Researchers from Brown University and ATMI Inc. report the best-ever conductivity and transparency performance for an ITO made using a chemical solution, and it is intended for application in resistive touch screens. To make the films, the team synthesized nanoscale ITO crystals in a solution. They then made a flat and smooth film by dripping the solution onto a glass plate … [Read more...]
Production Line for Nickel Chemical Vapor Deposition Coated Fibers
Conductive Composites Company has commissioned a new production line for high performance nickel Chemical Vapor Deposition coated fibers. This new coating line more than doubles capacity for nickel coated fibers and improves the supply chain and pricing of nickel coated fibers. The CVD coating process provides a highly ductile and uniform metal coating, with better handling … [Read more...]
Engineers Develop New System for Producing Conductive Films
Researchers at Yale University in Connecticut have developed a new automated system for producing thin, conductive films that may decrease processing time in lithium-ion battery and fuel cell production. According to Forrest Gittleson, a Yale graduate student and a member of the research team, the new automated system, known as spin-spray layer-by-layer (SSLbL), “improves the … [Read more...]
Group of Swedish Researchers Seek to Improve Graphene Production
A new Swedish research grant will be given to Chalmers University of Technology, a sum of SEK 40 million, to research graphene. Thirty researchers from Chalmers and Uppsala and Linköping Universities will be collaborating in international graphene research to improve the material and make it easier to reproduce. They plan to “develop reliable synthesis methods” and then “the … [Read more...]
Die-Cast Enclosures in Three New Shapes
Hammond Manufacturing has extended its popular 1590 family with the introduction of the 1590TRP and STP models. The octagonal 1590TRP is 5.23 inches, 133mm, across the flats and 1.54 inches, 39mm high; it will house a circular PCB up to 5.0 inches, 126mm, in diameter. The two 1590STP trapezoidal units are also 1.54 inches, 39mm, high; the smaller portrait format unit is 4.41 … [Read more...]
Application of Metallic Nanoparticles in Electric Conductive Inks
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have allowed a patent covering Aculon, Inc.’s method for utilizing metallic nanoparticles in electric conductive inks. United States Patent Application No. 61/337,960 discloses an electroconductive ink with metallic nanoparticles. The ink contains an organophosphorus acid that increases adhesion between the deposited metallic … [Read more...]
Electrically Conductive Elastomer Line with Silicone Gasket
Laird Technologies, Inc. has expanded its electrically conductive elastomer (EcE) product line with the release of its new EcE72 silicone gasket.Utilizing both conductive and non-conductive materials, the EcE72 gasket is a nickel/graphite filled silicone elastomer that affords excellent EMI shielding properties and conductivity. Consisting of pure silicone, the gasket provides … [Read more...]
New Solvent-Free Conductive Epoxy Flooring
Florock’s Floropoxy SL Conductive brings high performance conductive epoxy flooring protection to solvent-restricted facilities with hazardous or explosive environments. Solvent-free and 100% solids, this innovative concrete flooring meets the conductive standards in ESD Association guidelines and performs in accordance with EOS and ANSI/ESD STM 7.1, maintaining the ability to … [Read more...]
Silver and Nickel-Filled Conductive Coatings
Chomerics Europe’s new electrically conductive acrylic coatings are designed for application onto plastic housings to provide EMI / RFI shielding.CHO-SHIELD 2040 is a silver-filled material that provides superior shielding performance of >75 dB and CHO-SHIELD 2044 uses a nickel filler to achieve >60 dB shielding effectiveness (both between 80 MHz and 10 GHz).CHO-SHIELD … [Read more...]
Global Electroactive Polymers Market to Reach $2.78 Billion
The global electroactive polymers (EAP) product market is expected to be worth $2.78 billion by 2014, according to a new M&M report, “Global Electroactive Polymers Market Trends, Applications And Forecasts (2009-2014).” The conductive plastics segment contributed 84% to the overall market in 2009, mainly due to its extensive application in electrostatic discharge and … [Read more...]
