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Electronic Textiles Capable of Detecting Diseases and Monitoring Heart Rates

Researchers in United States and China are reporting progress toward a simple, low-cost method to make "smart fabrics," electronic textiles capable of detecting diseases, monitoring heart rates, and other vital signs. A report on these straight-out-of-science-fiction-fibers, made of carbon nanotubes, is scheduled for the December 10 issue of ACS' Nano Letters, a monthly publication.

8 Dec 2008

Researchers Develop Cost-Effective Method for Manufacturing Flexible Displays

European researchers have developed a cost-effective method for manufacturing flexible displays in much the same way that newspapers are printed. Their work promises to revolutionise packaging, advertising and even clothing.

7 Dec 2008

Strain-Tuned Quantum Dots Show New Optical Properties

Quantum dots, tiny luminescent particles made of semiconductors, hold promise for detecting and treating cancer earlier. However, if doctors were to use them in humans, quantum dots could have limitations related to thei...

7 Dec 2008

World's First Graphene RF Field-Effect Transistors

HRL Laboratories, LLC, demonstrated the first graphene field-effect transistors (FETs) using epitaxial graphene film operating in the radio frequency (RF) range. Prior efforts with graphene FETs used exfoliated graphene films. The HRL milestone is a key step toward wafer-scale high-speed RF FETs, which could lead to a new generation of carbon-based RF integrated circuits for ultra-high-speed, ultra-low-power applications.

5 Dec 2008

Carl Zeiss's LSM 700 Measures Fine Roughness and Soft Surfaces

Carl Zeiss introduces the LSM 700 / mat laser scanning microscope for materials research. It allows very precise, 3-dimensional imaging of surfaces. The combination of fluorescence and reflection techniques enables high-precision examination of semiconductors, metal, glass and polymers with high information content.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 5 Dec 2008

EPSRC Announces New Centres for Doctoral Training at Imperial College

Young scientists with the potential to make the next generation of world-changing breakthroughs will have their talents nurtured by five new Centres for Doctoral Training at Imperial College London, thanks to a funding i...

5 Dec 2008

Controlled Concentration of Hydrogen Atoms Key to Routine Use of ZnO as Semiconductor

Zinc oxide is a "jack of all trades" - thousands of tons thereof are produced all over the world every year. Its fields of utilization range from food additive to sun screening agents. It is even significant as semiconductor, although the great breakthrough in this field is yet to come. Perfect doping is not yet possible.

5 Dec 2008

mPhase Technologies Announces Critical Partnership with Major Industrial Design Company

mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB:XDSL.OB - News) is preparing to announce a critical partnership with a major industrial design company very shortly. The partnership will provide mPhase with a potential distribution cha...

From MyPebble 4 Dec 2008

Engineers Examine Effects of Equipment Vibration and Acceleration on Wafer Processing

Process engineers convening at SEMICON Japan 2008 discussed the effects of equipment vibration and acceleration on wafer processing during demonstrations by a maker of wireless metrology devices for wafer processing equipment, CyberOptics Semiconductor, Inc., at booth 1A-403, Hall 1 at Makuhari Messe.

4 Dec 2008

Research and Markets Announces Addition of "Introduction to Materials Chemistry" to Their Offering

Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Introduction to Materials Chemistry" to their offering. The book is designed to appeal to advanced undergraduates...

From Research and Markets 4 Dec 2008