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Recent Work to Develop Semiconductor Nanowire Sheds Light on High-Efficiency Solar Cells and LEDs

A recent advance by Arizona State University researchers in developing nanowires could lead to more efficient photovoltaic cells for generating energy from sunlight, and to better light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that could replace less energy-efficient incandescent light bulbs.

22 Mar 2010

GE Focuses on R+D Efforts to Develop Low-Cost Solar Module

With the race on in earnest to have the most efficient, low-cost solar module on the market, GE (NYSE: GE) announced it is focusing its research and development efforts on thin film photovoltaic (PV) technology in conjun...

19 Mar 2010

Scientists Develop Innovative Rubber Chip Harvesting Energy from Motions

In a recent paper in the journal Nano Letters, scientists report that they have developed an innovative rubber chip that has the ability to harvest energy from motions such as walking, running, and breathing and convert it into a power source.

18 Mar 2010

Nevada Students Learn to Design Skis Using Nanomaterials

Imagine packing skis into a suitcase, skis that never need wax or skis that hold a perfect line in all snow conditions. That's just what University of Nevada, Reno students in Kam K. Leang's mechanical engine...

18 Mar 2010

APS Press Conferences Highlight New Nanoscale Technologies and Graphene Applications

The following press conferences will take place during the March Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS), to be held March 15-19, 2010 in the Portland Convention Center. Journalists are invited to attend the m...

18 Mar 2010

EcoloCap Receives Preliminary Test Results of its Nano Lithium Battery

EcoloCap Solutions Inc. (OTCBB: ECOS) today announces it has received preliminary results of the independent tests of it Nano Lithium Battery conducted by Exponent, a leading engineering and scientific consulting firm of...

17 Mar 2010

Envia Systems Awarded $4 Million Grant from U.S. Department of Energy

Envia Systems announced today that it was awarded a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) newly formed Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) and $1 million from the California Energy Commission (CEC).

17 Mar 2010

New Solar Research Center Receives $1.5 Million Funding

NJIT received today from Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. a three-year,$1.5 million grant to establish a solar research center.

17 Mar 2010

Taking Energy from the Sun and Carbon from the Air to Create New Forms of Biofuels

For decades, farmers have been trying to find ways to get more energy out of the sun. In natural photosynthesis, plants take in solar energy and carbon dioxide and then convert it to oxygen and sugars. The oxygen is released to the air and the sugars are dispersed throughout the plant - like that sweet corn we look for in the summer.

16 Mar 2010

Layered Graphene Sheets Could Solve Hydrogen Storage Issues

Graphene-carbon formed into sheets a single atom thick-now appears to be a promising base material for capturing hydrogen, according to recent research* at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Pennsylvania. The findings suggest stacks of graphene layers could potentially store hydrogen safely for use in fuel cells and other applications.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 16 Mar 2010