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Can Copper Help Fight COVID-19?
Published: April 29, 2020
Experts in the fields of metallurgy and microbiology say that copper can be a powerful weapon in the current fight against COVID-19. They believe it can also help curtail future pandemics if utilized properly. In this digital-first article from Advanced Materials & Processes, ASM International’s flagship magazine, the authors recommend the expanded use of copper alloys in public spaces to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
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Asylum Research shows how an AFM can analyze ferroelectric response in HfO2 thin films
Published: April 23, 2020
Oxford Instruments Asylum Research, Santa Barbara, Calif., has released an application note, “Characterizing Ferroelectric Response in Silicon-Doped Hafnium Oxide Thin Films.”
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Thermo Fisher receives CE mark in Europe for diagnostic test to detect COVID-19
Published: April 17, 2020
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, Mass., announces that it has received the CE mark in the European Union for its diagnostic test to detect nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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SEMI anticipates dip in global wafer market if coronavirus uncertainty continues
Published: April 17, 2020
SEMI, Milpitas, Calif., predicts that global silicon wafer market sales could dip if uncertainty surrounding the impact of COVID-19 to the semiconductor industry persists; or it could climb on the strength of rebounding chip sales.
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Intel recognizes Brewer Science as a 2019 Preferred Quality Supplier
Published: April 17, 2020
Brewer Science, Rolla., Mo., has been recognized by Intel as a recipient of a 2019 Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) Award.
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Fraunhofer study shows machine learning can help acoustic microscopy identify defects
Published: April 17, 2020
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems, Germany, discussed a study in which machine learning was used for signal analysis of acoustic signals to improve defect identification, at the ASM International EDFAS 2019 conference in Portland, Oregon.
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Laser FIB on Zeiss Crossbeam 350/550 enables access to deeply buried structures
Published: April 17, 2020
Zeiss, Germany, announces that researchers who perform multi-scale, correlative studies using X-ray microscopy data to drive FIB-SEM site selections, today can further enhance their workflows: the newly introduced, patented LaserFIB on Zeiss Crossbeam 350/550 enables the access of deeply buried structures in addition to rapid, gallium free structure fabrication over large length scales.
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Nikon super-resolution structured illumination doubles resolution of widefield microscope
Published: April 17, 2020
Nikon Instruments, Melville, N.Y., describes super-resolution structured illumination microscopy (SIM) as a revolutionary imaging technique for doubling the resolution of a widefield microscope in 3D. It is a user-friendly super-resolution technology easily applied to a variety of sample types.
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Global semiconductor sales in February down 2.4% from January, up 5% from 2019
Published: April 17, 2020
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), Washington, reports that worldwide sales of semiconductors were $34.5 billion for the month of February 2020, a decrease of 2.4 percent from the January 2020 total of $35.4 billion, but a jump of 5.0 percent compared to the February 2019 total of $32.9 billion.
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Jeol acquires IDES to enable TEM image capture in nanoseconds and femtoseconds
Published: April 17, 2020
Jeol Ltd., Peabody, Mass., recently acquired all shares of Integrated Dynamic Electron Solutions Inc. (IDES), an entrepreneurial venture specializing in technologies related to transmission electron microscopy, and made the company its wholly owned subsidiary.
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