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Breakthrough in efficiency for dye-sensitized solar cells

June 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 45 vote(s) | No comments yet

In a paper published in the journal Nature Materials, EPFL professor Michael Graetzel, Shaik Zakeeruddin and colleagues from the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have achieved ...


Unknown molecule opens the door to quantum computing

June 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 80 vote(s) | User comments: 15

The odd behavior of a molecule in an experimental silicon computer chip has led to a discovery that opens the door to quantum computing in semiconductors.


Giant memory thanks to tiny capacitors

June 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 41 vote(s) | User comments: 10

German-Korean research team produces a permanent memory using a new procedure and thereby sets a memory density record.


Toshiba Introduces High Power, High Flux 90 Lumen White LED

July 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s) | No comments yet

Toshiba today announced TL12W02-D, a new high power, high brightness white LED for commercial, residential and industrial lighting applications that can provide a typical flux of 90 lumens (lm) when driven ...


Novel memory device is set to rival transistor-switched silicon-based memory

June 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 23 vote(s) | User comments: 2

Working with an international group of researchers, Professor Gehan Amaratunga has produced a novel memory device which is set to rival transistor-switched silicon-based memory.


Researchers Create Enhanced Light Sources For Lithography

July 09, 2008 | User rating: 1.8 / 5 after 30 vote(s) | User comments: 2

A breakthrough discovery at UC San Diego may help aid the semiconductor industry’s quest to squeeze more information on chips to accelerate the performance of electronic devices. So far, the semiconductor ...