V. Anthony Cammarota is the 1998 recipient of the Herbert C. Hoover Award from SME's Washington, DC section. The award was presented at the group's monthly meeting on May 5,1998 by William N. Szymanski, section chair. Cammarota was honored for his many contributions to the mineral analysis and

STLE News The STLE Chicago Section is offering a two-day lubrication education program, March 16-17, at Argonne National Laboratories in Argonne, Ill. (near Chicago). A broad range of topics will be covered including lubrication fundamentals, metalworking, industrial and transportation lubricants,

The Diplomat Series of 19 and half-width desktop cases, and 19 vertical and horizontal caseframes from Verotec is available in 3U,4U, 6U and 9U heights and depths of 322 mm, 422 mm, 522 mm,and 622 mm. The series is equally suitable for use during system development and as a housing for production

Byline: Bill Bregar The Cleveland and Akron sections of the Society of Plastics Engineers held May award ceremonies honoring industry veterans and students alike. Glenn Frohring, who founded vertical injection press maker Newbury Industries Inc. in 1957, won the Outstanding Achievement Award from

Several section members were honored with awards at the Iowa Section spring meeting. The awards were given in recognition for service through their work and for years of membership. Each year the Iowa Section recognizes members that have made significant contributions to society and the profession.

Toshiba America Electronic Components' TC358722XBG Mobile Digital Display Interface (MDDI) LCD controller offers display resolutions in portable consumer electronics devices of up to VGA (640 x 480 pixels) and WVGA (800 X 480 pixels) and features a full-frame buffer capable of displaying 60 fps in

Purchasing beauty products at retail is as public as a private art form gets. While the presence of other shoppers makes the public aspect of a private process (purchasing) socially acceptable, a part of each sale is an intimate, highly personal moment. And suppliers and retailers have a vested

STMicroelectronics' STCC 08 is positioned as the first solid-state AC-switch driver to integrate switch-supervision, allowing designers to save board space and reduce workload for mains-powered devices designed to meet IEC 60335-1 and IEC 60730-1 safety standards. In mains-Powered appliances and

SECTION NEWS Several section members were honored with awards at the Iowa section spring meeting. The awards were given in recognition for service through their work and for years of membership. Each year the Iowa Section recognizes members that have made significant contributions to society and

Freescale Semiconductor is sampling the first LED backlight product in its power management IC portfolio. The 10-channel MC34844 white SSLD IC is designed for LED backlights in notebook computers, as well as in flat-panel monitors with screen sizes ranging from 10 to 27 . The MC34844 is touted as