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Cymer Qualifies New Light Source for Immersion Lithography Systems

Cymer, an industry leader in developing lithography light sources used by chipmakers to pattern advanced semiconductor chips, today announced its 7th generation light source, the new XLR 960ix, has been qualified on the ASML NXT:2050i scanner.

From Cymer, Inc. 10 Jul 2020

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology Releases PTIQ: Intelligent Control Software

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, a leading provider of plasma and ion beam processing equipment has today launched PTIQ, a new range of control software for their leading-edge plasma processing systems.

From Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology 10 Jul 2020

New Technique can Redefine the Field of Photonics

Photonics, or the science of manipulating light, has various applications in modern electronics--such as in information technology, semiconductors, and health-based devices.

10 Jul 2020

Super-Resolution Microscopy Reveals the Dynamics of Alzheimer-Linked Protein Complex

With the advent of super-resolution microscopy, scientists can study close protein associations better than ever before.

10 Jul 2020

Curtin Discovery Makes Microscopic Imaging Possible in Dark Conditions

Curtin University researchers have discovered a new way to more accurately analyse microscopic samples by essentially making them ‘glow in the dark’, through the use of chemically luminescent molecules.

9 Jul 2020

Utility of Special X-Ray Laser Optimized for Nanoscale Measurements

Imagine taking movies of the fastest chemical processes, or imaging atomic-scale detail of single virus particles without damaging them.

9 Jul 2020

Roll-to-Roll Printing Method for More Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

A new study reports the highest efficiency ever recorded for full roll-to-roll printed perovskite solar cells, marking a key step on the way to cheaper and more efficient ways of generating solar energy.

9 Jul 2020

Radiant Exhibits Online Demos of Display Test & Measurement Solutions

Radiant Vision Systems, the leading provider of automated visual inspection for displays and display devices, announces that it will exhibit solutions for test & measurement as part of the first fully virtual Display Week 2020 conference and exhibition.

From Radiant Vision Systems 8 Jul 2020

Innovative Device Emits Photons from Quantum Dots

Researchers at CRANN and the School of Physics at Trinity College Dublin have created an innovative new device that will emit single particles of light, or photons, from quantum dots that are the key to practical quantum computers, quantum communications, and other quantum devices.

8 Jul 2020

Utility-Scale Photovoltaics Degrade at Slower Rate than Older Ones

Utility-scale photovoltaics, ground-mounted projects larger than 5 megawatts of alternating current, are the largest sector of the overall solar market within the U.S. and the fastest-growing form of renewable power generation.

8 Jul 2020

Super-Resolution Microscopy Methods Reveal Smallest Cell Structures

With high-resolution microscopy, it is theoretically possible to image cell structures with a resolution of a few nanometres.

8 Jul 2020

Visible Infrared Imaging Instrument Captures Post-Tropical Cyclone

When NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the western North Atlantic Ocean on July 6, it provided forecasters with a visible image of Edouard after it transitioned into a post-tropical cyclone.

8 Jul 2020

New Photonic System Shows Promise in Medical Implant Technology

Over the past few decades, medical technology seen various advances in terms of the scope and efficiency of implant devices.

8 Jul 2020

Researchers Achieve Achromatic and Chromatic Focusing with Single Metalens

With the advent of metasurfaces, a new door has opened for the advancement of planar optics. Of the several metadevices, the metalens has gained extensive attention for practical applications in spectroscopy and imaging, where it enables multifunctional wavefront manipulations for enhanced focus.

7 Jul 2020

New Graphene-Based Ultrathin Lens for Advanced Pixel-Based Devices

Spatial occupancy presents design limitations in conventional tunable lenses containing complex lenses with a manipulation system, ultimately limiting the applications of these lenses in next-generation pixel-based devices, like flat panel displays.

7 Jul 2020