal Hardness Tester by Buehler Equipped with DiaMet Software, Ideal for Large Samples

From Buehler 4 Mar 2019

New Wilson Universal Hardness Tester by Buehler Equipped with DiaMet Software, Ideal for Large Samples

From Buehler 4 Mar 2019

Buehler Celebrates 75 Years Partnership with ASM International Leading the Way for Industry 4.O with Innovations and Training in Metallography

Buehler, An ITW Company and ASM International are celebrating 75 of continuous partnership in 2019. The pinnacle of this relationship is Buehler’s continuous support of the ASM World Training Center in Novelty, Ohi...

From Buehler 4 Mar 2019

New Hybrid Molybdenum-Disulfide-Azobenzene Structure is Better than Graphene

A number of technological applications, like the fabrication of extremely small optoelectronic devices, are increasingly using materials that are hybrid constructions (incorporating organic and inorganic precursors) and quasi-two-dimensional (with flexible and greatly compactable molecular structures).

1 Mar 2019

PEFTEC 2019 – New Venue and Bigger!

PEFTEC 2019, the 3rd international conference and exhibition on testing and monitoring in oil, petrochemical, refining and environmental applications, will take place on 22nd and 23rd May at the Rotterdam Ahoy exhibition centre in the Netherlands.

1 Mar 2019