Experts at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), have recently found record levels of microplastic in arctic sea ice. However, the majority of particles were microscopically small. The ice ...
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In booth #AD14 at the North American International Auto Show’s AutoMobili-D 2018 in Detroit, MI, USA (14-21 January), Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany is demonstrating how its high-power 905nm-wavelength infrared ...
Tags: Osram, LiDAR, driver assistance systems
Finland-based Valmet has introduced new scanner designed to offer more economical way to measure liner moisture levels for corrugated board manufacturers. The new scanner, Valmet IQ Converting Scanner, is an addition to Valmet's quality ...
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In-situ metrology system maker LayTec AG of Berlin, Germany recently shipped a comprehensive EpiCurve TT/Pyro 400 in-situ metrology hybrid system to an industrial customer in North America. The metrology station combines automated in-situ ...
Tags: MOCVD, GaN-on-SiC
Valmet will supply a Valmet Brown Stock quality analyzer (Valmet Kappa Q1) for CMPC Celulosa in Santa Fe, Chile for its fiber line 1 producing ECF (Elemental Chlorine Free) bleached eucalyptus pulp. To be installed in the blow line of the ...
Rudolph Technologies will launch its new Truebump technology on the Dragonfly inspection system at SEMICON Taiwan, which is due to be held from 13 to 15 September 2017. The new Truebump technology delivers quick, accurate and repeatable ...
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Nokia has announced a pair of new smart health devices as it completes the rebranding from the Withings company it purchased one year ago. The company has introduced the new Nokia Body smart scale, which at just £55/$60, is much ...
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At the 2017 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits in Kyoto, Japan (5-8 June), nanoelectronics and photovoltaics research centre Imec of Leuven, Belgium reported record values below 10-9Ω.cm2 for PMOS source/drain contact ...
Tags: PMOS Transistors, wafers
Valmet will deliver its DNA automation systems and IQ quality control systems for four tissue machines at Jiangxi Taison Paper in China. Valmet’s automation technology will allow Jiangxi Taison Paper’s tissue machines to ...
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The influential Consumer Reports website has now awarded the 2016 model a ‘Recommended’ tag; after initially deciding against it due to what it deemed ‘wildly unpredictable’ battery expectancy. Apple fought back ...
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Precision sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon has launched an affordable and compact thickness measurement system for strip, plate and film targets. The fully assembled system is immediately ready for use ‘out of the box’ and ...
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Alliance Group has invested over $2m to install a new beef x-ray technology at two of its plants in New Zealand to improve packaging and labeling of meat products. The New Zealand red meat processor and exporter has deployed the new x-ray ...
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Packaging solutions provider Esko has introduced new version of its Cape Pack 16 palletization solution. The Cape Pack 16 allows users to upload designs for folding cartons, cases and pallets. The new solution is said to support cartons, ...
Toyota Motor has developed the world's first method for observing the behavior of lithium ions (Li-ions) in an electrolyte when a Li-ion battery charges and discharges. By using this method, it is possible to observe in real-time, the ...
Tags: Toyota Motor, Lithium Ions
The TOMRA 5A, a machine for the potato processing business, supports processors by combining a straightforward and brand-new graphical user interface with stable sorting performance, while increasing the level of food safety and quality ...