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The Complex Lives of Bubbles Revealed

The mystery surrounding what happens when bubbles collide has finally been busted. And knowing how bubbles bounce apart and fuse together could improve the quality of ice-cream and champagne as well as increase efficienc...

1 Jun 2010

VSASF Venture Helps to Commercialize Nanoplasmonic Solar Cell Technology

The Victoria-Suntech Advanced Solar Facility (VSASF) was officially launched today in Melbourne, with the Victorian Minister for Environment and Climate Change, and Innovation, Gavin Jennings MLC, on hand to commemorate the event.

1 Jun 2010

TSMC Deploys Laker System to Save Time for IC Design Teams

SpringSoft, Inc., a global supplier of specialized IC design software, today announced that the Laker™ Custom Layout Automation System has been deployed by TSMC for mixed-signal, memory, and I/O design applications.

From TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 1 Jun 2010

Vitesse’s New 12-Port PHY Device Leverages 65-nm Technology with SparX-III GE Switch

COMPUTEX 2010 – Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, a leading provider of advanced IC solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks, today added to the industry’s only 12-port Gigabit Ethernet PHY family with the VSC8522, delivering 50-percent higher density than the leading competitor and energy efficiency features with up to 90-percent power savings when compared to other active 1000BASE-T devices.

1 Jun 2010

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Plans to Expand Wafer Manufacturing Facility in Dresden

GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced plans to expand its global semiconductor manufacturing operations with a series of new projects across its 300mm operations designed to support expected increases in both near-term an...

From GlobalFoundries 1 Jun 2010

SolarWorld Opens New Solar Wafer Production Facility in Germany

Today SolarWorld AG inaugurated its new solar wafer production in the presence of Germany´s Federal Environment Minister Röttgen at the German location in Freiberg. As a result the group will have a total production capacity of 750 Megawatt worth of crystalline solar wafers in Germany by the end of the year.

1 Jun 2010

New Approach and 3-D Silicon Hall Microsensor to Measure Magnetic Field

Recently designed 3-D Hall magnetic-field silicon devices suffer from essential drawbacks.

1 Jun 2010

Optical Amplification Solves Major Issue in Plasmonic Waveguides

Researchers at the University of Iceland, University of Cologne and the Fraunhofer Institute Jena have demonstrated net optical amplification in a plasmonic waveguide. The results of the team, which were published i...

1 Jun 2010

Using Microscopic Techniques Researchers Study Light-Sensing Structure

When the first warm rays of springtime sunshine trigger a burst of new plant growth, it's almost as if someone flicked a switch to turn on the greenery and unleash a floral profusion of color. Opening a window into ...

1 Jun 2010

Latest JPG Issue Covers Perspectives on Molecular Dynamics and Computational Methods

There have been impressive advances in computational methods, allowing researchers to better understand biological and physiological systems at the atomic level.

1 Jun 2010

SPTS Receives Order for 300mm Pegasus DSi Etch System from Fraunhofer IZM

SPP Process Technology Systems (SPTS), a supplier of advanced semiconductor capital equipment and process technologies for the global semiconductor industry and related markets, today announced that it has receiv...

1 Jun 2010

Brand New Process that is Particularly Forgery-Proof

Counterfeit products create losses in the billions each year. Beside the economic damages, all too often additional risks arise from the poor materials and shoddy workmanship of "knock-off artists". Yet with the aid of fluorescing dyes, materials can be individually tagged and identified with certainty.

1 Jun 2010

Detecting Tumors Faster

To diagnose cancer reliably, doctors usually conduct a biopsy including tissue analysis - which is a time-consuming process. A microscopic image sensor, fitted in an endoscope, is being developed for in vivo cancer diagnosis, to speed up the detection of tumors.

1 Jun 2010

Ultra-Precise Nano-Optical Systems for Space

Metal mirrors made with extremely high precision and exactly positioned are the key elements of modern telescopes. A new production technique enables complex optical surfaces to be manufactured with excellent trueness of shape and hitherto unattained positional accuracy. The mirrors have been built for an infrared sounder telescope.

1 Jun 2010

NanoKTN Secures Funding to Develop New Generation of Fluid Lubricants Based on Nanotechnology

The NanoKTN has helped secure over €2.5 million funding for a number of its members, to aid further development into a new generation of fluid lubricants that use nanomaterials. In February 2008, BHR Group, a lea...

31 May 2010