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Next Breakthrough in Computer Chips

Denizens of oceans, lakes and even wet soil, diatoms are unicellular algae that encase themselves in intricately patterned, glass-like shells. Curiously, these tiny phytoplankton could be harboring the next big breakthrough in computer chips.

22 Jan 2008

CODIXX Introduces ColorPol MIR Polarizer

CODIXX extends the colorPol® polarizer product family with the colorPol® MIR to cover the mid infrared range.

21 Jan 2008

Solar Silicon Technology Combines Photovoltaic Efficiency with Manufacturing Economics

AOS Solar is developing Solar Silicon 4.0 technology that combines crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic (PV) efficiency with low cost, high throughput thin film manufacturing economics.

21 Jan 2008

Novel Technique to Sharpen X-Ray Imaging

Researchers at the PSI and the EPFL in Switzerland have developed a novel method for producing dark-field x-ray images at wavelengths used in typical medical and industrial imaging equipment.

20 Jan 2008

New Chips Call on Light Speed

The tiny copper wires that connect different areas of an integrated circuit may soon limit microchip-processing speeds. So European researchers have developed technologies to produce and combine semiconductor microlasers with silicon wave guides for novel, power-efficient optical connections.

18 Jan 2008

Next Generation Optical Fibres Many Times More Powerful

Scientists have discovered a way of speeding up the production of hollow-core optical fibres - a new generation of optical fibres that could lead to faster and more powerful computing and telecommunications technologies.

17 Jan 2008

Contact Lens with Imprinted Electronic Circuit and Lights

Contact lenses with metal connectors for electronic circuits were safely worn by rabbits in lab tests.

17 Jan 2008

Beautiful Colour on Butterfly Wings May Help Create Impressive Optic Effects in Paint

Nowhere in nature is there so much beautiful colour as on the wings of butterflies. Scientists, however, are still baffled about exactly how these colours are created.

16 Jan 2008

Using Semiconductor Nanowires to Increase Efficiency of PV Technology

Cleanfield Alternative Energy Inc. is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cleanfield Energy Corp, has developed a strategic partnership with McMaster University's Department of Engineering Physics by way of a research collaboration agreement dated December 18, 2007 between Cleanfield, McMaster and the Ontario Centres of Excellence Inc.. The project is being partially funded by OCE's Centre for Photonics. OCE is a not for profit organization partially funded by the Government of Ontario.

16 Jan 2008

Nano Photovoltaics Team Demonstrates Scalable Silicon Nanowire Based Solar Cell

GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company, announced that scientists on their Nano Photovoltaics (PV) team have demonstrated a scalable silicon nanowire-based solar cell, which has the potential to achieve up to 18% efficiency and be produced at a dramatically lower cost than conventional solar cells. This demonstration represents a promising development in the effort to make PV systems more economically viable for consumers.

16 Jan 2008