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Simple processing technique could cut cost of organic PV and wearable electronics

12/05/2016  A simple solution-based electrical doping technique could help reduce the cost of polymer solar cells and organic electronic devices, potentially expanding the applications for these technologies.

Making graphene using laser-induced phase separation

12/02/2016  IBS & KAIST researchers clarify how laser annealing technology can lead to production of ultra thin nanomaterials.

Physicists decipher electronic properties of materials in work that may change transistors

12/02/2016  University of Texas at Dallas physicists have published new findings examining the electrical properties of materials that could be harnessed for next-generation transistors and electronics.

Perovskite solar cells hit new world efficiency record

12/01/2016  12.1 percent efficiency for 16 cm2 cell is the largest single to be independently certified with highest energy conversion efficiency.

Creating new physical properties in materials

11/30/2016  Collaborating German institutions bring complementary expertise to demonstrate piezoelectricity in SrTiO3.

Global carbon nanotubes market to grow at 17.9% CAGR through 2025

11/22/2016  The global market for nanotubes was valued at $1,250.00 million in 2015 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 17.9% during the forecast period 2016-2025.

UCR researchers discover new method to dissipate heat in electronic devices

11/14/2016  By modulating the flow of phonons through semiconductor nanowires, engineers can create smaller and faster devices.

Nano-scale electronics score laboratory victory

11/10/2016  NYU Tandon researchers pioneer technique to grow monolayer tungsten disulfide for next-generation transistors, wearable electronics, and biomedical devices.

Studying structure to understand function within 'material families'

11/09/2016  Researchers are running structural studies using extensive numerical simulations on a supercomputer to study the motion of more than 500 atoms -- in an effort to determine the forces on each atom and the total energy via density functional calculations.

Semiconductor-free microelectronics are now possible, thanks to metamaterials

11/09/2016  Engineers at the University of California San Diego have fabricated the first semiconductor-free, optically-controlled microelectronic device.

Third quarter 2016 silicon wafer shipments set a new record

11/09/2016  Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased during the third quarter 2016 when compared to second quarter 2016 area shipments according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.

New record for silicon-based multi-junction solar cell

11/09/2016  Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE together with the Austrian company EV Group (EVG) have successfully manufactured a silicon-based multi-junction solar cell with two contacts and an efficiency exceeding the theoretical limit of silicon solar cells.

SunEdison Semiconductor announces regulatory approvals from Taiwan and Austria for proposed acquisition

11/07/2016  SunEdison Semiconductor Limited announced today that it has received notice that the Investment Committee of the Ministry of the Economic Affairs of the Republic of China has approved the proposed acquisition of SunEdison Semiconductor by GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.

'Pressure-welding' nanotubes creates ultrastrong material

11/07/2016  Scientists at MIPT apply torsion to multiwall nanotubes to form bonds between them creating durable material.

Adding hydrogen to graphene

11/03/2016  Adding hydrogen to graphene could improve its future applicability in the semiconductor industry, when silicon leaves off.

Edwards and GlobalFoundries recognized by Singapore's National Environmental Agency

11/01/2016  Edwards and GlobalFoundries Singapore were recognized by Singapore’s National Environment Agency in the Best Practices category at the 2016 Energy Efficiency National Partnership (EENP) Awards.

van der Pauw and Hall voltage measurements with a parameter analyzer

10/31/2016  van der Pauw measurements with a parameter analyzer are examined followed by a look at Hall effects measurements.

Researchers surprised at the unexpected hardness of gallium nitride

10/31/2016  A Lehigh University team discovers that the widely used semiconducting material is almost as wear-resistant as diamonds.

Managing particle flows in process exhaust for safety and profitability

10/28/2016  Solid particles in the abatement exhaust must be properly managed, and in some cases, substantially reduced from the gas stream before it is released into the environment.

Metamaterial device allows chameleon-like behavior in the infrared

10/27/2016  An electric current will not only heat a hybrid metamaterial, but will also trigger it to change state and fade into the background like a chameleon in what may be the proof-of-concept of the first controllable metamaterial device, or metadevice, according to a team of engineers.




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