High Tech Ceramics News articles from September 2002

High Tech Ceramics News archives from September 2002

INDUSTRY ANALYSIS: Bringing Diamond Films to Market.
September 1, 2002... In the synthetic diamond technology area, major scientific research efforts have been concentrated in diamond, diamond-like, and CBN material films and coatings in the past 15 yr. In these years, great strides have been made in taking the...

PROCESSING AND TECHNOLOGIES Kennametal Intros Carbide Line.
September 1, 2002... Kennametal has introduced a new line of solid carbide drills with a special cutting geometry that reduces thrust 20% to avoid bending thin-wall, high-temperature alloy parts. Conventional drills are ground with flat chisel points that push and...

METROLOGY AND ANALYSIS NIST to Operate Calibration Service.
September 1, 2002... National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will provide primary standard and calibration service later this year to support accurate measurements for next-generation deep-ultraviolet (DUV) lithographic tools employing 157-nm excimer...

POWDERS AND NANO CERAMICS SMP Wins NIST ATP Award.
September 1, 2002... Superior MicroPowders, LLC (SMP) has been granted a NIST ATP (National Institute of Standards and Technology Advanced Technology Program) award to further the development of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for direct methanol fuel cells...

Altair Signs Agreements with Pigment Groups.
September 1, 2002... Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. announced that two of the three largest U.S.-based pigment manufacturers have signed confidentiality agreements and are evaluating the potential use of Altair's patented pigment processing technology. Altair's...

Transition Metal Nitrides Prepared.
September 1, 2002... Japan's Waseda University researchers Y. Sugahara and F. Cheng have prepared transition metal nitrides from ammonolysis products of diethylamides of zirconium and niobium. The reaction between tetrakis(diethylamino)niobium and isopropylamine...

Colloidal Processing of Silicon Nitride.
September 1, 2002... Successful colloidal processing requires a high degree of control of the colloidal behavior. Swedish researcher L. Bergstrom at the Institute for Surface Chemistry conducted work on the de- agglomeration and stabilization of silicon nitride...

COATINGS: Low-Conductivity Thermal Barriers.
September 1, 2002... The advantages of using ceramic thermal barrier coatings in gas turbine engine hot sections include potentially significantly increased fuel efficiency and improved engine reliability. However, current thermal barrier coatings may not have the...

FIBERS AND COMPOSITES Composite Bearing Developed.
September 1, 2002... Belarus researcher M.V. Kireitseu and S.G. Yerakhavets at Institute of Machine Reliability have developed a composite sliding bearing to improve customer properties and quality of final product. The bearing consists of sequentially arranged...

DIAMOND PRODUCTS: Diamond Growth on Iron and Steel.
September 1, 2002... It is difficult to produce diamond grains on iron-based materials due to the catalytic effect and the rapid diffusion coefficients of carbon species into the iron-based materials, such as iron and stainless steel (SS) containing chromium (Cr)...

Diamond Synthesized with High-Pressure CVD.
September 1, 2002... Tokyo Denki University researchers have shown that it is possible to achieve diamond growth by hot-filament chemical vapor deposition (CVD) under atmospheric pressure and that the residence time is the most important parameter for diamond...

Diamond Field Emitter Triode.
September 1, 2002... Vanderbilt University researchers W.P. Kang, A. Wisitsora-at, J.L. Davidson (Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN 37235), and Olin College researcher D.V. Kerns (Olin College of Engineering, 1735 Great...

ADVANCED GLASSES: Corning Debuts Optical Fiber.
September 1, 2002... Corning, Inc., a world-leading supplier of optical fiber, unveiled the latest addition to its optical fiber portfolio, a 10 Gb/s- capable multimode fiber for high-speed, high-density applications. Corning InfiniCor SXi fiber offers superior...

BIOCERAMICS: Apatite Composites for Facial Repair.
September 1, 2002... The apatite-forming ability of ceramics, such as hydroxyapatite and glass-ceramic apatite-wollastonite (A-W), make their use in the body highly desirable. The use of hydroxyapatite has been widened by its incorporation into a composite now...

Hydroxyapatite Dental Ceramics Studied.
September 1, 2002... Taiwan researchers R. Huang, T. Sheu, and I-Shou at the University of Taiwan processed two types of initial powders, commercial and coprecipitated, to obtain densified hydroxyapatite (HA) or fluorapatite (FA) dental ceramics in this study....

ELECTRONIC CERAMICS: Silicon-Based Surface Mount RF Capacitor.
September 1, 2002... Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced the release of the industry's first silicon-based RF capacitors, a technology breakthrough that boosts electrical performance while greatly reducing the board space required for circuitry in cell phones...

SUPERCONDUCTORS: MgB2 Superconducts at a Balmy 39 Kelvin.
September 1, 2002... Magnesium diboride (MgB2) becomes superconducting at 39 Kelvin, one of the highest known transition temperatures (Tc) of any superconductor. According to researchers, its puzzling characteristics include more than one superconducting energy...

INDUSTRY NEWS: GE Specialty Materials Acquires ACC.
September 1, 2002... GE Specialty Materials, a unit of General Electric Co., signed an agreement to acquire Advanced Ceramics Corp. and Advanced Ceramics International Corp. Advanced Ceramics is a specialty, high- temperature ceramics company. Advanced Ceramics is...

Cree Revenue Grows 13%.
September 1, 2002... Cree, Inc. reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $37,800,000, which represents a 13% increase, sequentially, over the company's third-quarter revenue. Adjusted net income for the fourth quarter was $975,000, or $0.01/share, excluding...

Vishay Sales Gain in Quarter.
September 1, 2002... Electronics components maker, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., announced increased second-quarter profit and sales, boosted by acquisitions and cost-cutting measures. Vishay, which says it would continue to cut costs, says it saw an upturn in its...

Conductus Revenues Remain Stable.
September 1, 2002... Conductus, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance superconducting wireless systems, has announced financial results for the second quarter and 6 mo ended June 30, 2002. Revenues for the second quarter of 2002 were $1,594,000, which...

EDO's 2nd-Quarter Earnings Decline.
September 1, 2002... EDO Corp., a maker of radar and sonar systems for the defense and aerospace industries, has says that its second-quarter earnings declined, and forecast revenue contributions from a recent acquisition. EDO says earnings for the quarter ended...

Supercon Components Reports Small Loss.
September 1, 2002... Superconductive Components, Inc. has recently reported a $38,305 loss applicable to common shares for the 3 mo ended June 30, 2002, compared with a loss of $5,720 for the same period last year. The net loss per diluted share was $0.02 for...

Morgan Launches Fellowship Award.
September 1, 2002... Morgan Advanced Ceramics has established the Morgan Advanced Ceramics-University Fellowship Award. In collaboration with several U.K. universities, Morgan Advanced Ceramics will present these awards annually to acknowledge outstanding...

Altis Semiconductor Installs AMSC Regulation System.
September 1, 2002... American Superconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: AMSC), a leading global supplier of superconductor products and power electronic converters for the electric power industry, and Electricite de France (EDF), one of the largest utilities in the...

CALENDAR.
September 1, 2002... October 1-4, 2002. 54th Pacific Coast Regional and AcerS Basic Science Division Meeting, Seattle, WA. Contact: American Ceramic Society, P.O. Box 6136, Westerville, OH 43086-6136; Tel: 614/890- 4700, Fax: 614/899-6109; Email:...