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Scientists Predict "Open Channels" in Material Which Light is Able to Move Through

Materials such as milk, paper, white paint and tissue are opaque because they scatter light, not because they absorb it. But no matter how great the scattering, light is always able to get through the material in questio...

18 Aug 2008

Physicists Are One Step Closer in Building Plastic Semiconductor Switch for Ultrafast Computers and Electronics

University of Utah physicists successfully controlled an electrical current using the "spin" within electrons, a step toward building an organic "spin transistor"

18 Aug 2008

Sabic Unleash New High-Tech Plastic Films to Combat Counterfeitters

Border security and other threats, such as identity theft, are driving the development and use of electronic identity security documents that can resist compromise by incorporating a variety of sophisticated graphic technologies like laser marking.

13 Aug 2008

New High Purity Inorganics Catalog from Alfa Aesar

Alfa Aesar, has published a new High Purity Inorganics Catalog
which lists over 1,000 high purity inorganic materials, including base metal
compounds, rare earth compounds and ultra dry materials for air and moisture
sensitive applications.

12 Aug 2008

Scientists Unveal Secret Properties of Ultracold Atomic Gases with Photoemission Spectroscopy Probes

To develop the new technique, the scientists borrowed an idea used for nearly a century in the study of materials: photoemission spectroscopy. Traditional photoemission spectroscopy probes the energy of electrons in a material.

7 Aug 2008

BR40 LED Globes Available in 3 Levels of Brightness

GlacialTech today announces the availability of BR40 Light Emitting Diode (LED) light – the LED-BR40 Globes come in three model which range in brightness from low, to medium to high.

6 Aug 2008

Fascinating Gold Nanostructures Observed Using FELIX

Scientists from Germany, Canada and the Netherlands have studied tiny gold nanoparticles, so-called clusters, and found them to have fascinating arrangements of their constituent atoms.

6 Aug 2008

LED Thin Film Technology Developers Receive Presidential Visit

The President of Germany, Horst Köhler, and his wife Eva Luise Köhler, accompanied by Minister of State Dr. Beate Merk, today visited the winners of the 2007 German Future Prize. Dr. Klaus Streubel, Dr. Stefan ...

6 Aug 2008

Black Solar Cells for a Greener Future

Solar cells of the future may look totally black to the human eye because they absorb light so efficiently. That's the promise of new research from an interdisciplinary team at the University of Virginia being funded by a new U.Va. Collaborative Sustainable Energy Seed Grant worth about $30,000.

5 Aug 2008

Scientists Probe the Struture of Aerogels for the First Time Using High-Resolution XRD

A multi-institutional team of scientists has used beamline 9.0.1 at the Advanced
Light Source to perform high-resolution x-ray diffraction imaging of an aerogel
for the first time.

2 Aug 2008

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.

Photonics News

Scientists Predict "Open Channels" in Material Which Light is Able to Move Through

Physicists Are One Step Closer in Building Plastic Semiconductor Switch for Ultrafast Computers and Electronics

Sabic Unleash New High-Tech Plastic Films to Combat Counterfeitters

New High Purity Inorganics Catalog from Alfa Aesar

Scientists Unveal Secret Properties of Ultracold Atomic Gases with Photoemission Spectroscopy Probes

BR40 LED Globes Available in 3 Levels of Brightness

Fascinating Gold Nanostructures Observed Using FELIX

LED Thin Film Technology Developers Receive Presidential Visit

Black Solar Cells for a Greener Future

Scientists Probe the Struture of Aerogels for the First Time Using High-Resolution XRD

Advancing Safer Battery Solutions with South 8 Technologies

Is Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology the Future Driver of the Automotive Industry?

The Future of XRF Technology with Revontium

Choosing the Right Chromium Carbide Overlay Plate for High Abrasion Resistance

SightBase® SaaS Imaging Platform

Thermo Scientific™ ARL™ X900 XRF Spectrometer

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Silencing Brake Noise with Advanced Tape Technologies

Reduction of Latent Defects in Semiconductor Films

What is the Future of Viscosity Testing?

How Tapes are Transforming Robotic Applications

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?

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Advancing Safer Battery Solutions with South 8 Technologies

Is Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology the Future Driver of the Automotive Industry?

The Future of XRF Technology with Revontium

1A Novel Electrochemical Reactor for Direct Air Capture

2A Novel Method for Accurate SoC Estimation in LiFePO4 Batteries

3Rockwell Automation Provides Integrated Technology For PFi’s World-First Australian-Made Solution For Wastewater Treatment By Major Beverages Company

4Nickel-Based Catalysts Drive Efficient Hydrogen Production in Alkaline Membrane Electrolyzers

5Sustainable Energy: Silk Threads as Power Sources

6Revolutionizing Alloy Research: InssTek’s MX-Lab Gains Global Acclaim

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