The US Air Force has awarded Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA, which makes silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) wafers and devices as well as LEDs, a $4.1m follow-on contract, enabling qualification of a high-performance power ...
Tags: GaN wafers, SiC
BASF is expanding its expertise in top mounts to enable car manufacturers an optimum combination of weight savings, pleasant acoustics and vibration damping. The unique NVH (noise, vibration, harshness) solution is made possible by ...
Tags: BASF, Polyurethane-Bearing, Polyamide
LED maker Lumileds of San Jose, CA, USA has announced a new approach to achieving color mixing with its high-power LUXEON C Color Line of LEDs. "We've solved the problems of beam halos and mismatched, unmixed color by designing our platform ...
Michelin Americas Truck Tires, an arm of Michelin North America has launched Michelin X Multi Energy D Pre-Mold retread for regional and emerging super-regional applications. Building on the previously launched Michelin X Multi Energy D ...
Tags: Truck Tires, bottom layer
SILIKOPHEN AC 950 – the new high-temperature resistant, high-solids silicone resin from Evonik – is HAPS-free and intended to provide protective properties in industrial applications. No toxic substances release during curing, ...
BASF has extended its range of high-quality bio-based polyols sold under the Sovermol trademark. The products are used for manufacturing extremely low-emission 2K PU coatings for interior and exterior applications. With Sovermol 830 BASF is ...
A new nitrogen (N) stabilizer for fertilizer management will be available this spring for growers. CHS Inc. will sell its NBPT-based urease inhibitor, N-Edge. N-Edge is for use with urea, UAN, or manure. It can prevent up to 30% N loss and ...
Tags: Fertilizer, N-Edge technology
As the build of Bloodhound SSC gains momentum and a planned UK test in Newquay is just months away, engineers are increasingly looking at the detail design challenges to help them push the car to 1,000mph and above. These include the issues ...
Axalta Coating Systems has joined Ducks Unlimited as its newest corporate partner. A major developer, manufacturer and seller of industrial coatings in the United States and 130 countries around the world, Axalta continues to make ...
A new film for in-mold labeling in thermoforming delivers a look and feel on par with injection-molded products. The solution developed by BOPP specialist Treofan features an innovative surface that enables stable fusing of thermoforming ...
Tags: injection molding, BOPP Film
Joachim Piprek, founder & president of NUSOD Institute LLC in the USA, has run simulations that he believes eliminate electron leakage as the primary cause of efficiency droop at high current in blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) [Appl. ...
UK-based Plessey has launched its range of LED filaments, manufactured with the firm's MaGIC (Manufactured on GaN-on-Si I/C) gallium nitride on silicon LEDs. The filaments are designed for the surging filament bulb market, where these ...
Tags: LED Filaments, GaN-on-Si Die
WAC Lighting introduces Flood LED Luminaires; a product within the company’s all-new Endurance™ line of LED Exterior Lighting. Engineered with AC-LED technology, this luminaire is half the size and offers twice the amount of ...
Tags: LED Luminaires, LED Flood
US-based brakes systems firm Power Stop has launched Track Day Brakes, claimed to be both track-tested and platform-specific and fitted with high carbon rotors to ensure better braking stability. Backed by its research and testing ...
Tags: Brake Kit, brakes systems
Construction major VolkerWessels is looking for partners to take ahead its idea of PlasticRoad, roads made of 100% recycled material. The company has said that the idea is still on paper, but plans to materialize it in three years. ...
Tags: packaging, VolkerWessels, PlasticRoad