The launch of the car into space by Elon Musk’s SpaceX cost $90 million and served as both a test heavy-lift trial for the aerospace company’s technology and a promotion of the Tesla brand.
Global Foundries, Santa Clara, Calif., announces that its 45nm RF SOI (45RFSOI) technology platform has been qualified and is ready for volume production.
Olympus, Japan, has developed the MX63 series, which provides MIX observation technology that produces unique observation images by combining darkfield with another observation method, such as brightfield, fluorescence, or polarization.
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, Calif., are using x-ray light to observe and understand how the process of making metal parts using 3D printing can leave flaws in the finished product.
Inductoheat, Madison Heights, Mich., reported in a presentation at Heat Treat 2017 that recently developed inverter technology provides instantaneous and calculated frequency control during induction heating.
