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Report Examines Organic Photovoltaic Materials Markets from 2009 to 2016

NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst firm based here, today announced the release of its newest report, "Organic Photovoltaic Materials Markets: 2009 - 2016". The report projects that sales of materials for both "pure" organic solar cells (OPV) and hybrid organic/inorganic dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC), are expected to reach almost $600 million ($US) by 2016.

9 Mar 2009

Carl Zeiss ORION Plus Helium-Ion-Microscope Now Offers Structural and Compositional Analysis

Carl Zeiss SMT, a leading global provider of optical and particle-beam inspection, analysis and measuring equipment, today introduced a powerful new detector for the ORION® Plus helium-ion-microscope. Called the SPECTRA, the new detector adds structural and compositional analysis capabilities to the sub-nanometer resolution imaging offered by the ORION Plus instrument.

9 Mar 2009

Researcher Opens Up Wide Range of Possibilities from Light Based Computing to Possibility of "Slow Glass"

Research led by the University of Warwick has found a way to use doughnut shaped by-products of quantum dots to slow and even freeze light, opening up a wide range of possibilities from reliable and effective light based...

8 Mar 2009

ASU to House One of the World's Most Advanced Electron Microscopes

Arizona State University will be home to one of the world's most advanced electron microscopes, one that will enable researchers to do work essential to making significant advances in nanoscale aspects of solid state science and materials science and engineering.

8 Mar 2009

World's Largest and Highest-Energy Laser System Gears Up for Ignition Experiments

Construction of the National Ignition Facility (NIF), the world's largest and highest-energy laser system, was essentially completed on Feb. 26, when technicians at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), where the laser is located, fired the first full system shot to the center of the NIF target chamber.

7 Mar 2009

Top Semiconductor Mfg Chooses Nanovea Profilometer Over Many

Until the Nanovea HS1000 Profilometer, full automation and the unique advantages of white-light axial chromatism technique were features rarely found in a single high scanning speed instrument; a feature the Client requested and only Nanovea could deliver.

6 Mar 2009

Breakthrough Procedure has Potential Applications in Medical Imaging and Biological Sensors

Chemists at the University of Connecticut have found a way to greatly increase the luminescence efficiency of single-walled carbon nanotubes, a discovery that could have significant applications in medical imaging and other areas.

6 Mar 2009

PI Introduces New Hard-Cover Catalog "Piezo Nano Positioning Inspirations 2009"

Nanopositioning + Piezo Technology Specialist PI, has issued the 2009 hard-cover catalog entitled "Piezo Nano Positioning Inspirations 2009".

5 Mar 2009

Turning CO2 into Methane Using Sun Light

Dual catalysts may be the key to efficiently turning carbon dioxide and water vapor into methane and other hydrocarbons using titania nanotubes and solar power, according to Penn State researchers.

5 Mar 2009

Nanostructure Boosts Efficiency In Energy Transport

Overcoming a critical conductivity challenge to clean energy technologies, Boston College researchers have developed a titanium nanostructure that provides an expanded surface area and demonstrates significantly greater efficiency in the transport of electrons.

3 Mar 2009