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First SMASH Newsletter published
The first SMASH Newletter has been published and sent to those of you who are registered as subscribers. The SMASH Newsletter will be published twice a year during the duration of the project. It is also possible to download the first newsletter as a pdf-file here.Kick-off meeting in Regensburg
On September 2 and 3 the kick-off meeting for the SMASH-project was held at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors facility in Regensburg, Germany. 33 participants representing all 14 partners were present at the meeting together with the project officer from the European Commission.
The meeting was ended with a nice tour of the LED production facility at OSRAM.
Short presentation of the SMASH project
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SMASH (Smart Nanostructured Semiconductors for Energy-Saving Light Solutions) is a research project supported by the European Commission under contract number 228999 in the 7th Framework Programme. The overall goal of SMASH is to establish new materials solutions and process technologies based on nanostructured compound semiconductors, i.e. GaN, for low-cost, power-efficient light sources for the general lighting market.
The project is coordinated by OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH (Germany) and brings together complementary expertise from across Europe. 14 partners from large industry, SMEs, research institutions and universities with established and productive collaborations will participate in the project.
