Physics World, the magazine of the Institute of Physics, U.K., has selected Magnonic Holographic Memory as one of the “2014 Ten Breakthroughs of the Year.”
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Brewer Science wins award from SEMI for anti-reflective coatings in optical lithography
Brewer Science Inc., San Jose, Calif., was honored as the recipient of the 2014 SEMI award for North America for his impact on the manufacturing of integrated circuits in the semiconductor industry.
Continue readingAdvanced Semiconductor wins SEMI award for development of copper wire bonding
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc., Taiwan, announces that SEMI, the global micro- and nano-electronics industries association, has awarded ASE the 2014 SEMI Award for North America.
Continue readingMagnonic holographic memory chosen as one of “Ten Breakthroughs of the Year”
Physics World, the magazine of the Institute of Physics, U.K., has selected Magnonic Holographic Memory as one of the “2014 Ten Breakthroughs of the Year.”
Continue readingUltra Tec adds improved optics to ASAP-1 IPS for accurate tool positioning
Ultra Tec Mfg. Inc., Santa Ana, Calif., announces that an improved machine-vision camera is now shipping with its ASAP-1 IPS units.
Continue readingApplied Materials collaborates with Samsung and PSK for advanced patterning
Applied Materials Inc., Santa Clara, Calif., announces that it collaborated with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Korea’s PSK Inc. to develop an advanced patterning solution for the manufacture of future generations of NAND and DRAM device designs.
Continue readingGermanium replaces silicon in CMOS device
Researchers at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., have created the first modern complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor device in which germanium is the semiconductor instead of silicon.
Continue readingESI laser drilling tool designed for semiconductor substrate fabrication
Electro Scientific Industries Inc., Portland, Ore., introduces the CornerStone ICP Series 1 UV laser drilling system designed initially for integrated circuit packaging applications.
Continue readingAuto show features 3D-printed muscle car
With a 3D printed twist on an automotive icon, the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tenn., showcased additive manufacturing research at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
Continue readingEFD Induction offers four-cylinder crankshaft hardening machine
EFD Induction India will be displaying a crankshaft hardening machine model at the IMTEX show to be held January 22-28 in Bangalore.
Continue readingJ.L. Becker installs car bottom furnace with duplicate combustion and control systems
J.L. Becker, a Gasbarre Furnace Group Company, Plymouth, Mich., has installed two similar furnace systems for a domestic alloy manufacturer.
Continue readingHi-Tek Manufacturing receives Nadcap accreditation for heat treating and more
Hi-Tek Manufacturing, Mason, Ohio, which serves the gas turbine industry, announces that it has received Nadcap accreditation for heat treating and for brazing, hardness testing for heat treating, and pyrometry capabilities.
Continue readingNitinol nanoparticles developed for electrical and thermal sensors for aerospace devices
Experts from three universities have joined forces to develop nickel-titanium alloy nanoparticles for electrical and thermal sensors in devices for aerospace, electronics, optical, biomedical, and petrochemical industries.
Continue readingAdmedes establishes “Smart Systems” to focus on Nitinol medical devices
Admedes Schuessler GmbH, Germany, has announced Smart Systems, an innovative business unit dedicated to satisfying emerging market needs in the world of Nitinol-based medical devices.
Continue readingNitinol nanoparticles developed for electrical and thermal sensors for aerospace devices
Experts from three universities have joined forces to develop nickel-titanium alloy nanoparticles for electrical and thermal sensors in devices for aerospace, electronics, optical, biomedical, and petrochemical industries.
Continue readingBoyd Coatings develops technology to coat PTFE on Nitinol at less than 500°F
Boyd Coatings Research Co., Hudson, Mass., announces the capability to coat Nitinol medical devices with unmodified PTFE at a lower temperature than possible with standard PTFE, which cures at 700°F in its usual formulation.
Continue readingLumenous vision system can measure Nitinol Af temperature in eight devices simultaneously
Lumenous Device Technologies, Sunnyvale, Calif., introduces TruePhase, a noncontact Af temperature-measurement system for Nitinol devices.
Continue readingNew smartphone case is 3 times harder than steel
A new smartphone case is lightweight, thin, harder than steel, and as easy to shape as plastic.
Continue readingNew way to test nuclear fuel
Safety is a huge issue with nuclear power, which accounts for about 10% of the global electricity supply.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres heat treats titanium manifold for Orion spacecraft
Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania, Hermitage, Pa., announces that it vacuum heat-treated the titanium manifold in the Launch Abort System of the NASA Orion spacecraft launched in December.
Continue readingAjax Tocco temper ovens heat treat automotive constant-velocity joints
Ajax Tocco Magnethermic Corp., Warren, Ohio, has supplied three temper ovens to a major automotive parts manufacturer in Mexico for the tempering of constant-velocity joints.
Continue readingVac Aero high-pressure quench vacuum furnace has high heating rates, tight uniformity
Vac Aero, Burlington, Ontario, has sold a VAH4848 HV-6 high-pressure quench vacuum furnace to a manufacturer and integrator of high performance aerospace systems and components.
Continue readingLucifer Furnaces offers furnace with separate hardening and tempering chambers
Lucifer Furnaces, Warrington, Pa., offers Red Devil Model RD8-KHE24, a space saving dual chamber unit with working dimensions of 12 x 14 x 24 inches in both upper and lower chambers.
Continue readingH.C. Starck and Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing partner to develop 3D products
H.C. Starck, Newton, Mass., and Rapid Prototype and Manufacturing (RP+M), Avon Lake, Ohio, announce an agreement to develop advanced, innovative products using the latest 3D printing and technology metal manufacturing.
Continue readingShape-shifting material to help correct facial defects
A newly developed shape-shifting material that molds itself to fill gaps in bone while promoting bone growth could more effectively treat defects in the facial region.
Continue readingCoatings with air-filled aluminum oxide microspheres protect turbines
Researchers at Fraunhofer ICT, Germany, have developed a coating in which air-filled aluminum oxide microspheres protect against heat and oxidation.
Continue readingPraxair introduces new line of chromium-free coatings for gas turbine engines
Praxair Surface Technologies, Danbury, Conn., introduces a new line of chromium (VI)-free ceramic aluminum coatings for the aerospace and power-generation industries.
Continue readingMIT researchers develop “miniscule” shape memory ceramic
A team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, together with two collaborators in Singapore, has reportedly developed a way to make minuscule ceramic objects that are not only flexible, but also have a “memory” for shape.
Continue readingUltra Tec adds improved optics to ASAP-1 IPS for accurate tool positioning
Ultra Tec Mfg. Inc., Santa Ana, Calif., announces that an improved machine-vision camera is now shipping with its ASAP-1 IPS units.
Continue readingAlcoa to acquire TITAL for titanium aircraft structures
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, has agreed to acquire privately held TITAL, a German producer of titanium and aluminum investment castings for aircraft engines and airframes.
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