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ANF Technology Will Present Their NAFEN Aluminium Oxide Nanofibers at ICACC 13

ANF Technology Ltd., the manufacturer of NAFEN™, the first ever superior-grade aluminum oxide nano fiber to be manufactured at commercially viable, industrial volumes, is delighted to be presenting at the 37th Inte...

30 Jan 2013

MEMC’s One Millionth Silvantis Solar Module Produced at Flextronics Facility

MEMC Singapore Pte. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., and Flextronics, today celebrated the production of the one millionth MEMC Silvantis™ solar module at the Flextronics facility in Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), Johor, Malaysia.

From GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. 30 Jan 2013

Exotic Form of Silicon May Improve Efficiency of Solar Cells

Using an exotic form of silicon could substantially improve the efficiency of solar cells, according to computer simulations by researchers at the University of California, Davis, and in Hungary. The work was published Jan. 25 in the journal Physical Review Letters.

30 Jan 2013

Nanoscientists Utilize Uglestad Microbeads to Trap More Light in Solar Cells

Nanoscientists are currently developing the next generation of solar cells, which will be twenty times thinner than current solar cells.

30 Jan 2013

National Physical Laboratory Takes Part in Graphene Flagship Research Project

The UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is part of a consortium that has been funded half a billion Euros by the European Commission to develop the potential of graphene along with related materials for applications in computing, batteries and sensors.

29 Jan 2013

University of Manchester Part of Two European Flagship Research Projects

The University of Manchester is involved in two exciting flagship research projects today given funding of 1bn euros by the European Commission.

29 Jan 2013

USDA Announces Investment to Support 250 Nanoscale Science and Engineering Projects

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) invests nearly $10 million a year to support about 250 nanoscale science and engineering projects that could lead to revolutionary advances in agriculture and food systems.

29 Jan 2013

International Team Creates Novel Ferroelectric Material for Eco-Friendly Electronics

The electronics industry has a remarkable impact on the environment, yet research is devising new solutions to reduce it. Among these, a new compound with an unutterable name, the diisopropylammonium bromide (DIPAB), a new ferroelectric material created by an international team of researchers that include Massimo Capone and Gianluca Giovannetti of Istituto Officina dei Materiali at CNR and of the International School for Advanced Studies of Trieste (SISSA), whose research has been just published in Science magazine.

29 Jan 2013

Novel Polymer Film Improves Effectiveness of DNA Vaccines

Vaccines usually consist of inactivated viruses that prompt the immune system to remember the invader and launch a strong defense if it later encounters the real thing. However, this approach can be too risky with certain viruses, including HIV.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 28 Jan 2013

Nano Scattering Layer Improves Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells

The sun's energy is virtually limitless, but harnessing its electricity with today's single-crystal silicon solar cells is extremely expensive — 10 times pricier than coal, according to some estimates. Organic solar cells — polymer solar cells that use organic materials to absorb light and convert it into electricity — could be a solution, but current designs suffer because polymers have less-than-optimal electrical properties.

28 Jan 2013