Sun Yat-sen University in China has improved the wall-plug efficiency of indium gallium nitride (InGaN) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) grown on silicon by incorporating a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) [Yibin Yang et al, Appl. Phys. ...
Tags: InGaN LEDs, Silicon, semiconductor
Researchers in France have reported on solar cell devices based on indium gallium nitride (InGaN) multiple quantum wells (MQWs) [Sirona Valdueza-Felip et al, Appl. Phys. Express, vol7, p032301, 2014]. Conversion efficiencies of up to 2% ...
Tags: Solar Cells, InGaN
BenQ's MW769 WXGA business projector ($2,399 suggested retail) offers up to 4,200 ANSI lumens of brightness output. Related benq Capitol Adds BenQ To Line Card benq BenQ Ships Wireless Projector With 5-GHZ WHDI benq BenQ Unveils $1,299 ...
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The French consulting company Yole Développement releases this month its Sapphire Applications and Market: From LED to Consumer Electronics report. This technology & market report provides a detailed analysis of the status and ...
First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA - which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services - has reported full-year net sales of $3.309bn for ...
Tags: photovoltaic modules, Electrical
Researchers associated with Taiwan National Central University and Epistar Corp are developing a method to transfer indium gallium nitride (InGaN) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to ceramic aluminium nitride (AlN) substrates for high-voltage ...
Tags: InGaN LED, Ceramic Substrate
Researchers of the University of Twente's MESA+ research institute have developed spiral ribbons made of molecules, that are able to convert light into complex macroscopic motion. Therefore, they managed to amplify molecular motion and ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
The Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), which uses a fine-tipped probe to scan surfaces at the atomic scale, will soon be augmented with a chemical sensor. This involves the use of a hollow AFM cantilever, through which a liquid - in this case ...
Tags: Chemical Sensor, Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Sensor
When silicene, the two-dimensional version of silicon, was first introduced back in 2010, some called it a "wonder material." Silicene offered something akin to what graphene had been promising for half-a-decade but this time with an ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Macy's announced late Wednesday record holiday sales while simultaneously cutting 2,500 jobs and detailing plans to close five stores. As reported in Retailing Today, the nation's leading department store retailer late Wednesday issued ...
Tags: Macy, holiday sales, organizational changes, Terry Lundgren
Researchers at Korea's Chonbuk National University and Korea Institute of Science and Technology have improved the contact of graphene with p-type gallium nitride (p-GaN), resulting in improved near-ultraviolet (NUV) light-emitting diodes ...
Tags: Near-ultraviolet LEDs, Graphene GaN MOCVD, Gallium Nitride
Researchers at University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) have used low-temperature metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) of p-type gallium nitride (GaN) to achieve intentional surface roughening of a solar cell device, thereby ...
Tags: Ingan Solar Cell, MOCVD
Mesa Valley Stanton Carpet has transformed the Rosecore product line since it acquired the wholesale division in October 2010. Since then, the Rosecore brand and product line has been completely refreshed with high styled product across ...
Tags: Textile, Decoration, Rug
A new study shows that coronary artery calcium (CAC) screening, an assessment tool that is not currently recommended for people considered at low risk, should play a more prominent role in helping determine a person's risk for heart attack ...
University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) researchers have been studying the effect of using undoped vertical spacers in the source and drain contacts to reduce off-state leakage in indium arsenide (InAs)-channel ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, Mosfets