Natural sciences

BEARING PROVIDES CORPORATE UPDATE

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Physical sciences, Natural sciences, Lithium, OTC Markets Group, TSX Venture Exchange, Articles

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bearing Lithium Corp. (Bearing or the Company) (TSX Venture:BRZ) (OTCQB:BLILF) (FRANKFURT:B6K2) is pleased to announce that, effective today, Ryan Smith has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Ray Baterina has been appointed as Corporate Secretary as the Company.

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bearing Lithium Corp. (Bearing or the Company) (TSX Venture:BRZ) (OTCQB:BLILF) (FRANKFURT:B6K2) is pleased to announce that, effective today, Ryan Smith has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Ray Baterina has been appointed as Corporate Secretary as the Company.
  • During his eight-year banking tenure, Mr. Smith held senior roles in retail, wealth management and small business divisions.
  • Ray Baterina has over 20 years of experience in administrative and corporate services ranging from provincial government to publicly traded companies and private companies.
  • Bearing Lithium Corp. is a lithium-focused mineral exploration and development company.

Strategy Analytics: Amid Strong Headwinds, RF GaAs Revenue Declines in 2019

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Consumer electronics, Technology, Other Technology, Manufacturing, Mobile, Wireless, Other Manufacturing, Chemistry, Physical sciences, Natural sciences, Gallium arsenide, Optoelectronics, Smartphone, RF Micro Devices

The Strategy Analytics Advanced Semiconductor Applications (ASA) report RF GaAs Device Industry Forecast: 2018 - 2024 identifies declining smartphone shipments as the primary culprit for this drop in GaAs revenue.

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  • The Strategy Analytics Advanced Semiconductor Applications (ASA) report RF GaAs Device Industry Forecast: 2018 - 2024 identifies declining smartphone shipments as the primary culprit for this drop in GaAs revenue.
  • The report does go on to forecast that growth will resume, allowing RF GaAs device revenue to approach $9 billion by 2024.
  • Wireless applications, particularly cellular terminals, dominate GaAs device revenue, noted Eric Higham Director of the Advanced Semiconductor Applications (ASA) service.
  • Smartphones contain substantial GaAs content, so it was no surprise when declining shipments in 2019 pulled down the entire GaAs market.

AXT, Inc. Announces Milestone Customer Site Qualification

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Chemistry, Physical sciences, Natural sciences, Semiconductor device fabrication, Wafer, Gallium arsenide, Gallium

This Tier-1 customer has among the highest quality, safety and environmental standards in its industry.

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  • This Tier-1 customer has among the highest quality, safety and environmental standards in its industry.
  • Wafer processing for gallium arsenide was relocated to its new manufacturing facility in Dingxing, a city approximately 75 miles from Beijing.
  • AXT began offering wafers from Dingxing for customer qualification in 2019, and began customer site qualifications later that year.
  • AXTs worldwide headquarters are in Fremont, California where the company maintains its sales, administration and customer service functions.

NSTA’s Latest Guide to Argument-Driven Inquiry Brings Three-Dimensional Electricity and Magnetism Labs to the Physics Classroom

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Science, Other Science, Publishing, Communications, Primary, Secondary, Books, Education, Entertainment, Physical sciences, Natural sciences, Advanced Placement, Physics Education, Physics, Magnetic field, Electromagnetism, AP Physics

High school teachers who want new ways to help physics students learn more from lab activities have a new resource from NSTA Press .

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  • High school teachers who want new ways to help physics students learn more from lab activities have a new resource from NSTA Press .
  • The booka one-stop source of expertise and lessons to help students work the way scientists dois Argument-Driven Inquiry in Physics, Volume 2: Electricity and Magnetism Lab Investigations for Grades 912 .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200331005174/en/
    Argument-Driven Inquiry in Physics, Volume 2: Electricity and Magnetism Lab Investigations for Grades 912 (Photo: Business Wire)
    The book is divided into three parts:
    An introduction to argument-driven inquiry and how to use the labs.
  • A series of 17 field-tested labs that cover electrostatics; electric current, capacitors, resistors, and circuits; and magnetic fields and electromagnetism.

EPC Launches Update of Popular Video Podcast Series on Gallium Nitride (GaN) Power Transistors and Integrated Circuits

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Electronic design automation, Semiconductor, Engineering, Technology, Manufacturing, Hardware, Physical sciences, Chemistry, Natural sciences, Semiconductor devices, Gallium nitride, Transistor, Gan, Gallium, Integrated circuit, Electronic circuit, Transphorm, Alex Lidow

Efficient Power Conversion ( EPC ) Corporation has posted an update to its popular How to GaN video podcast series, These updated videos are based on the recently published third edition textbook, GaN Transistors for Efficient Power Conversion .

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  • Efficient Power Conversion ( EPC ) Corporation has posted an update to its popular How to GaN video podcast series, These updated videos are based on the recently published third edition textbook, GaN Transistors for Efficient Power Conversion .
  • This 14-part educational video podcast series is designed to provide power system design engineers a technical foundation and application-focused toolset on how to design more efficient power conversion systems using gallium nitride-based transistors and integrated circuits .
  • This series of short videos will help designers understand the exceptional benefits of GaN technology and the intricacies of incorporating GaN transistors and integrated circuits into power conversion systems.
  • EPC is the leader in enhancement mode gallium nitride-based power management devices and integrated circuits that provide even greater space, energy, and cost efficiency.

New Instrument Fully Automates Sample Preparation for PFAS Analysis in Drinking Water

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Analytical chemistry, Natural sciences, Chemical pathology, Chemistry, Physical sciences, Mass spectrometry, Extraction, Solid phase extraction, Dionex, Chromatography, Sample preparation in mass spectrometry, SPE

The Thermo Scientific Dionex AutoTrace 280 PFAS Solid-Phase Extraction Instrument is a high-throughput solid-phase extraction (SPE) system based on the established AutoTrace 280 instrument.

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  • The Thermo Scientific Dionex AutoTrace 280 PFAS Solid-Phase Extraction Instrument is a high-throughput solid-phase extraction (SPE) system based on the established AutoTrace 280 instrument.
  • While fulfilling the stringent requirements of PFAS analysis, the instrument can also run other SPE methods, providing a versatile sample preparation solution for other workflows.
  • "The AutoTrace 280 PFAS is part of Thermo Fisher's complete range of solutions for PFAS analysis, from water collection through sample preparation, analysis and data generation, and is designed to help laboratories automate sample preparation for greater productivity and more consistent results."
  • The AutoTrace 280 PFAS Solid-Phase Extraction Instrument is designed to ensure performance in sample preparation for PFAS analysis in drinking water using the SPE and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry techniques designated in EPA method 537.1, and similar procedures.

New-generation Analytical Platform Accelerates Analysis of Trace Elements for Routine Laboratory Applications

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Analytical chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Chemistry, Mass spectrometry, Laboratory equipment, Emission spectroscopy, Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy, Matrix, Sample preparation in mass spectrometry, Thermo Fisher Scientific, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton

The Thermo Scientific iCAP PRO Series ICP-OES platform is designed to provide a fast, sensitive range of trace element analysis solutions capable of capturing the complete spectrum of high matrix samples in a single run, improving workflow productivity and reducing analysis costs.

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  • The Thermo Scientific iCAP PRO Series ICP-OES platform is designed to provide a fast, sensitive range of trace element analysis solutions capable of capturing the complete spectrum of high matrix samples in a single run, improving workflow productivity and reducing analysis costs.
  • "The analysis of trace elements in high matrix samples is essential for laboratory teams across a number of sectors to assure the quality, consistency and safety of products and the environment we live in, but it traditionally presents acute analytical and resource challenges that limit routine deployment," said Adrian Holley, director, product marketing, trace element analysis, chromatography and mass spectrometry, Thermo Fisher Scientific.
  • "The launch of the iCAP PRO Series ICP-OES platform helps laboratories bypass traditional sample preparation requirements and the need to undertake multiple measurements, providing a range of trace element analysis solutions that enhance workflow productivity and reduce cost-per-sample."
  • Mike Dudley, laboratory supervisor, fluid analysis laboratory, Carter Machinery Company, a producer of lubricants for engines and other mechanical purposes, said, "We have been running the iCAP PRO Series ICP-OES platform for several weeks and are very pleased.

Refinery Catalysts Market Recorded Strong Growth in 2019, North America and APAC in the Vanguard

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Oil refineries, Chemistry, Physical sciences, Natural sciences, Petroleum

APAC and North America will capture the lion's share in the global refinery catalyst market with the former accounting for 2/5th of overall market value, on the back of high crude oil refining production.

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  • APAC and North America will capture the lion's share in the global refinery catalyst market with the former accounting for 2/5th of overall market value, on the back of high crude oil refining production.
  • Growing concerns regarding climate change, coupled with the environment-friendly reputation of refinery catalysts are bolstering the refinery catalyst market.
  • The limited resources of oil reserves, on which the refinery catalyst market directly relies on, are likely to hinder the growth of the market.
  • This Future Market Insights study of 170 pages offers actionable insights on the refinery catalyst market.

ThirdEye and TROIA partner to bring energy, utilities, oil and gas sectors remote assistance through mixed reality glasses

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Physical sciences, Chemistry, Eyewear, Glasses, Ophthalmology, Protective gear, Sports equipment, Public utility, Enterprise, Argon, Natural sciences

By combining ThirdEyes X2 MR Glasses and TROIAs AR platform, TROIA AR, enterprise organizations within energy, utilities, oil and gas sectors will have access to a suite of applications that prioritize safety and more efficient workflows.

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  • By combining ThirdEyes X2 MR Glasses and TROIAs AR platform, TROIA AR, enterprise organizations within energy, utilities, oil and gas sectors will have access to a suite of applications that prioritize safety and more efficient workflows.
  • The safety of technicians that wear our X2 MR Glasses is always our number one priority.
  • We are excited about the advanced capabilities that TROIA AR will bring our customers within energy, utilities, oil and gas industries.
  • Enterprise organizations around the world are using ThirdEye's X Series Mixed Reality Glasses and Workspace App software platforms.

Global Market Outlook on Tetrakis (Hydroxymethyl) Phosphonium Sulfate to 2027 - Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities and Threats - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Chemicals, Plastics, Manufacturing, Physical sciences, Chemistry, Natural sciences, Functional groups, Tetrakis, Phosphonium, Pesticide, Cobalt

The "Tetrakis (Hydroxymethyl) Phosphonium Sulfate - Global Market Outlook (2018-2027)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Tetrakis (Hydroxymethyl) Phosphonium Sulfate - Global Market Outlook (2018-2027)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The Global Tetrakis (Hydroxymethyl) Phosphonium Sulfate market accounted for $191.50 million in 2018 and is expected to reach $337.53 million by 2027 growing at a CAGR of 6.5% during the forecast period.
  • While the factors rising growth of end user segment such as oil & gas and is fuelling the growth of the market.
  • Tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phosphonium sulfate (THPS) is a sort of new ecological pesticide with high viability, low lethality and low basic.