Unique three-dimensional solar cells that capture nearly all of the light that strikes them could boost the efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) systems while reducing their size, weight and mechanical complexity.
The new...
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Stanford and Northwestern Universities have built micrometer-sized solid-state lasers in which a single quantum dot can play a dominant role in ...
Chemists at UCLA have designed new organic structures for the storage of voluminous amounts of gases for use in alternative energy technologies.
The research, to be published on April 13 in the journal Science, demons...
Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have achieved a new world record in high-frequency submillimeter waves. The record-setting 324-gigahertz frequency was accomplished using a ...
Nanostellar, Inc. has announced a first in diesel emissions technology: the introduction of gold as an oxidation catalyst. Nanostellar's NS Gold catalyst enables manufacturers of light- and heavy-duty diesel engines ...
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on whether current EU chemical risk assessment methodologies are appropriate for evaluating the risks associated with nanomaterials.
Stakeholders are invited...
Controlling the properties and behavior of matter at the smallest scale -- in effect, "domesticating atoms" -- can help to overcome some of the world's biggest challenges, concludes a new report on how dive...
Small, clever process technology is essential for the future, but is it possible? Dutch-sponsored researcher Fernando Benito López from The University of Twente investigated the possibilities of the so-called lab-on...
Scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus in partnership with Indian counterparts have developed a new production technology of carbon nanotubes, BelTA learnt in the state committee for science and techno...
mPhase Technologies, Inc. will be a sponsor of the 6th Annual NanoBusiness Alliance Conference April 15-17, at the New York Marriott Marquis.
This is the fourth consecutive year that mPhase has participated as exhibitor...
Will nanotechnology revolutionize medicine?
Scientists are working now to create novel nanostructures that serve as new kinds of drugs for treating cancer, Parkinson’s and cardiovascular disease; to engineer na...
Nanometrics Incorporated, a leading supplier of advanced metrology equipment to the semiconductor industry, today announced it has reached a settlement of the three patent suits between Nanometrics and Nova Measuring Ins...
Veeco Instruments Inc., the leading supplier of automated atomic force microscopes (AFM) to the semiconductor and data storage industry, today announced significant enhancements to its Dimension(R) X3D(TM) AFM, one of th...
The Australian Nano Business Forum (ANBF) last night formally launched their NSW Chapter in Sydney. The launch was held at the Trade Investment Centre in Parramatta, with the full support of the NSW Department of Sta...
Finland and China have launched a joint cooperation programme for nanotechnology research and development (R&D), the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (Tekes) has announced.
'This cooperati...
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