Latest Molecular electronics Stories

GENEVA, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a leader in power semiconductors, is powering the AMOLED and Super AMOLED displays that enable today's advanced handheld devices to deliver high-quality web and video experiences on the move, with a family of ICs consolidating all the display module's power requirements in a single chip. AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic LED) technology enables sharp and vibrant images for mobile multimedia devices such as 3G smartphones and...

MONTBONNOT, France, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- To further enable its research in direct-write printing of micro- and nanoscale electronic devices, the Italian Institute of Technology's (IIT) Center for Nanoscience and Technology has purchased a JetLab® 4xl-A maskless nanoprinting system from equipment supplier Altatech Semiconductor S.A. The system will be installed at IIT's facility in Milan by the end of November. IIT and other European research centers are racing to develop a reliable,...

Out of sight is not out of mind for a group of Hong Kong researchers who have demonstrated that burying a layer of silver nanoparticles improves the performance of their organic electronic devices without requiring complex processing. Their findings in a report published in the journal Applied Physics Letters, which is published by the American Institute of Physics (AIP).A team led by Professors Paddy Chan and Dennis Leung of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University has shown that a simple layer...

An octopus-like polymer can "walk" along the wall of a narrow channel as it is pushed through by a solvent. Now research in The Journal of Chemical Physics, which is published by the American Institute of Physics, provides a theoretical model that compares the transport characteristics of straight- and branched-chain polymers in smooth channels as well as in channels whose walls interact with the polymer -- work that could aid in the development of carrier molecules for delivering...

ABERDEEN, Scotland and ZURICH, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In a pioneering research project, for the first time, scientists at IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the University of Aberdeen have collaborated to "see" the structure of a marine compound from the deepest place on the Earth using an atomic force microscope (AFM). The results of the project open up new possibilities in biological research which could lead to the faster development of new medicines in the future. (Logo:...

Researchers use metal crystal to organize organic materials, overcoming key stumbling blockAlthough they could revolutionize a wide range of high-tech products such as computer displays or solar cells, organic materials do not have the same ordered chemical composition as inorganic materials, preventing scientists from using them to their full potential. But an international team of researchers led by McGill's Dr. Dmitrii Perepichka and the Institut national de la recherche scientifique's Dr....

With controlled stretching of molecules, Cornell researchers have demonstrated that single-molecule devices can serve as powerful new tools for fundamental science experiments. Their work has resulted in detailed tests of long-existing theories on how electrons interact at the nanoscale.The work, led by professor of physics Dan Ralph, is published in the June 10 online edition of the journal Science. First author is J.J. Parks, a former graduate student in Ralph's lab.The scientists studied...

Queen's University Brian Amsden is hoping that in about 10 years a tendon, spinal cord or heart valve will be able to regenerate itself after an injury or disease.The chemical engineering professor, along with scientists from the University of Western Ontario and University of Toronto, is currently trying to develop microscopic polymer fibers to help rebuild human tissue and speed the healing process.While using polymers to help grow muscles may sound like something out of Frankenstein, it's...

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, June 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- - Holst Centre OLED in Le Mans Race Car Mirror In this year's 24 hours Le Mans race (June 12-13), the ORECA01 car from French racing team Oreca will be using rear view mirrors with an integrated Flexible Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) on the back. Since flexible OLEDs will only be available on the market (and in our homes) within a few years, the initiators of the project - Huntsman Advanced Materials and Holst...

On Wednesday, Sony announced that it had developed a prototype flexible color video screen that is small enough to be rolled around a pencil. The screen consists of an ultra-thin flexible material that is covered in semiconductors, potentially pointing to a future of flexible mobile devices like TVs, electronic newspapers and magazines. "Even after 1,000 cycles of repeatedly rolling-up and stretching the display, there was no clear degradation in the display's ability to reproduce moving...