US-based carbon nanotube technology firm Nano-Proprietary has announced that its subsidiary, Applied Nanotech has entered into a license agreement with Shimane Masuda Electronics (SME) to manufacture the first light bulbs based on the technology
Materials R&D
Plant cells improve efficiency of solar panels
More efficient solar panels which use molecules that mimic those in plants could be a commercial reality in five years
Research could extend the life of OLEDs
Enfield-based OLED-T has produced a material for ‘small-molecule’ OLED displays that can extend life and improve efficiency
US funds broadband diamond MEMS
Advanced Diamond Technologies (ADT) is to develop CMOS-compatible diamond-based MEMS for broadband communication applications with funds from US military organisation DARPA
Government funding supports OLED materials research
A UK consortium is to develop laser-defined metal conductors for OLED displays, with DTI funding
Single walled nanotubes grown at 350°C
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have grown single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) at the CMOS-compatible temperature of 350°C
Microscale string resonators have highest Q
Researchers at New York’s Cornell University have used a novel construction technique to make micro-scale string resonators with what is believed to be the highest ever room-temperature Q amongst similarly sized devices
US researchers make strained silicon stick
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found a way to produce thin films of strained mono-crystal silicon, then attach them to flexible substrates
Oxford researcher develops tuned camera photosensor
The University of Oxford is developing organic photosensor technology which could be used in cameras
Fuel cell development needs backing, says report
Fuel cell technology is being neglected with insufficient support from industry and Government according to a study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
