Graphene has dazzled scientists, ever since its discovery more than a decade ago, with its unequalled electronic properties, its strength and its light weight. But one long-sought goal has proved elusive: how to engineer into graphene a property called a band gap, which would be necessary to use the material to make transistors and other electronic devices.

The green manufacturing in electronics market is segmented based on its application as, electronics, portable electronics, industrial, automotive, and others. Based on the technology the green manufacturing market I segmented as, lead free and halogen free manufacturing.

Urgent action is needed to reduce the U.S. military's dangerous dependence on foreign suppliers for the raw materials, parts, and finished products needed to defend America, according to a new study prepared by Brigadier General John Adams (U.S. Army, Retired). Gen. Adams believes that national security is in jeopardy because of an over-reliance on foreign suppliers.

The conference will provide scientists, engineers, and researchers opportunities to exchange research progress and information and to discuss the future directions of the rapidly growing field of flexible and printed electronics.

Manufacturing firms responding to the monthly Business Outlook Survey suggest that regional manufacturing activity weakened this month. All of the survey’s broadest current indicators were negative this month, indicating weaker conditions compared with April.

The converging and mutually reinforcing social, cultural, and technological factors in the Nexus of Forces (cloud, mobility, social, and information) are driving a radical power shift away from the culture of the enterprise and toward that of the consumer.

Industry consultant Gray McQuarrie, CEO of Grayrock & Associates, joins Guest Editor Dan Beaulieu to discuss ways to eliminate the barriers (DAMs) to progress and promote success in any company or organization. He advises companies to "not just survive," but "change the game."

System-on-chip (SoC) technology held promise for cost and size reduction, but locking everything into silicon didn't provide flexibility for designers. "SoC took too much time and it was very expensive," says Dr. Choon Lee, corporate VP of product management at Amkor Technology. "It's easier to just put readily-available chips in a package. That's cheaper, quicker, and gives you more flexibility to change components and functionality."

A report released by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) presents a strong case that manufacturing has declined more during the last decade than it did during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

It's not easy to stop thinking about your own needs and start thinking about the client's. In fact, it goes against the grain of human nature. And yet, it's the magic bullet that makes everything else fall into place. Joseph and JoAnn Callaway, authors of "Clients First," explain precisely how to make the shift.

Last week nearly 100 delegates attended the Henry Ford College in Loughborough for the first-ever "Research to Industry Conference: R2i." The aim of the event was to enable academic researchers to network with industrialists and forge new links that could help move their work from academia toward commercial exploitation.