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Cymer Qualifies New Argon Fluoride (ARF) Light Source, Reducing Edge Placement Error for the Most Advanced Nodes

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. 7 Jul 2020

New InGaN Red-Light LEDs Developed for Next-Generation Displays

In efforts to optimize the performance of light-emitting diodes, KAUST researchers are looking at every aspect of the design, fabrication and operation of these devices.

7 Jul 2020

New Silicon Chip Improves Resolution, Scanning Speed of Lidar Systems

Whether it's on top of a self-driving car or embedded inside the latest gadget, Light Detection and Ranging systems will likely play an important role in our technological future, enabling vehicles to 'see' in real-time, phones to map three-dimensional images and enhancing augmented reality in video games.

7 Jul 2020

XIMEA Honored by Vision Systems Design Magazine Awards Program

XIMEA GmbH, the innovator of scientific grade cameras, was presented with an award at the Sixth Annual Vision Systems Design Innovators Awards presentation, which celebrates the disparate and innovative technologies, products, and systems found in machine vision and imaging.

From XIMEA GmbH 6 Jul 2020

New IR-Based Non-Contact Way to Measure Thermal Properties of Materials

Engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW–Madison) have used a new technique termed depth thermography to remotely find the temperature beneath the surface of specific materials.

3 Jul 2020

Ultrashort Electric Pulses Allow Faster and Energy-Efficient Data Processing

Physicists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and Lanzhou University in China developed a simple concept that could improve significantly magnetic-based data processing.

3 Jul 2020

Microscope-Based Technique Predicts Optimal Drugs to Fight Bacteria

New technique in which drugs make bacteria glow could help fight antibiotic resistance

3 Jul 2020

Innovative Light-Based Technique can Act as Building Block for Pharmaceuticals

In industry, gaseous hydrocarbons, such as ethane and methane, are frequently changed into molecules that can act as building blocks for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals.

3 Jul 2020

Ancient Crystal Structure Can Improve Longevity of Perovskite Solar Cells

Solar energy researchers at Oregon State University are shining their scientific spotlight on materials with a crystal structure discovered nearly two centuries ago.

3 Jul 2020

Using ExM, Structured Illumination Microscopy to Visualize 3D Structure of Synaptonemal Complex

The synaptonemal complex is a ladder-like cell structure that plays a major role in the development of egg and sperm cells in humans and other mammals.

2 Jul 2020

New Spider Silk-Based Biocompatible Lenses for Biological Imaging

Spiders are generally good only for insect control. However, a new study has shown that they are worth more than that.

1 Jul 2020

New Visible Light-Activated Membranes Efficiently Utilize Solar Energy

Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Argonne National Laboratory in the U.S. have recently employed atomic layer deposition to fabricate visible light-activated membranes that efficiently utilize solar energy.

1 Jul 2020