New ISO standard for cutting safety

ESAB Welding & Cutting Products, Florence, S.C., effectively implemented the new European EN ISO standard 17916 for the safety of thermal cutting machines. ESAB spearheaded the initiative to establish the new EN ISO standard.

Bioinspired glass dents instead of shatters

Engineers inspired by the mother-of-pearl lining of mollusk shells have found that etching wavy lines in glass can actually give the brittle material the ability to bend and dent instead of shatter.

New solder paste technology

Indium Corp., Clinton, N.Y., introduced a new solder paste technology. BiAgX is a high-melting lead-free (Pb-free) solder paste technology designed for high reliability electronics assembly applications.