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Research on Light Scattering Through Semiconductor Nanowires

Progress on controlling the growth and doping of semiconductor nanowires makes these structures promising building blocks for nanoelectronics and nanophotonics.

6 Sep 2010

Industry Experts to Discuss at BrightSpots Lithography Forum

MCA, a global high-tech communications agency, today announced it will be hosting its next online panel discussion in cooperation with SemiNeedle, dubbed the BrightSpots Lithography Forum, which will enable industry prof...

6 Sep 2010

German Researchers Develop New Polymer Carpets Using Nanosheets

Unlike most biological membranes, polymeric, nanometer-thin membranes are very stable and can withstand considerable pressure. This is an essential requirements for separation processes such as in water purification a...

6 Sep 2010

Vistec Lithography Receives Order from INL in Portugal

Vistec Lithography, a leading supplier of advanced electron-beam lithography systems has announced today that the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) in Braga, Portugal has placed an order for Vistec’s electron-beam lithography system EBPG5200.

6 Sep 2010

New Ultra High Power 520nm LED from Prizmatix

Prizmatix Ltd recently released a new Fiber Coupled Ultra High Power LED-520nm (in addition to previously announced Ultra High Power Fiber Coupled LED-420nm); it provides almost x10 increase of power in comparison with s...

6 Sep 2010

Applied Materials to Showcase Latest PV Technology Advances

Applied Materials, Inc., the world's largest equipment supplier to the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, will highlight its latest technology advances in PV at the 25th European Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) this week in Valencia, Spain.

From Applied Materials Inc. 6 Sep 2010

Novel Electricity Generating System Based on Nanocomponents

Plants are good at doing what scientists and engineers have been struggling to do for decades: converting sunlight into stored energy, and doing so reliably day after day, year after year. Now some MIT scientists have succeeded in mimicking a key aspect of that process.

6 Sep 2010

Electronic Nose Sniffs Out Bacteria

Early treatment of infection in burns patients is critical. A European consortium has designed a point-of-care instrument that can identify types of bacteria from the tiny amounts of volatile gases they emit. Patient...

6 Sep 2010

imec Presents Several Large-Area Silicon Solar Cells with Conversion Efficiency Above 19 Percent

At the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (Valencia, Spain), imec presents several large-area silicon solar cells with a conversion efficiency above 19%. Two types of cells were realized namely with Ag-screenprinted contacts and plated Cu-contacts.

From IMEC 6 Sep 2010

Malvern's Zetasizer Nano Helps Secure 5th Queens Award

Sir Michael Brinton, the Lord Lieutenant* of Worcestershire, today formally presented the 2010 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation to materials characterization company Malvern Panalytical in a ceremony held at its UK headquarters.

From Malvern Panalytical 5 Sep 2010

Carbide Materials and Nanofilters Set to Become Mainstream Development Trend

Frbiz.com, one of China's leading B2B search platforms, analyzes cutting tool development trends.

4 Sep 2010

Penn State University Professor Receives CRSI Medal

Ayusman Sen, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Penn State University, has been honored with the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Medal.

4 Sep 2010

Semiconductor Equipment Companies to Present Innovative Technologies at SEMICON Taiwan

SEMI Europe Grenoble Office announced today that 10 semiconductor equipment and solution providers will present their latest technologies at SEMICON Taiwan, Sept. 8-10, in the French Pavilion. The pavilion is organis...

4 Sep 2010

Researchers Fabricate High-Speed Graphene Transistors

Graphene, a one-atom-thick layer of graphitic carbon, has great potential to make electronic devices such as radios, computers and phones faster and smaller.

4 Sep 2010

Shinsung Selects Applied Materials’ SmartFactory Manufacturing Automation Solution

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that Shinsung Holdings Corp., a fast-growing manufacturer of high-efficiency solar photovoltaic cells and other high-technology products, has selected Applied’s SmartFactory™ manufacturing automation solution to optimize productivity and drive down costs as they ramp production across all their solar manufacturing operations in Korea.

4 Sep 2010