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Nanotechnology, Clean Energy and Inner Harmony

Along with his cutting-edge nanomaterials research and clever green energy innovations, Teki is fostering an undying fascination for the world around him and a greater appreciation for the connectedness of it all.

15 May 2009

Scientists Resolve Structure of Chlorophyll in Chlorosomes of Green Bacteria

An international team of scientists, including researchers from two Dutch universities, Leiden and Groningen, has resolved the structure of chlorophyll in chlorosomes of green bacteria. Chlorosomes are the light-harvesting antennae of these bacteria. They are elongated small pockets which can accommodate up to 250,000 chlorophyll molecules.

14 May 2009

New Materials from Dupont Protect Solar Cells

DuPont today announced the commercialization of two new families of photovoltaic encapsulant sheets that are expected to improve durability and efficiency of photovoltaic modules. The new DuPont™ PV5300 Series and ...

14 May 2009

Research VP to Fund Nine New Innovative Collaborations Including Nanotechnology

In February 2009, the Office of the Vice President of Research at UTSA announced it would offer approximately $242,000 through its Collaborative Research Seed Grant Program (CRSGP) and its Tenure-track Research Award Com...

14 May 2009

Green Sulphur Bacteria Might Prove Useful in Development of a New Generation of Solar Cells

A new discovery concerning the properties of green sulphur bacteria might prove useful in the development of a new generation of solar cells. Chlorosomes, nature's largest and most efficient light-harvesting antennae...

14 May 2009

Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology Reveals the Earliest Stages in Biomineralisation

Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) for the first time have shown the earliest stages in biomineralisation, the process that leads to the formation of bones, teeth and sea shells. They used the world...

14 May 2009

Bringing the Construction of Artificial Supramolecular Structures a Step Closer

Nature has long perfected the construction of nanomachines, but David González and his fellow researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology and Utrecht University under the leadership of Spinoza Award winner B...

14 May 2009

Nanotechnology Researchers Successfully Capture Single Electron in a Highly Tunable CNT Double Quantum Dot

Researchers from the Kavli Institute of NanoScience in Delft are the first to have successfully captured a single electron in a highly tunable carbon nanotube double quantum dot. This was made possible by a new approach for producing ultraclean nanotubes.

14 May 2009

Agreement Broadens use of Qdot Nanocrystals to Enhance In Vivo imaging and Biomarker Discovery

Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE), a provider of innovative life science solutions, and Zymera, Inc., today announced a licensing and supply agreement that gives Zymera rights to Life Technologies' extensive intellectual property estate related to quantum dots.

14 May 2009

University of Ulster Engineers Create Diamond Nanorods with a Diameter as Thin as 2 nm

Engineers at the University of Ulster are the first researchers to create diamond nanorods with a diameter as thin as 2.1 nm, which is not only smaller than all the currently reported diamond 1D nanostructures (4-300 nm) but also smaller than the theoretical calculated value (2.7-9 nm) for energetically stable diamond nanorods.

14 May 2009