By introducing additives into polymeric composites, favorable properties can be achieved. For instance, they develop favorable electrical properties when reinforced with carbon nanotubes. Such composites are used to make flat-panel displays and solar cells more efficient. SOURCE SOURCE
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Detroit’s exodus will continue without a revival
For over a month, Detroit has been reeling from new census numbers that showed the city lost more population in the last 10 years than anyone realized — 230,000 or about 25 percent. City officials are trying to get the estimate increased, arguing that thousands of residents went uncounted. More troubling is the outlook for […]
High Accuracy, LabVIEW Compatible Digital Pressure Transducer
The Heise DXD digital pressure transducer delivers the unique benefits of digital communication at a bargain price. This versatile instrument is now available with a LabVIEW driver and a powerful new LabVIEW based utility software that allows the user to address, configure and monitor one or more DXDs. The DXD is offered in ranges from […]
Cree announces signing of a global SiC materials license agreement with Nippon Steel Corporation
Under the terms of the agreement, Nippon Steel Corporation, and affiliates including Nippon Steel Materials Co., Ltd., have been given the right to manufacture and sell silicon carbide materials for electronic device applications. Over the lifetime of the agreement, Cree will receive certain financial considerations from Nippon Steel. As part of this agreement, Cree was […]
Mobile compassing gets new push from STMicroelectronics? power- and space-saving geo-magnetic modules
Housed inside a miniature 3 x 5 x 1 mm package with operating current consumption down to just 110 microamps, ST’s LSM303DLHC meets the size and power constraints of portable consumer applications with outstanding accuracy and performance. SOURCE SOURCE
Evaluation Kit for Differential Pressure Sensors
EK-P3, the new evaluation kit from Sensirion, represents a straightforward and cost effective option for testing the digital differential pressure sensors of the SDP600 series. The set consists of a USB stick that is connected to the SDP610 sensor by an adapter cable. With the help of the software, which is available online for download, […]
Imec board reports solid growth of 2010
Leuven, Belgium – April 29, 2011 – Today, upon approval of the 2010 financial reports, the imec board confirmed that 2010 was a solid year. The board looks with confidence to the future. Imec’s total revenue of 2010 amounted to 285 million euro. 42.7 million euro was granted to imec Belgium by the Flemish government, […]
GT Solar gets order for sapphire growth systems from new entrant into LED-related material market
The order will be placed in HTOT’s new sapphire production facility to supply manufacturers with sapphire wafers for LED chip production. GT Solar says that the order marks HTOT’s entrance into the LED industry. SOURCE SOURCE
DelfMEMS successfully delivered custom RF MEMS samples to NTT DOCOMO
DelfMEMS has provided arrays of custom MEMS ohmic switches to enable tunability into Radio-Frequency front-end modules -FEM- for mobile applications. Voltage, size, losses, isolation, ultra-fast switching time and power handling will be evaluated by the innovative telecom operator according to the requested specifications until 6 GHz. SOURCE SOURCE
Battelle Honors Brookhaven Lab Researchers Radoslav Adzic and Veljko Radeka
Contacts: Diane Greenberg, (631) 344-2347 or Peter Genzer, (631) 344-3174 Brookhaven Lab’s Adzic and Radeka will be among employees of Battelle and four other national labs it manages to be honored at Battelle’s annual recognition event, which will be held this year at the Franklin Park Conservancy in Columbus, Ohio. Adzic has recently focused his […]