Advanced technologies for cleaning, measuring and processing new III-V semiconductor materials for volume wafer manufacturing will be featured at SEMATECH's Surface Preparation and Cleaning Conference (SPCC), March 22-24, at the Sheraton Austin Hotel.
Mar 15th, 2010
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A new high-performance anode structure based on silicon-carbon nanocomposite materials could significantly improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries used in a wide range of applications from hybrid vehicles to portable electronics.
Mar 15th, 2010
Read moreA team has shown that, in a copper-based superconductor, tiny areas of weak superconductivity hold up at higher temperatures when surrounded by regions of strong superconductivity.
Mar 15th, 2010
Read moreNew junctionless transistors have potential to revolutionize IC manufacturing and extend Moore's Law.
Mar 15th, 2010
Read moreFor the first time, an international research team from the universities of Stuttgart, Innsbruck and Nottingham have succeeded in describing a quantum simulator realizable with current technology.
Mar 15th, 2010
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Due to their reliability, small size, high output power and high efficiency, semiconductor lasers are increasingly gaining market share in many laser applications. Laser Optics Berlin, held from March, 22th to 24th, is one of the key industrial trade shows in this growing field, and is an important networking opportunity.
Mar 15th, 2010
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Like a band of detectives surveying the movement of a criminal, researchers using photographic technology have caught at least one culprit in the act.
Mar 15th, 2010
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Repair proteins appear to efficiently scan the genome for errors by jumping like fleas between DNA molecules, sliding along the strands, and perhaps pausing at suspicious spots.
Mar 15th, 2010
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Could lead to even stronger synthetic materials.
Mar 14th, 2010
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MIT scientists record first microscopic images showing deadly effects of AMPs.
Mar 14th, 2010
Read moreUsing a novel light activation technique, Scripps Research Institute scientists have been able to turn molecules with only a modest ability to fight specific proteins into virtual protein destroyers.
Mar 14th, 2010
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In 1908, the German physicist Gustav Mie came up with an elegant set of equations to describe the interaction of electromagnetic waves with a spherical metal particle. The theory has been a touchstone ever since for researchers seeking to quantify how nanoscale plasmonic particles scatter radiation.
Mar 13th, 2010
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A team of scientists at Washington University in St. Louis is currently working on a magic bullet for cancer, a disease whose treatments are notoriously indiscriminate and nonspecific. But their bullets are gold rather than silver. Literally.
Mar 12th, 2010
Read moreThe MIT Clean Energy Prize (MIT CEP) organizing team today announced 24 semi-finalist teams that will compete for a $200,000 grand prize provided by NSTAR and the United States Department of Energy to be awarded on May 11, 2010 for the most innovative clean energy solution.
Mar 12th, 2010
Read moreThe forum 'Innovations for Industry' is, with more than 60 international speeches during five days, the biggest industry forum for applied micro- and nanotechnology. Numerous companies from all over the world will present their latest technologies and applications at the MicroNanoTec/HANNOVER MESSE from April 19 - 23.
Mar 12th, 2010
Read moreThe workshop not only focused on the two major research themes, nano-photonics and bio-photonics, but also discussed the future biomedical collaborations between University of Washington (UW) and National Cheng Kung University (NCKU).
Mar 12th, 2010
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