Luminous Magnets: Quasiparticles Discovered on the Surface of Semiconductor Magnets

27-May-2025 - Alexey Chernikov and his team specialize in detecting optical quasiparticles using ultrafast microscopy. Together with international colleagues, they recently visualized a completely new quantum phenomenon: luminous quasiparticles – known as excitons – appearing on the surface of a semiconductor ...

The EPO unveils the top 10 innovators of the first standalone edition of the Young Inventors Prize 2025

Prize recognises innovators under 30 who are tackling Global Challenges through groundbreaking science and technology

07-May-2025 - The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced the top 10 global innovators for the first standalone edition of the Young Inventors Prize 2025. These innovators, known as Tomorrow Shapers, are under 30 and have been recognised for their groundbreaking contributions to sustainability, healthcare, ...

Scientists develop strategy to improve flexible tandem solar cell performance

23-Apr-2025 - Chinese scientists have found a way to make flexible tandem solar cells more efficient and durableby enhancingthe adhesion of top layers to the bottom layers of the cell. Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) is a commercial semiconductor known for its outstanding adjustable bandgap, strong ...

LUM GmbH and Alpharmaca Inc. start working together

Strong demand from the pharmaceutical and semiconductor sectors leads to expansion of the Chinese sales network

06-Mar-2025 - In February 2025, LUM GmbH began a strategic sales partnership with the Chinese company Alpharmaca Inc., based in Shanghai, in order to meet the strong demand from the pharmaceutical and semiconductor sectors and also to provide customers with a high level of local expertise in solving their ...

Mesoporous silicon: semiconductor with new talents

03-Mar-2025 - Silicon is the best-known semiconductor material. However, targeted nanostructuring can drastically change the material properties. A team at HZB has now produced mesoporous silicon layers with countless tiny pores using a specially developed etching apparatus and investigated their electrical ...

Trapped in a magnetic cage

A surprisingly efficient new mechanism can restrict the motion of electrons motion to a single dimension

21-Feb-2025 - Controlling how electrons interact in semiconductors is crucial for the development of electronic and optical devices. Quantum scientists have now discovered a surprisingly efficient new mechanism to adjust the interaction between electrons and even restrict their motion to a single dimension: ...

Merck Reiterates Confidence in Returning to Sustainable Growth

Tailwind thanks to robust global growth trends in all three business sectors

18-Oct-2024 - Merck is looking confidently toward the future. At the Capital Markets Day, the company shared its expectation of profitable and financially strong growth in the coming years. After the transitional year of 2023, Merck considers the medium-term growth opportunities in its markets to be intact. ...

Finding pearls in the mud: eco-friendly tungsten recovery from semiconductor waste

12-Aug-2024 - Semiconductor industry waste is typically seen as a costly disposal problem and an environmental hazard. But what if this waste could be transformed into a valuable resource? In an exciting development, researchers from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) and the Samsung ...

Scientists awarded for innovative 2D materials research

Jena Research Team Receives “Thüringer Forschungspreis”

21-Jun-2024 - For their research into customized 2D materials, a team of four scientists from Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF have been awarded the “Thüringer Forschungspreis” (Thuringian Research Prize). The award for scientific ...

PFAS-free polymer membranes for semiconductor processing

Membrane production with REACH-compliant solvents

04-Jun-2024 - Due to their stability and resistance to water and grease, PFAS chemicals (short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are used in a wide range industries, but they are harmful to health and the environment. Membranes containing PFAS are used in many semiconductor manufacturing processes, for ...