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Substantial improvement in essential cheap solar cell process

A cheap alternative to silicon solar cells can be found in dye-sensitised solar cells. This type of cell imitates the natural conversion of sunlight into energy by, for instance, plants and light-sensitive bacteria. A researcher at TU Delft has succeeded in substantially improving a process in this type of solar cell, which is similar to Graetzel cells.

March 20, 2008 Read more

Wake Forest to host nanomedicine workshop

'Nanomaterials and Hyperthermia: Nanotechnology Approaches to Medicine' will be held April 6-9 at the Historic Brookstown Inn in Winston-Salem.

March 20, 2008 Read more

Tiny buckyballs squeeze hydrogen like giant Jupiter

Hydrogen could be a clean, abundant energy source, but it's difficult to store in bulk. In new research, materials scientists at Rice University have made the surprising discovery that tiny carbon capsules called buckyballs are so strong they can hold volumes of hydrogen nearly as dense as those at the center of Jupiter.

March 20, 2008 Read more

Purdue Energy Center conference to focus on hydrogen

Researchers from around the world will meet at Purdue University for a two-day conference in April to discuss innovative hydrogen-based energy concepts.

March 20, 2008 Read more

Spotting the next GM-like controversy before it happens

Environmental scientists and policy makers have drawn up a list of the 25 new and most pressing issues likely to affect biodiversity in the UK between now and 2050.

March 19, 2008 Read more

Two-day event in Boston will showcase the latest in micro and nanomanufacturing

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) will host the NanoManufacturing and the co-located MicroManufacturing Conference and Exhibits, April 22-23, 2008, at the Sheraton Hotel in Framingham, Massachusetts. This event will not only bring together two emerging manufacturing technologies, but also 13 of Greater Boston's brightest engineering and science university students. Their participation will mark the launch of the conference's Bright Minds Nano Program.

March 19, 2008 Read more

New nanotechnology-driven catalyst brings fuel-cell cars closer to showroom

A University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Maryland team has developed a new nanotechnology-driven chemical catalyst that paves the way for more efficient hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles.

March 19, 2008 Read more

60 experts from the micro and nanotechnology scene give insights into practice

Laser technology for photovoltaics, quality analysis of drinking water with capillary electrophoresis, or challenges in the area of carbon nanotubes - exclusive insights in latest developments of micro and nanotechnology can be experienced at MicroTechnology/HANNOVER MESSE from April 21 to 25 at the forum Innovations for Industry.

March 19, 2008 Read more

Metafilms can shrink radio, radar devices

Recent research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated that thin films made of 'metamaterials' - manmade composites engineered to offer strange combinations of electromagnetic properties - can reduce the size of resonating circuits that generate microwaves.

March 19, 2008 Read more

Tug of war in the cells

Max Planck scientists shed light on transport mechanism in cells.

March 19, 2008 Read more

Professor goes worldwide on green nanotechnology

A Marshall University professor will be giving worldwide presentations on the subject of green nanotechnology.

March 19, 2008 Read more

New way to control particle motion potentially aiding micro- and nano-fluid systems for drug delivery, sensors, more

A new way to control the motion of fluid particles through tiny channels, potentially aiding the development of micro- and nano-scale technologies such as drug delivery devices, chemical and biological sensors, and components for miniaturized biological 'lab-on-a-chip' applications has been discovered by chemical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin.

March 19, 2008 Read more

Bridge from conventional to molecular electronics possible

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have set the stage for building the 'evolutionary link' between the microelectronics of today built from semiconductor compounds and future generations of devices made largely from complex organic molecules.

March 18, 2008 Read more

Loopy photons clarify 'spookiness' of quantum physics

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Joint Quantum Institute (NIST/University of Maryland) have developed a new method for creating pairs of entangled photons, particles of light whose properties are interlinked in a very unusual way dictated by the rules of quantum physics. The researchers used the photons to test fundamental concepts in quantum theory.

March 18, 2008 Read more

Report identifies nanotechnology as one of three key R&D priorities for future manufacturing

A new report published today identifies and describes research and development priorities for the future of three critical, high-tech U.S. manufacturing areas - hydrogen energy technologies, nanomanufacturing, and intelligent and integrated manufacturing.

March 18, 2008 Read more

UAlbany NanoCollege to hold inaugural community day

Children, adults and families throughout Tech Valley can receive an up-close look at the exciting world of nanotechnology when the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany holds its inaugural Community Day on Saturday, April 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex.

March 18, 2008 Read more