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Thin "Nanowires" May Prove to be Effective Components for Solar Cells

A century after German physicist Gustav Mie derived the math to explain why the colors in some stained glass windows look especially resplendent in the sunlight, a team of Stanford engineers has built upon his work to potentially improve a means of harvesting energy from the sun.

7 Jul 2009

A Better Understanding of Nanosized Minerals

The red and blue images appear ghostly, like a fleeting glimpse of something that’s never been seen before - which is true. Using computer simulations, Berkeley Lab scientists have developed the first predicted images of water molecules surrounding a nanoparticle, in this case an iron-oxide mineral called hematite.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 6 Jul 2009

Three-Year Study to Assess Potential Effects of Nanoparticles in Specific Water Environments

A team of Canadian scientists and engineers, led by the University of Alberta and the National Research Council of Canada, will collaborate on a $3.39 million, three-year study to assess the potential effects of nanopart...

6 Jul 2009

New Way to Produce High Capacity Hydrogen Storage Material

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory have created a reversible route to generate aluminum hydride, a high capacity hydrogen storage material.

6 Jul 2009

Award will Fund Development of Suspensions of Nanoparticles in Liquid Crystals for Display Applications

The University of Bristol will collaborate with HP Labs on a research initiative focused on materials. Professor Robert Richardson, author of the winning proposal titled ‘Production and properties of nanoparticle in nematic suspensions' and a professor in the Department of Physics, will lead the collaboration project with HP Labs.

3 Jul 2009

How Nanoparticle Toxicity Affects the Health and Environment of Europeans

How nanoparticle toxicity (i.e. nanotoxicology) affects the health and environment of Europeans is a concern that many researchers are currently investigating. Rising to the challenge is the NHECD ('Nano health-envir...

3 Jul 2009

Development of Thin-Film Cells and CIGS Thin-Film Cells in China

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report Development of China thin-film cells and CIGS thin-film cells 2009 is available in its catalogue. In 2008, the global output of photovoltaic cells was 6.4GW...

3 Jul 2009

Clemson Scientist Awarded Grants to Study Impact of Nanoparticles on the Environment

Clemson scientist Stephen Klaine has been awarded two $400,000 EPA grants to study a subject that did not exist a decade ago. Klaine is part of the young field of nano-ecotoxicology: the investigation of the impact that nanoparticles have on the environment.

2 Jul 2009

Surface Design: Applications in Bioscience and Nanotechnology

Research and Markets, the leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Surface Design: Applications in Bioscience and Nano...

From Research and Markets 2 Jul 2009

New Developments in a Substance Which Emits Brilliant Light Could Lead To Revolution in Lighting

New developments in a substance which emits brilliant light could lead to a revolution in lighting for the home and office in five years, claims a leading UK materials scientist, Professor Colin Humphreys of Cambridge University.

2 Jul 2009