Imec demonstrates 18nm pitch line/space patterning with a high-chi directed self-assembly process

This week, at the 2021 SPIE Advanced Lithography Conference, imec demonstrates for the first time the capability of directed self-assembly (DSA) to pattern line/spaces with a pitch as small as 18 nm, using a high-chi block copolymer (high-χ BCP) based process under high volume manufacturing (HVM) conditions. An optimized dry-etch chemistry was used to successfully transfer the pattern into an underlying thick SiN layer—which will enable further defectivity inspection. These results confirm the potential of DSA to complement traditional top-down patterning for the industrial fabrication of sub-2 nm technology nodes.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-02-imec-18nm-pitch-linespace-patterning.html

Battery Power Systems Announces Release of "New Life to Old Trucks" Forklift Battery & Charger Sale

A chance to learn about pairing a forklift battery with a charger [PR.com]

Excitement Grows as CX Leaders Gear Up for 2021 Customer Experience for Financial Services Summit

Hosted on April 20-21, the Customer Experience for Financial Services Summit is the only event specifically designed to address challenges, trends and opportunities facing CX leaders in the financial services industry. [PR.com]

Registration is Open for SMi’s 4th Annual Pharmaceutical Microbiology West Coast 2021

SMi Group Reports: The 4th Annual Pharmaceutical Microbiology West Coast Conference will convene virtually on June 17-18, 2021 with two pre-conference interactive workshops on June 16. [PR.com]

Professional Education Services to Offer Nurse Aide Training in West Michigan

Professional Education Services, a postsecondary school located in Grand Rapids, is now fully approved, licensed, and fully operational for offering nurse assistant training here in West Michigan. PES has been the dream of owner and Program Director, Dr. Kenyon, for more than a decade. And as Walt Disney so famously said, “if you can dream it, you can do it,” and Dr. Kenyon has done just that. The instructors [PR.com]

EWEL Announces Relocation of the Sherwood Park Branch

EWEL, an Edmonton-operated electrical wholesaler, announces the plan to move its Sherwood Park branch into a brand-new facility at #130 3001 Buckingham Drive, Sherwood Park, Alberta. Relocation has proceeded in staged phases since late summer 2020 and will conclude by late February 2021. The new unit space is approximately 9,500 square feet with a 4,500 square foot yard, which makes it nearly three times larger than the [PR.com]

New DL-100S Series Remote Temperature & Humidity Data Logger with LCD Screen & IP66 Housing

This new product, the DL-100S, series comes with a combination of temperature, humidity and dew point sensors with a live LCD display all in a tough IP66 enclosure. The DL-100S series is a perfect solution for greenhouse and agricultural applications, building automation and anywhere accurate environmental data, both real-time & historical, is crucial to the operation. [PR.com]

Pulte Homes Debuts New Community in Fayetteville GA

National Homebuilder Raises the Curtain on Brighton with a Series of Single-Family Floor Plans Featuring Side-Entry Garages on Spacious Home Sites Near Fayette Pavilion, I-85 and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport [PR.com]

Histria Books Announces the Release of "The Knights of the Golden Circle in Texas" by Randolph W. Farmer

Histria Books is pleased to announce the release of "The Knights of the Golden Circle in Texas" by Randolph W. Farmer. The book is published by Vita Histria, an academic imprint of Histria Books dedicated to outstanding scholarly works in a variety of fields. "The Knights of the Golden Circle" (KGC) played a major role in starting the Civil War in the United States. Although intended to remain a [PR.com]

Martello iQ Wins Top Marks in TechGenix Product Review

Microsoft MVP Brien Posey highlights the product’s ability to reduce the complexity of monitoring multiple Azure subscriptions and hybrid cloud resources. [PR.com]

Learn-To-Ride Bike Program Coming to 35 Jefferson County Schools

Living Life on 2 Wheels is partnering with All Kids Bike® to launch the Learn-To-Ride bike program in 35 Jefferson County elementary schools. This program, supported by Home Service Oil and Express Mart, will help approximately 15,000 kindergarten and first-grade students learn to ride over the next five years. [PR.com]

Private Placement Markets Launches Its “PPM Life Insurance Company Backed Commercial Mortgage Loan” Programs

Steve Muehler, Managing Member of the Private Placement Markets today announced that the Firm has just began offering its “PPM Life Insurance Company Backed Commercial Mortgage Loan Programs.” [PR.com]

GST Manufacturing to Host Dallas - Fort Worth Job Fair for Immediate Hiring

With a recent growth of contracts with GST from national and regional vendors, GST Manufacturing is increasing its staff dramatically and hosting an open job fair Friday, February 26, 2021 from 9 AM to 2 PM at their corporate headquarters in Haltom City. Multiple positions will be available with interviews, in-house weld testing and on-the-spot hiring. Located in Haltom City, just northeast of Downtown Fort Worth, GST [PR.com]

Unlock:OKR Wins Silver in 2020 Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Technology Awards

Unlock:OKR, the powerful goal-setting tool, wins Silver in the category for "Best advance performance support technology" for Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Awards 2020. [PR.com]

eCom Scotland Helps The HR Booth Deliver as a Kickstart Gateway

The HR Booth – a member of the "Friends of eCom" collaboration initiative - has been appointed a Kickstart Gateway, under the UK Government’s initiative to create job placements for 16 to 24 year-olds who are on Universal Credit. As a Kickstart Gateway, The HR Booth will be supporting employers with the Kickstart programme, working in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and [PR.com]

Systweak Software Introduces WhatsApp Locker for Business Users

A Hassle-Free Application to Secure Your Confidential Business WhatsApp Chats. [PR.com]

Does Money Buy Happiness? No. But, Structured Financial Plans May Result in a Stress-Free Life - Hoxton Capital Management Study

Statistically, people who have financial plans in place are less stressed than those who do not have any detailed financial plans. [PR.com]

Software Testing News: ImpactQA is Among the Leading Testing Providers 2021

The Software Testing News platform has published a 2021 list of the key software testing industry players with ImpactQA at the helm. [PR.com]

National Invasive Species Awareness Week is Feb 22-26, 2021

As a local tree care company, Stein Tree Service reminds Delaware and Pennsylvania residents this next week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW). [PR.com]

New York Capital Group to Donate $500,000 USD to COVID Impacted Areas

New York Capital Group have announced a donation of $500,000 to hunger relief organizations worldwide for those most heavily impacted from the current pandemic. Since the start of the pandemic, food banks around the world have seen both their food supplies drop and their demand increase, which in turn has added pressure on these organizations. Benjamin Helvi, Managing Director of the New York Capital Capital released [PR.com]

A-maze-ing pheasants have two ways of navigating

Pheasants fall into two groups in terms of how they find their way around—and the different types prefer slightly different habitats, new research shows.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-02-a-maze-ing-pheasants-ways.html

Nanobodies could help CRISPR turn genes on and off

The genetic tool CRISPR has been likened to molecular scissors for its ability to snip out and replace genetic code within DNA. But CRISPR has a capability that could make it useful beyond genetic repairs. "CRISPR can precisely locate specific genes," says Lacramioara Bintu, an assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford. "What we did was attach CRISPR to nanobodies to help it perform specific actions when it reached the right spot on DNA."

source https://phys.org/news/2021-02-nanobodies-crispr-genes.html