Mangosee today announced the launch of what may well be the world's first global independent consultancy dedicated to the science, technology, industry and people of the field of organic semiconductors and molecular electronics, Mangosee Organic Semiconductor Consultancy.
GRONINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS (PRWEB) May 20, 2004 -- Mangosee today announced the launch of what may well be the world's first global independent consultancy dedicated to the science, technology, industry and people of the field of organic semiconductors and molecular electronics, Mangosee Organic Semiconductor Consultancy (Mangosee OSC).
This new advisory practice will focus on providing assistance to individuals and organizations working in this tremendously promising cutting-edge branch of electronics. From equipment suppliers and instrument manufacturers to researchers and students in companies and research institutions the world over, Mangosee OSC aims to work together with clients from all corners of the community to aid productivity, ensure efficiency and encourage the development of all aspects of this multidisciplinary field.
Pronounced man-go-see and named after the male of the species and two short English verbs, rather than a derivation on the delectable tropical fruit, Mangosee OSC has been created in order to address the recent explosion of interest in molecular electronics and nanotechnology. The consultancy's priorities will revolve around making sure that all parties involved are equipped with the relevant information, personnel and laboratory resources to carry out their work and projects, and achieve their intended objectives as efficiently and cost-effectively as any project leader could hope for.
How is it that Mangosee OSC proposes to make a significant contribution to a field full of highly trained, expert professionals and specialists? Like all of science this field too has its specialists. That said, few of the organic semiconductor community could be called experts in more than one of the many disciplines and subdisciplines it encompasses. It's no word of a lie to say that when it comes to this multidisciplinary field and interdisciplinary overlap between making the materials (let's call that the chemistry) and measuring their semiconductor properties (and that's the physics and material science), knowledge of one, and ignorance of the other is the rule rather than the exception. Not a lot of synthetically-minded small molecule or polymer chemists are too clued up when it comes to hooking up the cables and connectors of a four wire measurement set-up or any other complex box of electronic trickery. Similarly, there aren't so many physicists out there that are too willing to dig and delve much further into the chemistry of their materials than their spatula goes into a freshly purchased bottle of pristine powder or colourful crystals. Mangosee OSC is of the belief that in many respects, the relationship between a physicist and his materials is not so dissimilar to that of a hungry diner and a cut-price chicken breast -- he'll consume it as fast as you can put it in front of him, but he certainly isn't interested in any of details of what it took to get it there. Or for that matter, what it's really made of -- for food additives, substitute chemical impurities; consumed just as readily, and surely containing nothing to concern himself about?
You simply can't know it all in science, and certainly not in more than one discipline, there's just no time for that.
Mangosee OSC doesn't expect its clients to know more than their own specialty, that's simply not realistic. But they do expect all parties working in the field of organic semiconductors to be aware of the critical relationships of the other disciplines to their own likelihood of success. Yes, those secondary, those minor, those boring disciplines that you've never really cared for, that you've stayed away from for all this time -- well, if your company or research institution are head and shoulders into projects in the arena of molecular electronics then those disciplines really matter to what you are trying to achieve right now! And if you still don't care, if you're still not paying attention, then Mangosee OSC believes that it's definitely time to wake up and learn that not knowing how to effectively communicate with colleagues, collaborators or customers that possess those complementary skills might be costing you time, money and a whole lot of wasted energy.
General awareness and access to the right resources are what Mangosee OSC stands for as it seeks to help all of those in the field work more effectively, be they fresh from the chemistry lab, long-established in traditional inorganic semiconductor work or instrument salesmen to the world, the strategy is one and the same. "It's all about discovering what might be lacking from their arsenal of resources, and introducing them to it", says Mangosee OSC's Founder and Managing Director Anthony F. England, Ph.D., "discover what's missing, fill the gap, and then help clients move on with previously unimaginable ideas and concepts borne out of multidisciplinary thinking that a unilateral approach simply will not allow. If Mangosee OSC can help all of our clients in just this small way, we can do much to achieve our objectives and pull all of the disparate limbs towards one another -- as well as helping point the community as a whole in the right direction".
England continues, "there's a lot of excellent work going on in the field of molecular electronics at the moment. It's an emerging field, but a truly exciting one, with the prospect of cheaper and more efficient LEDs, displays, transistors, sensors and the likes, all through organic compounds. Then there's my particular passion, the extraordinary promise of low-cost organic solar energy materials which are just around the corner. Cheap electricity from organics, it's truly powerful stuff. You just can't beat that for a sublime application of comparatively simple organic molecules. If only a few more of the world's outstanding synthetic chemists were more conversant with this field, there would be a whole lot more advanced materials laying around for the material scientists to work their magic on."
"There's a lot of good work going on, but there's also a lot of mediocre work too, there are a lot of things happening via age-old approaches which could be moving along so much more effectively. There's an awful lot of time and talent being wasted at the moment due to what I think of as the 'interdisciplinary divide', and poor communications generally. No matter how you look at it, semiconductor research, and molecular electronics in particular, is interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary in the truest sense -- there's no avoiding that. But in my experience, many do exactly that, they try and avoid it! There are an awful lot of physicists and materials scientists out there paying very little attention to the chemistry underlying their work, using chemicals on a daily basis, yet not bothering to talk things over with their neighbours in the chemistry department/division. Likewise there are an awful lot of synthetically-minded chemists that may not think there is much of a role for them in a field that has traditionally been the domain of the hard-core physicist; well not beyond making and delivering the materials to whoever demands them, that is. A little encouragement would go a long way here."
"At Mangosee OSC we aim to debunk a few myths, and do everything possible to encourage improved relationships between all of the essential groups involved in such a wide and varied field. Extend communications, yes, reduce over-reliance, yes, and certainly do away with any feelings of dependence on colleagues from other disciplines. We aim to demonstrate that there is any number of ways of getting a foothold in this field. Without a doubt determined chemists are extremely capable of making a significant contribution without going too much into the depth of the theory or the physics. That depth is indeed very deep for many chemist's, but equally, it's not something for the uninitiated to be overly concerned with. It's interesting new materials that form much of what this field is about, so if you're in the business of designing and synthesizing novel organic and organometallic species - monomeric, oligomeric or polymeric - and would like to test their potential as semiconductor candidates, that's entirely possible with a few fundamentals in hand. Mangosee OSC will be only too happy to cut to the chase and provide quick, cost-effective assistance to help any group get off to a hassle-free start. Those coming from a physics background too will surely progress just a little more effectively if only they take the time to pick up some of the fundamentals of molecular design and engineering. That's where we are determined that Mangosee OSC can help, as we work with clients from all backgrounds to narrow the 'interdisciplinary divide'. It's a divide, it's a barrier to progress which needs to be knocked down to get the best out of all of those that are committed to the development of this and many other fields in science", England concludes.
ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR ASSISTANCE -WHEREVER YOU ARE, WHATEVER YOUR LANGUAGE
Founded in Spring 2004, Mangosee OSC's HQ is in Groningen in the north of The Netherlands. Although based in Western Europe, Mangosee OSC like science recognizes neither international borders nor language barriers. The consultancy will act worldwide and is committed to serving the entire global organic semiconductor community, wherever interests may lie. If there is little in the way of organic semiconductor work happening where you are, then Mangosee OSC wants to hear from you to help you promote your local academic or industrial initiatives. Conversely, if you are in a hotbed of activity, there's no reason to believe that there isn't room for your ideas. If you need inspiration in this respect, Mangosee OSC invites you to get in touch to see if they can help you and your organization get involved.
Moreover, if you are reading this in English, but would prefer to contact Mangosee OSC in a language other than English, Mangosee insist that you are welcome to do so, guaranteeing that they will translate your inquiry to read it. Please don't hold your breath for a reply in your native language, be advised that return mail is likely to be written in English. However, if you happen to speak more Japanese than English, you are in luck, since the founder will also be able to converse with you in Japanese on the telephone, if that is your medium of choice.
ABOUT MANGOSEE OSC
Mangosee Organic Semiconductor Consultancy Founder Anthony F. England, Ph.D. is an experienced research chemist, having obtained with his doctoral degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA when working in the field of synthetic organometallic chemistry. Having followed this with a period of postdoctoral research in homogeneous catalysis with chemistry Nobel Laureate Ryoji Noyori in Nagoya, Japan, his focus of late has been organic photovoltaics, specifically 'plastic' polymer-fullerene solar cells, in which field he has until recently been working with the Dutch Polymer Solar Energy Initiative at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, with activities ranging from lab design and implementation to new areas of research.
CONTACT MANGOSEE OSC
Contact: Anthony F. England, Ph.D.
E-mail: consult@mangosee.com
Internet URL: http://consult.mangosee.com
Phone/Fax: +31-(0)50 313 0292
Mailing Address:
Grote Rozenstraat 76B
9712 TJ Groningen
The Netherlands
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