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EPFL Achieves Record Efficiency for Single-Junction Microcrystalline Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells

EPFL’s Institute of Microengineering has reached a remarkable 10.7% efficiency single-junction microcrystalline silicon solar cell, clearly surpassing the previous world record of 10.1% held by the Japanese company Kaneka Corporation since 1998. Such significant efficiency, independently certified by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE CalLab PV Cells), was achieved in addition with less than 2 micrometers of photovoltaic active material.

13 Feb 2013

RNA-Carrying Nanoliposomes Effectively Target Ovarian Cancer Cells

By loading fragile RNA into silicon nanoparticles, researchers from The Methodist Hospital and two other institutions found a new drug delivery system can reduce the size of ovarian tumors by as much as 83 percent -- and stop tumor growth in chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer tissue.

13 Feb 2013

Silicon Nanoparticles Improve Performance of New Lithium-Ion Battery

Researchers at USC have developed a new lithium-ion battery design that uses porous silicon nanoparticles in place of the traditional graphite anodes to provide superior performance.

13 Feb 2013

New Report on Global and Chinese Wafer Foundry Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Research on Global and Chinese Wafer Foundry Industry, 2012" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 13 Feb 2013

Researchers Develop Self-Assembled Actin Filament System for 3D Microelectronic Structures

Miniaturization of electronic components is reaching a physical limit. While the solution of three dimensional assembly has the advantage of reducing bulk, the manufacture of electrical connections in these new products remains a technological challenge. Biologists and physicists from the CEA, CNRS, Université Joseph Fourier and Inra in Grenoble have developed a system of self-assembled connections using actin filaments for 3D microelectronic structures. Once the actin filaments become conductors, they join the various components of a system together. The results are published in the February 10, 2013 issue of Nature Materials

13 Feb 2013

Graphene Labs Announce Strategic Alliance With Lomiko Metals Inc. for Graphene Business Opportunities

Graphene Laboratories Inc. (“Graphene Labs”), announces a Strategic Alliance Agreement with the Canadian company LOMIKO METALS INC. (“Lomiko”) (TSX-V:LMR, OTC: LMRMF, Europe: ISIN: CA54163Q1028, W...

13 Feb 2013

Caltech Develops Techniques for Visualizing Biological Nanostructures in Space and Time

Every great structure, from the Empire State Building to the Golden Gate Bridge, depends on specific mechanical properties to remain strong and reliable. Rigidity—a material's stiffness—is of particular importance for maintaining the robust functionality of everything from colossal edifices to the tiniest of nanoscale structures.

12 Feb 2013

Nanoscale Method Enables Thin Ferroelectric Films with Exceptional Electric Properties

Like turning coal to diamond, adding pressure to an electrical material enhances its properties. Now, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers have devised a method of making ferroelectric thin films with twice the strain, resulting in exceptional performance.

From University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 12 Feb 2013

INRS Nanoscience Researchers Elected as Members of the Global Young Academy

Professor and director Federico Rosei and researchers Marco Peccianti and Alberto Vomiero from the Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications of INRS were recently elected as members of the Global Young Academy (GYA).

12 Feb 2013

Nanomaterials Researcher Honored with Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor Ganpati Ramanath has been named a winner of the prestigious Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany.

12 Feb 2013

Nanomaterials News

EPFL Achieves Record Efficiency for Single-Junction Microcrystalline Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells

RNA-Carrying Nanoliposomes Effectively Target Ovarian Cancer Cells

Silicon Nanoparticles Improve Performance of New Lithium-Ion Battery

New Report on Global and Chinese Wafer Foundry Industry

Researchers Develop Self-Assembled Actin Filament System for 3D Microelectronic Structures

Graphene Labs Announce Strategic Alliance With Lomiko Metals Inc. for Graphene Business Opportunities

Caltech Develops Techniques for Visualizing Biological Nanostructures in Space and Time

Nanoscale Method Enables Thin Ferroelectric Films with Exceptional Electric Properties

INRS Nanoscience Researchers Elected as Members of the Global Young Academy

Nanomaterials Researcher Honored with Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award

Novel Semiconductor Born from Graphene and Glass

Rapid Biomimetic Nanovaccine for Personalized Cancer Therapy

Novel Materials Built to Withstand Extreme Environments

3D SiOx-Embedded Porous Carbon Nanofiber Hosts for Dendrite-Free Lithium Batteries

Biodegradable Polymers for Targeted Body Heating

PiFM and its Role in Nanoscale Chemical Imaging

Conversations on AFM: How AI is Automating Scanning Probe Microscopy

Breaking Barriers in Thin-Film Deposition with ATLANT 3D’s DALP Technology

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