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A huge step toward mass production of graphene (PhysOrg)
Scientists have leaped over a major hurdle in efforts to begin commercial production of a form of carbon that could rival silicon in its potential for revolutionizing electronics devices ranging from supercomputers to cell phones. Called graphene, the material consists of a layer of graphite 50,000 times thinner than a human hair with unique... »
Innovalight Hires Chief Financial Officer (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Innovalight, Inc., a privately-held firm selling silicon ink-based high efficiency solar cell materials and technology, today announced that it has hired Michael Johnson as chief financial officer. (read the story…) Related items Innovalight Awarded Key Patent by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for Solar Cells Manufactured With Silicon Ink (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Innovalight Raises an Additional... »
Near-frictionless diamond material created using nanotechnology (Science Daily)
Mechanical engineers have fabricated an ultra sharp, diamond-like carbon tip possessing such high strength that it is 3,000 times more wear-resistant at the nanoscale than silicon. The end result is a diamond-like carbon material mass-produced at the nanoscale that doesn’t wear. (read on…) Related items Nanotechnologists Collaborate To Form Near-Frictionless Diamond Material (redOrbit) Strung-out plastic performs heat feat... »
Innovalight Awarded Key Patent by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for Solar Cells Manufactured With Silicon Ink (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Innovalight, Inc., a privately-held firm selling silicon ink-based high efficiency solar cell materials and technology, today announced that the company has been awarded a key patent for the manufacturing of crystalline wafer solar cells with silicon ink. (read the story…) Related items Innovalight Hires Chief Financial Officer (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Innovalight Raises an Additional $18 Million... »
High, not flat: nanowires for a new chip architecture (Science Daily)
Silicon is the most prevalent material in electronics, whether for mobile phones, solar cells or computers. Nanometer-sized wires made of silicon have a large potential for a completely new chip architecture. But this requires a detailed investigation and understanding of their electronic properties which is technologically challenging due to the ultra-small size of the... »
