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Fullerene Polymers: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

Research and Markets, the leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Fullerene Polymers: Synthesis, Properties and Appli...

From Research and Markets 21 Sep 2009

Applied Materials Introduces HCT Diamond Squarer System

Applied Materials, Inc. today extended its leadership in pioneering solar wafering technology with its new Applied HCT Diamond Squarer™ system. This innovative new system can reduce the cost of squaring silicon ingots by up to one-third while offering at least twice the cutting speed of conventional squaring processes.

From Applied Materials Inc. 21 Sep 2009

Applied Materials Announces HCT MaxEdge Wire Saw Qualified for Production by Leading Solar Wafer Manufacturers

Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that its recently-launched Applied HCT MaxEdge™ wire saw is already in volume production at key customers in Europe and Asia for solar photovoltaic (PV) wafering applications.

From Applied Materials Inc. 21 Sep 2009

WACKER Presents Innovative Encapsulation and Potting Materials for the Photovoltaic Industry

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical company, will be using the 24th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (EU PVSEC) to present several new products for the solar industry. One of the interesting new developments is TECTOSIL, a plastic film designed especially for the encapsulation of photovoltaic modules.

21 Sep 2009

Nanotechnology is Viewed Favorably, But Possible Risks Should be Acknowledged

New technologies may change our lives for the better, but sometimes they have risks. Communicating those benefits and risks to the public, and developing regulations to deal with them, can be difficult - particularly if ...

21 Sep 2009

XsunX and Intevac to Leverage Cross-Industry Expertise to Improve Thin Film Solar Cells

XsunX, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: XSNX.OB), the developer of advanced, thin-film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar cell technologies and manufacturing processes, and Intevac, Inc. (NASDAQ:IVAC), the world's leading provider of ma...

21 Sep 2009

Rapid, Three-Dimensional Surface Characterization for Large Samples

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), a leader in scientific and industrial metrology, today announced the release of its NPFLEX™ 3D Metrology System for characterizing surfaces previously too difficult to measure due to size or part orientation.

From Veeco 21 Sep 2009

Arrayit Delivers Proprietary Nanotechnology Platform to Sandia National Laboratories

Arrayit Corporation, leads and empowers the genetic, research, pharmaceutical, and diagnostic communities through the discovery, development and manufacture of proprietary life science technologies and consumables for di...

From Sandia National Laboratories 21 Sep 2009

Oxford Instruments Receives Order from Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT) has just received a 3 system order from the prestigious new Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication (MCN) in Australia.

From Oxford Instruments plc 21 Sep 2009

Two Major Energy Companies Join IMEC's Silicon Solar Cell Research Program

The two major energy companies Total and GDF SUEZ and their common solar cells manufacturing subsidiary Photovoltech join the IMEC, a world-leading independent research center in nanoelectronics and nanotechnology, indus...

From IMEC 21 Sep 2009

IMEC Presents Mechanically-Stacked GaAs/Ge Multijunction Solar Cell

At the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (Hamburg, Germany), IMEC presents a mechanically-stacked GaAs/Ge multijunction solar cell. This is the first promising demonstrator of IMEC's novel technology to produce mechanically stacked, high-efficiency multijunction solar cells, aiming at efficiencies above 40%.

From IMEC 21 Sep 2009

Promising Photonic Devices, and Theorists Attempt to Determine Whether Particle Physics and String Theory can be Reconciled

Photonics, the science of using photons to carry information, promises to continue improving a wide variety of technologies, from computing to high-speed communication.

21 Sep 2009

IMEC Presents Large-Area Solar with Conversion Efficiency of 18.4 Percent

At the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (Hamburg, Germany), IMEC presents a large-area solar with a conversion efficiency of 18.4%. Compared to the standard i-PERC cell process, IMEC's solar cell features a shallow emitter and advanced front metallization using copper plating.

From IMEC 21 Sep 2009

Using Nanotechnology, Biologists and Engineers Hope to Change Paradigm

For the past 40 years, cancer research at MIT has focused on identifying the molecular mechanisms that cause the disease. While that is still a hot research field, the focus is now expanding.

21 Sep 2009

Carbon Nanotubes Have Potential to Compete with Batteries for Energy Storage

New research by MIT scientists suggests that carbon nanotubes - tube-shaped molecules of pure carbon - could be formed into tiny springs capable of storing as much energy, pound for pound, as state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries, and potentially more durably and reliably.

21 Sep 2009