http://www.azonano.com/nanotechnology-news.asp?catid=15 The Latest Nanoenergy News and Research en Copyright 2001-2009, AZoM.com Pty Ltd There's one major drawback to most proposed renewable-energy sources: their variability. The sun doesn't shine at night, the wind doesn't always blow, and tides, waves and currents fluctuate.... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14751 In everything from computer processor chips to car engines to electric powerplants, the need to get rid of excess heat creates a major source of inefficiency. But new research points the way t... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14733 Enable IPC Corporation (PINKSHEETS: EIPC) today announced that its subsidiary, SolRayo, Inc., is introducing a new line of highly customizable potentiostat systems for use in energy storag... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14723 The chemistry student association Technologisch Gezelschap is organising a symposium on 19 and 20 November 2009 on the importance of nanotechnology in research into renewable energy. Specialis... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14720 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is providing $8 million to Argonne National Laboratory for detailed design work for a new, world-class energy research facility. This is the first step in b... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14711 Catalysis is a process that is widely used in industry to synthesize molecules or materials. However, determining catalytic mechanisms is a major challenge for modern chemistry. Researchers at... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14699 The solar power market has been growing rapidly in the past decade, driven by the need to find alternative energy sources. Photovoltaic technology has the potential to turn barren desert into... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14695 A first-of-its kind inhalable measles vaccine for developing countries, where the disease remains a scourge. A "nanogenerator" that could recharge iPods and other electronic devices with a sh... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14694 mPower Technologies, Inc., the wholly owned consumer products division of mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTC.BB:XDSL - News), today announced that it will be exhibiting at the CES Unveiled Las... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14681 The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) presented its first-ever Nano in the Mall program on November 14, highlighting the role of nanotechnology in enabling energy efficie... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14679 Seattle-based Modumetal announced today that it has received a Small Business Innovative Research contract from the Department of Energy (DOE) to demonstrate application of its nanolaminate ... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14665 A123 Systems (Nasdaq:AONE), a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate(TM) lithium ion batteries and systems, today announced the creation of two focused business groups -- one... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14664 The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) announced today that they had recently signed a multi-year research collaboration that is strategic ... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14658 ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute), Taiwan's largest and one of the world's leading high-tech research and development institutions, will accept a 2009 R+D 100 Award in Energy... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14653 In the quest to make hydrogen as a clean alternative fuel source, researchers have been stymied about how to create usable hydrogen that is clean and sustainable without relying on an intensiv... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14644 Scientists are not usually known by their nicknames. Melanie Sanford, Professor at the University of Michigan, is an exception to that rule: Her commitment to new catalytic reactions for clean... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14633 It is currently estimated that natural gas resources will be exhausted in 130 years; however, those reserves where extraction is cost-effective will only flow for another 60 years or so. Scien... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14628 Electronics and electrics are becoming ubiquitous, the devices appearing on and in higher and higher volume products including e-labels and e-packaging. This calls for different forms of batte... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14608 ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute), Taiwan's largest and one of the world's leading high-tech research and development institutions, introduces STOBA (self-terminated oligomers ... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14607 mPower Technologies Inc., the wholly owned consumer products division of mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTC.BB:XDSL - News), today announced that it has been named an International CES Innovations... http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14592