Aerogels, developed in the 1930s and first used as insulating materials in industrial and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) applications, now are finding their way into outdoor apparel, footwear and other outdoor gear. ...
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The Chinese government views the growth of the LED industry as a national security matter. As a result, it is driving a vast LED manufacturing effort and offering subsidies from central and local government agencies to help build its own ...
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Institute of Electronic, Microelectronic and Nanotechnology (IEMN) in France has developed a gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon (Si) high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) with a power gain cut-off frequency of 220GHz and a three-terminal ...
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Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA, a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-sapphire (SOS), has launched an Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) Q100-certified SPDT RF switch. ...
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Novaled announced that the company developed a 100 cm2 metal grid free OLED lighting tile using Cambrios ClearOhm transparent electrodes. Cambrios and Novaled has reached this goal with Cambrios silver nanowire material. Commercially ...
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Soraa Inc will ramp up orders with its contract manufacturers in Malaysia for its LED modules used in directional light LED lamps, riding on an approximate US$4bil (RM12.16bil) global market size for such illumination products in the ...
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Scientists from the Niels Bohr Institut in Denmark and the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have shown that a single core–shell p–i–n junction gallium arsenide (GaAs) nanowire ...
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Barrier films for flexible electronics will grow at 39.8% annually (CAGR) for the next decade, said Cambridge-based analyst IDTechEx. In its report, 'Barrier films for flexible electronics 2013-2023: needs, players, opportunities' the ...
In a development that could make the advanced form of secure communications known as quantum cryptography more practical, University of Michigan researchers – supported by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) - have demonstrated a ...
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Valspar Sourcing has been granted a patent for a method of making topcoated fiber cement articles comprised of providing an unattached fiber cement board substrate having a first major surface; providing a topcoat coating composition ...
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Plessey's first silicon-based LEDs are relatively-low-output designs targeting the indicator and control-panel-backlight market, but the company says it will quickly deliver LEDs for general-lighting applications. Plessey has announced ...
Taiwan National Tsing Hua University has been studying ways to improve the modulation performance of high-output-power nitride semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs) [Chien-Lan Liao et al, IEEE Electron Device Letters, published online ...
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To help its power-generation customers meet particulate emissions with greater filtration efficiency, GE has introduced a new bi-component felt media for construction of fabric filters used in coal-fired boiler baghouses. GE says that the ...
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Sol Voltaics AB of Ideon Science Park, Lund, Sweden has unveiled SolInk, a nanomaterial that promises to boost the efficiency of crystalline silicon or thin-film solar modules by up to 25%, leading to solar power plants and rooftop solar ...
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Panasonic Corp of Osaka, Japan has developed a GaN-based power transistor with a blocking voltage of 600V that enables stable switching operations. Shipment of evaluation samples began in March. The firm claims that its design will for ...
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