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Ready-to-Use Silicone Conformal Coating Offers Protection to Electronic Circuitry

Moisture-curing silicone conformal coatings are ideally suited as protective coatings for sensitive board components in demanding environments. However, electronic manufacturers avoided the use of silicone coatings in electronic packaging due to their long cure schedule that did not allow rapid assembly.

1 Sep 2009

Researchers Create World's Smallest Semiconductor Laser

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have reached a new milestone in laser physics by creating the world's smallest semiconductor laser, capable of generating visible light in a space smaller than a single protein molecule.

31 Aug 2009

Smoothing the Way to Superior Screens

Electrospray-deposited polymer films can be used to make organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with better characteristics than those made from spin-coated films, according to Yutaka Yamagata of the RIKEN Center for Intellectual Property Strategies, Wako, and colleagues.

27 Aug 2009

E-616 Piezo Controller for Optical Path Control, Beam Steering and Image Stabilization

Piezo system specialist PI has extended its E-616 multi-channel controller line for piezo based steering + stabilization mirror platforms. Four open and closed-loop models are now available in bench-top and OEM module versions.

27 Aug 2009

A. Kruess Optronic Launches New Family of Laboratory Instruments

A. Kruess Optronic GmbH has launched a new family of laboratory instruments: 4 new density meters have been developed to meet all laboratory demands from daily use to high-precision measurements.

27 Aug 2009

Enfis Introduces the Innovate Series of Ultra-Bright White LED Arrays

Enfis Group Plc (LSE: ENF), an innovator of intelligent LED lighting systems and technologies, today announced the introduction of a new line of ultra-bright white LED arrays that offer fixture manufacturers and lighting designers rapid design and integration opportunities.

26 Aug 2009

Seoul Semiconductor's Acriche Family Exceeds DC LED Efficiency

Seoul Semiconductor Inc., a world-leading LED manufacturer held a press conference in Korea, the US and China on August 26th to celebrate a new product, the Acriche A4 with the world's best luminous efficiency of 75lm/W, and introduced the A4 to the mass market.

26 Aug 2009

Argonne Receives $29 Million in Additional Recovery Act Funds

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has received an additional $29.1 million in DOE Office of Science (SC) funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for a range of improvements and upgrades to major scientific facilities and other projects.

25 Aug 2009

Frequency Converter Enables Ultra-High Sensitivity Infrared Spectrometry

In what may prove to be a major development for scientists in fields ranging from forensics to quantum communications, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new, highly sensitive, low-cost technique for measuring light in the near-infrared range.

25 Aug 2009

Engineer Creates Lower-Cost Printable Solar Cells

Solar cells could soon be produced more cheaply using nanoparticle "inks" that allow them to be printed like newspaper or painted onto the sides of buildings or rooftops to absorb electricity-producing sunlight.

24 Aug 2009

Research Aiding in Development of Artificial Photovoltaic Devices

A Kansas State University professor has a grant to study an area of physical chemistry that will provide more insight into the electronic structure and energy transfer processes in natural and artificial photosynthetic complexes.

24 Aug 2009

IntertechPira and OLED Association Announces 11th Annual OLEDs World Summit 2009

IntertechPira, in partnership with the OLED Association, is pleased to announce the 11th annual OLEDs World Summit 2009 to be held in a beautiful new location, the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco.

23 Aug 2009

NextWindow Announces Addition of Several PC Manufacturers as New Clients

NextWindow, the market and technology leader in optical touch screens for all-in-one PCs, monitors and large-format displays, today announced it has added several PC manufacturers as new clients.

21 Aug 2009

Annual Small/Medium TFT LCD and AMOLED Product Roadmap Report

DisplaySearch, the worldwide leader in display market research and consulting, released the 2009 edition of its unique Annual Small/Medium TFT LCD and AMOLED Product Roadmap Report--providing an analysis of the roadmaps for small/medium TFT LCD and AMOLED display products and technologies by applications.

21 Aug 2009

Green Light for Laser Technology Transfer Project

A new project to speed up the transfer of groundbreaking research and development from the North West Laser Engineering Consortium (NWLEC) to Northwest businesses has been given the go ahead following the confirmation of an £882,000 investment from the Northwest European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

20 Aug 2009