Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology want to put your signature up in lights – tiny lights, that is. Using thousands of nanometer-scale wires, the researchers have developed a sensor device that converts mechanical ...
Tags: Piezo-Phototronic Effect
The Institute of Food Research (IFR) has conducted a research for the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) to establish if the cooking technique sous vide is safe. Sous vide uses lower temperatures to improve food quality. This technique could ...
Tags: Cooking Technique
ETH-Zurich has reported increased maximum oscillation frequency for its indium phosphide/gallium arsenide antimonide (InP/GaAsSb) double-heterostructure bipolar transistors (DHBTs) [Rickard L?vblom et al, IEEE Electron Device Letters, ...
Researchers in China and Turkey have been using varying-thickness gallium nitride (GaN) barriers between indium gallium nitride (InGaN) multiple quantum wells (MQWs) to improve hole distributions and thus to reduce efficiency droop effects ...
Tags: InGaN LEDs, Electrical, Electronics
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has released an updated standard that establishes minimum performance requirements for self-adhering flashing surrounding exterior wall fenestration products. AAMA 711-13, ...
Tags: AAMA, Self-Adhering Flashing, Fenestration Installation
Researchers in China have been developing nanopatterned-sapphire substrates (NPSS), achieved with nano-sphere lithography (NSL), as a basis for the production of superior aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) semiconductor material for deep ...
Tags: DUV LEDs, LED, Electrical, Electronics
A Japanese research group developed a sheet-like OLED light source that functions even after being crumpled. The group is led by Takao Someya, professor at the School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo. The minimum bending radius and ...
Tags: OLED Light, LED, Lighting
As part of its Clean Technology Innovation Program, the Australian Federal Government has awarded BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia $2,999,255 in funding for its project 'Versatile prototype deposition machine for higher efficiency, ...
Tags: BluGlass RPCVD, Electrical, Electronics
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) researchers report considerable improvement in device performance of polymer-based optoelectronic devices. Published in Nature Photonics, the new plasmonic material, can be applied ...
Tags: Polymer LEDs, Solar Cells
For a long time dispensing epoxies has been a difficult process for manufacturers. They can cause clogging of the dispensers and require cleaning of the machinery for each and every run. The clogging and cleaning process leads to ...
Tags: Processing Machinery
REEL Solar Inc (RSI) of San Jose, CA, USA has announced a new record for cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic module size, achieving a 1.5 square meter module. Conventional cadmium telluride (CdTe) modules measure 0.72 square meters, a ...
Tags: Solar Modules, Electrical
Germany-based adhesives manufacturer Henkel has developed a new hotmelt adhesive - Technomelt Supra 100 Cool which is designed for application in the food industry. According to the company, with an application temperature of 100 °C, ...
Tags: Hotmelt Adhesive, Food Packaging
The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington DC has developed a method to grow epitaxial nitride semiconductors on graphene [Neeraj Nepal et al, Appl. Phys. Express, vol6, p061003, 2013]. The researchers hope that this could lead to ...
Tags: Graphene, Electrical, Electronics, hot-electron transistors
The effectiveness of Clariant’s new ONE WAY sustainability calculation system has been confirmed in physical tests carried out by leading machine builder Fong’s. The test results verified the accuracy of the calculations and ...
Fingerprint scanning is a standard fingerprint method that authenticates a customer's identification based upon who they are. Even though verification using fingerprintsscanning machines to confirm details by using a different attribute, it ...
Tags: Biometric Fingerprint Scanner, Scanner, Fingerprint scanning