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Hybrid Carbon Nanotube Metal Oxide Arrays to Improve Lithium Battery Technology

Need to store electricity more efficiently? Put it behind bars. That's essentially the finding of a team of Rice University researchers who have created hybrid carbon nanotube metal oxide arrays as electrode mater...

9 Feb 2009

The Largest and Most Anticipated Nanotechnology Event in North America

We are just three months away from Nanotech 2009 Conference & Expo in Houston, Texas. We have received a record number of business and technical submissions for our conference program, which is a clear indication that the event will be an even bigger success than it was last year in Boston.

7 Feb 2009

Founder and CEO of Institute of Nanotechnology Announces Retirement

On the 31 st January 2009, Ottilia Saxl , founder of the Institute of Nanotechnology, announced her retirement after eleven years at the helm, first as a Director and then as CEO. Ottilia established the Institute in...

6 Feb 2009

University of Dayton Researcher Helps Find a Cheaper Way to Make Longer-Lasting Fuel Cells

Liming Dai, the University of Dayton's Wright Brothers Institute endowed chair in nanomaterials, and fellow scientists have taken a step toward a more efficient fuel cell that can be affordably mass-produced. They found that carbon nanotubes containing nitrogen are cheaper and work better than platinum in providing long-term fuel cell power.

5 Feb 2009

Exergy Fuel Cells Wins Italian "Selection Industria 2015" with Project MICROGEN 30

Exergy Fuel Cells S.r.I, a subsidiary of Morphic Technology AB (STO:MORPB), in partnership with ICI Caldaie and several other Companies and Research Institutes has won the Italian "selection Industria 2015" wit...

5 Feb 2009

Nanomaterials for Solar Cells Expect to Grow Another 44% in 2009

Despite a sluggish forecast for the overall high-tech industry in 2009, nanomaterials for solar cells grew 47% in 2008 and is projected to grow another 44% in 2009, according to a report Market Outlook for Nanomaterials ...

5 Feb 2009

New Book Takes the Miracle of Fuels Cell into the Real World

Fuel cells offer the key to zero emissions and reliable clean power. The new book by John Wiley + Sons (Asia) Pte Ltd, Fuel Cells: Fundamentals (2nd edition) takes the miracle of fuels cell into the real world by introdu...

4 Feb 2009

Using Nanotechnology, Energix's Micro Gas-To-Liquids Concept Produces Synfuels at Lower Costs

Energix Research, Inc. has successfully produced liquid fuels from natural gas with a process that is more efficient -- ultimately reducing capital cost and enabling mobility. Energix Research's tests indicate that i...

4 Feb 2009

Sharp Selects Virage Logic's ASAP Memory IP Architecture for its Latest CMOS Image Sensor Devices

Virage Logic (NASDAQ: VIRL), the semiconductor industry's trusted IP partner, today announced that Sharp Corporation, the industry leader in CMOS image sensor (CIS) applications targeting high-end cell phone designs,...

3 Feb 2009

PMI Introduces New Fuel Cell Porometer Designed to Measure Relevant Pore Structure Characteristics of Fuel Cell Components

The PMI Fuel Cell Porometer provides fully automated through-pore analysis including pore-throat diameter, pore size distribution, mean flow pore diameter, and liquid + gas permeability. The porometer's versatility a...

3 Feb 2009