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JUSUNG Engineering Releases MOCVD IGZO Technology for Flat Panel Displays

JUSUNG Engineering, a provider of solar cell, display and semiconductor manufacturing technologies, has released an innovative deposition technology that allows flat panel display manufacturers to improve high definition resolution in the future OLED displays.

28 Nov 2011

Novel Self-Assembly Process to Synthesize Plasmonic Metamaterials

A research team led by Peidong Yang, who is a Chemist at the Materials Sciences Division of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has developed high-density three-dimensional supercrystals by stimulating silver nanocrystals having polyhedral shapes to self assemble, facilitating the production of novel plasmonic materials.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 24 Nov 2011

Wireless Contact Lens Displays Information Updates Before Wearer’s Eyes

Researchers belonging to the Aalto University in Finland and the University of Washington have created a prototype contact lens that can provide hands-free information updates to the wearer. Terminator-style information-vision is making progress towards reality.

23 Nov 2011

Scientists Create High Optical Quality Material in Single-Crystal Nanowire Form

A research team led by Cun-Zheng Ning, who serves as Professor of electrical engineering at Arizona State University, has synthesized a new compound crystal material known as erbium chloride silicate in the single-crystal nanowire form, paving the way to design future-generation computers, enhance Internet capabilities, improve the quality of sensor and solid-state lighting technology, and improve the conversion efficiency of silicon-based solar cells.

From Arizona State University 18 Nov 2011

Researchers Demonstrates Novel Design for Building Quantum-Dot LED Devices

Scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a novel single-layer design for building quantum-dot light-emitting devices (QD-LEDs) by stacking quantum dots within an insulating structure having the shape of an egg crate.

17 Nov 2011

Researchers Develop Ultrafast Nanoscale LED with Superior Energy Efficiency

A research team at the School of Engineering of Stanford has developed a superfast nanoscale light emitting diode (LED), which consumes very minimal power when compared to laser-based devices and is capable of transmitting data at a speed of 10 billion b/s paving the way to offer low power, ultrafast light sources for transmitting on-chip computer data.

17 Nov 2011

Study Finds Existence of Room Temperature Quantum Bits in Silicon Carbide

A research team led by David Awschalom at the University of California, Santa Barbara has revealed that crystal defects present in silicon carbide, a commonly utilized semiconductor material used for electronics applications, can be manipulated at the quantum mechanical level, paving the way to use quantum physics for nanoscale sensing and ultrafast computing applications.

4 Nov 2011

Specially Designed Metamaterial Absorbs Wide Range of Light Wavelengths

A research team led by Koray Aydin, who serves as Assistant Professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science of the Northwestern University has created a composite metamaterial, which absorbs broad array of light wavelengths, paving the way to develop economic and efficient solar cell technology.

4 Nov 2011

Scientists Use Zinc Oxide Nanowires to Enhance Performance of LEDs

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have utilized piezoelectric materials such as zinc oxide nanowires to radically enhance the effectiveness at which gallium nitride LEDs enable conversion of electricity into ultraviolet light.

From Georgia Institute of Technology 2 Nov 2011

Scientists Develop Electron Microscope to Obtain Three-Dimensional Images of Biological Samples

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin have developed a new electron microscope, which can provide high-resolution three-dimensional images of biological samples.

31 Oct 2011