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Innovative Thermoplastic Encapsulant for Solar Modules

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical company, will be using the 24th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition to present a new thermoplastic encapsulant for the manufacture of photovoltaic modules.

23 Jul 2009

Nano-Enabled Food And Beverage Packaging Market Expect to Reach $7.30 Billion by 2014

With the increasing global customer base, food retailing is transforming. However, with the move toward globalization, food packaging requires longer shelf life, along with monitoring food safety and quality based upon international standards.

22 Jul 2009

Ytterbium - New Claim to Scientific Fame

Measurements with ytterbium-174, an isotope with 70 protons and 104 neutrons, have shown the largest effects of parity violation in an atom ever observed – a hundred times larger than the most precise measurements made so far, with the element cesium.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 22 Jul 2009

Interaction Between Colloidal Materials and Artificial Cells

Applying biological molecules from cell membranes to the surfaces of artificial materials is opening peepholes on the very basics of cell-to-cell interaction.

22 Jul 2009

Producing Non-Metallic Inorganic Materials under Environmental Conditions

Oxide ceramics like zinc oxide, zirconia or titania can be used in photovoltaic or fuel cells and as very scratch-resistant coatings. These functional materials - non-metallic inorganic solids - are produced with a very high effort in terms of process engineering and at high temperatures and/or pressure.

22 Jul 2009

Research Grant to Develop Atomically and Molecularly Structured Surfaces

Carnegie Mellon University's Andrew J. Gellman will use a $2 million research grant from the Department of Energy to continue developing atomically and molecularly structured surfaces that will have an enormous impac...

22 Jul 2009

New Nano-Silver Skin Gel May Help Improve Treatment of Burns

Scientists in India are reporting successful laboratory tests of a new and potentially safer alternative to silver-based gels applied to the skin of burn patients to treat infections. With names like silver sulfadiazine and silver nitrate, these germ-fighters save lives and speed healing.

22 Jul 2009