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Doubling the Efficiency of Converting Solar Energy to Electricity

By using a popcorn-ball design - tiny kernels clumped into much larger porous spheres - researchers at the University of Washington are able to manipulate light and more than double the efficiency of converting solar energy to electricity.

11 Apr 2008

Agreement with In-Q-Tel for Quantum-Dot Nanotech Pioneer

QD Vision today announced a strategic investment and technology advancement agreement with In-Q-Tel, the independent strategic investment firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to support the mission of the broader U.S. Intelligence Community.

9 Apr 2008

Using Metallic Nanotubes to Make Thin Films that are Semitransparent

Carbon nanotubes are promising materials for many high-technology applications due to their exceptional mechanical, thermal, chemical, optical and electrical properties.

9 Apr 2008

OLED and 3D Holographic Display Technology to Revolutionize the Display Arena

With liquid crystal display (LCD) technology having reached a point of maturity from where there can only be evolutionary changes rather than revolutionary, the field is open to disruptive, cost-effective technologies. Some of these include organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), 3D and holographic displays, as well as multi-touch interfaces.

8 Apr 2008

Joint Laboratory Selects EnviroScope AFM to Aid in Cutting-Edge Physics Research

Veeco Instruments Inc., a leading provider of instrumentation to the nanoscience community, announced today that the prestigious 'Unité mixte de Physique' (UMP), a joint laboratory between the French National Scientific Research Center (CNRS) and Thales Group, has selected the EnviroScope(TM) Atomic Force Microscope to aid in the lab's cutting-edge physics research. Professor Albert Fert, the 2007 recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics, manages the UMP laboratory, which is based in Palaiseau, France.

From Veeco 3 Apr 2008

Agilent Technologies Acquires Developer of Microscopy Products for Life Sciences

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced it has completed the acquisition of TILL Photonics GmbH, a developer, manufacturer and marketer of optical, fluorescence microscopy products for life sciences. Financial details were not disclosed.

1 Apr 2008

New Type of Imaging System That Can Illuminate Tumors in Living Subjects

Doctors' quest to see what is happening inside a living body has been hampered by the limits on detecting tiny components of internal structures and events. Now a team of Stanford University School of Medicine researchers has developed a new type of imaging system that can illuminate tumors in living subjects-getting pictures with a precision of nearly one-trillionth of a meter.

1 Apr 2008

New Technologies Help Customers to Move Science Forward

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today launched a number of innovative new products at Analytica 2008, the world's largest laboratory technology tradeshow, taking place in Munich, Germany, from April 1 - 4.

1 Apr 2008

The End of the Silicon Chip

The future of computing is under the spotlight at the Institute of Physics' Condensed Matter and Materials Physics conference at the Royal Holloway College of the University of London on 26-28 March.

27 Mar 2008

Brion Committed to Deliver Solutions Enabling Development of Semiconductor Devices

Brion Technologies today announced that STMicroelectronics is producing 55 nanometer (nm) and 45nm devices using Brion's Tachyon(TM) OPC+ optical proximity correction (OPC) solution. This follows the successful completion of the companies' earlier OPC joint development program.

27 Mar 2008