Researchers in the USA have developed vertical Schottky and pn gallium nitride (GaN) diodes on silicon with performance comparable to devices grown on much more expensive substrates [Yuhao Zhang et al, IEEE Transactions On Electron Devices, ...
Tags: electronics, semiconductor
The US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has for the first time, it is claimed, combined a novel synthesis process with commercial electron-beam lithography techniques to produce arrays of semiconductor junctions ...
Tags: electronics, semiconductor, Heterojunctions
Can maker Rexam has teamed up with Dutch brewer Grolsch to make an array of celebratory cans to commemorate the latter’s 400 years in the industry. Three individual cans, displaying art director and creator of Grolsch advertisements ...
Tags: Can production, packaging carriage, can
Procter & Gamble (P&G) Fabric Care has declared a green drive deploying recycled packaging via Post Consumer Recyclate (PCR) and making 230 million bottles out of it for flagship brands, such as Ariel, Dash, Lenor and Unstoppables. In its ...
Tags: packaging material, Procter&Gamble, packaging carriage, bottle
UK-based Pollard Boxes will showcase an array of techniques utilized for making boxes capable of catalyzing premium positioning, on-shelf appeal and brand differentiation for personal care and drinks products at Packaging Innovations London ...
Although UV technologies were first introduced around 20-30 years ago, it is still considered not to be a mature sector with plenty of innovations needed to overcome barriers to greater efficiencies. Over the last few years growth in ...
Beverage packaging that scores on the environmental front is influencing the purchase decision of consumers, finds a survey undertaken for Tetra Pak in 12 countries. According to Environment Research 2015, 75% of the respondents said that ...
South Korean automotive giant Hyundai Motor has taken the wraps off global sub-compact SUV ‘Creta’ built with Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS) and Ultra High Strength Steel (UHSS) in India. Claiming to offer improved body ...
Tags: Hyundai Motor, Creta SUV, SUV
Lightweight composite materials firm Continental Structural Plastics (CSP) has claimed that TCA Ultra Lite, currently in production for General Motors’ (GM) 2016 Chevrolet Corvette, has pared down 20lb (9kg) from the Stingray Coupe ...
Vietnam’s textile and garment sector continues to be a magnet for FDI. While FDI in Vietnam has fallen significantly in the first six months of 2015, it rose sharply in the textile and garment sector, according to the country’s ...
Tags: textile industry, FDI, garment
II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA says that the Advanced Materials Division of its Performance Products Segment in Pine Brook, NJ, which supplies single-crystal silicon carbide (SiC) substrates and CVD-grown polycrystalline diamond materials, ...
Tags: electronics, semiconductor, II-VI, SiC substrates, SiC Wafer
At its 14th Global Supplier Award ceremony in Stuttgart, Germany, Robert Bosch GmbH has presented Dr Reinhard Ploss, CEO of Munich-based Infineon Technologies AG, with an award in the 'Innovations' category in recognition of the firm's ...
In the emerging photovoltaic technology sector, the energy conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells have has improved incredibly quickly, from just 2% in 2006 to over 20.1% in 2015, according to IDTechEx Research's report 'The Rise ...
Tags: electronics, semiconductor, PV market
Producer and marketer of recycled nylon fibres Aquafil has entered into a partnership with Outerknown, a new menswear apparel brand founded by 11 time world champion surfer Kelly Slater. An Aquafil press release informed that ...
Tags: textile manufacture, Nylon Fibres
BorgWarner supplies its wet friction technology for ZF's new eight- and nine-speed automatic transmissions. The 8-speed transmission features BorgWarner's multi-segment friction plates with intricate groove designs, and the torque ...
Tags: automobile manufacture, wet friction technology, auto parts