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IMEC Demonstrates Spray Coating that Increases Solar Cell Efficiency

IMEC has demonstrated a fully solution-processed organic solar cell with a spray-coated active layer and a metal top contact spray-coated on top. The resulting cell shows power conversion efficiencies above 3%, a performance comparable to organic solar cells produced by spin coating of the organic layer and vacuum evaporation of the top contact metal. This is an important step towards producing organic solar cells with cheap and large-area processes.

From IMEC 6 Oct 2009

IMEC and BP Solar Demonstrate 18 per cent Efficiency for Silicon Solar Cells

IMEC, one of the leading European research centers in photovoltaics, and BP Solar, a leading energy company, demonstrated a 18% conversion efficiency for silicon solar cells made of BP Solar's newly developed Mono2 T...

From IMEC 6 Oct 2009

IMEC Launches Program to Help Companies Developing Emerging IC Process Technologies

IMEC launches the industrial affiliation program (IIAP) INSITE or Integrated Solutions for Technology Exploration. INSITE is a framework of design exploration modules that allows fables and fablite companies, foundries a...

From IMEC 6 Oct 2009

Eco-Responsible High Performance PET Resin Wins Highly Coveted Award for Sabic

SABIC Innovative Plastics' environmentally progressive iQ* resin platform was recognized on Oct. 2 with a 2009 Responsible Care Award at the Conseil Europeen des Federations de l'Industrie Chimique1 (Cefic) Annua...

From SABIC Innovative Plastics 6 Oct 2009

New Fractal Metamaterial Antennas

Fractal Antenna Systems, Inc. today announced development of a new metamaterial technology that uses fractals to make layered, partless antennas and related electronics. Fractals are complex geometric shapes built up fro...

6 Oct 2009

Nanoelectronics Spin Off Collaborate to Offer Sevices for Wireless Communication Applications

IMEC, Europe's largest independent research centre on nanoelectronics and ANSEM, the IMEC spinoff specialized in analog and mixed-signal design, announce a collaboration to offer services for the customized design of...

From IMEC 6 Oct 2009

Indentec Increases Accreditation for Calibration of Vickers and Knoop Test Blocks

During Indentec’s last UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) ISO 17025:2005 quality assurance audit in August 2009, they successfully increased their accreditation for the calibration of micro Vickers and Knoop test blocks down to HV0.05 and HK0.05 respectively. In order to achieve this Indentec designed and manufactured a “special” ZHµ MkII testing system with a Vickers and Knoop indenter and 4 objective lenses.

From ZwickRoell GmbH Co. KG 6 Oct 2009

Updated Fatigue and Durability Testing Products for the Automotive and Aerospace Industries

Zwick and partner company CaTs3 have updated its suite of products relating to servo controllers and software for fatigue and durability testing in the Automotive and Aerospace market sectors.

From ZwickRoell GmbH Co. KG 6 Oct 2009

H+H Aircrete Awarded 'Very Good' in New Responsible Sourcing Standard

H+H is the first company to achieve "very good" in the BES 6001:2008 Standard for the Responsible Sourcing of Construction Products. This means that all of its products from all manufacturing sites have gone th...

6 Oct 2009

Sibur Commences Geogrid Production at New Plastik Plant

A ceremonial launch of a new unit for flat geogrid production under the trade mark Apropat took place at Plastik plant, a subsidiary enterprise of SIBUR. The design capacity of the unit is 3 kta. According to current...

2 Oct 2009

Energy-Autonomous Sensors Monitor Aircarft Skins Easing Maintenance

Aircraft maintenance will be easier in future, with sensors monitoring the aircraft skin. If they discover any dents or cracks they will send a radio message to a monitoring unit. The energy needed for this will be obtained from temperature difference.

2 Oct 2009

Micro Bubble Technologies to Showcase M-Fuel and Carbon Nanotube Battery

Micro Bubble Technologies Inc. ("MBT"), the operating subsidiary of EcoloCap Solutions Inc. (OTC-BB: ECOS), will be hosting an event at its Korean factory on Tuesday November 3, 2009, to showcase its two core t...

2 Oct 2009

Revolutionary Illuminated Countertops for Kitchens and Bars

ThinkGlass now offers the most powerful LED solution on the market to illuminate glass countertops, bar tops, raised bars and outdoor kitchens, enabling consumers to create any mood they want.

2 Oct 2009

Fully Interactive LED Video Wall System

The Sensa-Node system seamlessly interfaces Sensacell surfaces to Cycling 74's Max/MSP/Jitter software (Max). Max is a powerful visual programming language and multi-media authoring tool; it enables rapid development of sophisticated interactive applications based on real-time manipulation of graphics, stills, video, sound files, Flash content, and much more.

2 Oct 2009

Corning Announce Winner of Sixth Annual FTTXcellence Award

Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) and Lightwave, a unit of business-to-business media and information company PennWell Corporation, today announced the winner of the sixth annual FTTXcellence Award. Ian Williams of TELUS C...

2 Oct 2009