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Study Finds New, Less Costly Solar Cell Materials Can Meet Energy Demand

Unconventional solar cell materials that are as abundant but much less costly than silicon and other semiconductors in use today could substantially reduce the cost of solar photovoltaics, according to a new study from the Energy and Resources Group and the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).

17 Feb 2009

Efficiency of Thin Film Solar Cells for Homes and Buildings Reaches 7 Percent

In Vikram Dalal's 37 years of researching solar technology, the efficiency of thin film solar cells for homes and buildings has improved from 1 percent to about 7 percent.

17 Feb 2009

AIXTRON Receives Order for MOCVD Tools from China Based LED Manufacturer

AIXTRON AG announced today a triple order for MOCVD tools from Tonghui Electronics Corp., a new startup and China based manufacturer of LEDs. The order is for a AIX 2800G4 HT IC Planetary Reactor system, AIXTRON's fl...

From AIXTRON SE 17 Feb 2009

University Seeking Funding to Move Nano-Bio Engineering Projects From Lab to Marketplace

UNM is asking the state legislature for money to finish and equip empty space in the new Centennial Engineering Center for nano-bio engineering. The programs housed in this space will address the gap in transitioning tec...

17 Feb 2009

Texas Instruments Extends OMAP 3 Family with 45 nm Products to Address Broad Range of Mobile Performance Needs

To answer handset manufacturers' diverse requirements in the rapidly-evolving Smartphone and Mobile Internet Device (MID) markets, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) announced today that it has extended its popular OMAPTM 3 family with new 45 nanometer (nm) products.

16 Feb 2009

Researchers Develop High-Performance Organic-Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell

Kohjiro Hara and Nagatoshi Koumura, Research Scientists at AIST, have developed a high-performance dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) based on organic dye as part of the Grants-in-Aid Program for Scientific Research led by the New Energy and Industrial Development Organization (budget: about 5 billion yen).

16 Feb 2009

Smit Ovens Supplies Jenn Feng Industrial with Thermal Processes for Mass Production of CIGS Thin Film Photovoltaics

Smit Ovens today announced that it has signed a deal to supply Taiwanese company, Jenn Feng Industrial, with thermal process solutions for mass production of thin film photovoltaic (PV) cells.

16 Feb 2009

World's First ARM Processor Produced on 32nm High-K Metal Gate Process Technology

ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMH)] today announced that the world's first ARM processor produced on 32nm High-K Metal Gate (HKMG) process technology will be shown at Mobile World Congress, Barcelona. It is the first ev...

16 Feb 2009

World's Largest Manufacturers of Solar Cells Share Views at 'The Solar Future' Conference

In a few years, photovoltaic solar energy will have become a competitive energy source in major markets in the world. Without the need for subsidies. This will be the start of a revolution in the world's energy supply and usage. Are we prepared for this?

15 Feb 2009

New Porous Material Very Effective at Separating Hydrogen from Complex Gas Mixtures

President Barack Obama's pursuit of energy independence promises to accelerate research and development for alternative energy sources -- solar, wind and geothermal power, biofuels, hydrogen and biomass, to name a fe...

15 Feb 2009

Nanoenergy News

Study Finds New, Less Costly Solar Cell Materials Can Meet Energy Demand

Efficiency of Thin Film Solar Cells for Homes and Buildings Reaches 7 Percent

AIXTRON Receives Order for MOCVD Tools from China Based LED Manufacturer

University Seeking Funding to Move Nano-Bio Engineering Projects From Lab to Marketplace

Texas Instruments Extends OMAP 3 Family with 45 nm Products to Address Broad Range of Mobile Performance Needs

Researchers Develop High-Performance Organic-Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell

Smit Ovens Supplies Jenn Feng Industrial with Thermal Processes for Mass Production of CIGS Thin Film Photovoltaics

World's First ARM Processor Produced on 32nm High-K Metal Gate Process Technology

World's Largest Manufacturers of Solar Cells Share Views at 'The Solar Future' Conference

New Porous Material Very Effective at Separating Hydrogen from Complex Gas Mixtures

Revolutionizing Superconductivity: 60K Temperature Findings

Enhancing Osteogenesis in hBMSCs Using Single-Layer Graphene Oxide Nanosheets

Archer Improves the Functionality of Its 12CQ Quantum Project with International Partners

New Magnetic Nanodiscs for Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation

New Technique Boosts Efficiency of Eco-Friendly Solar Cells

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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