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Cheap Solar Cells Can Become a Reality Through R+D in Organic Electronics

Flexible display screens and cheap solar cells can become a reality through research and development in organic electronics. Physicists at Umeå University in Sweden have now developed a new and simple method for producing cheap electronic components.

25 Mar 2009

PANalytical Reinforces its Reputation for Complete Solutions at ACHEMA

Leading analytical X-ray company PANalytical (Almelo, the Netherlands) will reinforce its reputation for complete solutions at this year’s ACHEMA conference and exhibition (11 - 15 May 2009; Frankfurt am Main, Germany).

25 Mar 2009

Preparation of Semiconductor Nanocrystals with High Photoluminescence Efficiency

Norio Murase and his colleagues of the Nano-structured Photonic Device Group, the Photonics Research Institute, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), have developed indium phosphide (InP) photoluminescent NCs.

25 Mar 2009

Technique Holds Promise for Mass-Produced Nanoparticles

Now, at an extremely small level, researchers from Duke University and the University of Massachusetts have created a unique set of conditions in which tiny particles within a solution will consistently assemble themselves into these and other complex shapes.

24 Mar 2009

Picoscale Stability in a Room-Temperature AFM

Forget dancing angels, a research team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado (CU) has shown how to detect and monitor the tiny amount of light reflected directly off the needle point of an atomic force microscope probe.

24 Mar 2009

Noliac Piezoelectric Actuators are Ideally Suited to Atomic Force Microscopes

Applying 60 volts grants you 0.01 mm of motion with a 5x5x10 mm multilayer
piezoelectric actuator from Noliac.
A multilayer piezoceramic actuator is thus perfect for many applications, e.g.
in atomic force microscopy.

24 Mar 2009

Vistec Lithography Receives Major Order from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin

Vistec Lithography Inc., a global supplier of electron-beam lithography systems, announced that they have received a major order from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin in Berlin-Adlershof for one of its Vistec EBPG5000plus electron-beam lithography systems.

23 Mar 2009

Treating Drug Addiction using Nanotechnology

A precise, new nanotechnology treatment for drug addiction may be on the horizon as the result of research conducted at the University at Buffalo.

23 Mar 2009

Nanopoint Recognized by Frost and Sullivan for its Pioneering Cell Imaging Solution

Based on its recent analysis of the cell imaging solutions market, Frost + Sullivan presents Nanopoint, Inc. with the 2009 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Innovation of the Year. The company's c...

From Frost and Sullivan 23 Mar 2009

New Metal Nanostructure Shows Promise in Cancer Therapy Studies

A new metal nanostructure developed by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has already shown promise in cancer therapy studies and could be used for chemical and biological sensors and other applicat...

22 Mar 2009