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TSMC Breaks Ground for New Thin Film Solar Facility in Taichung, Taiwan

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TSMC, TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today broke ground in Taichung’s Central Taiwan Science Park on the company's first Thin Film Solar R&D Center and Fab, laying ...

20 Sep 2010

Life-Cycle Assessment of Solar Cell Technology

Solar energy could be a central alternative to petroleum-based energy production. However, current solar-cell technology often does not produce the same energy yield and is more expensive to mass-produce. In addition,...

18 Sep 2010

Scientific Article on Aerosol Micro-Beam Application Receives Recognition

A scientific article by researchers at North Dakota State University, Fargo, has been named one of the “Top-50 most cited articles” from 2007 to 2010, in the Journal of Aerosol Science published by Elsevier S...

17 Sep 2010

Applied Nanotech Secures Phase III SBIR Fund to Commercialize PV Compatible Inks

Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:APNT) announced that it has been awarded a Phase III SBIR grant, in the amount of $1.6 million, from the US Department of Energy to establish a pilot production facility to manufacture and commercialize its proprietary ink materials for the application of metallic conductor layers on thin silicon solar cells.

From Nano Magic, LLC. 17 Sep 2010

Molecular Switch Could Lead to Development of New Organic Batteries

The development of new organic batteries—lightweight energy storage devices that work without the need for toxic heavy metals—has a brighter future now that chemists have discovered a new way to pass electrons back and forth between two molecules.

16 Sep 2010

Bing Energy, FSU Partner to Develop Nano-Enhanced Fuel Cells

A Florida State University engineering professor’s innovative research with nanomaterials could one day lead to a new generation of hydrogen fuel cells that are less expensive, smaller, lighter and more durable &md...

16 Sep 2010

Nanoscale Engineering Can Address Solar Energy Challenge

Driven by rapid global industrialization, finite fossil fuel reserves, and the high cost of many alternative energy options, meeting the world’s energy challenge may demand novel solutions. One potential solution has its roots in the ubiquitous industrial invention: the factory.

15 Sep 2010