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Penn engineers' 'photonic doping' makes class of metamaterials easier to fabricate

03/10/2017  Now, University of Pennsylvania engineers have shown a way to make metamaterials with a single inclusion, providing easier fabrication, among other useful features.

Polymer-coated silicon nanosheets as an alternative to graphene

03/08/2017  Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have, for the first time ever, produced a composite material combining silicon nanosheets and a polymer that is both UV-resistant and easy to process.

Coffee-ring effect leads to crystallization control

03/06/2017  Varying the thickness of crystallizing materials facilitates control over the patterns and properties of crystals.

Technavio reports top three drivers promoting growth for the carbon nanotube market

03/03/2017  Technavio analysts forecast the global carbon nanotube (CNT) market to grow at a staggering CAGR of almost 22% during the forecast period, according to their latest report.

A SOI wafer is a suitable substrate for gallium nitride crystals

03/02/2017  Improved characteristics in power electronics and radio applications can be achieved by using a SOI wafer for gallium nitride growth.

Versum Materials expands manufacturing capacity

03/01/2017  Versum Materials, Inc. announced today that it would expand its manufacturing capacity at its Delivery Systems and Service (DS&S) headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Materion Corporation completes Heraeus target materials acquisition

03/01/2017  Materion Corporation announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the target materials business of the Heraeus Group.

Researchers pave the way for ionotronic nanodevices

02/24/2017  Discovery helps develop a new kind of electrically switchable memories.

Versum Materials names Edward Shober as senior VP of Materials

02/24/2017  Versum Materials, Inc., a materials supplier to the semiconductor industry, announced today that Edward “Ed” Shober has been appointed to the position of senior vice president of its Materials segment.

SEMI appoints Ajit Manocha as president and CEO

02/21/2017  SEMI today announced the appointment of Ajit Manocha as its president and CEO.

Technologies to extend semiconductor scaling

02/20/2017  An Steegen reveals some of the secrets of semiconductor scaling – a pipeline full of materials, device architectures and advanced techniques that promise to further extend semiconductor scaling.

Breakthrough with a chain of gold atoms

02/17/2017  In the field of nanoscience, an international team of physicists with participants from Konstanz has achieved a breakthrough in understanding heat transport.

'Lossless' metamaterial could boost efficiency of lasers and other light-based devices

02/17/2017  Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a material that could reduce signal losses in photonic devices.

A new spin on electronics

02/15/2017  Information transport by spin as an alternative to conventional computing technology.

Turning up the heat for perfect (nano)diamonds

02/14/2017  Researchers are taking rough, defective diamonds and using high temperatures to perfect them for quantum sensing.

A new platform to study graphene's electronic properties

02/13/2017  IBS scientists model the electronic structure of graphene.

A new sensitive and stable self-powered photodetector

02/10/2017  Researchers in Singapore and China collaborate to create new photodetector based on GdNiO3/Nb-doped SrTiO3 p-n heterojunction.

Penn researchers are among the first to grow a versatile 2-dimensional material

02/09/2017  University of Pennsylvania researchers are now among the first to produce a single, three-atom-thick layer of a unique two-dimensional material called tungsten ditelluride.

Intel announces $7B investment in next-gen semiconductor fab in Arizona

02/09/2017  The announcement was made by U.S. President Donald Trump and Intel CEO Brian Krzanich at the White House.

UNIST to engineer dream diodes with a graphene interlayer

02/08/2017  A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has created a new technique that greatly enhances the performance of Schottky Diodes (metal-semiconductor junction) used in electronic devices.




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