Ohio State University (OSU) has used polarization engineering to create low-resistance tunnel junctions in gallium nitride (GaN)-based structures [Sriram Krishnamoorthy et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol102, p113503, 2013]. Such junctions could ...
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Samsung's new Galaxy S4 would be the "ultimate smartphone" if it ran Apple's iOS and accessed the Cupertino, Calif. company's app ecosystem, a clearly-impressed analyst said today. Others were less likely to think that Samsung's ...
National Formosa University in Taiwan has developed a liquid-phase deposition (LPD) process of textured zinc oxide on III-V semiconductor to provide improved absorption of multi-junction solar cells [Po-Hsun Lei et al, J. Phys. D: Appl. ...
Tags: ZnO, germanium solar cells, solar cells
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced this week that it has developed a prototype multi-wire electrical discharge processing technology to cut very hard four inch square polycrystalline silicon carbide (SiC) ingots into 40 pieces at ...
Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group said it was still negotiating a deal for greater cooperation with Sharp, despite the Japanese display-maker's securing a $110 million investment to supply LCD panels to rival Samsung Electronics. Sharp's ...
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When winter storms in, it's your job to make sure your baby stays warm and dry. But if you're like most new moms, dealing with a squirmy baby in a bulky jacket, blankets that fall off, and a diaper bag may sound like a huge hassle. Here are ...
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Menu Warning: Things Can Change Beware of Greenwashing Everything Natural isn't Safe, and Vice Versa Learn to Read the Labels Routes of Exposure Pollution in People Nanoparticles - Something New to Watch Out For Essential ...
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Japan's Sharp has secured a $110 million lifeline investment from Samsung Electronics, and agreed to become a major supplier of screens for the South Korean company's growing electronics empire. The deal gives Samsung a steady supply of ...
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Structured Materials Industries Inc (SMI) of Piscataway, NJ, USA, which provides chemical vapor deposition (CVD) systems, components, materials, and process development services, has been awarded a $150,000 Small Business Innovation ...
Tags: SMI MOCVD, construction material, Zinc oxide, Electrical, Electronics
Opening your freezer at home gives you an idea of how extremely cold it must be in a frozen warehouse. To be more precise: Arctically cold. The ambient temperature in a chilled warehouse can be as low as -39 °C, in a frozen warehouse ...
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U.S. 8,192,603 B2 BASF Coatings GmbH has been granted a patent for an aqueous coating composition comprised of a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of bismuth oxide, vanadium oxide, manganese oxide, cobalt oxide, zinc ...
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IDG News Service - Sharp has announced two new 4K LCD monitors, which will display images at close to four times the overall resolution of traditional 1080p high-definition monitors available today. The new 32-inch LCD monitor series will ...
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Horsehead Holding Corp ZINC a holding company of Horsehead Corporation, INMETCO and Zochem Inc, declared that Horsehead Corporation signed an amendment to the Shell Chemical LP's Option & Purchase Agreement. The company said that the ...
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Analytik report on the use of the CPS Instruments Disc Centrifuge in the Surface and Nanoanalysis group at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington, UK. NPL supplies a range of measurement services, reference materials, and ...
Sharp will start selling the industry's thinnest 4K monitor, a 32-inch LCD screen that is just 3.5mm thick, in February. The company said the new monitor will go on sale for about 450,000 yen (US$5,500) in Japan. It uses Sharp's new IGZO ...
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