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Cell damage by energy saving light bulbs

Mironava T., Rafailovich M.H., SUNY at Stony Brook, US

The growing concern regarding green house gas emissions during power generation has increased awareness regarding energy conservation. Next to transportation, lighting is one of the major sources of energy consumption. Compact fluoresce light bulbs (CFL) [...]

Probabilistic Models for Damage and Self-repair in DNA Self-Assembly

Majumder U., Duke University, US

DNA self-assembly is the autonomous phenomenon where components (single strands or structures made of DNA single strands organize themselves into stable superstructures. Since its inception the focus of DNA self-assembly based nanostructures has mostly been [...]

Accurate Three-Dimensional Simulation of Damage Caused by Ion Implantation

Hössinger A., Selberherr S., TU Vienna, AT

We present a Monte-Carlo ion implantation simulation method that allows a very accurate prediction of implantation induced point defects, generation of amorphous areas, and impurity distributions. The implanted impurity profiles can be calculated as well [...]

A Global Finite Element Model for Improving the Thermo-Mechanical Reliability of IBGTs Modules

Tronel Y., Fichtner W., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich, CH

Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBT's) are widely used in the automotive industry as high power current switches. They are currently being introduced into traction applications (locomotives, trams, metros, etc.) where high reliability is extremely important. [...]