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Plastic SCs Go with the Flow
SEATTLE, Aug. 25, 2009 -- A problem with plastic circuits that conduct electricity -- namely that they only allow one type of charge to move through them -- was reported solved by researchers at the University of Washington, who created a process that allows organic electronics to transport both positive and negative charges.
Window Generates Electricity
BURTONSVILLE, Md., May 21, 2009 – A tinted see-through coating has been developed that can generate electricity on glass windows from natural and artificial light via ultrasmall organic solar cells.
Spray-On Solar Cells Pursued
WARWICK, UK, March 18, 2009 – Creating solar cells you can wear, fold, and bend -- and even spray onto surfaces -- is the goal of a four-year research program set to begin next month under a consortium of eight UK universities.
Lightwave Logic Hires Cocuzza
Feb 20, 2009 — Lightwave Logic Inc. of Newark, Del., a developer of electro-optic polymer materials for applications in high-speed fiber optic telecommunications and optical computing, has announced the addition of Anthony J. Cocuzza to its technology team....
Flexi Detectors Sharpen Pics
MADISON, Wis., Jan. 14, 2008 – The photo distortion created by conventional photo lenses could be eliminated by new curved photodetectors made from extremely thin, flexible sheets of germanium, a light-sensitive material often used in high-end imaging sensors. University of...
Goulbourne Earns NSF Award to Research Heart Stent Sensors
Sep 8, 2008 — Innovative work on a new type of heart stent sensor has earned Nakhiah Goulbourne, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Va., a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty...
Tiny Pen Prints Olympic Logo
EVANSTON, Ill., Aug. 14, 2008 -- Nanoscientists have created a lithography technique that can print on the nanometer, micrometer and millimeter length scales quickly, easily and inexpensively through arrays of tiny polymer pens. In a demonstration of the new method, the scientists...
ORA Announces Design Contest Winners
Aug 11, 2008 — Optical software maker Optical Research Associates (ORA) of Pasadena, Calif., announced it has selected the winners of its annual Student Optical Design Competition. The annual awards, which total $4000, are presented to students in North America...
Solar Research Tops Agenda
SAN DIEGO, June 24, 2008 -- The latest research, technologies and applications in solar and alternative energies, nanotechnology, organic LEDs, optical design and remote sensing will be discussed at SPIE Optics+Photonics 2008, the largest optical sciences and technology...
Solar Research Tops Agenda
SAN DIEGO, June 24, 2008 -- The latest research, technologies and applications in solar and alternative energies, nanotechnology, organic LEDs, optical design and remote sensing will be discussed at SPIE Optics+Photonics 2008, the largest optical sciences and technology...
Films Reveal Explosives
SAN DIEGO, May 30, 2008 -- New spray-on films that glow blue under ultraviolet light and can distinguish between different types of volatile chemicals are being used to quickly and easily detect explosives. A recent episode of “CSI: Miami” featured the technology,...
IPG Unveils CO2 Gas Lasers
OXFORD, Mass., May 15, 2008 -- Fiber laser maker IPG Photonics of Oxford, Mass., said it has developed a line of CO2 gas lasers that will allow it to enter new markets and applications. IPG said it expects to market the new lasers starting in the first quarter of 2009. It...
Lumera to Develop Polymer Devices for DARPA
Mar 24, 2008 — Photonic communications company Lumera Corp. of Bothell, Wash. announced that it has been awarded a DARPA Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to design and fabricate electro-optic polymer devices. The initial contract amount...
Erasable Holograms Created
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 6, 2008 -- A special light-sensitive plastic film sandwiched between two pieces of glass coated with transparent electrodes can capture images when laser light and an external electric field are applied. Pictures taken from many 2-D perspectives are assembled...
Tiny Electronics Printed Fast
PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 30, 2008 -- A new technique for printing superthin lines quickly over wide areas could lead to larger, less expensive and more versatile electronic displays as well new medical devices, sensors and other technologies. Solving a fundamental and long-standing...
Mini Oven Heats Fluids for LoC
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Nov. 9, 2007 -- By embedding a thin-film microwave transmission line between a glass substrate and a polymer block, scientists have created what could be the world's smallest microwave oven. The tiny mechanism can heat a pinhead-sized drop of liquid inside a...
POLYMERS AND LIGHT
Nov 1, 2007 — Reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of the field, the 396-page book Polymers and Light: Fundamentals and Technical Applications is designed to serve as a textbook for students and as a resource for polymer, physical and organic chemists,...
Sensors Detect Bridge Flaws
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Aug. 7, 2007 -- The deadly collapse of an interstate bridge in Minneapolis, Minn., last week brought to light the deteriorating condition of hundreds of bridges and overpasses in the US, and has focused attention on a number of systems under development -- ranging...
Wrinkles Measure Thin Films
AMHERST, Mass., Aug. 6, 2007 -- A simple new experiment yields important information about the mechanical properties of thin films -- nanoscopically thin layers of material that are deposited onto a metal, ceramic or semiconductor base -- and this inexpensive way to measure...
Plastic Nanofibers Conduct Electricity, Repel Water
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 2, 2007 -- Newly developed tiny plastic fibers could be the key to some diverse technologies in the future -- including self-cleaning surfaces, transparent electronics and biomedical tools that manipulate strands of DNA. In the June issue of the journal...
PLEDs Aim to Improve Picture, Price Tag of Plasma
LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2007 -- Single-layer, inexpensive plastic LEDs are being developed that could make the next generation of flat-panel TVs brighter, clearer and less expensive. The record-breaking research will be presented at the Society for Information Display (SID) 2007...
PLEDs Aim to Improve Picture, Price Tag of Plasma
LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2007 -- Single-layer, inexpensive plastic LEDs are being developed that could make the next generation of flat-panel TVs brighter, clearer, and less expensive. The record-breaking research will be presented at the Society for Information Display (SID) 2007...
Chip Advance Uses Nature's Patterning Process
ARMONK, N.Y., May 4, 2007 -- The natural pattern-creating process that forms seashells, snowflakes and tooth enamel has been used to create uniform patterns of trillions of nanoscale holes in a microprocessor. The technique allows electric signals on conventionally manufactured...
AccuCoat Relocates
May 1, 2007 — AccuCoat Inc. of Rochester, N.Y., a manufacturer of optical coatings for glass, polymer and metal components, has relocated to a new facility. The building — at the company’s existing address — encompasses 6800 sq ft and will house offices and...
Project Aims to Create New Materials, Nanodevices
BLACKSBURG, Va., April 25, 2007 -- A Multi-University Research Initiative (MURI) grant of as much as $7.5 million has been awarded to a four-university project that aims to use ionic liquids to develop electromechanical devices and high-performance membranes that could help power...
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