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Leading ALD Systems Manufacturer Opens New Lab, R+D and Production Facility

Leading Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) systems manufacturer Picosun Oy, Finland, has opened a new laboratory, R+D and production facility in Kirkkonummi, some 30 kilometres West of Helsinki city centre.

17 Mar 2009

Technology Executive and Entrepreneur Joins NanoMech as Chairman of the Board

James M. Phillips has been elected chairman of the board of directors of NanoMech, a Fayetteville-based designer and manufacturer of application-specific nanoparticle additives, coatings and coating deposition systems.

16 Mar 2009

Major Advances to Lower the Costs of Solar Cells

Applied Materials, Inc. today released its Applied HCT MaxEdge™ wire saw, a new platform for slicing ingots into ultra-thin wafers that can help customers drive down the cost of manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) cells by up to $0.18 per watt.

16 Mar 2009

Small Organic Molecules with High Nonlinear Optical Susceptibilities May Speed Internet Access

The next time an overnight snow begins to fall, take two bricks and place them side by side a few inches apart in your yard. In the morning, the bricks will be covered with snow and barely discernible. The snowflakes wil...

15 Mar 2009

Project Turning to Nanotechnology to Dramatically Ramp Up Efficiency of Solar Cells

A new EU-funded project is turning to nanotechnology in a bid to dramatically ramp up the efficiency of solar cells. Called ROD-SOL ('All-inorganic nano-rod based thin-film solar cells on glass').

14 Mar 2009

Amtech Systems Receives $3 Million in Follow-On Solar Orders

Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASYS), a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, today announced that its solar subsi...

From Amtech Systems 11 Mar 2009

AIXTRON Receives Order for MOCVD Tool from National Taiwan University

AIXTRON AG today announced that in the fourth quarter 2008 the National Taiwan University (NTU), based in Taipei City, Taiwan, ordered one Close Coupled Showerhead 3x2" wafer Research Platform MOCVD system. It will be used for research and development on GaN and related materials and devices and it will be delivered in the third quarter 2009.

From AIXTRON SE 10 Mar 2009

Nanocoatings Market to Reach US$6.5 Billion by 2013

Electronics.ca Publications, the electronics industry market research and knowledge network, announces the availability of a new report entitled "The Market for Nanocoatings to 2015". Currently, competitive ...

9 Mar 2009

Veeco Receives Initial Multi-Million Dollar Order from Korean Company for CIGS Equipment

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Daiyang Metal Co., Ltd. of Korea, a leader in the production of cold rolled stainless steel, to be its supplier of equipment to manufacture CIGS (copper, indium, gallium, selenium) solar cells.

From Veeco 5 Mar 2009

CETR Introduces Next Generation Nano-Mechanical Test Instrument

Apex is the next generation nano-mechanical test instrument providing industry-leading sensitivity, control and unmatched performance. The tool comes with two interchangeable modules - Nano indenter (NH-3) and Micro indenter (MH-2). The modules can be easily interchanged for Nano and Micro range mechanical tests.

3 Mar 2009