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Purex International has developed a new fume extraction machine to protect workers from exposure to hazardous solder fumes. When soldering without effective control, solder flux fume is likely to enter the breathing zone of the solderer causing the development of occupational asthma, long term carcinogenic diseases, damage and irritation to the respiratory tract, and other serious complaints.

NXP Semiconductors and IBM today announced the final results of a landmark road pricing trial conducted in the Netherlands, which demonstrated that with the help of technology, drivers can be motivated to change their driving behavior, reducing traffic congestion and contributing to a greener environment. The six-month road pricing trial, conducted in the city of Eindhoven, was designed to provide the Dutch government with insights to address the...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced today the publication of its Sustainability Report for 2009. The report, “High Performance Mixed Signal: Innovations for a better tomorrow,” explains how NXP products are helping to enable society as a whole to reduce energy consumption; describes the performance of NXP itself with regard to sustainability; and outlines how the company is working toward sustainable growth in the future.

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc today announced a $200 million multiyear investment to upgrade its U.S. wafer fabrication facilities (fabs) in Beaverton, Oregon; Dallas and San Antonio, Texas; and San Jose, California

AEG Power Solutions has announced the appointment of Michael Adams as Global VP for Data & IT. This is a new role for the company and signifies its intention to increase its penetration into this important sector. In addition to its existing product line-up, the company is developing new standby power solutions to meet modern requirements for higher efficiency and lower carbon footprint infrastructure.

Harmer & Simmons, the telecom power division of AEG Power Solutions, announces the introduction of the first two models in a new generation of DC power systems that enables telecom network operators to reduce energy consumption. Engineered and built with Harmer & Simmons unique ecopx ® architecture, the MPi80HD (8kW) and MPi160HD (16 kW) models are designed to reduce electricity consumption, the highest single contributor to mobile telecom opera...

To ensure the continuity of IT services and reduce risk of downtime caused by power outages, AEG Power Solutions has announced PROTECT Blue, its next-generation 3-phase UPS family. Designed and built for maximum flexibility, efficiency and availability, PROTECT Blue is also part of AEG’s Combination Architecture: The new UPS is compatible with renewable and alternative energy storage and sources as well as tomorrow’s SMART Grid and Micro Grid...

A leader in tools for etch, deposition and growth, Oxford Instruments has just launched its PlasmaPro NGP80 system. A compact open-loading tool, PlasmaPro NGP80 offers versatile plasma etch and deposition solutions on one platform with convenient open loading. Its small footprint system is easy to site and easy to use, with no compromise on process quality, and with multiple process technology configurations. The PlasmaPro NGP80 is ideally suited...

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK’s primary knowledge-based networks for Micro and Nanotechnologies, is pleased to announce the date of its second Nano4Energy conference in association with the Carbon Trust. The conference, which takes place on 30th June, will focus on new developments in nanotechnology within energy generation and energy storage. The conference will feature technologies nearing commercialis...

Research projects into the superconducting material niobium carbonitride, thermoelectric temperature sensors and the use of Porphyrin-DNA, have been finalised as the winners of this year’s Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Awards for Young Scientists. The EPSRC provided the awards as a way of encouraging young scientists and engineers to promote the underlying potential of emerging micro and nanotechnologies and to raise ...