Recently added articles from New Materials Asia:
World's first 32 nm process NAND flash memory.(Electricals)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Toshiba Corp, a market leader in the development and fabrication of high-density NAND flash memory, is to start shipping NAND flash memory products that have been produced using a 32 nm process technology. Samples of the world's first 32 nm generation, 32 Gb (gigabyte) single ...
Evergreen, partners expand China wafer factory.(Electricals)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Evergreen Solar Inc of Marlboro, Massachusetts, USA, has entered into a frame agreement with Jiawei Solar (Wuhan) Co and the Wuhan Donghu New Technology Development Zone Management Committee, which calls for a significant expansion of String Ribbon wafer manufacturing in Wuhan, China. ...
SDK develops SCMG for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles.(Electricals)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has developed a grade of shape-controlled micro graphite (SCMG) to be used as anode material in large lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EV). SCMG is produced by first processing carbon with SDK's proprietary technology to optimize its shape as ...
Collaborating on pre-foamed modified polypropylene research.(Plastics and polymers)
Jun 01, 2009 ... China XD Plastics Co Ltd's wholly owned subsidiary, Harbin Xinda Macromolecule Material Research Institute is collaborating with Harbin Institute of Technology on research of pre-foamed modified polypropylene (PP) and has successfully completed a small trial testing. Pre-foamed ...
Mitsubishi to release high barrier film for flexible solar cells.(Plastics and polymers)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Mitsubishi Plastics Inc has released a transparent film that has a high gas-barrier property and can be added with various functions for flexible solar cells and other applications. The film, marketed under the name 'View Barrier', will basically be custom-made, and the ...
Lithium-ion battery separator grades launched.(Plastics and polymers)
Jun 01, 2009 ... ExxonMobil Chemical continues to extend its technology leadership with the development of two grades of V-series building a new facility in Korea to handle the increased demand for its product. These developmental grades will help make lithium-ion batteries (LIB) safer than ever ...
Best LED colour to grow plants is ... pink.(Optoelectronics)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Nabesei Co Ltd of Japan, which specializes in electronic parts, exhibited plants grown under light-emitting diodes (LEDs) lights of three different colours at a Tokyo exhibition, and found that those plants grown under pink light did best. Plants of the same size were ...
Infrared twin beam laser diode with good temperature characteristics.(Optoelectronics)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Rohm Co Ltd of Japan has developed the RLD2BPNK3, a twin-beam infrared laser diode designed for laser printers, which features a narrow light emission point interval (28 [micro]m) and optimal temperature characteristics, which results in the minimizing of thermal effects from adjacent ...
Green phosphorescent OLED efficiency doubled.(Optoelectronics)
Jun 01, 2009 ... A Japanese group has succeeded in making an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) device using a green light-emitting phosphor material, achieving a light-emitting efficiency of 210 lm.[W.sup.-1]. The research group, led by Professor Akiyoshi Mikami of the Advanced Optical Electro ...
Magnetic nanoparticles used to shrink antennae.(Metals and alloys)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Researchers from Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co Ltd have worked with Professor Tadahiro Ohmi of Japan's Tohoku University to develop a magnetic material for antenna elements, using Fe-Ni alloy nanoparticles. In the frequency range between 1 MHz and 2 GHz, the material combines ...
Home textile products from fibres of water lily.(Textiles and fibres)
Jun 01, 2009 ... The Philippines textile research sector has been conducting research on various fibres derived from fruits, vegetables and flowers, and has met with success in the last few decades. The R&D sector, for instance, has been able to find commercial applications for the fibres of abaca, ...
Suminoe Textiles, Teijin Fibers set up joint venture.(Textiles and fibres)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Japan-based Suminoe Textile Co Ltd and Teijin Fibers Ltd have agreed to establish a joint venture company that will develop, manufacture and sell fabrics for automotive seats and ceilings. In combining their strengths in fabrics and raw materials, the two companies expect their joint ...
Resin material improves LCD performance.(Composites)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Taica Corp, Japan, has developed a resin material that is manufactured, based on a soft gel material made mainly from silicone and helps improve the luminance and contrast ratio of liquid crystal displays (LCDs). The product will be released by the end of 2009. Taica has already ...
Kinetix resin selected for motorcycle helmets.(Composites)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Cycling equipment manufactuer Shark has chosen Kinetix R246LV resin, formulated and supplied by ATL Composites Pty Ltd of Australia, with a custom hardener, for the manufacture of its latest range of motorcycle helmets. Shark chose the custom blend for the helmet after working ...
Hyosung Mipan regen recycled yarn brand obtains GRS certificate.(Environment and recycling)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Hyosung Corp, based in Seoul, South Korea, has been awarded the Global Recycled Standard certification for its recycled nylon and polyester yarns, which are marketed under the brand name of Mipan regen and Regen polyester. The Global Recycle Standard (GRS) was introduced by ...
Recycled polyester tyre cords first in Europe.(Environment and recycling)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Teijin Fibers Ltd has announced that its chemically recycled polyester Eco Circle fibres are now being used in the cords of Toyo Tire & Rubber's Proxes Ne tyres, which Toyo Tire Europe GmbH introduced to the European market in April 2009. Toyo Tire & Rubber launched Proxes Ne in ...
Biocompatible polymers keep the blood flowing.(Medical)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Polymer coatings laden with drugs could make medical implants more biocompatible, according to scientists at Chonnam National University, based in Gwangju, South Korea. Dong Lyun Cho and colleagues at CNU's Gwangju campus have developed a method of coating stents in polymer and ...
Seoul Semiconductor launches Z-Power LEDs.(Electricals)
May 01, 2009 ... Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd has launched the Z1 series of Z-Power light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which is intended for general illumination lighting products. The Z1 series has the required output power for general illumination lighting applications. Compared to existing 100 lm ...
Novel structural analysis for ionic liquid.(Electricals)
May 01, 2009 ... Scientists based at the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP), which is part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, used X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) techniques to do structural analysis on the ionic liquid [ChCl-ZnfCl.sub.2] in different [ChCl:ZnCl.sub.2] ratios. ...
High-sensitivity infrared sensor goes lead-free, bendable.(Electricals)
May 01, 2009 ... A research group led by Kenji Ishida and Satoshi Horie at Kobe University, Japan, have developed a pyroelectric infrared sensor by using an organic ferroelectric material. With the use of an oligomer (low-molecular substance) of vinylidene fluoride (VDF) as a material, the ...