Semiconductor detectors that directly measure the electrical signals produced by X-rays have hugely improved the resolution and contrast of computed tomography scanners. In the 1970s computed ...

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Semiconductors have had a nice run, but for certain applications, such as astrophysics, they are being edged out by superconductors. Ben Mazin, assistant professor of physics at UC Santa Barbara, has ...

Gamma-ray detectors are typically of two types: scintillators and semiconductors. Scintillator-based detectors allow for comparatively straightforward manufacturing of large detectors but offer ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Medical imaging faces a persistent challenge: creating X-ray detectors that combine high sensitivity with practical usability. Current technology forces an uncomfortable trade-off ...

Detection Technology, a global leader in X-ray detector solutions, has launched indium gallium zinc oxide thin-film transistor (IGZO-TFT) flat panel detectors (FPD) to enhance dental imaging. The new ...

Korean researchers will begin collaborating in earnest with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) on semiconductor technology research. Electronics and ...