Argentinian polymer and synthetic rubber output rose 3.4% in February compared with the year-earlier period, the state statistics office Indec said Friday. Production of these petrochemicals fell 2% in February compared with January, ...
AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has been recognized as a finalist for UBM Tech's EE Times and EDN Annual Creativity in Electronics ACE Award for Ultimate Products, AVX's TCJ Series ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Finnish thin film coating specialist Picodeon Ltd Oy has developed its ultra-short pulsed laser deposition (USPLD) surface coating technology to be able to create either porous or dense aluminium oxide (Al2O3) coatings on heat-sensitive ...
US March propylene contract prices were fully settled 1.5 cents/lb ($33/mt) lower from February, market sources said Friday. The decrease is the second consecutive decline in contract pricing this year, and puts chemical-grade propylene ...
Global demand for paints and varnishes is forecast to expand 4.7% p.a. between 2014 and 2018. Argentina, China, India, Morocco, and the United States are considered the highest potential markets in the coming years. According to recently ...
Tags: paints, varnishes, Decoration
Imagine powering your cell phone by simply walking around your office or rubbing it with the palm of your hand. Rather than plugging it into the wall, you become the power source. Researchers at the 247th National Meeting & Exposition of ...
Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) nearly doubled in 2013, but most won't take you farther than 100 miles on one charge. To boost their range toward a tantalizing 300 miles or more, researchers are reporting new progress on a "breathing" ...
Tags: battery, air batteries, lithium-ion battery
Nichicon VA Series Functional Polymer Capacitors (FPCAPs) are conductive polymer aluminum solid electrolytic capacitors that have a resin-molded chip construction and improved frequencyThe number of complete cycles or vibrations per unit of ...
Tags: Capacitor, Electrical, Electronics
Three series of AVX multi-layer organic capacitors MLO featuring high self-resonance are now available from Avnet. The organic polymer based capacitors add cost benefits and tolerance control, due to the components fabrication on large area ...
Tags: capacitor, Electronics, Electrical
Finland-based Huhtamaki has introduced newly redesigned BioWare products, which include hot and cold cups. The new range features Love Nature logo, which is said to increase consumer appeal, and also communicate the environmental message ...
Tags: cups, Packaging, environmental
Initial settlements for US March propylene contract prices called for a 1.5-cent/lb ($33/mt) decrease from February, market sources said Tuesday. The decrease, if settled marketwide, would put polymer-grade propylene prices at 72 cents/lb ...
Munich-based WACKER Group has adopted the motto "Discover Tomorrow's Solutions" for this year's Middle East Coatings Show (MECS), in Dubai from March 10 to 12. The company is unveiling a new dispersible polymer powder for cost-efficient, ...
Tags: Chemicals, Construction, Decoration
In booth #1531 at the Optical Fiber Communication conference & exposition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC 2014) in San Francisco, CA (11-13 March), GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog ...
Tags: coherent optical link design, live demonstration, VCSEL driver
(Phys.org) —Photovoltaic spray paint could coat the windows and walls of the future if scientists are successful in developing low-cost, flexible solar cells based on organic polymers. Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak ...
Tags: Organic Solar Cells, Heavy Hydrogen, Solar
David Schnur Associates (DSA) announced today the conclusion of a multi-year agreement to represent Vention Medical’s full Advanced Component portfolio in the State of Israel. This portfolio includes balloons and balloon catheters, ...
Tags: Vention Medical, medical device, specialized component technologies