Peter Basso Associates

MATERIALS

Blacksand Technology, LLC | October 21, 2021

One year option to acquire Blacksand Technology, LLC (“Blacksand”), a leading advanced metals R&D company which has developed breakthrough patented technologies that can produce low carbon, low cost titanium metal and powdersThe combination of Hyperion and Blacksand is transformational – bringing together two highly complementary organizations to establish a world-class advanced materials and critical minerals market leaderBlacksand was spun-out of the University of Utah in...

UCLA | February 27, 2020

UCLA engineers have developed minuscule warehouse logistics robots that could help expedite and automate medical diagnostic technologies and other applications that move and manipulate tiny drops of fluid. The study was published in Science Robotics. The robots are disc-shaped magnets about 2 millimeters in diameter, designed to work together to move and manipulate droplets of blood or other fluids, with precision. For example, the robots can cleave one large droplet of fluid into smaller drops ...

Electronic Design | April 24, 2020

The design challenges for a high-power electronic load extend beyond the electronics. The best electronic load circuit will not function well without a good connection to the device under test. The connection should be easy to make and break, have extremely low electrical resistance, and minimize the physical path length for the current. Keeping the high-current path short and small in area reduces parasitic inductance that’s detrimental to the load current slew-rate performance. Read More

ENGINEERING TECH

SUNTX CAPITAL PARTNERS | August 31, 2021

SunTx Capital Partners, a Dallas, TX-based private equity firm that invests in middle market manufacturing, distribution, and service companies, today announced the sale of NationsBuilders Insurance Services, the industry leader in specialty construction Risk Management and Insurance. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, NBIS is a program administrator and Managing General Underwriter that provides construction and transport insuranc...