Air Products increaes NF3 capacity almost 50 percent to over 2,000 MT/year

27-Oct-2005 - Air Products announced that it has expanded its capacity of nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) by almost 50 percent to over 2,000 metric tons per year. The increased NF3 capacity, almost double the capacity of the number two NF3 supplier, results from Air Products' expansion of its electronics specialty ...

Air Liquide increases its production capacity in Taiwan

19-Sep-2005 - The manufacturing of flat screens based on TFT-LCD (Thin Film Transistor - Liquid Crystal Display) technology requires very large amounts of ultra-pure gases. This new demand for such gases is in addition to the existing needs of the Taiwanese semi-conductor industry. Moreover, the flat glass ...

Mitsui Chemicals Develops a New High Refractive Index Liquid ("Delphi") for Next-generation Immersion Lithography

16-Sep-2005 - Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (MCI) announced development of a high refractive index liquid ("Delphi") for next-generation immersion lithography in photolithographic processing for semiconductor fabrication. An evaluation by Semiconductor Leading Edge Technologies, Inc. ("Selete") confirmed that Delphi ...

On the Sunny Side: New photocatalyst for hydrogen generation works by irradiation with visible light

25-May-2005 - Making energy useable is a central problem of our civilization. Couldn't we simply imitate green plants and use photosynthesis to transform light into chemical energy? In principle, we could: hydrogen can be catalytically released from water to drive fuel cells that produce electricity. In ...

Oxford Instruments acquires HKL Technology A/S

07-Apr-2005 - Oxford Instruments plc announced that it is has agreed to acquire HKL Technology A/S (HKL), a leading manufacturer of Electron BackScatter Diffraction (EBSD) systems, based in Hobro, Denmark. HKL will become part of the Oxford Instruments Analytical (OIA) business. HKL, led by Niels-Henrik ...

W.C. Heraeus acquires technology for the manufacture of ultra-fine-pitch solder powders from Welco Potsdam

06-Apr-2005 - In March, Heraeus acquired the business and the manufacturing technology for ultra-fine solder powders from Welco GmbH in Potsdam. This has now been announced by both companies. With this acquisition, the Circuit Materials Division of W.C. Heraeus is continuing its strategy of offering speciality ...

Tiny porphyrin tubes developed by Sandia may lead to new nanodevices

Research could result in clean, inexpensive hydrogen fuel

22-Mar-2005 - Sunlight splitting water molecules to produce hydrogen using devices too small to be seen in a standard microscope - That's a goal of a research team from the National Nuclear Security Administration's Sandia National Laboratories. The research has captured the interest of chemists around the ...

Nano-Probes Allow an Inside Look at Cell Nuclei

22-Mar-2005 - Nanotechnology may be in its infancy, but biologists may soon use it to watch the inner workings of a living cell like never before. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have developed a way ...

Agilent Technologies names William Sullivan as president and CEO

Ned Barnholt to retire as chairman, president and CEO

25-Jan-2005 - Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that its board of directors has elected William P. (Bill) Sullivan as the company's next president and chief executive officer, effective March 1, 2005. Sullivan, 55, currently Agilent's executive vice president and chief operating officer, succeeds Edward W. ...

Rhodia completes sale of its sulfuric acid business to INEOS Chlor Limited

20-Jan-2005 - Rhodia confirmed it has completed the sale of its sulphuric acid business based at its Staveley (Derbyshire) manufacturing site to INEOS Chlor Limited. Production assets are not included and, as part of the transaction, the site will continue to manufacture sulphuric acid products on an ...