New Materials Japan articles

Recent articles from New Materials Japan

Gallium nitride extracts hydrogen from water.(Electronics)
December 1, 2005... The inventor of the blue light-emitting diode (LED) and a research team from the Tokyo University of Science have succeeded in producing hydrogen from water through the use of gallium nitride (GaN) crystals. The researchers connected GaN crystals with platinum using wire, then immersed...

Power cable tests using superconducting cable.(Electronics)
December 1, 2005... Trials using power cables made with high-temperature superconducting materials, developed by Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd, are due to begin in the USA early next year. They are part of a research project by the US Department of Energy to find ways of reducing power loss during...

Toppan Printing produces colour electronic paper prototype ...(Electronics)
December 1, 2005... Toppan Printing Co Ltd has produced the prototype of an electronic paper that can display still images in colour. Teaming with E Ink Corp, a US-based display system development start-up firm, the company developed a structure in which micron-size capsules are spread over a surface. The...

... as Toppan Forms deploys another electronic paper technology.(Electronics)
December 1, 2005... In a separate development, Toppan Forms Co Ltd is to begin production and sales of electronic paper next spring, joining forces with a US start-up. The company plans to offer low-priced products by applying printing technology. It foresees a number of applications including supermarket price...

Toray develops durable, transparent plastic.(Plastics and polymers)
December 1, 2005... Toray Industries Inc says it has developed a kind of all-purpose plastic that is transparent and also boasts strong resistance to chemicals, heat and impacts. The company created the plastic by mixing polycarbonate, which is clear and has excellent impact resistance, together with...