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Toppan Photomasks Announces Capacity Expansion Plans for JV Facility in Shanghai

Toppan Printing’s subsidiary, Toppan Photomasks has declared plans to invest $20 million to expand the production capacity and technology capabilities of its Shanghai joint venture facility in order to meet the growing demand of the semiconductor industry in China.

19 Nov 2011

Novel Compound Crystal Material Helps Advance Optical Based Technologies

A research team led by Cun-Zheng Ning, who serves as Professor of electrical engineering at Arizona State University, has synthesized a new compound crystal material known as erbium chloride silicate in the single-crystal nanowire form, paving the way to design future-generation computers, enhance Internet capabilities, improve the quality of sensor and solid-state lighting technology, and improve the conversion efficiency of silicon-based solar cells.

18 Nov 2011

Get The New Pittcon 2012 App to Help You Plan Your Visit to Orlando

The Pittcon 2012 Marketing Committee is pleased to release its official Conference and Exposition Smartphone App, Pittcon 2012. The app will be available for use on iPhone, iPad, Android smartphones, Android tablets, and all other Web enabled devices with access before, during, and after the Conference.

From Pittcon 17 Nov 2011

Thailand Floods Affect PPG’s Optical Product Operations

PPG Industries, a global provider of coatings and specialty products to industrial, construction, transportation and consumer product markets has declared a force majeure due to the severe floods in Thailand.

From PPG Industries Inc. 17 Nov 2011

Innovative Single-Layer Architecture Aids Optimization of Quantum-Dot Displays

Scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a novel single-layer design for building quantum-dot light-emitting devices (QD-LEDs) by stacking quantum dots within an insulating structure having the shape of an egg crate.

17 Nov 2011

Stanford Researchers Demonstrate Nanophotonic, Single-Mode LED

A research team at the School of Engineering of Stanford has developed a superfast nanoscale light emitting diode (LED), which consumes very minimal power when compared to laser-based devices and is capable of transmitting data at a speed of 10 billion b/s paving the way to offer low power, ultrafast light sources for transmitting on-chip computer data.

17 Nov 2011

Novel Method to Synthesize Lanthanide-Doped Nanocrystals with Innovative Optical Properties

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in partnership with scientists at the Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have developed an efficient upconversion technique in nanoparticles, paving the way to efficiently control light emission utilized in imaging applications.

16 Nov 2011

Researchers Develop Ultrathin Plasmonic Super Light Absorbers

A research team led by Koray Aydin, who serves as Assistant Professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science of the Northwestern University has created a composite metamaterial, which absorbs broad array of light wavelengths, paving the way to develop economic and efficient solar cell technology.

4 Nov 2011

Georgia Tech Researchers Develop Novel Method to Enhance External Efficiency of LEDs

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have utilized piezoelectric materials such as zinc oxide nanowires to radically enhance the effectiveness at which gallium nitride LEDs enable conversion of electricity into ultraviolet light.

2 Nov 2011

Renishaw Focus on Raman Spectroscopy at Recent Seminar

Raman spectroscopy came under the spotlight recently at the Natural History Museum in London, when Renishaw held its 2011 ‘inside Raman' seminar in the Museum's Flett theatre on 26th and 27th September.

From Renishaw plc - Spectroscopy 1 Nov 2011