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Stanford Researchers Re-Conceptualizing Batteries using Nanotechnology

By dipping ordinary paper or fabric in a special ink infused with nanoparticles, Stanford engineer Yi Cui has found a way to cheaply and efficiently manufacture lightweight paper batteries and supercapacitors, as well as stretchable, conductive textiles known as "eTextiles"

20 Feb 2010

Realizing the Promise of Solid-State Lighting: The Role of Nanotechnology

Solid-state lighting and its potential as a near-term generator of energy efficiencies will be the topic of a presentation by Julia Phillips, director of the Physical, Chemical, and Nano Sciences Center at Sandia National Laboratories, at the 2010 AAAS annual meeting. The meeting runs Feb. 18-22 in San Diego, Calif.

From Sandia National Laboratories 20 Feb 2010

Super Green Technologies Unveils Nanotechnology Tankless Water Heaters in US

Super Green Technologies, Florida’s fastest growing green company, announces U.S. distribution of the most innovative and eco-friendly tankless water heaters on the market today. Super Green Technologies water heaters...

20 Feb 2010

Applied Nanotech Awarded US Army SBIR Contract to Develop Battery Anode Using Nanotechnology

Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: APNT) announced that it has been awarded a Phase I contract by the US Army under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop a battery anode using a novel sil...

From Nano Magic, LLC. 18 Feb 2010

Nanotechnology Treatment Boosts Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells

A German team of scientists has developed a technique to treat nanoparticle surfaces. This treatment boosts the efficiency of organic solar cells. Presented in the journal Applied Physics Letters, the work shows how 2% efficiency was obtained by using so-called quantum dots made up of cadmium selenide.

17 Feb 2010

Scientists Create New Flexible Solar Cell Using Thin Silicon Wires

Using arrays of long, thin silicon wires embedded in a polymer substrate, a team of scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has created a new type of flexible solar cell

17 Feb 2010

Johannes Gutenberg University Professor Secures IBM Award for Research on Thin-Film Solar Cells

IBM awarded an international prize to the Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) Mainz, Germany

17 Feb 2010

Biohygenic Partners with Green Earth Nano Science for Self-Sanitizing Coating Technology

Green Earth Nano Science, Inc. (GENS) is an environmental technology company with the company slogan "Green Technologies for Sustainable Future". Our company is working closely with researchers, scientists and ...

17 Feb 2010

Scientists Suggest Nanonets Coated with Silicon Can Help Make Longer-Lasting Lithium-Ion Batteries

A tiny scaffold-like titanium structure of Nanonets coated with silicon particles could pave the way for faster, lighter and longer-lasting Lithium-ion batteries, according to a team of Boston College chemists who develo...

17 Feb 2010

New Nanotech Catalyst Helps Reduce Heavy Metals Usage

A new nanotech catalyst developed by McGill University Chemists Chao-Jun Li, Audrey Moores and their colleagues offers industry an opportunity to reduce the use of expensive and toxic heavy metals. Catalysts are subs...

17 Feb 2010