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We are Done with Metals, Engineers Prove Carbon Nanotubes are Superior to Metals for Electronics

In the quest to pack ever-smaller electronic devices more densely with integrated circuits, nanotechnology researchers keep running up against some unpleasant truths: higher current density induces electromigration and t...

20 Mar 2009

Global Market for Nano-Enabled Batteries Expect to Reach $1.13 Billion by 2013

According to the new iRAP report, Nano-enabled Batteries for Portable and Rechargeable Applications: Types, Applications, New Developments, Industry Structure and Global Markets, the global market for nano-enabled batteries is estimated to have reached $169 million in 2008. With an AAGR (average annual growth rate) of 46.3%, this market is expected to reach $1.13 billion by 2013.

19 Mar 2009

Next Generation Multiple Sclerosis Drug Based on "Buckyballs"

If you're of a certain age, you'll remember Buckminster Fuller's distinctive "geodesic domes" - soccer-ball-shaped structures that the late futurist envisioned as ideal human domiciles. Tel Aviv University chemists remember them too - and are now putting them to use in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS).

19 Mar 2009

Graphene to Play Key Role in Future of Electronics

New research findings at MIT could lead to microchips that operate at much higher speeds than is possible with today's standard silicon chips, leading to cell phones and other communications systems that can transmit data much faster.

19 Mar 2009

Sencera Successfully Deposited Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells with 8.7% Conversion Efficiency

Sencera, a manufacturer of thin film silicon based photovoltaic modules, has successfully deposited single-junction silicon solar cells with an initial 8.7% sunlight to electricity conversion efficiency under standard te...

19 Mar 2009

Palladium Nanoparticles Creating More Efficient Fuel Cell Catalysts

Even small devices need power, and much of that juice comes from fuel cells. As these devices become even smaller, the rush is on to find more efficient ways to power them.

19 Mar 2009

Researchers Developing Coatings that Kill Superbugs

Researchers at the University of Bath are to be part of a €3 million Europe-wide research collaboration to pioneer research into safer, more effective anti-bacterial plastics and coatings that can be used in items such as food packaging, medical devices to wound dressings, and nappies.

19 Mar 2009