Nanomaterial holds potential for memory, transistor applications.
The National Institute for Materials Science of Japan has developed a nanomaterial for applications in semiconductor memory devices and transistors. The nanomaterial has a record high dielectric constant, meaning that it can store charge at great density. A semiconductor memory device made using it could hold at...

Dow Corning Turns to the Sun to Power Its Manufacturing Facility in Germany.
ENERGY RESOURCE-20 August 2007-Dow Corning Turns to the Sun to Power Its Manufacturing Facility in Germany(C)2007 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com Dow Corning has installed more than 1,000 square meters of solar panels to help power one of its largest manufacturing sites in Europe. Installed on the...

White light has daylight quality.
Seoul Semiconductor of South Korea has announced that Acriche, which is claimed to be the world's first semiconductor lighting source for alternating current (AC) power outlets, can now achieve warm white light of near-daylight quality, making it suitable for general and indoor lighting applications. The warm white Acriche features...

Cree Schedules 2007 Second Quarter Earnings Call Webcast.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-17 January 2007-Cree Schedules 2007 Second Quarter Earnings Call Webcast(C)2007 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Cree announced its 2007 Second Quarter Conference Call will be held on January 18, at 5 p.m. Eastern time. A Webcast of the conference call will be available online at:http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=37112...

TES without ice.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In 1971 IBM built a semiconductor manufacturing facility in Bromont, a small town in the Eastern Townships, about 62 miles (100 km) from Montreal, Quebec. Located in a rural setting on 1,000 acres (405 ha) of land, this 800,000 [ft.sup.2] (74 322 [m.sup.2]) plant primarily...

EMCORE Systems Tapped for Alternative Energy Projects in South Korea.
ENERGY RESOURCE-17 December 2007-EMCORE Systems Tapped for Alternative Energy Projects in South Korea(C)2007 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com EMCORE Corporation, a provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite, and terrestrial solar power markets, has received a purchase order to supply 5.7 Megawatts (MW)...

ATG Names Drew Reynolds as SVP of Corporate Development.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-25 July 2007-ATG Names Drew Reynolds as SVP of Corporate Development(C)2007 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com ATG (Art Technology Group), a provider of e-commerce solutions, announced the addition of Drew Reynolds to its leadership team. Reynolds will fill the newly created position of Senior Vice...

ICT, STMicroelectronics to develop CPU chips.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Computing Technology (ICT) and STMicroelectronics (STM), Switzerland, are to cooperate on the development and commercialization of processors, based on Loongson (formerly known as 'Godson')-2E IP technology, originally developed by ICT. This first-generation product is currently in the sampling stage with...

Immigration and wages: current immigration policy is costing Americans both dollars spent on social services and lowered wage rates. A wiser policy, on the contrary, would benefit workers.
In 2004, economist Todd G. Buchholz--author of the book New Ideas from Dead Economists--published a new book, this time about the loss of jobs in America. In Bringing the Jobs Home, Buchholz pointed out that immigration can either be a blessing or a curse to a nation and that...

A BRIGHT IDEA.
Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard A pair of young, local entrepreneurs have a business idea that just keeps getting brighter and brighter. Five months ago, Mark Benson and John Darland launched Light Beam Industries LLC. The company, based in west Eugene, develops low-voltage, high-efficiency...