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Taking the Science Behind PEM Fuel Cell Towards a Higher Level of Design

Fuel cells are often touted as one method to help decrease society's addiction to fossil fuels. But there is still a lot of work to be done before fuel cells will be ready for mass market to be used in transportation...

18 Oct 2009

First Definitive Measurements of "Persistent Current"

Physicists at Yale University have made the first definitive measurements of "persistent current," a small but perpetual electric current that flows naturally through tiny rings of metal wire even without an external power source.

15 Oct 2009

Generating Hydrogen Fuel using Artificial Photosynthesis and Nanotechnology

A team of four chemists at the University of Rochester have begun work on a new kind of system to derive usable hydrogen fuel from water using only sunlight. The project has caught the attention of the U.S. Departmen...

15 Oct 2009

Using Thermo Electric Nanotechnology to Convert Waste Heat into Electricity

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the National Science Foundation are funding research that may result in a military turbine aircraft that for the first time ever will produce its own electricity from exhau...

15 Oct 2009

Merck and Dyesol Signs Dye Solar Cells Collabration Agreement

Merck KGaA and Dyesol Limited have signed an agreement to collaborate in the development of electrolytes for use in Dye Solar Cells (DSC). This joint development agreement is the precursor to potential future commercial ...

15 Oct 2009

Tiny Steps to Electrode Surfaces Double Efficiency of Fuel Cells

Fuel cells, devices that can produce electricity from hydrogen or other fuels without burning them, are considered a promising new way of powering everything from homes and cars to portable devices like cellphones and laptop computers.

14 Oct 2009

Comprehensive Tool for Understanding Quantum Dot Solar Cells

Research and Markets, the leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of the "Quantum Dot Solar Cells" report to their offering. The Sun, believed by the man...

From Research and Markets 13 Oct 2009

Researchers Study New Type of Solar Cell

Within the Consolider HOPE project (projects funded by the Ministry of Innovation and Science), a group of scientists at Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO), headed by Juan Antonio Anta, are working on the optimisation of a type of photovoltaic cell (Grätzel cell) that artificially mimics photosynthesis.

13 Oct 2009

G24 Innovations Announces First Ever Commercial Shipment of DSSC PV Modules

G24 Innovations (G24i), a global pioneer of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC), announced the first ever commercial shipment of DSSC photovoltaic modules to Hong Kong-based consumer electronics bag manufacturer, Mascotte Industrial Associates.

13 Oct 2009

Leading Research Institution Chooses BNC in Multi-Million Environmental Nanotechnology Project

The specialist product development consultancy, Bio Nano Consulting (BNC) is pleased to announce that it has been chosen to lead the UK arm of a collaboration with a major research institution in the Middle East in a mul...

12 Oct 2009