The specialty chemicals group ALTANA (Wesel, Germany) has acquired a stake in the tech startup SARALON (Chemnitz, Germany). The young company specialises in the development of inks for printing electronics. In addition, it offers prefabricated electronic components that enable printers to quickly build capacities for printing electronics. The parties have agreed not to disclose the investment sum.
Brewer Science, Inc. (Rolla, Missouri), a global leader in developing and manufacturing next-generation materials and processes for the microelectronics and optoelectronics industries, will be presenting its newest innovations in Smart Devices at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at The Venetian Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada, 5-8 January.
Canatu (Vantaa, Finland) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a contract to develop an optical blocking filter using a unique carbon nanotube (CNT)-based support structure and investigate its applicability for the ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High Energy Astrophysics) telescope.