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Qatalum, based in Qatar, is a joint venture between
Norsk Hydro and Qatar Petroleum.

http://www.itn-nanovation.de
K
eithley Instruments, Inc. (NYSE: KEI) introduced
the Model 4225-PMU Ultra Fast I-V Module,
the latest addition to the growing range of instru-
mentation options for the Model 4200-SCS Semi-
conductor Characterization System. It integrates
ultra-fast voltage waveform generation and current/
voltage measurement capabilities into the Model
4200-SCS’s already powerful test environment to
deliver the industry’s broadest dynamic range of
voltage, current, and rise/fall/pulse times, expanding
the system’s materials, device, and process characte-
rization potential dramatically. Just as important, the
Model 4225-PMU makes ultra-fast I-V sourcing and
measurement as easy as making DC measurements.
Its wide programmable sourcing and measurement
ranges, pulse widths, and rise times make it well-
suited for applications that demand both ultra-fast
voltage outputs and synchronized measurement -
from nanometer CMOS to flash memory.

http://keithley.acrobat.com/p77402742/
Thanks to the combination of two new dispersion technologies aqueous suspensions of Baytubes
®
carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
can be produced which contain single tubes and thus show a high electrical and thermal conductivity. Multifilament yarns
K
opin Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN) reported
coated with such CNT dispersions can be woven to efficient fabric heaters. Such heaters already performed well in pre-
financial results for the three and twelve months
venting the water in water storage tanks of JR Hokkaido’s “Ryuhyo-Norokko” train from freezing. © JR Hokkaido/BMS
ended December 26, 2009: For the fiscal year ended
December 26, 2009, Kopin reported record net
income of $19.4 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, the write-up of Kopin‘s investment in KTC to its fair
compared with net income of $2.6 million, or $0.04 market value immediately prior to the purchase of
per diluted share, for the 12 months ended Decem- the additional shares by the Company in 2009 parti-
ber 27, 2008. Significant items for the 12-month ally offset by a $0.9 million expense from an impair-
period of 2009 included gains of $6.3 million on the ment write-down of certain marketable debt secu-
sale of patents that the Company is no longer using; rities which were deemed other-than-temporarily
$1.2 million from the repayment of a receivable from impaired. Significant items for the 12 months ended
KTC previously written-off; $0.6 million representing December 27, 2008 included: a loss of $2.7 million