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Microscopic "Nanolamps" - Light-Emitting Nanofibers

To help light up the nanoworld, a Cornell interdisciplinary team of researchers has produced microscopic "nanolamps" -- light-emitting nanofibers about the size of a virus or the tiniest of bacteria. In a c...

17 Apr 2007

3D Solar Cells Could Boost Efficiency of Photovoltaics

Unique three-dimensional solar cells that capture nearly all of the light that strikes them could boost the efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) systems while reducing their size, weight and mechanical complexity. The new...

17 Apr 2007

Samsung Order Two More GaN MOCVD Systems from Aixtron

AIXTRON AG today announced it had received an order for two further AIX 2600G3HT Gallium Nitride (GaN) MOCVD systems from Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (SEMCO) during January 2007. Both MOCVD tools will be deli...

From AIXTRON SE 12 Apr 2007

Carbon Nanotube Pipettes Could Become Key to in-situ DNA Sequencing

Drexel University College of Engineering researchers have successfully developed carbon nanotube-tipped pipettes that could become key to cell biology in-situ DNA sequencing and organelle-targeted drug delivery. Acco...

10 Apr 2007

Argonne and University of Illinois Develop Flexible Electronic Structures

Flexible electronic structures with the potential to bend, expand and manipulate electronic devices are being developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University...

4 Apr 2007

Nanocrystal Research May Lead to New Generation of Vaccines

Maren Roman is taking nanocrystal research to a new level that may lead to a new generation of vaccines and better computer printer ink. The assistant professor in the wood science and forest products department of t...

29 Mar 2007

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology Appoint New Managing Director

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, a business of the high technology tools and systems company Oxford Instruments plc, has appointed Andy Matthews as its new Managing Director. Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OI...

22 Mar 2007

Hiden Analytical Introduce The HPR-30 Process Gas Analysers

A new monobloc assembly on the Hiden Analytical HPR-30 series of process gas analysers provides twin conductance paths allowing base pressure measurements and process measurements with the same configuration. Advanced co...

From Hiden Analytical 16 Mar 2007

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

Scientists Fabricate Ultra-Thin Membranes

Researchers at the Stuttgart-based Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research and the University of Manchester have created the thinnest membranes possible: They consist of only a single layer of carbon atoms, called ...

14 Mar 2007