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Scientists Control Electron Dance in Semiconductor Nanostructure

Electrons love to zip around metals such as copper, especially if the metal is cooled to temperatures near absolute zero. But if they encounter a magnetic atom (say, iron) during their travels, the electrons will try to ...

15 Mar 2007

World's First Manufacturing Facility for Printed Semiconductor-Based Optoelectronic Sensors

Nanoident Technologies AG has announced it has opened the world's first manufacturing facility for the delivery of printed Semiconductor-based optoelectronics. The Nanoident Organic Fab (OFAB) GmbH, located in Linz, ...

14 Mar 2007

Breakthrough in Nano Spray Technology

EV Group (EVG) has announced a breakthrough achievement in new photoresist coating technology. With its new Nano Spray technology EVG has been able to demonstrate, for the first time, conformal coatings of vertical via w...

14 Mar 2007

Sea Creatures Guide Sensor Design Created from a Microporous Silicon

The three-dimensional shells of tiny ocean creatures could provide the foundation for novel electronic devices, including gas sensors able to detect pollution faster and more efficiently than conventional devices. Usi...

14 Mar 2007

Virginia Tech Researcher Aims to Develop Imaging with Resolution of One Nanometer

Producing optical images at resolutions as low as one nanometer is the goal of Virginia Tech College of Engineering researcher Yong Xu, who has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Developmen...

12 Mar 2007

Outstanding Women Well Represented in Nanotechnology in Australia

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Australia’s newest technology frontier is well-populated by outstanding women. Nanotechnology – the development of new products and processes based on ph...

8 Mar 2007

STMicroelectronics Introduces Factory-Calibrated Serial Real-Time Clocks

STMicroelectronics has announced its first serial real-time clock (RTC) chips with factory calibration, enabling manufacturers using the parts to simplify assembly and test operations by omitting the time-consuming calib...

From STMicroelectronics 6 Mar 2007

Applied Materials to Deliver World's First Gen 8.5 Thin Film Solar Production Line

Applied Materials has announced that it has been selected by Moser Baer India Limited to develop and install in New Delhi, India, the world’s first Generation (Gen) 8.5 Thin Film Solar Module Production Line. This ...

From Applied Materials Inc. 6 Mar 2007

FEI Demonstrates Table-Top Scanning Electron Microscope for Advancing Science Education

FEI demonstrated the world's first tabletop scanning electron microscope (SEM) designed specifically for education on Capitol Hill last week. The Phenom-Ed provides magnification up to 20,000x -- far beyond the range...

6 Mar 2007

New Class of Nanomaterials Could Lead to More Efficient Solar Cells, Brighter LEDs

A team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has created the world's first material that reflects virtually no light. Reporting in the March issue of Nature Photonics, they describe an optical coating ...

6 Mar 2007