MILPITAS, CA – Flextronics reported first-quarter net sales were $5.79 billion, down 3.2% compared to the same period last year.

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MIDLAND, MI -- Dow Chemical's Electronic and Functional Materials business unit reported flat sales of $1.2 billion for the second quarter. Demand rose 2%, but was offset by equivalent price declines.

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ROGERS, CT -- Rogers Corp. plans to establish an innovation center at Northeastern University's research site in Burlington, MA, where the two organizations will leverage their complementary research and development initiatives in advanced materials. The partnership aims to accelerate the commercialization of basic research, the company said today.

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GAITHERSBURG, MD – The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced a competition for grants to support new or existing industry-driven consortia to develop research plans that address challenges impeding the growth of advanced manufacturing in the US.

Read more: NIST Offers AMTEch Grants