High Tech Ceramics News articles from November 2003

High Tech Ceramics News archives from November 2003

INDUSTRY ANALYSIS: Thermal Management to Reach $6B by 2008.
November 1, 2003... The past decade has witnessed a tremendous level of progress, technologically and demand-wise, in electronic devices and systems. The spurt has come on two main fronts: increased functionality on a single device unit and miniaturization of each...

PROCESSING & TECHNOLOGIES: Sandia's Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics.
November 1, 2003... Researchers at the Department of Energys Sandia National Laboratories have developed a new lightweight material to withstand ultra-high temperatures on hypersonic vehicles, such as the space shuttle. The ultra-high-temperature ceramics (UHTCs),...

MAC Produces Microfluidic Assemblies.
November 1, 2003... Ceramic assemblies for microfluidic processes are available from Morgan Advanced Ceramics (MAC). The company says that its unique black ceramic assemblies offer a cost-effective solution for demanding microfluidic requirements. According...

STRUCTURAL CERAMICS: Brake Technology for SUVs.
November 1, 2003... Starfire Systems, Inc. has begun work under a 2-year New York State Energy Research and Development Authority contract to develop advanced ceramic brake materials technology for sport utility vehicles (SUV) and light-duty trucks. Benefits to be...

CoorsTek, St. Marys to Market Seals.
November 1, 2003... CoorsTek, Inc. has expanded its line of materials for mechanical seals to include carbon graphite through a distribution agreement with St. Marys Carbon Co. of St. Marys, Pennsylvania. According to CoorsTek, it selected St. Marys Carbon because...

Ceradyne Receives Add-On Armor Order.
November 1, 2003... Ceradyne, Inc. has recently received a $14.3 million add-on order for small arms protective inserts (SAPI) for delivery in 2004, under an amendment to the $29 million SAPI order announced on September 29, 2003, bringing the total SAPI orders...

POWDERS AND NANO CERAMICS: Motorola Developing Ways to Grow CNT.
November 1, 2003... Scientists at Motorola Labs are researching ways to improve control in the growth of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) that can make transistors smaller and faster and chemical/biological detectors ultra-sensitive. CNTs represent a relatively new form of...

COATINGS: Sulzer Metco Acquiring WOKA.
November 1, 2003... Subject to anti-trust board approval, Sulzer Metco is acquiring WOKA GmbH, a family-owned carbides manufacturer with 70 employees and sales totaling about CHF 20 million (EUR 14 million) for 2002. This step widens the Sulzer Metco offering of...

FIBERS AND COMPOSITES Carbon Nanotube Composites?
November 1, 2003... Carbon nanotubes have been in the news a great deal lately, including at the NASA TechBriefs conference held on October 23-24 in Boston, Massachusetts. At a talk given by Sharon Smith of Lockheed Martin, carbon nanotube reinforced ceramics were...

ADVANCED GLASSES: High-Strength Glass Evaluated for Turbines.
November 1, 2003... Advanced Glassfiber Yarns (AGY)s ZenTron high-strength glass roving is being evaluated in large wind turbine blades. Mike Kinsella, market manager for AGY, says manufacturers of large turbine blades are reaching the limits of standard E-glass...

MAC Offers Pressed Glass Spacers.
November 1, 2003... Morgan Advanced Ceramics (MAC), a supplier of innovative ceramic solutions for the medical, telecommunications, semiconductor, and aerospace markets, offers pressed glass spacers at its GBC Products Division. Used to position and isolate...

Corning Grants Patent License to Tamron.
November 1, 2003... Corning Inc. and Tamron Co., Ltd. announced that they have concluded a license agreement under a portfolio of Corning patents regarding molded glass components used in digital still cameras, display systems, and other products where compact,...

PHOTONIC MATERIALS: Semiconductor Laser From Photonic Crystal.
November 1, 2003... In an experimental tour de force, a team led by scientists from Bell Labs, the research and development arm of Lucent Technologies built a novel semiconductor laser that may have numerous applications, ranging from advanced optical...

Quantum Cascade Lasers Prove Worth.
November 1, 2003... The new laser belongs to a class of high-performance semiconductor lasersknown as quantum cascade (QC) lasersthat were invented at Bell Labs in 1994. QC lasers are made by stacking many ultrathin atomic layers of standard semiconductor...

DIAMOND PRODUCTS: DiamondGuard Technology Launched.
November 1, 2003... When experts from Guardian Industries Science & Technology Center applied science and chemistry to the growing field of ultrathin glass films, they created something never before seen in the glass industry, a protective coating that will bring...

Diamond Wires Slice Crystals.
November 1, 2003... Crystal Systems has announced that it is ready to ship the first of its FAST (fixed abrasive slicing technology) slicers. Designed for use in the optic, optoelectronic, and semiconductor industries, this new technology is a highly effective...

BIOCERAMICS: Nanoparticle Composites for Dental Restorations.
November 1, 2003... Epoxy-based composites are widely used as cements in dental restorations. University of Maryland researchers Y. Liu, I.K. Lloyd and O.C. Wilson have been conducting a study to explore epoxy-based composites as joining layers in laminar ceramic...

FUEL CELLS & BATTERIES: LSM for SOFC Cathodes and Sensors.
November 1, 2003... Lanthanum strontium manganites (LSM) are potential candidates for various applications such as solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), oxygen gas sensors, magnetoresistive (MR) sensors, and magnetic refrigeration. In particular, the LSM has been...

Lithium Magnate for Batteries.
November 1, 2003... University of Puerto Rico researchers S.R. Das, S. Majumder, and R.S. Katiyar prepared spinel lithium manganate powders by a solid- state diffusion route, reacting lithium carbonate and manganese oxide as starting materials. The powders were...

ELECTRONIC CERAMICS: Intel Announces Gate Breakthrough.
November 1, 2003... Intel Corp. presented results of the companys high-k/metal gate transistor development at the International Gate Insulator Workshop in Tokyo, Japan, on November 6. The new high-k gate materials are needed to reduce current leakage as device...

Cree Introduces XLamp LED Family.
November 1, 2003... Cree, Inc. announced its entry into the high powerpackaged light emitting diode (LED) arena with the introduction of its new XLamp product family. This new product combines the companys XBright power chip with innovative packaging technology to...

SUPERCONDUCTORS: ISCO Launches RF(2) Product Line.
November 1, 2003... ISCO International, Inc. announced the arrival of its new RF(2) product line. ISCO says that it has developed a cost-effective solution that greatly enhances wireless base station performance. The RF(2) product is a reverse-link low noise...

Praxair Cryomag Offers Supercon Magnet Services.
November 1, 2003... Praxair, Inc. announced the formation of Praxair Cryomag Services, Inc., following the acquisition of Cryomag Services, Inc. The new business offers comprehensive service to the super-conducting magnet industry, with primary focus on health...

AMSC Awarded Funding by Oak Ridge Lab.
November 1, 2003... American Superconductor Corp. has received a funding award from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), as part of the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Superconductivity Program in the Office of Electric Transmission & Distribution. The award...

SCI Receives Award From Third Frontier.
November 1, 2003... Superconductive Components, Inc. announced that SCI Engineered Materials, the companys operating entity, and its project partners received a $1.2 million award from the Third Frontier Action Fund. This Fund is administered by the Ohio...

INDUSTRY NEWS: TAL Licenses Nanopowder Technology.
November 1, 2003... Tal Materials, a provider of nanopowder production technology, has licensed its processes to a Michigan-based chemical supplier, according to a company news release. Silbond Corp. of Weston, Michigan, produces ethyl silicate, a precursor...

Nanomaterials Leadership Awards Presented.
November 1, 2003... The winners of the Leadership in Nanomaterials Awards were presented on October 27th at BCCs sixth annual conference Nanoparticles 2003, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since its inception in 1998, this conference has evolved with the...

Alcoa Dropping Specialty Chemicals.
November 1, 2003... Alcoa, Inc. announced that Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals (AWAC), a global alliance between Alumina Limited (40%) and Alcoa (60%), has agreed to sell Alcoa Specialty Chemicals (ASC) to Rhone Capital, LLC. This sale is part of the divestiture...

Companies Report Quarterly Results.
November 1, 2003... Here's a mixed bag of quarterly earnings: * Corning, Inc. (NYSE: GLW) has announced that it had third- quarter sales of $772 million and net income of $33 million or $0.02 diluted earnings per share. Corning said its third-quarter results...

CALENDAR.
November 1, 2003... December 1-5, 2003. 2003 MRS Fall Meeting, Hynes Convention Center and Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston, MA. Contact: Materials Research Society, 506 Keystone Dr., Warrendale, PA 15086-7573; Tel: 724/779-3003, Fax: 724/779-8313; Email:...