Every LED maker wants to know the emission wavelength of its final device during metal-organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) growth, says LayTec AG of Berlin, Germany (which makes in-situ metrology systems for thin-film processes, ...
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Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, Germany has announced that its president and chief executive officer Paul Hyland will leave the firm by mutual agreement with effect from 28 February 2013, for personal reasons. Martin ...
EPFL’s Institute of Microengineering(IMT) has achieved a 10.7% efficiency single-junction microcrystalline silicon solar cell, surpassing the previous world record of 10.1% held by the Japanese company Kaneka Corporation since 1998, ...
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Before the Spring Festival, the inventory level is on the low side, and the manufacturers didn’t stock the glass on purpose. After Spring Festival, the middle and down stream processors will fill inventory seasonally which will raise ...
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SCHOTT AG has experienced a strong demand for laboratory services related to so-called “extractables and leachables” (“E&L”) and therefore continued to expand this range of analyses offered to its customers. On the ...
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Registration is now open for the much-anticipated eighth annual Auto Glass Week 2013, scheduled for September 18 to 20. Auto Glass Week will be held at the Tampa Convention Center and Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina in Tampa, Fla. ...
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It’s reported that the Argentina Steel Chamber (CAA) predicted that the country’s steel consumption and demand might rise by at least 5% year on year in 2013. According to the forecast made by CAA, the country’s flat ...
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Features include an interview with AGMS Managing Director Emmanuel Rohart who discusses the French company´s role as a glass melting specialist and how it has adapted to the changing world economic environment. The Lightweighting ...
Tags: glass, Glass International, February 2013
The Abu Dhabi Financial Center/Sowwah Square is located in the Abu Dhabi Central Business District, a 570,000 square metre development comprising of four luxury high-rise towers incorporating office spaces, a retail area and the new Abu ...
A report by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory says soft costs are the reason why a residential German solar system costs $3/watt compared to a residential US solar system, which costs $6.19/watt. The study, Why Are Residential PV ...
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Workers began installing thousands of energy-efficient glass panels at the base of 1 World Trade Center Friday. The panels will adorn the podium wall and are designed to maximize sunlight while keeping the inside cool. LED lights will ...
Ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV LED) maker Sensor Electronic Technology Inc (SETi) of Columbia, SC, USA has launched a new line of UVTOP products in surface mount packages at the 2013 SPIE Photonics West show. Initial devices added ...
Structured Materials Industries Inc(SMI) of Piscataway, NJ, USA, which provides chemical vapor deposition (CVD) systems, components, materials, and process development services, has announced three updated products for process control ...
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TECH guru and billionaire Sir James Dyson was on a crusade last night to convince Australians to shell out $1590 for a high-tech bathroom tap that also dries your hands. Its cost is a big step up from, say, the meagre $4 price of a ...
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Optical component, module and subsystem maker Oclaro of San Jose, CA, USA has announced financial results for its fiscal second-quarter 2013 (ended 29 December 2012), which includes the first full quarter of operating results from Opnext ...
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