We found 252 Company Listings matching "Silicon"
We found 87 Articles matching "Silicon"
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- Fabrication
China accused of dumping and subsidizing silicon metal
OTTAWA — A Canadian producer of silicon has filed a complaint accusing China of dumping and subsidizing silicon metal entering the country. The Canadian International Trade... More
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- Design Engineering
Nissan opens research centre in Silicon Valley
...California—Nissan now has a new research centre in the heart of Silicon Valley. Company leaders said they plan to partner with other companies and... More
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- Design Engineering
...Motor Co. is the latest automaker to open a research lab in Silicon Valley, where it hopes to scout out new technology. The company says... More
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- Energy
Timminco files for bankruptcy restructuring
TORONTO: Silicon metal producer Timminco Ltd. is filing for bankruptcy protection from creditors while it restructures under the federal Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. Timminco said... More
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- Fabrication
Timminco finds possible buyer, short-term funds
TORONTO: Timminco Ltd. and its Becancour Silicon subsidiary have received a commitment for US$4.25 million to fund the insolvent specialty metal producers’ operations... More
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- Design Engineering
Queen’s researchers boost power of solar PVT systems
...and Joshua Pearce (Mechanical and Materials Engineering) have designed and tested amorphous silicon cells in a PVT system. PVTs are normally made with crystal silicon... More
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- Energy
Day4 collaborates on next-gen PV modules
Next generation crystalline silicon solar modules will be more efficient with better temperature performance. Photo: iStockphoto BURNABY, BC: Day4 Energy Inc. is combining its solar... More
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- Plastics and Coatings
Silicon-based technologies in coatings have come a long way from the days when they were relegated to specialty, high performance applications. Today, silicones are... More
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- Energy
UPDATE: Timminco owes Quebec’s investment arm $26M+
...that filed for court protection this week. In total, the Toronto-based silicon metals company owes $89 million to its various creditors and has run... More
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- Fabrication
Natcore China to develop solar film growth technology
...Natcore’s proprietary liquid phase deposition technology to create thin films of silicon dioxide for use in solar cells.Photo: iStockphotoVANCOUVER: Natcore Technology Inc. is... More
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- Design Engineering
...PV) polymers are third generation solar energy technology—the first being crystalline silicon wafers, developed more than 50 years ago. While these systems are reliable... More
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- Fabrication
Natcore to expand solar capabilities with Vanguard
...has been developing a flexible, thin-film photovoltaic material capable of efficient silicon solar cell-like performance for would could be one tenth the manufacturing... More
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- Fabrication
...Vibe, which is manufactured at two plants in China, uses medical-grade silicon, which is another breakthrough from traditional products often made of cheap plastics... More
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- Metalworking
Turning Up Trends in Turning Application Cutting
...and lightly interrupted cuts. “SiAlONs are ceramic alloys based on the elements silicon (Si), aluminum (Al), oxygen (O) and nitrogen (N) and were developed in... More
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- Plastics and Coatings
New research a step closer to stretchable electronics
...Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed the first coils of silicon nanowire on a substrate that can be stretched to more than double... More
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- Design Engineering
Hanergy says it can make 'thin film' solar technology a success
...startups that invested in thin film, which is more efficient than traditional silicon cells. But they struggled after a plunge in prices of silicon cells... More
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- Metalworking
CGW-Camel introduces surface preparation wheels and discs
...preparation wheels and discs. The wheels will consist of aluminum oxide and silicon carbide abrasives. The surface conditioning line is specifically designed for the blending... More
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- Metalworking
...shop and Cotton made the first successful slice through the piece of silicon nitride ceramic, Klassen’s reaction was instant. "The guy ran outside and... More
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- Energy
Solar power boom fuels increase in hazardous waste sent to dumps
...enough to power 100,000 homes. The records also show several other Silicon Valley solar facilities created millions of pounds of toxic waste without selling... More
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- Energy
Toronto suburb FIT with 400 solar jobs [Photo gallery]
...a worker assembles the panel’s frame by hand, attaching it using silicon and a hydraulic press system. The panels are then sent to workers... More
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- Energy
JNE’s $5M solar panel plant coming to Ontario
...modules in 2009 while two more Quebec companies, 5N Plus and Bécancour Silicon, produced 125 metric tonnes of the solar cell material compound, Cadmium telluride... More
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- Energy
Solar boom fuels increase in hazardous waste
...enough to power 100,000 homes. The records also show several other Silicon Valley solar facilities created millions of pounds of toxic waste without selling... More
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- Design Engineering
...career researching microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), which are microscopic machines that reside on silicon microchips. The field of polymer micromachining, however, is relatively new. Sameoto and... More
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- Energy
WTO rules against China policy on raw materials
...cost of those raw materials. Other materials affected include fluorspar, magnesium, manganese, silicon carbide, silicon metal and yellow phosphorus. The materials have a range of... More
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- Design Engineering
...of far sighted strategy, one that may transform the region into the Silicon Valley of automotive research. “For Southern Ontario, ACE will mean that you... More
