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Leverhulme Awards Grant to Investigate Nanomaterials for Harnessing Solar Energy

A University of Ulster academic has been awarded a prestigious research grant to investigate how nanomaterials can be used to harness the sun’s energy.

28 Dec 2012

Flexible PV Cells Using Nanowire-Coated Graphene Sheets

MIT researchers have produced a new kind of photovoltaic cell based on sheets of flexible graphene coated with a layer of nanowires. The approach could lead to low-cost, transparent and flexible solar cells that could be deployed on windows, roofs or other surfaces.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 24 Dec 2012

Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Can Serve as Contrast Agent to Label Human Endothelial Cells

A team of researchers from three medical institutions in Guangzhou, China, have found that iron oxide nanoparticles (INOPS) are a useful contrast agent for in vivo magnetic resonance tracking of transplanted human endoth...

21 Dec 2012

Innovative Dual-Core Nanomechanical Optical Fibers Help Improve Data Processing and Sensing

Optical fibers –the backbone of the Internet–carry movies, messages, and music at the speed of light. But for all their efficiency, these ultrathin strands of pristine glass must connect to sluggish signal switches, routers, and buffers in order to transmit data.

21 Dec 2012

Global Strategic Business Report on Carbon Nanotubes

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

From Research and Markets 21 Dec 2012

New Report on Fatigue Analysis of Nanocomposites and Fiber Reinforced Polymers

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Fatigue Behaviour of Fiber Reinforced Polymers: Experiments and Simulations" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 20 Dec 2012

Nano Scale Study for Green Cement

Cement production is responsible for 5% of carbon dioxide emissions. If we are to invent a "green" cement, we need to understand in more detail the legendary qualities of traditional Portland cement. A research group partly financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is tackling this task.

20 Dec 2012

Microwave Energy Assembles Atoms into Thin Films

Growth of new materials is the cornerstone of materials science - a highly inter-disciplinary field of science that touches every aspect of our lives from computers and cell phones to the clothes we wear. At the same time, the energy crisis has brought the spotlight on synthesis and growth of materials for clean energy technologies, such as solar cells and batteries. However, researchers in these areas do not simply grow materials —they assemble the atoms and molecules that form so-called thin films on various substrates. It is a process that is highly complex, time-consuming and requires significantly high temperatures.

20 Dec 2012

Biohybrid Superlattices of Nanoparticles and Proteins

Scientists from Aalto University, Finland, have succeeded in organising virus particles, protein cages and nanoparticles into crystalline materials. These nanomaterials studied by the Finnish research group are important for applications in sensing, optics, electronics and drug delivery.

20 Dec 2012

Nanoscale Materials Research to Develop New Solar Cells Wins Forbes Magazine Honors

Trisha Andrew, an assistant professor of chemistry at UW-Madison, has been named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 in Energy. The list recognizes talented young innovators whose work holds potential for the energy landscape of the future.

20 Dec 2012