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Kodak, MacDermid to Provide High-Quality Film Solutions for Printed Electronics Applications

Kodak today announced that it has entered into a new partnership with specialty films manufacturer MacDermid Autotype to meet the growing needs of the printed electronics marketplace.

29 May 2010

New Technique Creates Nanoshell Structures That Can Trap and Store Light

Scientists from four U.S. universities have created a way to use Rice University's light-activated nanoshells as building blocks for 2-D and 3-D structures that could find use in chemical sensors, nanolasers and bizarre light-absorbing metamaterials.

28 May 2010

Oclaro, ClariPhy Sign Agreement to Leverage 40nm CMOS Technology

Oclaro, Inc., a tier-one provider of innovative optical communications and laser solutions, today announced it has made a $7.5 million strategic investment in ClariPhy Communications, a privately-held fabless semiconductor company focused on digital signal processing (DSP) and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) for high-speed next-generation networks.

27 May 2010

Paradigm Shift in Information and Communication Technology

A silicon-based nanoscale system which aims to harness the 'spin' of electrons to boost the processing power of future computer systems is being developed by researchers at the University of Southampton, jointly with the University of Cambridge, the NTT Basic Research Laboratories and the Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory.

26 May 2010

GTRI Team Tests Use of Trapped Ions in Quantum Simulation

Despite a steady improvement in the speed of conventional computers during the last few decades, certain types of problems remain computationally difficult to solve.

26 May 2010

Electrical Detection of Plasmonic Waves Using Ultra-Compact Structure via Nanocavity

Light can force the electrons at the surface of a metal to collectively oscillate. Coupling these oscillations with photons-creating 'surface plasmon polaritons' or SPPs-could lead to intriguing applications in c...

26 May 2010

Photonic Crystal Fiber Set to Revolutionize Performance of Fiber-Optic Devices

The thin glass threads of conventional optical fibers underpin our information-driven society, moving data in the form of light pulses at breakneck speeds around the globe. Now, a new type of optical fiber, called photon...

26 May 2010

New Light-Blue Emitter System from Universal Display Offers 472nm Peak Wavelength

Universal Display Corporation, enabling energy-efficient displays and lighting with its UniversalPHOLED™ technology and materials, today will unveil a new light-blue phosphorescent OLED emitter system at the Society for Information Display’s (SID) 2010 International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, being held at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA from May 23 through May 28, 2010.

26 May 2010

Possibilities Abound for New Quantum Interface

German physicists have created a quantum interface that connects light particles and atoms, an essential part of improving the capacity of quantum technologies. The interface may even bring physics one step closer to the...

25 May 2010

QD Vision Purchases Quantum Dot Patent Portfolio from Motorola

QD Vision, developer of Quantum Light™ nanotechnology-based products for solid state lighting and displays, today announced it has purchased from Motorola a patent portfolio pertaining to the use of quantum dot tec...

25 May 2010