Taiwan researchers have used a self-textured oxide mask (STOM) as a template to enhance the external quantum efficiency (EQE) of nitride 380nm ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by up to 83% [Kun-Ching Shen et al, IEEE Electron ...
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The already impressive McLaren MP4-12C GT3 race car has been enhanced further as it’s readied for an expanded 2013 racing season. Only available to European-based GT teams in 2012, the 2013 McLaren MP4-12C GT3 is now available for ...
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Seoul National University and Korea Electronics Technology Institute have been developing hafnium dioxide (HfO2) as a gate insulator for aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) metal-oxide-semiconductor high-electron-mobility transistors ...
Tags: HfO2, gate insulator, Lights, Lighting
LED light bulbs are increasingly being used by people all over the world as they are an energy-efficient way of illuminating the home. However, a company in Cambridge claims to have found a new way of cutting heat even further in LED ...
Microsemi Corp of Aliso Viejo, CA, USA (which designs and makes analog and RF devices, mixed-signal integrated circuits and subsystems) has launched a new generation of industrial-temperature silicon carbide (SiC) standard power modules, ...
Cambridge Nanotherm has launched a new design of metal-backed PCB made from a ceramic dielectric which is claimed to significantly reduce LED die temperatures, in luminaire designs. The dielectric thermal conductivity of the material ...
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Kent-based connector manufacturer Deutsch UK, now part of TE Connectivity, launched a lightweight version of the AS connector at last week's Autosport International Show in Birmingham. The AS Micro XtraLite HE range of Motorsport Micro ...
Totalforsvarets Forskningsinstitut has been granted a patent for a method for reducing thermal emissions from a surface in the infrared wavelength range of 2.5-25 μm, which is comprised of applying a paint to the surface, the paint ...
Taiwan’s National Chung Hsing University has used nitride semiconductor growth on gallium nitride nanocolumns and nanoporosity achieved with photoelectrochemical etching to boost the light output power of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) ...
Tags: LEDs, Air-Channels, Nanoporous Structure
Irish glass and metal packaging company Ardagh Group has secured Worldstar Award from World Packaging Organisation in 2012 for its Jean Paul Gaultier Coca-Cola contour bottles. Aluminium Packaging Europe sales director Marc Bettinger said ...
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A Japanese research team has announced on January 10 that it developed a new efficiently deep ultraviolet sterilization LED lamp, featuring small volume, electricity saving, environmentally and long lasting ,compared to traditional low ...
The seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has been officially revealed, with the all-new model breaking cover before the iconic American sports car’s much anticipated public unveiling at the 2013 Detroit auto show. The most ...
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2013 has started very positively for Ardagh Group and the team who produced the Jean Paul Gaultier Coca-Cola contour bottles.The eye catching limited edition containers,which had already been honoured in 2012 with trophies from ...
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As proof that British inventiveness is still very much alive, Frameless Glass Curtains Ltd (FGC), a UK manufacturer based in Kent, is offering architects and main contractors a totally different take on aluminium glazed sliding/folding ...
The 2013 Lexus IS has been revealed ahead of the all-new premium mid-sizer's world premiere at next week's Detroit auto show. The highly anticipated third-generation Lexus IS comes eight years after the launch of the outgoing second-gen ...
Tags: Lexus IS, Detroit auto show, third-generation, LF-CC