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Semiconductor Equipment Market Bolstered by Increasing Sales in July and August

Huge ramps in semiconductor equipment purchases by leading foundries and IDMs in July and August will result in the equipment market ending 2009 dropping 40% instead of 46% previously forecast, according to the report “The Global Market for Equipment and Materials for IC Manufacturing,” recently published by The Information Network.

4 Sep 2009

Oxford Instruments Extends It Range of Nanofrabrication Tools

Leader in processes and systems for etching, deposition and growth, Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT), has just launched the Nanofab800Agile System. This new tool extends the Nanofab range of highly flexible tools and proven processes which deliver catalyst treatment and controllable growth of nanotubes and nanowires, in addition to delivering standard and high temperature PECVD.

From Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology 3 Sep 2009

Temperature Measurement and Control Specialist Pyrosales Wins Prestigious Award

Last night at a glittering and ritzy Gala Presentation Night, attended by The Hon Nathan Rees Premier of NSW, The Hon David Borger, Minister for Western Sydney and Parramatta Lord Mayor Clr Tony Issa OAM, the Parramatta Chamber of Commerce transformed the Grand Pavilion at STC Rosehill Gardens into a “speakeasy” and transported guests back to Prohibition and Chicago in the 1920’s and Pyrosales Pty Ltd, Padstow, was announced as the 2009 Suncorp Business Of the Year.

From Pyrosales 3 Sep 2009

Engineering Structures that Adapt to Changing Environmental Conditions

Weather conditions such as wind and snow loads can cause failure and collapse of supporting structures in roofs and similar constructions. Based on new hybrid intelligent construction elements (HICE), researchers at the University of Stuttgart have developed a shell structure which is able to adapt to changing environmental conditions.

2 Sep 2009

DuPont Identify Titanium as a Significant Growth Area

“With its modern titanium dioxide (TiO2) manufacturing base and streamlined global sales and service organization, DuPont Titanium Technologies (DTT) is poised to serve its customers well when the global recession subsides and growth resumes,” said Rick Olson, vice president and general manager - DTT, during a DuPont Investors’ Business Review Series teleconference.

2 Sep 2009

Batch Removal of Scale and Surface Contaminants from Wire

This Wheelabrator machine is used as a batch operation to remove surface contaminants such as mill and heat treat scale from the surfaces of wire in coil form. Fastener and spring manufacturers, steel companies and wire ...

2 Sep 2009

US Air Force Looks into Fire Resistant Uniforms

Members of the Air Force Uniform Office here attended the American Wool Council's Wool Education Seminar July 20-23 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to learn about and see the latest developments in wool production. Acco...

2 Sep 2009

Timken Increases Ability to Offer Premium Engineered Steel Solutions in Asia

The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) announced an expanded ability to offer its high-performance, premium engineered steel solutions to customers in Asia, establishing production within the region through an arrangement with D...

From The Timken Co. 2 Sep 2009

Cooling Gases with A Laser

In their experiment the scientists tested a completely new principle of cooling. For this, they used the property that atoms can be stimulated by light. In this process an electron changes from its orbit around the atom&...

2 Sep 2009

Nanopen Provides a Quick Way to Deposit Patterns of Nanoparticles

Researchers in California are reporting development of a so-called "NanoPen" that could provide a quick, convenient way of laying down patterns of nanoparticles — from wires to circuits — for making futuristic electronic devices, medical diagnostic tests, and other much-anticipated nanotech applications.

2 Sep 2009

Old Computers Contribute Less to Toxic Metal Pollution than Originally Thought

More computers discarded by consumers in the United States are getting a second life in developing countries than previously believed, according to a new study –– the most comprehensive ever done on the topic –– reported in ACS' semi-monthly journal Environmental Science & Technology. The findings may ease growing concerns about environmental pollution with toxic metals that can result from dismantling and recycling computer components in developing countries.

2 Sep 2009

CERAM, One a Select Few Who Can Offer Accredited Slip Resistance Testing on Site

CERAM, a leading provider of slip resistance testing, has become one of a select few companies that can offer fully accredited slip resistance testing on site. The expansion of the company’s ISO 17025 accredited la...

2 Sep 2009

International Team Designs Graphite-Based Semiconducting Nanomaterial

An international team of researchers has designed a new graphite-based, magnetic nano-material that acts as a semiconductor and could help material scientists create the next generation of electronic devices like microchips.

2 Sep 2009

Researchers Win £1 million to Study Safety of Nanoparticles

Researchers at Swansea University’s Centre for NanoHealth have been awarded £1 million by the Research Councils' Nanoscience through Engineering to Application cross-council programme, led by the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC), to analyse the levels at which nanoparticles can be deemed safe within cells.

2 Sep 2009

CERAM Publish Design Guide for Masonry Reinforced with Bond Beams

CERAM, a global expert in materials testing, analysis and consultancy, has published a Design Guide for Masonry Reinforced by Bond Beams to Resist Lateral Load (www.ceram.com/structures). The Guide outlines the use of a ...

2 Sep 2009