G.P. Thomas

Gary graduated from the University of Manchester with a first-class honours degree in Geochemistry and a Masters in Earth Sciences. After working in the Australian mining industry, Gary decided to hang up his geology boots and turn his hand to writing.

When he isn't developing topical and informative content, Gary can usually be found playing his beloved guitar, or watching Aston Villa FC snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

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Articles from G.P.

ASM International Launches Two New Advanced Deposition Systems

ASM International N.V, provider of production solutions for the semiconductor device industry, has introduced two new deposition systems to cater to the 300 mm high volume manufacturing (HVM) segment.

12 Jul 2012

Nanotech Security Completes First Large Scale Roll-to-Roll Production Test-Run

Nanotech Security has announced the conclusion of its first large scale test-run utilizing its optical security feature based on nanotechnology called NOtES.

11 Jul 2012

Ghent University and Cambridge NanoTech Sign Licensing Agreement

Ghent University has been creating its particle and powder coating technologies for surface functionalization application.

10 Jul 2012

Dye-Based Nanotubes for Efficient Light Harvesting

Current manufacturers of solar cells have been able to produce solar devices with sunlight to electricity conversion efficiency not exceeding 20%. In this industry, even a 1% improvement would be hailed as significant progress.

9 Jul 2012

Novavax Presents Preclinical and Clinical Findings for its RSV Vaccine

Novavax, the biopharmaceutical company that develops vaccines for a range of diseases, announced that its Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Gregory Glenn, M.D., presented the findings of the preclinical and clinical study for Novavax’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine development program at the first conference on Modern Vaccines Adjuvants and Delivery Systems at Copenhagen in Denmark.

7 Jul 2012

Physicists Employ Berry’s Phase to Control Quantum Interference

Researchers from the Centre for Quantum Photonics (CQP) at the University of Bristol have shown that quantum interference between photons can be fine-tuned by employing Berry’s phase.

6 Jul 2012

Physicists Discover New Quantum Bound State Involving Three Atoms

A team of physicists led by Professor Brett Esry at the Kansas State University have identified a new quantum bound state.

5 Jul 2012

Pall to Unveil Latest Additions to its Purification and Filtration Portfolio

Pall is set to display its latest purification and filtration solutions for the semiconductor industry at the SEMICON West exposition to be held in San Francisco between July 10 and 12.

5 Jul 2012

UMC Secures License for IBM’s 20 nm Process Design Technology

United Microelectronics has licensed IBM’s technology for the development of UMC’s 20 nm CMOS process employing FinFET 3D transistors. The licensed technology is expected to hasten the delivery of the next generation 20 nm process to UMC’s customers.

2 Jul 2012

Researchers Develop First Silicon-Based Heralded Single Photon Source

In a development that is touted to be a breakthrough in quantum information processing, researchers at University of California in San Diego, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Politecnico di Milano in Milan, Italy, have demonstrated the first silicon-based heralded single photon source.

30 Jun 2012