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Eminent Solar Researcher Collaborates with Quantasol on Super Efficient Solar Cells

A pioneer in solar power in the 1990s before it became "sexy," University of Houston Professor Alex Freundlich recently entered into a collaborative research agreement with U.K.-based start-up QuantaSol for the...

10 Nov 2009

Solution Deposited Beta Alumina May Have Important Applications in Transistor Technology

Johns Hopkins materials scientists have found a new use for a chemical compound that has traditionally been viewed as an electrical conductor, a substance that allows electricity to flow through it. By orienting the compound in a different way, the researchers have turned it into a thin film insulator, which instead blocks the flow of electricity, but can induce large electric currents elsewhere. The material, called solution-deposited beta-alumina, could have important applications in transistor technology and in devices such as electronic books.

10 Nov 2009

The Optimal Shape for Nanoparticles to Target Cancer

Eric Shaqfeh studies blood at Stanford University, using computer models that simulate how the fluid and the cells it contains move around. On November 11 at a meeting of the scientific society AVS, he will present his l...

10 Nov 2009

Bose-Einstein Condensates of Strontium Atoms Created for the First Time

Two independent teams have, for the first time, created Bose-Einstein condensates of strontium atoms. The ability to cool strontium to very low temperatures and control its motion could lead to increasingly precise clocks and may advance our progress toward quantum computers and novel experiments in ultracold chemistry.

10 Nov 2009

Thin Copper and Silver Films Designed to Kill Bacteria

Dana Filoti of the University of New Hampshire will present thin films of silver and copper she has developed that can kill bacteria and may one day help to cut down on hospital infections. The antimicrobial properties o...

10 Nov 2009

Simple Way to Grow Graphene Electrical Devices

Single layers of carbon atoms, called graphene sheets, are lightweight, strong, electrically semi-conducting -- and notoriously difficult and expensive to make.

10 Nov 2009

Renishaw Extends Its Range of Machine Tool Testing and Calibration Systems

Renishaw has extended its market leading range of machine tool testing and calibration systems, with AxiSet™ Check-Up, a new cost-effective solution for checking the alignment and positioning performance of rotary axes. In just a few minutes, users of five-axis machining centres and multi-tasking mill-turn machines can now identify and report on poor machine alignments and geometry that can cause extended process setting times, as well as non-conforming parts.

From Renishaw plc - Spectroscopy 10 Nov 2009

High Temperature Resin provides Advantages for Food Service Provider

SABIC Innovative Plastics' high-temperature Ultem* 1000 resin has been chosen by Vitality Foodservice, a leading provider of beverage solutions, to create a new low-dose bump pump for its latest coffee dispensing sys...

From SABIC Innovative Plastics 10 Nov 2009

Printed Electronics Conference to Take Place in California

Electronics and electrics are becoming ubiquitous, the devices appearing on and in higher and higher volume products including e-labels and e-packaging. This calls for different forms of battery, capacitor and other ener...

10 Nov 2009

Sigma Aldrich to Host Molecular Self Assembly Webcast

Sigma-Aldrich (NASDAQ: SIAL) announced it will host a technical webcast that examines Molecular Self-Assembly (MSA) technology for nanoscale patterning and for biochip arrays useful in high throughput medical diagnosis. ...

From Sigma-Aldrich 10 Nov 2009

Ingenious Device Boosts Solar Cell Efficiency

University of Sydney researchers Dr Tim Schmidt and Professor Max Crossley have come up with an ingenious low-cost device to harvest low energy photons, with the potential of significantly boosting the efficiency of conv...

10 Nov 2009

Eco Friendly Snow Shovel

Structured Solutions II LLC announced the launch of their newly-designed wheeled snow shovel this fall. The Sno Wovel™ is the only non-combustion alternative snow removal device performing equal to or better than a snow blower.

10 Nov 2009

More Power for DILAS Compact Laser Diode System

DILAS Industrial Laser Systems today announced the power extensions for its COMPACT Diode Laser System Series; 300W out of a 200µm fiber and 400W out of a 300µm fiber at 9xxnm. The fiber-coupled, turnkey diode laser systems are based on conduction-cooled diode laser bars.

10 Nov 2009

Come and See the Freeman FT4 Universal Powder Tester in Edinburgh

Visitors to Drug Delivery to the Lungs 20 (DDL20), 9 to 11 December 2009, Edinburgh, Scotland, will have the opportunity to meet with experts from Freeman Technology to discuss how the FT4 universal powder tester is providing new insight into dry powder inhaler (DPI) performance. Collaborative posters from a number of institutions will showcase the latest work.

From Freeman Technology 10 Nov 2009

Ozonation of Organic and Polymer Compounds Now Available from iSmithers Rapra Publishing

iSmithers Rapra Publishing has announced the release of Ozonation of Organic and Polymer Compounds, the first technical title of its kind.

From Smithers Rapra Technology Ltd 10 Nov 2009

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Eminent Solar Researcher Collaborates with Quantasol on Super Efficient Solar Cells

Solution Deposited Beta Alumina May Have Important Applications in Transistor Technology

The Optimal Shape for Nanoparticles to Target Cancer

Bose-Einstein Condensates of Strontium Atoms Created for the First Time

Thin Copper and Silver Films Designed to Kill Bacteria

Simple Way to Grow Graphene Electrical Devices

Renishaw Extends Its Range of Machine Tool Testing and Calibration Systems

High Temperature Resin provides Advantages for Food Service Provider

Printed Electronics Conference to Take Place in California

Sigma Aldrich to Host Molecular Self Assembly Webcast

Ingenious Device Boosts Solar Cell Efficiency

Eco Friendly Snow Shovel

More Power for DILAS Compact Laser Diode System

Come and See the Freeman FT4 Universal Powder Tester in Edinburgh

Ozonation of Organic and Polymer Compounds Now Available from iSmithers Rapra Publishing

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