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Study of Quantum Effects in Photosynthesis

Recently, academic debate has been swirling around the existence of unusual quantum mechanical effects in the most ubiquitous of phenomena, including photosynthesis, the process by which organisms convert light into chemical energy.

22 Jul 2010

Veeco Ships Multiple TurboDisc K-Series GaN MOCVD Systems to Invenlux Corporation

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today that it shipped multiple TurboDisc(R) K-Series(TM) gallium nitride (GaN) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) systems to Invenlux Corporation, a U.S.-based manufacturer of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to ramp capacity at its factory in Haiyan City, China.

From Veeco 21 Jul 2010

Nanoparticles Trapped in Silicon Ring Revolved by Optical Forces

To trap and hold tiny microparticles, engineers at Harvard have "put a ring on it," using a silicon-based circular resonator to confine particles stably for up to several minutes.

21 Jul 2010

3DIcon and Berkeley Lab Sign Agreement for Specialized Nanocrystals

3DIcon Corporation (OTCBB:TDCP), a developer of volumetric, three-dimension projection and display technologies, today announced that it has signed a Materials Transfer Agreement ("MTA") with the regents of the Univ...

20 Jul 2010

Researchers Pave Way for Spintronics, Quantum Computing and Completely New Physical Effects

For many years, scientists at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany have been world leaders in research on Heusler compounds, which are an important material class for the use in spintronic application...

20 Jul 2010

New Way to Utilize Gallium Arsenide Nanodevice at Terahertz Speeds

Physicists in the United States and Germany have discovered a way to use a gallium arsenide nanodevice as a signal processor at "terahertz" speeds, the first time it's been used for this purpose and an important ste...

20 Jul 2010

Arima Puchase Multiple MOCVD Systems from Veeco

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today that Arima Optoelectronics Corporation (AOC), a world-leading manufacturer of LED epitaxial wafers and chips headquartered in Taiwan, purchased multiple TurboDisc(R) K465i Gallium Nitride (GaN) and E475 Arsenic Phosphide (As/P) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Systems.

From Veeco 19 Jul 2010