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EPMA Launches Powder Metallurgy Thesis Competition

The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) is proud to announce the launch of the 2012 Powder Metallurgy (PM) Competition for theses in both Diploma (Masters) and Doctorate (PhD) levels.

From European Powder Metallurgy Assn. 30 Jan 2012

Novel Technique May Help in Commercial Production of Stretchable Conductors

North Carolina State University researchers have devised a novel technique for fabricating elastic conductors using carbon nanotubes, paving the way for commercial production of stretchable conductors for applications in a new generation of stretchable electronic devices.

27 Jan 2012

Comprehensive Book on Laser Ablation in Liquids for Nanomaterial Synthesis

Research and Markets has included a new book titled ‘Laser Ablation in Liquids: Principles and Applications in the Preparation of Nanomaterials’ to its list of offering.

27 Jan 2012

Siemens to Supply Bar Mill to Armenian Steelmaker

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from armenian steelmaker ASCE Group OJSC, to supply a new bar mill for its production location in Charentsavan.

From Primetals Technologies Limited 25 Jan 2012

Targray Signs Deal to Distribute Silicon Carbide Powders

Targray Technology International, a provider of advanced materials and focused solutions for the solar industry, has signed an exclusive distribution deal to supply Washington Mills’ CARBOREX silicon carbide product line in the Taiwanese market.

25 Jan 2012

Ceramiques Techniques Industrielles Licenses ECN’s HybSi Membrane Technology

Ceramiques Techniques Industrielles, a company specializing in inorganic membranes, has received a license from ECN to commercialize ECN’s HybSi nanosieve membrane technology.

20 Jan 2012

Arradiance Secures First Order for GEMStar-8 ALD Tool

Arradiance has announced that the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) has placed an order for its GEMStar-8 benchtop atomic layer deposition (ALD) system. This is the first ALD system order for the company.

19 Jan 2012

Kyocera Unveils Cutting Tools for General Steel Machining

Kyocera Industrial Ceramics’ Cutting Tool Division has unveiled its PV7025 PVD-coated cermet grade of indexable cutting instrument inserts for general steel machining.

From Kyocera International, Inc. 19 Jan 2012

Low-Cost Method for Producing Superior Thermoelectric Materials in Large Scale

A research team led by Ganpati Ramanath from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have devised a novel method for synthesizing innovative nanomaterials using a typical microwave oven and trace amounts of sulfur, paving the way to develop low-cost, superior-performance solid-state air conditioners and refrigerators without moving parts and refrigerants.

12 Jan 2012

Malvern Particle Sizer to be Incorporated into IIT Milling Equipment

International Innovative Technologies (IIT, Gateshead, UK) is working in partnership with Malvern Panalytical to incorporate new in-line particle size distribution analysis systems in its specialist low energy milling equipment.

From Malvern Panalytical 11 Jan 2012

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