ESNA spoke with ReSolve, part of Arrow's newly launched reverse logistics group, which also includes Intechra, an IT asset disposition services company and Converge, an independent distributor, to discuss the importance of a reverse supply chain logistics program. 
The aftermath of Japan's earthquake last month has left the electronics supply chain struggling with production stoppages and shipment delays of electronic components and raw materials supply.
Because the DRAM market is highly volatile the current buyer's market could quickly swing into a seller's market during the second half of 2011. Buyers will need to keep an eye on several key issues.
DOE awards 1 billion+ supercomputing hours for research projects
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded approximately 1.6 billion supercomputing processor hours to 69 cutting-edge research projects through the Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment (INCITE) program. Awardees include General Motors Research and Development Center, Boeing, General Electric Global Research, Bell Labs, and IBM.
The INCITE program provides resources to enable scientists and engineers to conduct research in just weeks or months rather than the years or decades needed previously. The DOE says this will drive scientific breakthroughs in areas such as climate change, alternative energy, life sciences, and materials science.
Selection of the projects was based on peer review and computational readiness evaluations of their potential to advance scientific discovery. Projects cover technologies such as lithium air batteries, nano solar cells, nuclear fuel cycle, advanced propulsion systems, DNA sequencing and nanostructured superconductors.
Click here for a list of awardees.
Delphi Automotive intros an aluminum cable as an alternative to more expensive copper cabling in automotive applications.