Viel Power auf kleinstem Raum: Forschergruppe der TU Chemnitz und des Leibniz-Instituts fuer Festkoerper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden entwickelt ultra-kompakte Energiespeicher.

Solar cells that convert sunlight to electric power traditionally have been dominated by solid state junction devices, often made of silicon wafers. Thanks to nanotechnology, this silicon-based production technology has been challenged by the development of a new generation of solar cells based on thin film materials, nanocrystalline materials and conducting polymeric films. These offer the prospects of cheaper materials, higher efficiency and flexible features. Thanks to a highly efficient polymer solar cell fabrication method by a novel coating process - roller painting - even the mass production of polymer solar cells is now within reach. A particular advantage of roller painting compared to other coating processes is ease of control of the film thickness and uniformity.

COST, the European Cooperation in Science and Technology, invites researchers throughout Europe to submit proposals for research networks and use this unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and to embark on new European perspectives.

Researchers based in China have developed 120nm III-V high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) with millimeter-wave broadband and satellite communication applications in mind.

Der Arbeitskreis Laboratorien der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung veroeffentlicht Handlungshilfe 'Nanomaterialien im Labor - Hilfestellung zu Schutzmassnahmen'.

Researchers have developed a device for use in conjunction with magnetic materials, allowing for the movement of these materials to a desired location or for mixing in fluid fields.

To reduce the use of fossil fuels and meet the growing demand for hybrid and electric vehicles, DuPont has introduced the first nanofiber-based polymeric battery separator that boosts the performance and safety of lithium ion batteries.

The roadmap 'The use of nanotechnologies in the manufacturing of Light-emitting diodes' describes the different types of light-emitting devices and compares their possible market future with trends observed currently in the light-emitting diodes (LED) segment.

In a step toward solving a long-standing problem in semiconductor manufacturing, scientists at JILA and collaborators have used their unique version of a 'fine-toothed comb' to detect minute traces of contaminant molecules in the arsine gas used to make a variety of photonics devices.

A wrench or a screwdriver of a single size is useful for some jobs, but for a more complicated project, you need a set of tools of different sizes. Following this guiding principle, researchers have engineered a nanoscale fluidic device that functions as a miniature 'multi-tool' for working with nanoparticles.

Silvaco, Inc., a leading provider of TCAD and EDA software, today announced that United Microelectronics Corporation, a leading global semiconductor foundry, has completed qualifying Silvaco's Process Design Kit (PDK) for UMC's 0.35um CDMOS 3.3V 5V 12V 18V 30V 40V multi-operation voltage process.

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) would like to inform all constituents that a workshop report on nanomedicine terminology and standards is now freely available.

Researchers have overcome a fundamental obstacle in using new metamaterials for radical advances in optical technologies, including ultra-powerful microscopes and computers and a possible invisibility cloak.

Physicists demonstrate means for quantum bits to communicate over long distances.

The following articles are concerning the recent progress in plasmonics, including fabrications, experimental measurements and theoretical calculations of optical properties of nanostructures.

Thin layers of oxide materials and their interfaces have been observed in atomic resolution during growth for the first time by researchers at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, providing new insight into the complicated link between their structure and properties.

Spin ice can be used to examine exotic properties of magnetic systems. Surprising observations have been made by physicists using magnetic islands only micrometres in size that are placed on a periodic lattice with honeycomb symmetry.

Solar Metrology, a global provider of X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analysis tools, expands its SMX XRF tool portfolio for film composition and thickness measurement of CIGS photovoltaic depositions with the addition of the System SMX- LINEAR ISI.

This year, the American Association for Cancer Research will host its fourth Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer Therapeutic Development: Challenges and Horizons conference at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, Colo.

An international team of scientists has used ultrashort flashes of laser light to directly observe the movement of an atom's outer electrons for the first time. Through a process called attosecond absorption spectroscopy, researchers were able to time the oscillations between simultaneously produced quantum states of valence electrons with great precision. These oscillations drive electron motion.