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IBM and Harvard Researchers Launch Project to Discover Lower Cost, More Efficient Solar Cells

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and researchers from Harvard University are launching a new World Community Grid project to discover organic materials to create a more efficient and lower cost solar cell. The path-breaking effort will use idle computer power from volunteers to create large supplies of new clean energy.

8 Dec 2008

Rolling Out Flexible Displays for the Mass Market

European researchers have developed a cost-effective method for manufacturing flexible displays in much the same way that newspapers are printed. Their work promises to revolutionise packaging, advertising and even clothing.

7 Dec 2008

Researchers Create Quantum Dots with New Optical Properties

Quantum dots, tiny luminescent particles made of semiconductors, hold promise for detecting and treating cancer earlier. However, if doctors were to use them in humans, quantum dots could have limitations related to their size and possible toxicity.

7 Dec 2008

Technologies Corporation Introduces New Benchmark in Solar-Powered Obstruction Lighting

Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) today introduced a new benchmark in solar-powered obstruction lighting: the solar-powered A810 Obstruction Lighting System. Suitable for marking towers and other fixed obstructions up to 150 feet (46 meters) in height, this stand-alone lighting system installs quickly to produce a bright, steady red signal wherever it's needed.

3 Dec 2008

Solarc NGX Ideal for Precision Industrial, Medical, Analytical Applications

Welch Allyn Lighting Products, a premier manufacturer of high-performance lighting and technology, introduces Solarc® NGX, a new generation of portable, low-wattage, high-intensity discharge (HID), metal halide light sources.

3 Dec 2008

TEL Venture Plans Collaboration in LCD and Solar Industries

Unidym, a majority owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ARWR), announced today that TEL Venture Capital, Inc., the U.S. investment arm of Tokyo Electron, has invested additional capital into the company. Concurrent with the investment, Unidym and Tokyo Electron intend to enter into a program to develop equipment for use in the production and integration of Unidym's films.

3 Dec 2008

Project to Significantly Increase Lifespan of Organic Solar Cells

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Power PlasticÂ®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced Germany's Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is supporting a future oriented development project through a consortium that is headed by Konarka, and is providing funding of nearly EUR 2.5 million over the next three years.

2 Dec 2008

Order Validates OIPT's Position as a Key Supplier in the HB-LED Market

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT) is pleased to announce that it has recently won an order from a leading manufacturer of HB-LEDs for three Plasmalab®System133 ICP380 plasma etch tools for use in High Brightness LED (HB-LED) manufacturing.

1 Dec 2008

The Dream of Making Solar Cells More Popular is One Step Closer to Reality

A new study by researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has shown that the dream is one step closer to reality. Reporting in the Nov. 26 edition of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Yang Yang, a professor of materials science and engineering, and colleagues describe the design and synthesis of a new polymer, or plastic, for use in solar cells that has significantly greater sunlight absorption and conversion capabilities than previous polymers.

26 Nov 2008

Blind Via Measurement in Si and GaAs using CHRocodile IT

With semiconductor devices becoming smaller and smaller and between-level interconnects requiring the production of blind vias with high aspect ratios there is a need to be able to perform measurements on such features.

25 Nov 2008

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Advanced F-Theta Lenses for Precision Imaging Systems

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Off-Axis Parabolic (OAP) Mirrors: Precision Solutions for Advanced Optical Systems

Shanghai Optics provides high-precision off-axis parabolic (OAP) mirrors designed for advanced optical systems, offering superior reflective solutions for applications requiring precise light collimation and focus.

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