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1366 Technologies Reports 18% Competitive Cell Efficiency for 156mm Multi-Crystalline Wafers

1366 Technologies today announced competitive cell efficiencies of 18% for its industry-standard, 156mm multi-crystalline wafers, as well as a solar industry first: the elimination of the “low efficiency tail” for cell manufacturers.

31 Oct 2014

University of Cambridge Professor Awarded 5th Ahmed Zewail Prize in Molecular Sciences

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and the editors of the leading international journal Chemical Physics Letters are pleased to announce the winner of the 5th Ahmed Zewail Prize in Molecular Sciences.

From Elsevier B.V 31 Oct 2014

New Startup to Commercialize SLIPS Technology for Repelling Liquids and Solids

The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University today announced that its 'SLIPS' technology, a novel coating that repels almost every type of liquid and solid, will be commercialized by a newly formed private company, SLIPS Technologies, Inc.

31 Oct 2014

Gold Nanoparticle Chains Facilitate Highly Confined Light Propagation

Researchers from Singapore and Bristol in association with the Centre d'Elaboration de Matériaux et d'Etudes Structurales (CEMES, CNRS) have demonstrated the confinement of light energy to nano scale level by aligning crystalline gold nanoparticles and fusing them into long chains. The research was published in the Nature Materials website.

30 Oct 2014

New Report Analyzes Worldwide Markets for Nanotechnology

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Nanotechnology - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 30 Oct 2014

Toxicologist Discovers Shortcomings in Studies on Risks Associated with Nanoparticles

Empa toxicologist Harald Krug has lambasted his colleagues in the journal Angewandte Chemie. He evaluated several thousand studies on the risks associated with nanoparticles and discovered no end of shortcomings: poorly prepared experiments and results that don’t carry any clout. Instead of merely leveling criticism, however, Empa is also developing new standards for such experiments within an international network.

30 Oct 2014

NaturalNano’s ViralProtec Division to Service Growing Demand for Personal Protective Equipment

NaturalNano, Inc. announced today the formation of its ViralProtec Division to service the growing demand for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The recent public concern and publicity surrounding the increased risk to caregivers and other responders created by the Ebola virus as well as other public health concerns has raised awareness of the need for additional precautionary steps for those dealing with these issues.

29 Oct 2014

Researchers Study Why Ag-Rh Alloy Nanoparticles Possess Hydrogen Absorbing/Storage Property

A research team consisting of Osami Sakata, the director of the Synchrotron X-ray Station at SPring-8, Research Network and Facility Services Division, NIMS; Professor Hiroshi Kitagawa, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University; and Professor Michihisa Koyama, Inamori Frontier Research Center, Kyushu University, made the first observation of the electronic structure in silver-rhodium (Ag-Rh) alloy nanoparticles to investigate why the alloy possesses a hydrogen absorbing/storage property like palladium (Pd) does, given that bulk Ag and Rh do not form an alloy, and that neither element alone is a hydrogen absorbing/storage metal.

From National Institute for Materials Science 29 Oct 2014

Clean Energy Startup Eonix, Awarded $250,000 NYSERDA Grant

Furthering Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s entrepreneurial vision for education in New York State, the Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) today announced that Eonix, a clean energy startup born at SUNY Poly and led by CNSE graduate students, has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

28 Oct 2014

New Report on Global Market for 2-D Nanomaterials

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Global Market For Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene And Other 2-D Nanomaterials " report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 27 Oct 2014