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NCSU Scientists Create Silicon Nanocoils for Use in Stretchable Electronics

Researchers at North Carolina State University have created the first coils of silicon nanowire on a substrate that can be stretched to more than double their original length, moving us closer to incorporating stretchable electronic devices into clothing, implantable health-monitoring devices, and a host of other applications.

12 Jan 2011

Air Products Signs LOI with United Microelectronics to Provide Nitrogen and Bulk Gases

Air Products today announced that its subsidiary in Taiwan, Air Products San Fu Co. Ltd., has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) to provide nitrogen and bulk gases to its new Fab 12 Phase Three and Phase Four in the Tainan Science Industrial Park (TSIP).

12 Jan 2011

Carnegie Scientists Demonstrate Melting of Lithium Under Low Temperatures

Sophisticated tools allow scientists to subject the basic elements of matter to conditions drastic enough to modify their behavior. By doing this, they can expand our understanding of matter. A research team including...

11 Jan 2011

Experts Share Insight at MOS-AK,GSA Modeling Working Group's Annual Winter Workshop

The MOS-AK/GSA Modeling Working Group, a global compact modeling standardization forum, held its annual winter workshop on December 8, 2010 in San Francisco, California.

11 Jan 2011

Nissan Chemical Industries Partners with SEMATECH

SEMATECH, a global consortium of chipmakers, and Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd., (NCI) a Japanese chemical company supplying cutting-edge products in fields including electronic materials, today announced it has joined...

11 Jan 2011

KEMET Announces Expansion of Polymer Tantalum Portfolio

KEMET Corporation a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, today announced the expansion of its Polymer Tantalum portfolio.

11 Jan 2011

Scientists Describe Storage Mechanism in DVDs

Although the storage of films and music on a DVD is part of our digital world, the physical basis of the storage mechanism is not understood in detail. In the current issue of the leading journal Nature Materials, res...

10 Jan 2011

Epitaxial Graphene May Become New Platform Material in Electronics

Move over silicon. There's a new electronic material in town, and it goes fast.

7 Jan 2011

Vorbeck Materials Secures Additional Financing to Expand Sale of Graphene-Based Conductive Inks

Vorbeck Materials Corp. announced today that it has secured an additional $2.785 million in a fully subscribed series 2b financing, which was completed December 30, 2010.

7 Jan 2011

Cobra Electronics Selects MeadWestvaco as Sustainable Packaging Partner

Cobra Electronics Corporation selected MeadWestvaco Corporation as its sustainable packaging partner by switching from a plastic clamshell design to the secure and more sustainable alternative - Natralock® - for its line of GMRS/FRS two-way radio and the new Cobra PhoneLynx™ System.

6 Jan 2011

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