ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, Germany, is investing $121 million to modernize continuous caster 1 in Duisburg-Beeckerwerth to improve slab quality and widen the product range.
AK Steel, West Chester, Ohio, has signed an agreement to acquire Severstal North America’s integrated steelmaking assets located in Dearborn, Mich., for $700 million in cash.
Rice University, Houston, announces that its breakthrough silicon oxide technology for high-density, next-generation computer memory is one step closer to mass production, thanks to a refinement that will allow manufacturers to fabricate devices at room temperature with conventional production methods.
Lasertec, Japan, introduces its Optelics Hybrid microscope, which combines a confocal scanning laser microscope with a full color confocal microscope.
Lasertec, Japan, introduces its Optelics Hybrid microscope, which combines a confocal scanning laser microscope with a full color confocal microscope.
