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Germanium in Place of Silicon would Allow Faster Chips with Smaller Transistors

The use of germanium instead of silicon as basic material of transistors would enable faster chips containing smaller transistors. However, a number of problems still have to be solved.

17 Feb 2010

Sugar-Based Polymer Packaging Material that can be Composted

Food packaging and other disposable plastic items could soon be composted at home along with organic waste thanks to a new sugar-based polymer. The degradable polymer is made from sugars known as lignocellulosic biom...

17 Feb 2010

New Undertsanding of Catalysts

A collaboration between researchers at Northwestern University's Center for Catalysis and scientists at Oxford University has produced a new approach for understanding surfaces, particularly metal oxide surfaces, wid...

17 Feb 2010

Composite Metal Foam Could Make Biomedical Implants More Compatible

A "metal foam" that has a similar elasticity to bone could mean a new generation of biomedical implants that would avoid bone rejection that often results from more rigid implant materials, such as titanium.

17 Feb 2010

IBM Award Prize to Solar Reseachers

IBM awarded an international prize to the Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) Mainz, Germany - to support research work being carried out by Professor Dr Claudia Felser to improve solar cells. During a ceremony at Mainz University, Professor Felser of the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry received the IBM Shared University Research Award.

17 Feb 2010

Kobe Steel Opens Large Capacity Compressor Test Facility

Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that its new large-capacity compressor test facility has begun operations at the company's Takasago Works in Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan. Test facilities are essential to confirm ...

From Kobe Steel 17 Feb 2010

Bayer MaterialScience Showcase Conductive Nano Inks at Nanotech

At Nanotech, the world's leading nanotechnology trade fair in Tokyo, Bayer MaterialScience is showcasing the two conductive inks BayInk TP S and BayInk TP CNT, which have been developed primarily for use in the growi...

17 Feb 2010

Society of Plastics Engineers Announces Finalists for Clean Technology Competition

The Plastics Environmental Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has announced the six finalists in the Clean Technology Business Forum & Competition to be held at next month’s Global Plastics Environmental Conference (GPEC) 2010.

17 Feb 2010

Semiconductor Sales Expected to Slow Throughout 2010

Our U.S. weekly leading economic indicators are pointing to a weakening of the U.S. economy in mid-2010 resulting in a slowdown in semiconductor revenues. Personal consumption will remain sluggish in the second half of 2010 because of a jobless recovery, further deterioration in credit, and continued weakness in home prices.

17 Feb 2010

3rd Plasma Etch and Strip in Microelectronics Workshop to be Held in Grenoble

Leti, in collaboration with CNRS/LTM, STMicroelectronics and IMEC, is organizing the 3rd Plasma Etch and Strip in Microelectronics workshop March 4-5 at MINATEC in Grenoble. The PESM2010 workshop, which will explore ...

16 Feb 2010

Kyocera Solar Forms Strategic Partnership

Kyocera Solar, Inc. and AMSOLAR Corporation announced today a strategic partnership focused in serving universities, community colleges and public school districts in North America. The agreement will focus on provid...

16 Feb 2010

CRAIC Introduces Flagship UV-Visible-NIR Microspectrophotometer

CRAIC Technologies is proud to introduce the Perfect Vision for Science™: the flagship 20/20™ UV-visible-NIR microspectrophotometer: an instrument capable of spectroscopy of microscopic samples.

From CRAIC Technologies 16 Feb 2010

SCHOTT's New Tempering Furnace Featuring Fused Silica Tempering Rollers Exceeds Standards

As announced by Landglass, Luoyang, China the Combined Force Convection Tempering Furnace supplied to SCHOTT (Suzhou) has now been operating continuously for nearly three months. SCHOTT has confirmed that the equipment has passed all around acceptance and its technical parameters have met or exceeded the standards.

From Vesuvius 16 Feb 2010

Industry and Science Collaborate to Build the European Spallation Source

Senior representatives from the Danish and Swedish Governments are to speak this Friday at a major industrial conference organised by the European Spallation Source project. Uffe Toudal Pedersen, Permanent Secretary of...

16 Feb 2010

Oxford Instruments Announces Impoved End Point Capability for Plasma Etch and Deposition Tools

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT) is pleased to announce improved end-pointing capability on its range of plasma etch and deposition tools, with the introduction of the CCD1 Spectrometer system. The CCD1 is cap...

From Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology 16 Feb 2010

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

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Germanium in Place of Silicon would Allow Faster Chips with Smaller Transistors

Sugar-Based Polymer Packaging Material that can be Composted

New Undertsanding of Catalysts

Composite Metal Foam Could Make Biomedical Implants More Compatible

IBM Award Prize to Solar Reseachers

Kobe Steel Opens Large Capacity Compressor Test Facility

Bayer MaterialScience Showcase Conductive Nano Inks at Nanotech

Society of Plastics Engineers Announces Finalists for Clean Technology Competition

Semiconductor Sales Expected to Slow Throughout 2010

3rd Plasma Etch and Strip in Microelectronics Workshop to be Held in Grenoble

Kyocera Solar Forms Strategic Partnership

CRAIC Introduces Flagship UV-Visible-NIR Microspectrophotometer

SCHOTT's New Tempering Furnace Featuring Fused Silica Tempering Rollers Exceeds Standards

Industry and Science Collaborate to Build the European Spallation Source

Oxford Instruments Announces Impoved End Point Capability for Plasma Etch and Deposition Tools

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

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Tackling the Battery Production Challenge

Enhancing Materials Research with XRM Microscopy and Deep Learning Reconstruction

Digital Traceability and the Battery Passport: A Conversation with Rockwell Automation

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