Archive for Januar 31st, 2009

ScanU Pocket Scanner – with Dual Side Scanning

Samstag, Januar 31st, 2009

The new pocket scanner by the name ScanU is a device that surely is slated to make scanning easy for all of us. The device is made up of 3 units: the central bigger unit hosts the roll out screen and display complete with corresponding control units, another unit is the rechargeable battery with a USB interface and the third being a storage unit also with USB interface. The OLED screen gives the required illumination for scanning and also to capture the data to be scanned. The device is dual side scanning device which enables to capture data even if the book is closed. It comes out to be a very handy device

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Fraunhofer ISE multi-junction solar cells – World Record 41.1% efficiency reached

Samstag, Januar 31st, 2009

fraunhoferlogo.jpg   Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have achieved a record efficiency of 41.1% for the conversion of sunlight into electricity. Sunlight is concentrated by a factor of 454 and focused onto a small 5 mm² multi-junction solar cell made out of GaInP/GaInAs/ Ge (gallium indium phosphide, gallium indium arsenide on a germanium substrate

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