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Magnolia Solar Demonstrates Flexible CIGS Solar Cell with 13% Efficiency

Magnolia Solar Corporation ("Magnolia Solar") announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Magnolia Solar, Inc., has demonstrated a flexible CIGS solar cell with an efficiency of 13 percent, rivaling the average efficiency of current PV technologies and proving that flexible thin film solar cells are potentially a viable solution for various energy needs.

13 Mar 2013

Bacterial Nanowires Require Key Amino Acids to Conduct Electricity

Slender bacterial nanowires require certain key amino acids in order to conduct electricity, according to a study to be published in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, on Tuesday, March 12.

13 Mar 2013

New Report on Nanotechnology in Energy Applications

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Nanotechnology in Energy Applications

13 Mar 2013

Nano Labs Sponsors Major Events at ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnologies Conference

Nano Labs Corp. is pleased to report on the Fifteenth Meeting of the ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnologies Conference held last week in Queretaro City, Mexico.

13 Mar 2013

Future Ultrafast Supercomputers May Help Design Nanostructures

Ultrafast supercomputers that operate at speeds 100 times faster than current systems are now one step closer to reality. A team of IBM researchers working on a U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)-funded program have found a way to transmit massive amounts of data with unprecedentedly low power consumption.

13 Mar 2013

Innovative Nanotechnology-Based Biosensor to Detect Pathogen in Food

The foodborne bacteria Listeria monocytogenes sickens about 2,500 people in the U.S. each year and many more worldwide, killing about 25-30% of those infected. Listeriosis is caused by eating food contaminated with L. monocytogenes, and current methods for detecting the bacteria are costly and time consuming.

13 Mar 2013

Owens Design Partners to Develop Advanced Nanoimprint Lithography Tool

Owens Design Inc. today announced the completion of a collaborative tool development effort with a leading innovator in the field of nanoimprint technology.

13 Mar 2013

Researchers Report Significant Progress in Understanding Nanoscale Metallization Processes

The world's lead manufacturer of chemicals for the metal finishing and electroplating industry has just signed a major research contract with Case Western Reserve University, aimed at developing novel chemistries and processes that will enable the manufacturing of smaller semiconductor devices than heretofore possible in routine production.

13 Mar 2013

Nanoscale Springs of Thin Film May Help Simultaneous Optical Detection of Multiple Substances

A twist on thin-film technology may provide a way to optically detect and analyze multiple substances simultaneously, leading to quicker diagnostics in such industries as health care and homeland security, according to Penn State researchers.

13 Mar 2013

Ultra-Small Devices Created Using Molecules Improve Energy-Efficieny of Smart Phones

A recent breakthrough by scientists from NUS and University College Cork may mean the arrival of highly energy-efficient smart phones and tablets that can last up to 10 times their usual life.

13 Mar 2013

OFC/NFOEC 2013: Teledyne DALSA to Highlight MEMS/MOEMS Fabrication

Teledyne DALSA Semiconductor will feature its latest advancements in MEMS/MOEMS fabrication along with its innovative High Voltage electrostatic actuator ICs at OFC/NFOEC 2013, the world’s leading event for advancing optical solutions. Hosted at the Anaheim Convention Center, in Anaheim, CA, USA, the exposition will run from March 19-21, 2013 and Teledyne DALSA will be located at booth 3704.

12 Mar 2013

High Performance Lithium Ion Battery Separators to be Developed by Glatfelter and DreamWeaver

DreamWeaver International and P.H. Glatfelter Company today announced a partnership to develop and manufacture the next generation of high performance and affordable separators targeted for energy storage devices such as lithium-ion batteries and ultra capacitors.

12 Mar 2013

Top Nanotechnology Experts to Take Part in Nanomedicine for Imaging and Treatment Conference

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center will commemorate Brain Awareness Week, March 11-17, with educational programs featuring robotic technology that enables doctors to check on their patients from home, stem cell research that may revolutionize many medical therapies, and some of the top experts in nanotechnology – including Roger Tsien, PhD, who received the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

12 Mar 2013

Graphene Makes Water Corrode Diamonds

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) led by Professor Loh Kian Ping, Head of the Department of Chemistry at the NUS Faculty of Science, has successfully altered the properties of water, making it corrosive enough to etch diamonds.

12 Mar 2013

Nano-Particle Based e-Ink Electronic Display Technology IP Package Offered in Auction

ICAP Patent Brokerage announces for auction an IP package of high-definition, full-color e-ink innovations from the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University. This lot will be included in the 18th ICAP Ocean Tomo IP Auction on March 20, 2013, at the Rosewood Sand Hill in Menlo Park, California.

12 Mar 2013

Nanotechnology News

Magnolia Solar Demonstrates Flexible CIGS Solar Cell with 13% Efficiency

Bacterial Nanowires Require Key Amino Acids to Conduct Electricity

New Report on Nanotechnology in Energy Applications

Nano Labs Sponsors Major Events at ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnologies Conference

Future Ultrafast Supercomputers May Help Design Nanostructures

Innovative Nanotechnology-Based Biosensor to Detect Pathogen in Food

Owens Design Partners to Develop Advanced Nanoimprint Lithography Tool

Researchers Report Significant Progress in Understanding Nanoscale Metallization Processes

Nanoscale Springs of Thin Film May Help Simultaneous Optical Detection of Multiple Substances

Ultra-Small Devices Created Using Molecules Improve Energy-Efficieny of Smart Phones

OFC/NFOEC 2013: Teledyne DALSA to Highlight MEMS/MOEMS Fabrication

High Performance Lithium Ion Battery Separators to be Developed by Glatfelter and DreamWeaver

Top Nanotechnology Experts to Take Part in Nanomedicine for Imaging and Treatment Conference

Graphene Makes Water Corrode Diamonds

Nano-Particle Based e-Ink Electronic Display Technology IP Package Offered in Auction

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