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VIPs are pouring Merck pigments into the four letters of TANC, from left: Tom Song, head of Pigments & Functional Materials at Merck China; Joern Beissert, German deputy consul general in Shanghai; Ma Shuyan, vice director of Jinqiao export processing zon

Merck opens new application laboratory in Shanghai

Monday 24 July 2017
Companies / Markets

Merck, a leading science and technology company based in Darmstadt, Germany, announced the opening of its new application laboratory for the Performance Materials business sector in Shanghai, China. The expanded Technology Application Network China (TANC) underscores the company’s leading position in pigments and functional materials. It marks the continuation of a 20- year commitment of supplying materials and application technology services to China and Southeast Asia.

An OPV module from Eight19 (photo: Eight19)

Eight19 secures £1.3M funding

Wednesday 19 July 2017
Companies / Markets

The organic photovoltaic experts from Eight19 (Cambridge, UK) have announced that they have received a further £1.3M of investment. Lucros Investment (Netherlands) joined existing investors IP Group, Clarium and Providence in the round. The new investment follows two years of continued improvement in OPV performance, advances in manufacturing readiness and an increased engagement with customers in the retail, FMCG and IoT sectors.

Space exploration could be simplified with adaptive laser sintering from Optomec (photo: pexels.com; Creative Commons)

Optomec announces NASA Award for adaptive laser sintering system

Monday 17 July 2017
Companies / Markets

Optomec (Albuquerque, New Mexico), a leading global supplier of production-grade additive manufacturing systems for 3D printed electronics and metals, recently announced that the company was awarded a NASA SIR contract for the further development of an adaptive laser sintering system (ALSS). The success of this endeavour will enable electronic circuitry to be printed onto a wider variety of temperature sensitive substrates expanding its use for production applications. The fully automated system will also enable printed circuitry to be repaired or manufactured with minimal human intervention paving the way for its use in long duration NASA space missions.

A smart moulded structure (photo: TactoTek)

Growing demand drives TactoTek expansion

Wednesday 12 July 2017
Companies / Markets

Recently, TactoTek announced the opening of its new manufacturing and corporate headquarters facilities in Oulu, Finland, initiating a new phase of company growth. “In early 2016, TactoTek’s project pipeline began growing dramatically and foreshadowed additional production capacity requirements and staffing needs, so we started evaluating alternatives for larger facilities,” noted Jussi Harvela, CEO.

Pixelligent wants to extend its technology leadership in OLED lighting applications (photo: Pixelligent Technologies)

Pixelligent Technologies receives grant funding from US departments of energy and defence

Tuesday 11 July 2017
Companies / Markets

Pixelligent Technologies (Baltimore, Maryland), a leading nanocomposite advanced materials manufacturer, announced that it has been awarded grant funding from the US Department of Energy SBIR programme and the Department of Defense STTR programme that totals a combined US$2.15M. This funding will be used to accelerate and further develop a diverse range of applications leveraging Pixelligent's core PixClear nanocomposite technology.