High Tech Ceramics News articles from June 2005

High Tech Ceramics News archives from June 2005

INDUSTRY ANALYSIS: Growth for Nonlinear Optics.
June 1, 2005... Non-linear optical (NLO) materials, consisting of several advanced ceramics materials (such as lithium niobate, lithium iodate, KDP) utilize the non-linear dependence of the refraction index on the applied electric field to produce other...

PROCESSING AND TECHNOLOGIES Harper Opens Encapsulation Lab.
June 1, 2005... Harper International (Lancaster, NY) has expanded its Technology Center with the addition of a new laboratory dedicated to microsphere and encapsulation technology from Brace GmbH. Harper will held an open house at its Technology Center June 22...

Met-Silcast Repairs Refractory Furnaces.
June 1, 2005... Magneco/Metrel, Inc. has announced the availability of an educational module on the use of innovative nanoparticulate refractory, known as Met-Silcast, for furnace crown overcoating in the glass industry. "Met-Silcast offers proven,...

METROLOGY AND ANALYSIS: Malvern Introduces At-line Particle Analyzer.
June 1, 2005... Malvern Instruments has introduced a new at-line particle size analyzer package for dry powder processes. The new Malvern Insitec APS (At-line Powder Sizer) is designed to enable powder processors to make automated measurements close to the...

STRUCTURAL CERAMICS: Armor Holdings Wins Two Orders.
June 1, 2005... Armor Holdings, Inc., a leading manufacturer of security products and vehicle armor systems serving law enforcement, military, homeland security and commercial markets, received two new orders worth $25.3 million. In the first order, Armor...

POWDERS AND NANO CERAMICS GE Offers NSF BN Powders.
June 1, 2005... The National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) International has designated sixteen grades of GE Advanced Materials boron nitride (BN) powder as acceptable for use in nonfood contact lubricants, ingredients in nonfood and incidental contact...

Nanophase Issued U.S. Patent.
June 1, 2005... Nanophase Technologies Inc., a technology in nanomaterials and nanoengineered products, has been issued U.S. Patent No. 6,896,958, entitled "Substantially Transparent, Abrasion-Resistant Films Containing Surface-Treated Nanocrystalline...

Battery Maker Tests Altair Materials.
June 1, 2005... Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. announced today the successful completion of phase one tests utilizing Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. Lithium Titanate Spinel Electrode Nanomaterials in its PLI batteries. The first shipment of Altair's...

COATINGS: Nanostructured Layers Offer Modified Precipitation.
June 1, 2005... Nanostructured ceramic layers can be used as wear- resistant/insulating/protective coatings, fuel cell electrodes/electrolytes and dense/mesoporous membranes. Such layers can be made by depositing nanoparticle suspensions directly on the...

FIBERS AND COMPOSITES: Thermal Ceramics Intros Fiber-Based Products.
June 1, 2005... Thermal Ceramics has announced the development of a new line of fiber-based moldable and pumpable products under the brand name Kaofil. Available materials are 2300F rated (2000F recommended operating temperature) and 2600F rated (2400F...

Microwaves Make Better Metal-Ceramics.
June 1, 2005... Putting metal in the micro-wave usually generates a lot of sparksand panicin the kitchen. But M Cubed Technologies, Inc. (MCT; Newark, DE), is using microwaves to make metal-ceramic composites with greater speed and higher quality. A custom-...

OPTICAL MATERIALS: Indium Phosphide Translates into Better Chips.
June 1, 2005... TLC Precision Wafer Technology, Inc. (TLC; Minneapolis, MN), is developing chip circuitry on an indium phosphide (InP) substrate that offers mixed-mode capabilities for transceivers. The new O- chip, as the company calls it, can handle both...

BIOCERAMICS: Nanoceramics Considered for Implants.
June 1, 2005... Although many advanced properties for nanomaterials with constituent fiber, grain, or particle sizes less than 100 nm have been observed for traditional science and engineering applications (such as in catalytic, optical, mechanical, magnetic,...

BATTERIES AND FUEL CELLS: Solar to Fuel: Catalyzing Science.
June 1, 2005... In the past 150 years, burgeoning industrialization has increased carbon in the atmosphere by 40 percent and driven a continuing rise in global temperatures. The trend won't stop soon. Among the consequences: rising sea levels, increased air...

ELECTRONIC CERAMICS: AVX Introduces Lead-Free Crystal Oscillators.
June 1, 2005... AVX Corp is offering an ultra-small crystal oscillator designed for telecommunication systems. Designated the CX-2520SB, the surface mount crystal oscillator contains a ceramic package that offers high reliability with repeatable performance in...

Simple Crystal-Making Process for Electronics.
June 1, 2005... Materials scientists at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, have devised a novel and easy technique to make thin, crystal-like materials for electronic devices. The technique could supplement todays tedious and exacting method of...

Vishay Releases IR Transceivers and LEDs.
June 1, 2005... Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. released a new IrDA serial infrared (SIR) transceivers; a new power inductor; and new surface-mount (SMD) LEDs. The new Vishay Semiconductors TFBS4650 and TFBS4652 IrDA SIR infrared transceivers have an operating...

SUPERCONDUCTORS: China Demonstrates AMSC Power Cable.
June 1, 2005... American Superconductor Corp. announced that a collaborative effort by four leading Chinese research and industrial institutions has successfully demonstrated a 75 meter, three phase high temperature superconductor (HTS) power cable in a live...

STI Receives Orders for 3G Products.
June 1, 2005... Superconductor Technologies Inc. has received approximately $4.0 million dollars year-to-date in orders for SuperPlex and AmpLink(TM) products, as part of a major wireless carrier's 3G (EV-DO) roll-out. Shipments began in March and are...

INDUSTRY NEWS: Vishay Completes Siliconix Acquisition.
June 1, 2005... Vishay Intertechnology Inc. has acquired 4.5 million additional shares of Siliconix Inc., boosting its total ownership of Siliconix common stock to 95 percent. In acquiring 77 percent of the shares of Siliconix common stock that it did not...

Cree Backing Out Of Silicon Microwave.
June 1, 2005... Cree, Inc. announced it plans to close the silicon radio frequency (RF) and microwave semiconductor business of its wholly owned subsidiary, Cree Microwave, Inc., located in Sunnyvale, California. This business manufactures silicon-based...

Viox Wins ISO:9001:2000.
June 1, 2005... VIOX Corp. recently received Certificate of Registration No. 1034732 for ISO 9001:2000. The company received its registration on its first examination attempt with zero non-conformances reported. "Customer satisfaction drives our business, and...

CALENDAR.
June 1, 2005... July 4-8, 2005, Lucerne Fuel Cell Forum 2005, Lucerne, Switzerland. Contact: The European Fuel Cell Forum, Morgennacherstasse 2F, P.O. Box 99, CH-5452 Oberrohrdorf, Swtizerland, Tel: +41 56 496-7292, Fax: +41 56 496-4412, E-mail: forum@efcf.com...

PERSONNEL.
June 1, 2005... Michael Minkel is VP of Operatrions at Oglebay Norton. Oglebay Norton Co. has announced that Michael J. Minkel has been named to the new position of senior vice president, operations. Minkel joined Oglebay Norton in 2000, and since 2003 has...

FINANCIAL.
June 1, 2005... Ramtron Revenue Flat. U.S. semiconductor maker Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR), a leading supplier of nonvolatile ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) products, reported its financial results for the first quarter ended...

PUBLICATIONS.
June 1, 2005... Progress in Bioceramics. Bioceramics are ceramic materials primarily used for the repair, reconstruction and replacement of diseased or damaged parts of the musculo-skeletal system. The use of these materials has led to remarkable advances in...

TECHNOLOGY INSIGHT: Aluminumsilicophosphate Synthesized and Characterized for Fuel Cells.
June 1, 2005... By Mara Janeth Pereira, Delia Gutirrez-Campos, and Valeria Lpez: Material Science Department, Universidad Simon Bolivar, Caracus, Venezuela; and Rosa Mara Rodrguez: Chemical Department. Universidad Metorpolitana, Caracas, Venezuela. There...

WHO'S WHO.
June 1, 2005... Ganesh Skandan, Promoting Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials Founded in 1997, NEI Corporation is a specialty producer of nanocrystalline materials for protective coatings, heat transfer fluids, rechargeable batteries, and specialty...