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When a team of university and industry researchers tried a novel, foundry-style mould-filling technique to make nanoscale devices, they realised they had discovered a gem

Nano-foundry technique yields ultra-durable probes
When a team of university and industry researchers tried a novel, foundry-style mould-filling technique to make nanoscale devices, they realised they had discovered a gem. Not only did they pioneer a three-dimensional nanoscale fabrication method,... ...FULL STORY

09 March 2010

This weeks releases...

Action needed to promote ecological recycling (08 March 2010)
More than 155,000 tonnes of what is sometimes hazardous electronic waste is exported annually from Germany to non-European destinations, a volume which includes some 50,000 tonnes of PC and television monitors alone. The latter often contain metals......FULL STORY

Clear signs of economic recovery (08 March 2010)
IPC has released the Winter 2010 edition of Electronics Industries Market Data Update, which offers proof of a continuing economic recovery. The IPC Index of North American Electronics Industry Performance rose dramatically from -18.3 in the third......FULL STORY

Consortium starts Supreme project (08 March 2010)
Assembléon has started a research project to develop a new generation of sustainable pick and place solutions for the electronics assembly industry. The new generation will not only pick and place components sustainably; it will also minimise the......FULL STORY

Chip design and prototyping collaboration (08 March 2010)
Imec and Altos Design Automation have announce that they have entered into an agreement to set up a library re-characterisation service based on Altos ultra-fast characterisation tools. With this collaboration, imec will extend its ASIC......FULL STORY

CEA applauds FTC action (08 March 2010)
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has released the following statement regarding the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposal to require EnergyGuide labels on television sets sold in the United States: ...FULL STORY

European Inventor Award 2010 (08 March 2010)
The nominees for the European Inventor Award 2010 include inventors of pioneering innovations in a range of fields, from the conservation of drinking water to the synthesis of football-shaped carbon molecules or ‘fullerenes’, and from cancer......FULL STORY

Also this month...

Come together (16 February 2010)
EMS companies are urging the industry to work together to deal with a lack of visibility across the supply chain. Intellect’s Electronics Manufacturing Service Association group (EMSA) is urging the industry to work together to deal with the......FULL STORY

Consortium launches PCB test and debug event (16 February 2010)
The ElectroTestExpo consortium has announced a new free-to-attend event that combines exhibition stands and presentations by industry experts with an historic setting. The inaugural event is set for 29 April at Bletchley Park Mansion; the former......FULL STORY

Exhibitors bring new and proven technologies to NEW SA 2010 (15 February 2010)
Having built up a strong following in the UK over the last few years, NEW is now applying its successful formula to the South African market. So far, it’s received a huge vote of confidence, attracting the support of some of the......FULL STORY

NEW South Africa seminar line-up boasts big-name hosts (15 February 2010)
Promising to focus the attention of the global electronics industry on all things South African, 9-10 March will see electronics professionals from around the world assemble at Johannesburg’s Sandton Convention Centre for the launch of NEW SA 2010.......FULL STORY

Fashion that’s electrifying (15 February 2010)
In research that gives literal meaning to the term ‘power suit,’ engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have created energy-scavenging nanofibres that could be woven into clothing and textiles. The nanofibres can convert energy from......FULL STORY

Koh Young expands (15 February 2010)
Koh Young Technologies has announced the relocation and expansion of its Seoul headquarters to a new, larger building. In making the announcement, Dr. Kwangill Koh, President and CEO, said: “Koh Young Technologies’ continuous planned......FULL STORY

UK and India launch £10m collaboration (15 February 2010)
UK Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills, Pat McFadden and Indian Minister for Science and Technology, Prithviraj Chavan, have announced a new collaboration while chairing the bilateral India-UK Science and Innovation Council in New Delhi.......FULL STORY

Ford opens the door for contract manufacturing (12 February 2010)
“Today, we’re thinking and behaving like a consumer-electronics company,” said Derrick Kuzak, Ford Motor Company’s Group Vice President of global product development, as he introduced the company’s second-generation SYNC system, known as the MyFord......FULL STORY

Gold at forefront of nano revolution (11 February 2010)
The World Gold Council (WGC) has published Gold for Good: Gold and nanotechnology in the age of innovation, a research paper detailing new scientific and technological innovations using gold. Their report, which was produced in conjunction with......FULL STORY

Truth chosen (10 February 2010)
Truth Electronic Manufacturing has been announced as EVS International’s distributor in South Africa. EVS International has developed solder dross recovery solutions by working with the electronics industry worldwide to develop recovery solutions......FULL STORY