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Study Finds Nanotube Structures Could Improve Electric Motors

New research from Rice University and the University of Oulu in Oulu, Finland, finds that carbon nanotubes could significantly improve the performance of electrical commutators that are common in electric motors and generators.

10 Mar 2009

New Report on Materials for Organic Photovoltaics Sector

NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst firm based here, today announced the release of its newest report, "Organic Photovoltaic Materials Markets: 2009 - 2016". The report projects that sales of materials for ...

9 Mar 2009

New Catalyst for Ethanol Production Using Nanotechnology

Iowa State University researchers are working to produce clean, renewable energy by developing a new, low-emissions burner and a new catalyst for ethanol production.

9 Mar 2009

mPhase to Pursue Funding for Advanced Battery Technology

In reaction to the new Economic Stimulus Plan, mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB:XDSL.OB - News) announced that it will pursue funding opportunities arising from the $2 billion allocated for advanced battery technology. ...

From MyPebble 9 Mar 2009

New Platform Enabling Researchers to Evaluate New Materials and Designs for Producing Solar Modules

Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) modules worldwide, today announced that it is making available a new simple development engineering platform for universities, companies, government laboratories and corporate research and development organizations to develop and evaluate their new materials and designs for photovoltaic modules.

9 Mar 2009

Company to Develop Thin Film Version of BioBacksheet Due to Growing Interest From Thin Film Solar Manufacturers

BioSolar, Inc. (OTCBB:BSRC), developer of a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that reduce the cost of photovoltaic solar modules, today announced its plan to expand the company's BioBacksheet™ technology to accommodate copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) and cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film modules.

9 Mar 2009

Canadian Government Invests in 16 New Projects Totalling $53 Million

The Canadian economy became cleaner today as 16 new projects that develop and demonstrate emerging clean technologies were awarded $53 million. The announcement, confirming the decision of the Board of Directors of Susta...

6 Mar 2009

The Role of Nanotechnology in Meeting America's Energy, Environmental and Economic Challenges

Chairman Bingaman, Ranking Member Murkowski, and members of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the national discussion of the role of science and technology in ...

6 Mar 2009

Great Step Toward Realizing High-Power Small-Size Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems

Masanobu Awano, Toshio Suzuki and others of the Functional Assembly Technology Group, the Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), have developed a micro fuel cell module with small-sized tubular solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), in collaboration with NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. (NGK).

6 Mar 2009

Scientist-Entrepreneurs Honored at Inventors Reception

An antibody with the potential to stop breast cancer in its path. A nanoparticle that can address a side effect of the treatment that hemophiliacs cannot live without. A "quantum dot" with the potential to trea...

6 Mar 2009