In July 2020, a research team by Dr. Takao Someya of the University of Tokyo and Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) announced that they have developed a thin, stretchable “full-color skin display”. It can be pasted directly on the back of the hand, and the displayed content can be controlled… Read More »Tokyo University develops full colour skin display
Cobalt is an important mineral resource for the development of strategic emerging industries, and the application of cobalt compounds in the battery field has been an important factor in promoting the development of the cobalt industry in recent years. Among them, cobalt tetroxide and cobalt sulfate are key raw materials for… Read More »Chinese corporations controlling cobalt market
Corning unveiled the new “Gorilla Glass Victors” on tempered glass on the 24th. It will be applied to Samsung Electronics smartphones for the first time. Gorilla Glass Victors is the latest in the Corning Gorilla Glass line. In Corning’s own experiments, it did not break when dropped on a rough,… Read More »New Corning Gorilla Glass – Victus
Long-chain dibasic acid, also called long-carbon chain dibasic acid, refers to a straight-carbon chain aromatic saturated dicarboxylic acid containing 10 or more carbon atoms. It is an important fine chemical intermediate and is widely used in chemical engineering, Dozens of high-tech materials industries such as light industry, pesticides, medicine, liquid… Read More »Cathay Biotech and biological production of long chain dibasic acid
The third generation semiconductors are also called wide band gap semiconductors. The band gap width is above 2.2eV. It is mainly a wide band gap semiconductor material represented by silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN). Compared with the first-generation semiconductor materials represented by silicon (Si) and germanium (Ge) and… Read More »Third generation of semiconductors materials in China
Merck announced on the 30th that it opened a Korean Advanced Technology Center (K-ATeC) in Songtan Industrial Complex in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do. The technology center will accelerate the research and development of CMP slurry and post-CMP cleaning to support semiconductor production customers. Chemical Mechanical Polishing, or CMP is an indispensable technique… Read More »Merck and development of next-generation semiconductor materials in South Korea
Shindo Kiyeon, a display equipment maker, announced that it would take a leap forward by focusing on the Chinese organic light emitting diode (OLED) market. At the press conference held in Yeouido, Seoul on the 18th, CEO Shin Do-ki of Woong-ki Park said, “We have unique technology in the field… Read More »South Korean OLED equipment maker targets Chinese market
Rare earth metals and transition metals are alloyed and magnetized by a magnetic field to obtain rare earth permanent magnet materials. These magnetic materials have been widely used in automobiles, household appliances, meters, mobile phones and other devices. Among rare earth permanent magnet materials, neodymium iron boron materials have the… Read More »Earth Panda Advance Magnetic Material and state of China’s permanent magnet industry.
Recently, China North Rare Earth Group seeked to obtain a patent for its innovative rare earth ore slurried decomposition process in China, US, Japan and the EU through the Patent Cooperation Treaty pathway. Studies have shown that the consumption of chemical raw materials and energy while applying a patented process… Read More »Chinese companies challenge Japan’s patent dominance in rare earths industry
Imports are tightening and heavy rare earth prices keep rising The recent price rise for many types of rare earths has accelerated. The average price of dysprosium iron and dysprosium oxide on the 17th May was 1,640 million yuan / ton, a jump of 30,000 yuan / ton from the… Read More »Imports are tightening and heavy rare earth prices keep rising