New research led by University of Nebraska-Lincoln chemist Xiao Cheng Zeng has led to the discovery of a new material that could have significant implications for a variety of challenges, from carbon dioxide storage to planetary science and ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
(Phys.org) —On Jan. 28, 2014, NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, witnessed its strongest solar flare since it launched in the summer of 2013. Solar flares are bursts of x-rays and light that stream out into space, ...
Tags: IRIS, Solar Flare, NASA, ATC
Generating electricity is not the only way to turn sunlight into energy we can use on demand. The sun can also drive reactions to create chemical fuels, such as hydrogen, that can in turn power cars, trucks and trains. The trouble with ...
Tags: Hydrogen Fuel, Boost Promise, Choi, catalyst design
What is antibiotic resistance and is it correct to describe it as a ‘looming global threat’? Antibiotic resistance is a consequence of antibiotic use. Bacteria adapt to the threat of antibiotics using mechanisms to overcome ...
Tags: Addressing Antibiotic Resistance, bacteria, implementing policies
LED Engin has combined its LZ4-Plus emitters with Gaggione eight to 45deg zoom optics said to produce excellent candela/lumen performance, beam quality and control. Together, they enable luminaire manufactures to design smaller, lighter and ...
Tags: wash lamps, Precise colour control, narrow beam angles
IFCO SYSTEMS, the global leader in Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) for fresh products, today announced the expansion of its life cycle assessment research comparing RPCs and display-ready corrugated boxes used to ship fresh produce to ...
Tags: Plastic Containers, Packaging
Sigma’s new “dp Quattro” series of Foveon-sensor-based fixed-focal-length compact cameras includes the standard-focal-range dp2 Quattro, above. Related Sigma Sigma To Release Dual MTF Charts Sigma Sigma Lenses Get Firmware ...
Tags: Sigma, Compact Camera, dp Quattro, APS-C
Scientists at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have suggested a method that could significantly increase the efficiency of green-blue-ultraviolet LEDs based on GaInN/GaN, AlGaN/GaN and AlInN/GaN quantum wells. It is reckoned that ...
GT Advanced Technologies Inc of Nashua, NH, USA (a provider of polysilicon production technology as well as sapphire and silicon crystal growth systems and materials for the solar, LED and electronics markets) has acquired exclusive rights ...
Tags: LED Wafer Production, epiwafers
(Phys.org) —To say that the Joris Laarman Lab is an innovative type of group is putting it mildly. The Amsterdam place is described as "an experimental playground set up to study and shape the future. It tinkers with craftsmen, ...
Tags: 3D Printing, Printing
For the Conti EcoPlus HT3, Continental engineers developed an all new, fuel efficient tread design, with four longitudinal grooves and a reduced void area. Continental Tire the Americas LLC announced the launch of the Conti EcoPlus HT3, ...
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Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue for full-year 2013 of $331.7m, down 36% on 2012's $516m, with all of the firm's businesses experiencing down cycles. LED & ...
Tags: Veeco MOCVD MBE ALD, Epitaxial deposition, process equipment, Electrical
University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) and epiwafer foundry IQE Inc have developed 1.3μm-wavelength indium arsenide (InAs) quantum dot (QD) lasers grown on silicon (Si) with “record performance” [Alan Y. Liu et al, ...
Tags: Silicon, `Quantum Dot Lasers
The US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Texas at Austin have co-developed inexpensive material that has the potential to capture and convert solar energy — particularly from the bluer part ...
Tags: Solar Cells, High-Energy Photons
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