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Researchers Produced 100 mm Diameter Graphene Wafers

Researchers in the Electro-Optics Center (EOC) Materials Division at Penn State have produced 100 mm diameter graphene wafers, a key milestone in the development of graphene for next generation high-power, high-frequency electronic devices.

22 Jan 2010

World Record in Areal Data Density on Linear Magnetic Tape

IBM researchers today announced they have demonstrated a world record in areal data density on linear magnetic tape - a significant update to one of the computer industry's most resilient, reliable and affordable data storage technologies.

22 Jan 2010

Oshkosh Can Explore the Use of Nanocomposites Under NIST Funding

Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) announced today that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded research funding to the joint-venture team on which Oshkosh is a member. The Technology Innovation...

21 Jan 2010

Kotoite Could Be an Ideal Insulator for Memory Storage Devices Called Magnetic Tunnel Junctions

Breakthroughs in electronics often are the result of finding just the right material for a device -- like the tungsten in light bulbs or the silicon in transistors. Now, a Cornell scientist believes that the mineral kotoite could be an ideal insulator for memory storage devices called magnetic tunnel junctions, found in computers, cell phones and magnetic field sensors.

21 Jan 2010

Researchers Shed New Light on How Atoms Arrange Themselves into Thin Films

To make thin films for semiconductors in electronic devices, layers of atoms must be grown in neat, crystalline sheets. But while some materials grow smooth crystals, others tend to develop bumps and defects - a serious ...

21 Jan 2010

LZH-Nanoparticles on the Rise

The Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) is coming out big in 2010 with ultrapure nanoparticles for medical applications. One example are LZH nanoparticle exponants that can currently be seen at the new "Center for New Technologies" (ZNT) at the Deutsche Museum in Munich.

20 Jan 2010

Companies Will Jointly Develop Technology and Processes for Scaling Up the Production of High-Quality Nanocomposites for Multiple Electronics Applications

Pixelligent Technologies, LLC, an emerging nanotechnology company developing patented high-performance nanocomposites for demanding applications in the electronics and military markets, and Brewer Science, Inc., a privat...

20 Jan 2010