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Watch how researchers achieved a 50% gain in solar desalination efficiency [Add to Safe Senders List]( | If you can't view this email, please [click here]( 2 July 2019 [Share with a friend]( [IEEE SPECS & TECHS - Your Industrial Market Resource for Product, News, Technology & Applications] [IEEE SPECS & TECHS - Your Industrial Market Resource for Product, News, Technology & Applications] TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS [] [Optimize Your Display Performance for Integrated Electronics]( [Optimize your display performance for integrated electronics]( Boyd Corporation LCD and OLED screen display technologies require supporting components to both enable and enhance performance. [Boyd Corporation’s]( integrated solutions improve your device’s operation over extended lifetimes and include products like screen and bezel bonding systems, vibration management, [optically clear adhesives (OCAs)]( and [films]( and thermal management. 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