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Predicting The Performance of Nanobatteries

Researchers at Delft University of Technology can predict how nanostructuring – the extreme reduction of structure – will affect the performance of Li-ion batteries. The nanostructuring of battery materials i...

3 Apr 2007

Copper Nanoparticles Provide More Efficient Catalysts for Improving Performance of Fuel Cells

X-ray studies at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory are pointing the way to less costly and more efficient catalysts for improving the performance of fuel cells. The studies, which w...

29 Mar 2007

Nanobattery from mPhase Technologies Getting Plenty of Press Coverage

mPhase Technologies which in mid-February posted a video demonstration of its breakthrough Smart Nanobattery technology on the popular YouTube web site (https://www.youtube.com), helping to make the forward-looking techn...

From MyPebble 20 Mar 2007

Nanotechnology May Be The Key to Next Generation LEDs

Nanotechnology may unlock the secret for creating highly efficient next-generation LED lighting systems, and exploring its potential is the aim of several projects centered at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Seen ever...

20 Mar 2007

IBN Releases Educational Nano-Bio Kits

The Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) is arming teachers here with new tools to revitalize their teaching of science in the classrooms. IBN has launched a series of educational Kits to help secondary s...

14 Mar 2007

Sea Creatures Guide Sensor Design Created from a Microporous Silicon

The three-dimensional shells of tiny ocean creatures could provide the foundation for novel electronic devices, including gas sensors able to detect pollution faster and more efficiently than conventional devices. Usi...

14 Mar 2007

STMicroelectronics Introduces Factory-Calibrated Serial Real-Time Clocks

STMicroelectronics has announced its first serial real-time clock (RTC) chips with factory calibration, enabling manufacturers using the parts to simplify assembly and test operations by omitting the time-consuming calib...

From STMicroelectronics 6 Mar 2007

Applied Materials to Deliver World's First Gen 8.5 Thin Film Solar Production Line

Applied Materials has announced that it has been selected by Moser Baer India Limited to develop and install in New Delhi, India, the world’s first Generation (Gen) 8.5 Thin Film Solar Module Production Line. This ...

From Applied Materials Inc. 6 Mar 2007

FEI Demonstrates Table-Top Scanning Electron Microscope for Advancing Science Education

FEI demonstrated the world's first tabletop scanning electron microscope (SEM) designed specifically for education on Capitol Hill last week. The Phenom-Ed provides magnification up to 20,000x -- far beyond the range...

6 Mar 2007

Nanoparticle Films May Lead to Artificial Retina

The world's first direct electrical link between nerve cells and photovoltaic nanoparticle films has been achieved by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) and the University of Mi...

6 Mar 2007