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Semicon West international exposition and conference will once again host the latest in semiconductor equipment, materials, and services. The Wafer Processing portion of the show will be held July 16 [...]

Compressing nitrogen gas at pressures up to 2.4 million atmospheres transforms it into a semiconducting solid. Scientists at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C., performed this feat and for [...]

Waukegan, Ill.... Ford Motor Co. awarded the highest status level to Yaskawa Electric Corp. under Ford's new Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) program. Yaskawa Electric is the first Tier II control [...]

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories may use a 2,200-ft-deep inactive mine in Northeastern Ohio to store compressed air. The stored air will be a source of extra energy. 'The intent [...]

According to IBM scientists, a three-atom-thick layer of ruthenium sandwiched between two magnetic layers is expected to eventually quadruple the data density of current hard-disk drives. Known as antiferromagnetically coupled [...]

Dallas ... EDS has agreed to purchase I-DEAS-software-developer SDRC of Milford, Ohio, for $950 million. EDS is already a majority shareholder in UGS, the developer of the Unigraphics line of [...]

Sherri Koucky Orlando ... Ballard Power Systems signed a 5-year agreement with Hernon Manufacturing. Hernon, a producer of high-performance adhesives and sealants will supply its Porosity Sealant for producing fuel [...]

A new laser optical technique detects integrated circuit defects from both the front and back. The development is important because the seven layers of metal interconnections now found on state-of-the-art [...]

Santa Ana, Calif. ... Broadband TelCom Power Inc., a company that designs high current density dc/dc power converters that power Internet hardware, acquired Power Technics B.V., a European power supply [...]

A prototype caterpillarlike robot with a gripper arm aims to make life a little easier for those in wheelchairs. Via interconnected portals, the robot crawls along walls and ceilings performing [...]

Collinsville, Conn.... Inertia Dynamics Inc. recently purchased Rockford, Ill.-based Dynacorp, a manufacturer of clutches and brakes. Inertia Dynamics produces a full range of high-performance motion control products that will be [...]

With its 3.6-liter V8, the Bentley Experimental (EXP) Speed 8 race car does 0-to-60 in 3 sec and has a top speed of 225 mph. Six forward gears and one [...]

Microthrusters, measuring one-quarter the size of a penny, are gearing up for use in micro, nano, and picosatellites. Individual micromechanical system (MEMS) thrusters from TRW Space and Electronics, Redondo Beach, [...]

High-tech marine electronics help locate the lunker. It's been said that in any given body of water, 90% of the fish inhabit just 10% of the volume. Sonar, of course, [...]

What started as one researcher's idea to clean delicate roots for plant research may now be used to quickly unearth crime-busting minutia. The Trace Evidence Concentrator developed by two Michigan [...]

Traditionally, costly titanium has been used for components in racing or high-performance sports-car applications. However, it looks like titanium may migrate away from its niche on exotic race-car components and [...]

Marie, the Mars Radiation Environment Experiment, launched with the 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft in April. Marie is one of three scientific instruments on board. The other two will search for [...]

A newly posted product selector at http://selector.kollmorgen.com, lets users quickly search a large database of motor and drive products from Kollmorgen, Radford, Va. Used in conjunction with Motioneering dynamic analysis [...]

E-commerce Web site PTplace.com has relaunched as an electronic 'shopping mall' for the products and services of the SKF Group, INA Holding Schaeffler KG, Rockwell Automation, and The Timken Co. [...]

A mobile camera-tracking system from Camera Tracking Co., England, didn't miss a step at the Sydney Olympics track and field events thanks in part to motion-control technology from Baldor/Bristol, England. [...]

A new CNC programming system from DP Technology Corp., Camarillo, Calif., lets a top NHRA drag-racing team design and program new parts in hours rather than months. Racers on Team [...]

An automated fuel-tank filling robot targets urban public transit networks and captive vehicle fleets. From Robosoft in France, the Oscar MK6 has a drip-less and vaporless rubberized coupler for 31-gallon/min [...]

Researchers can now view and interact with 3D simulations thanks to the new Gruve (Glenn Reconfigurable User Interface and Virtual Reality Exploration Laboratory) at NASA's Glenn Research Center, Cleveland. Gruve [...]

Teams racing at Indy are still trying to get comfortable with new rules mandated last year. The Indy Racing League, its suppliers, and racing teams are still in the tinkering [...]

A Scottish engineer, recognized for inventing the first bionic arm, has now fitted six children with prosthetic hands. The Prodigit artificial hand has electronic fingers powered by signals from the [...]

A special lighting and image-capture technique has helped a scholar transcribe ancient clay-tablet text. The invention automates the collection of high-resolution images, allowing scholars to manipulate lighting and other aspects [...]

Suresnes, France ... Dassault Systemes, developer of the Catia CAD system, has announced plans to purchase FEA developer SRAC, Los Angeles. The deal will involve a stock swap of about [...]

Burlingame, Calif. . . . Enthone received Intel Corp.'s 2000 Preferred Quality Supplier Award for outstanding performance in providing products and services that contribute to Intel's success in manufacturing computer, [...]

Blending benefits of SUVs, sports cars, and subcompact sedans, the Toyota Matrix show car made its debut at Detroit's North American International Auto Show. The vehicle will be built on [...]

Scientists are seeing Jupiter as never before thanks to a Magnetospheric Imaging Instrument (MIMI) aboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The MIMI sees the giant planet's magnetosphere and underlying dynamics from six [...]

The Ford Explorer Sportsman concept is geared toward fishermen and outfitted with Scott Flyfishing rods. The running boards deploy when the doors are open for easy entering and exiting, and [...]

Drivers of a special Ford Taurus never leave the Ford Motor Co. Lab in which the vehicle sits. The Taurus is part of a VirTtex (Virtual Test Track Experiment) that [...]

Valencia, Calif.... 3D Systems Corp. recently joined forces with the Mild Seven Benetton Formula 1 Racing Team in a technology and marketing alliance. Benetton Formula 1 uses 3D Systems' solid-imaging [...]

According to the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), employment in a slump since 1998, began to bounce back last fall. In the fourth quarter of 2000, aerospace employment rose by 7,000. [...]

NASA scientists controlled a 757-passenger jet simulation using signals from human beings linked to a computer. Scientists strap an armband implanted with eight electrodes on a pilot. The sensors read [...]

Now you can park a Benz in your garage without spending in the upper five figures. The Mercedes-Benz Hybrid bike uses Power Assist technology, which assists riders with a motorized [...]

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (APL) are developing inexpensive ways to fabricate scale models for use in wind-tunnel tests. Researchers use a rapid-prototyping module to build [...]

Engineers at Richard Childress Racing (RCR), Welcome, N.C., use Raindrop Geomagic Studio digital duplication software, as well as other technologies, to create perfect cylinder heads in less time than traditional [...]

General Motors and Toyota have partnered to develop an all-new vehicle called the Pontiac Vibe. GM North America came up with the overall vehicle concept and design and Toyota engineered [...]

Cary, N.C....Lord Corp.'s Mechanical Products Div. has received recognition as a top supplier for the year 2000 from John Deere, a global supplier of agricultural and construction equipment. The award, [...]

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation is inviting sixth, ninth, and tenth-grade girls in Minnesota to a free summer camp devoted to science, technology, and engineering. The idea [...]

A remotely operated undersea vehicle (ROV) from the French National Institute for Maritime Research (Ifremer) set a world's record off the coast of Africa, covering nearly seven miles of ocean [...]

Kion, an automotive interior concept from Johnson Controls Inc., Plymouth, Mich., aims to make vehicle interiors more like home. The interior is decked out in warm colors and sports an [...]

Developers of Daimler Chrysler 2001 minivans have added 47 lb of steel, mostly in the front end, to boost performance in offset crashes - front-end collisions that are not dead [...]

A 69-ft composite fuselage and tail section of Raytheon Aircraft's new super midsized jet, the Hawker Horizon, traveled by overhead crane from a Fuselage Automated Splicing Tool (FAST) to its [...]

With strict government requirements in place, appliance manufacturers are going all-out to make their wares more energy efficient. The results speak for themselves. Which of your household appliances guzzles the [...]

I must admit, until recently I never gave much thought to how my refrigerator worked or why efficiency is so important. As long as my lettuce didn't freeze and my [...]

The variable geometry of bat and bird wings inspired an English scientist to design a mast and sail that can change shape as needed and fold away. The mast, designed [...]

The Dept. of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories has gotten the green light to develop a magnetically powered train in the U.S. similar to European and Japanese magnetically levitated trains, though [...]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers are among those promoting the idea of 42-V automotive electrical systems. They say the move would make it easier to field heated windshields, advanced suspensions, [...]