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Pentacene May Allow Manufacture of High Efficiency Flexible Organic Solar Cells

As the price of energy continues to rise, businesses are looking to renewable energy for cheaper sources of power. Making electricity from the most plentiful of these sources - the sun -can be expensive due to the high p...

15 Dec 2004

Breakthrough Holds Potential for Numerous Applications in Fuel Cells, Catalytic Converters

For the first time ever, Emory University researchers have broken through the so-called "oxo-wall" to create stable multiple chemical bonds between oxygen and platinum – once thought impossible because ox...

30 Nov 2004

Degussa Begin Planning for Isophorene Plant in Germany

Degussa AG of Dusseldorf has begun basic planning on a new production line for isophorone products at its site in Herne, Germany. The unit, which is intended for the production of the solvent isophorone and its derivativ...

12 Nov 2004

Wright State University Researchers Convert Zinc Oxide in Baby Powder into Light Emitting Source

Zinc oxide, a product used for decades in baby powder, has a bright future as a light source, according to David Look, Ph.D., a senior research physicist and director of the Semiconductor Research Center at Wright State ...

28 Oct 2004

Rice University Workshop to Discuss Future of Solar Energy

Prospects for solar energy in the 21st century will be analyzed by scientists, policy-makers, economists and industry experts meeting at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy in Houston Oct. 16-17 for R...

14 Oct 2004

Theory Suggest Polymeric Light Emitting Diodes Can be Made Brighter Still

A new take on the theory of light-emitting polymers suggests that their efficiency can be largely increased, a development that would boost the introduction of flexible displays and possibly reduce the cost of flat panel...

12 Oct 2004

University of Houston Receive $1.1m Grant to Use Nanotechnology to Further Develop Magnetic Data Storage

If you thought being able to store the entire Library of Congress on a Palm Pilot or putting 1,000 movies on a two-inch disk were the ideas of science fiction think again. University of Houston engineers are making rapid...

6 Oct 2004

The Perfect Lens is Possible According to Researchers at Purdue and MIT

Researchers at Purdue University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have completed a mathematical analysis showing that it isn't quite possible to build a so-called "perfect lens," but the underl...

30 Sep 2004

Virginia Tech Researchers Awarded $2.1m to Work on Shape Memory Polymers Modelled on Biological Systems

Over the next 17 months, Virginia Tech will lead a team of researchers exploring the development of a new class of materials that will use plant protein structures in an attempt to mimic biological systems. The Defense S...

29 Sep 2004

New Coating May Extend Current Transistor Technology

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a technique that uses surface chemistry to make tinier and more effective p-n junctions in silicon-based semiconductors. The method could permi...

28 Sep 2004

Editorial Highlights

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.

Chemistry News

Pentacene May Allow Manufacture of High Efficiency Flexible Organic Solar Cells

Breakthrough Holds Potential for Numerous Applications in Fuel Cells, Catalytic Converters

Degussa Begin Planning for Isophorene Plant in Germany

Wright State University Researchers Convert Zinc Oxide in Baby Powder into Light Emitting Source

Rice University Workshop to Discuss Future of Solar Energy

Theory Suggest Polymeric Light Emitting Diodes Can be Made Brighter Still

University of Houston Receive $1.1m Grant to Use Nanotechnology to Further Develop Magnetic Data Storage

The Perfect Lens is Possible According to Researchers at Purdue and MIT

Virginia Tech Researchers Awarded $2.1m to Work on Shape Memory Polymers Modelled on Biological Systems

New Coating May Extend Current Transistor Technology

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Beyond Lithium: How Group14 Is Redefining the Future of Battery Technology

Advanced Masterbatch and Compounding for Polymers and Plastics

AirBreather Platform for Continuous Gas Analysis

SU7000 & SU8700 Schottky Field Emission SEMs: Ultra High-Resolution & Analytical Imaging

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Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

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

Chemistry News

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Beyond Lithium: How Group14 Is Redefining the Future of Battery Technology

13D-Printed Organic Tissue Models Mimic Living Organs

2Perovskite and Copper System Creates C2 Chemicals from CO2

3Pioneering Large-Scale Aluminum 3D Printing

4Upcycling LDPE: Transforming Plastic Waste into High-Value Graphite

5DS Smith Partner With TPV Automotive to Create a Sustainable Fiber-Based Packaging for the Protection of Car Wheel Carriers

6Aluminum-Scandium Alloys: A Game Changer for Hydrogen Energy

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