At the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (Valencia, Spain), imec presents several large-area silicon solar cells with a conversion efficiency above 19%.

Vistec Lithography, a leading supplier of advanced electron-beam lithography systems has announced today that the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) in Braga, Portugal has placed an order for Vistec’s electron-beam lithography system EBPG5200. The Portuguese Laboratory is the first fully international research organization in Europe in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

AIXTRON AG today announced a new order for ten more CRIUS® 31x2-inch configuration deposition systems from Neo-Neon International Ltd.

A recent study by researchers at National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC) in Thailand has provided the data on detecting silver released from antibacterial fabric products using artificial sweat as a model to represent the human skin environment.

A spoonful of sugar, a pinch of salt, and a splash of alcohol – those are the ingredients used by scientists to generate a new class of robust nanoporous metal–organic frameworks.

Swiss chemicals giant Clariant has unveiled Pad/Sizing-Ox, a new eco-efficient dyeing process that the company says gives brand owners and retailers new opportunities to offer fashionable, high quality jeans based on the most sustainable, resource-saving production method to date.

AS I write this, an uncomfortable warmth is starting to overcome me. But this is no mystery fever to send me running to the medicine cupboard. The source is all too obvious: the laptop cradled in my lap. Time to fetch not a cold compress, but a pillow to place beneath my computer.

ELECTRIC vehicles are expected to stream onto the roads over the next few years, but some drivers may be put off by fears that they could be left stranded if their battery runs out of charge.

FASHIONISTAS now have an easy way to show how hard they are working a room: they can don an LED-studded fabric lit up by their own movements.

Researchers at University of Tehran could demonstrate through nanocomputational methods that the strength of polymer nanocomposites is dependent to a great deal on the monomeric structure of the polymers.

Japanese electronics maker Toshiba has recalled 41,000 laptop computers worldwide because of a fire risk, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said.

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that Shinsung Holdings Corp., a fast-growing manufacturer of high-efficiency solar photovoltaic cells and other high-technology products, has selected Applied’s SmartFactory™ manufacturing automation solution to optimize productivity and drive down costs as they ramp production across all their solar manufacturing operations in Korea.