11-02/03 :: February / March 2011

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in paint, coatings, plastics, paper and other everyday products.

On February 14, 2011, Tronox Incorporated has suc- cessfully emerged from its Chapter 11 proceedings.

“Our emergence from bankruptcy and our new capital structure is a significant accomplishment and makes Tronox a much stronger company for the benefit of our stakeholders, including our customers, vendors, employees, joint venture partner and share- holders,” said Dennis L. Wanlass, Chief Executive Officer of Tronox. “We have successfully restructured our balance sheet while maintaining our business relationships and significantly improving our opera- ting performance.” Having addressed its substantial legacy environmental and other liabilities through a comprehensive settlement, Tronox is now well- positioned to compete in the titanium dioxide and specialty chemical industries.

Wanlass added: “We emerge today with a portfolio of world class titanium dioxide and mineral sands assets and our electrolytic business units strategical- ly positioned to provide our customers around the globe with a reliable supply of high quality products and services. On behalf of the management team, I would like to thank the Tronox and Tiwest joint ven- ture employees worldwide for their hard work and dedication throughout this process, and our custo- mers and suppliers for their continued support.” http://www.tronox.com

University of Jerusalem, and Vaxan Steel Co., Ltd., a leading Korean company in the field of innovative

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issum Research Development Company Ltd., the Technology Transfer Company of the Hebrew

printing, signed a licensing and research agreement for the development of silver nanoparticles and silver-coated copper nanoparticles for conductive inks. These inks can be utilized in a variety of prin- ting technologies, including inkjet printing. The novel conductive inks were invented by Professor Shlomo Magdassi, Dr. Alexander Kamyshny and Michael Grouchko from the Institute of Chemistry at the He- brew University.

According to the terms of the agreement, Yissum grants Vaxan a license to commercialize the techno- logy exclusively in Asia, excluding Israel and former Soviet Union countries, and will receive in return research fees and royalties from future sales.

One of the exciting fields of the present and near future is printed electronics – the ability to print elec- tric circuits on almost any surface, including paper, plastic, silicon and ceramics. Printed electronics are in use, or are considered for use in multiple applica- tions, including displays and thin-film photovoltaics, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, OLED lighting and sensors. http://www.vaxan.co.kr/new/english

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eeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) announced that Samsung Advanced Institute

of Technology (SAIT) in Korea has selected Veeco’s TurboDisc®

ganic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) System for advanced GaN on Si research for power electro- nics.

technology for superior uniformity and excellent run-to-run repeatability. Low maintenance TurboDisc

The K465i incorporates Veeco’s Uniform FlowFlan- ge®

K465i™ Gallium Nitride (GaN) Metal Or-

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