Researchers in France have developed a monolithic metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) process for growing indium gallium nitride (InGaN) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with a multiple quantum well (MQW) light converter [Benjamin ...
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Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation and Kyushu University in Japan detectors based on indium antimonide (InSb) [Koichiro Ueno et al, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol52, p092202, 2013]. The reshave developed room-temperature mid-infrared ...
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The quicker, sleeker and more responsive Bentley Continental GT V8 S has been revealed ahead of its unveiling at next week’s Frankfurt motor show. Available in coupe and convertible body styles, the new Continental GT V8 S is based ...
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The third-generation BMW X5 will arrive in Australia in mid November with a three-model line-up boasting improved fuel consumption and higher standard equipment levels. The xDrive 30d continues as the entry-level offering in BMW ...
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Researchers based in the USA have used a double-heterostructuring based on order-disorder properties of aluminium indium phosphide (AlInP) to produce 'amber-green' light-emitting diodes (LEDs) [Theresa M. Christian et al, J. Appl. Phys., ...
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Researchers based in Belgium have developed gold-free nitride semiconductor Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) on 200mm-diameter silicon to complement metal-insulator-semiconductor high-electron-mobility transistors (MISHEMTs) previously ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 4.5 Comfort & Interior 4.5 Quality & Design 3.5 Value & Features 4.5 Safety 4 Green 2.5 Is the HSV Gen-F Clubsport worth the extra $15K over its VF Commodore SS V brethren? That's the question that ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 3.5 Comfort & Interior 3.5 Quality & Design 3.5 Value & Features 3.5 On paper the Renault Megane GT 220 Sport Wagon looks like an ideal blend of performance and practicality. Up front there's a ...
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The sixth-generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class will arrive in Australia earlier than expected, in the fourth quarter of 2013. Speaking at the international launch of the all-new S-Class, Mercedes-Benz Australia corporate communications ...
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Northwestern University's Center for Quantum Devices has developed a suface-plasmon (SP) enhancement technique for ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) produced on silicon substrates [Chu-Young Cho et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol102, ...
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The all-new BMW X5 will be available with both rear-wheel drive and a four-cylinder diesel engine for the first time, highlighting the German manufacturer’s pursuit of greater efficiency and affordability from its next-generation ...
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A contentious controversy surrounds the high intensity of indium gallium nitride (InGaN) LEDs, with experts split on whether or not indium-rich clusters within the material provide their remarkable efficiency. Now, researchers from the ...
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The HSV Gen-F range will become the quickest, most powerful and most technologically advanced family of sports cars ever to emerge from Holden’s go-fast division when it launches across Australia from June. The HSV Gen-F embraces ...
The Renault Megane GT 220 Estate will make a surprise arrival in Australia in late May priced from $36,990 plus on-road costs. Although Renault last year announced the Megane Estate would join the range in 2013, the ‘RS lite’ ...
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NanoPoint™ enables fast, practical design qualification and highly sensitive process monitoring by leveraging critical patterns KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) announced NanoPoint™, a new family of patented technologies ...
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