News tagged with thin film technology

Magnetic actuation enables nanoscale thermal analysis

Polymer nano-films and nano-composites are used in a wide variety of applications from food packaging to sports equipment to automotive and aerospace applications. Thermal analysis is routinely used to analyze ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers demonstrate fully printed carbon nanotube transistor circuits for displays

Since the invention of liquid crystal displays in the mid-1960s, display electronics have undergone rapid transformation. Recently developed organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have shown several advantages over LCDs, including ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The perfect connection between guitar and computer

Guitar virtuosos have to master all kinds of playing techniques. But how can the intricate process of playing the instrument be captured digitally? A special thin film on the tailpiece has the answer. Functioning ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Toshiba develops 7.0-inch LTPS TFT LCD panel

Toshiba Mobile Display has developed a 7.0-inch low-temperature poly-silicon (LTPS) thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) for vehicle-mounted and industrial uses that enables multi-touch ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers 'recalculate' efficiency paradigm for thin film solar panels

In recent years, developers have been investigating light-harvesting thin film solar panels made from nanotechnology -- and promoting efficiency metrics to make the technology marketable. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Affordable solar technology

An innovative Oxford company has developed new solar cell technology that is manufactured from cheap, abundant, non-toxic and non-corrosive materials and can be scaled to any volume.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 06, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (11) | comments 6

New technique announced to turn windows into power generators

An international team of scientists and industrialists is to meet at the University of Leicester to develop of a revolutionary new technique for harnessing green energy.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 10, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (22) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Advance made in thin-film solar cell technology

Researchers have made an important breakthrough in the use of continuous flow microreactors to produce thin film absorbers for solar cells - an innovative technology that could significantly reduce the cost ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 20, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (17) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Epson's new 4K panel for 3LCD projectors

(PhysOrg.com) -- Seiko Epson Corporation has announced the world's first 4K panel for 3LCD (liquid crystal display) projectors. The panel will enable the projectors to produce a bright image of 4096 x 2160 ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 1 weblog

Transforming roofs from wasted space to energy source

(PhysOrg.com) -- A transparent thin film barrier used to protect flat panel TVs from moisture could become the basis for flexible solar panels that would be installed on roofs like shingles.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 6

New organic material may speed Internet access

The next time an overnight snow begins to fall, take two bricks and place them side by side a few inches apart in your yard.

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Mar 15, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (16) | comments 5