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Cummins Filtration Engineers Recognized for Research on Nanofiber Engine Air Filter Design

Engineers from Cummins Filtration, the leader in filtration, exhaust, coolant and chemical technology for all engine-powered systems, recently received the prestigious Diploma of Recognition from the International Federa...

6 Nov 2008

Electrovaya Signs Three MOU's in China in Areas of Electric Cars, Trucks and Manufacturing Equipment

Electrovaya today announced that it has signed three MOU's in Beijing, China in the areas of electric cars, trucks and manufacturing equipment. Electrovaya has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Chana...

5 Nov 2008

Technique to be Used for In-Process Monitoring During Silicon Solar Cells and Wafers Manufacturing

Spire Corporation, a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) modules and cells worldwide, today announced that it has received a contract from the Uni...

5 Nov 2008

Technique Could Help Scientists and Companies Map Nanomaterials as They Grow

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a measurement technique that will help scientists and companies map nanomaterials as they grow. The discovery could help create superior nanotechnologies and lead to the development of more efficient solar panels and increased magnetic data storage.

5 Nov 2008

Top Hydrogen-Absorbing Metal Alloy 60 Percent Lighter than Battery

Dutch-sponsored researcher Robin Gremaud has shown that an alloy of the metals magnesium, titanium and nickel is excellent at absorbing hydrogen. This light alloy brings us a step closer to the everyday use of hydrogen a...

5 Nov 2008

Semiconducting Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes Used for Efficient LEDs and Photovoltaic Devices

The Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA Nanoscience) collaborates together with the University of Hamburg in the development of composite materials based on semiconductor nanoparticles an...

5 Nov 2008

Suniva Begins Production of High Efficiency Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells

Suniva Inc., a manufacturer of high value monocrystalline silicon solar cells, today announced that in less than 12 months after the initial planning it successfully began production of solar cells on its new 32MWp line in Norcross, Georgia.

5 Nov 2008

Two University of Delaware Professors Awarded Air Force Young Investigator Grants

Thomas H. Epps III, University of Delaware assistant professor of chemical engineering, and Erik Thostenson, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, are among just 39 scientists and engineers throughout the country selected to receive three-year research grants from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Research Program. The 39 awards total $12.1 million.

4 Nov 2008

Researchers Discover New Method for Overcoming Two Major Hurdles Facing Solar Energy

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered and demonstrated a new method for overcoming two major hurdles facing solar energy. By developing a new antireflective coating that boosts the amount of sunlight captured by solar panels and allows those panels to absorb the entire solar spectrum from nearly any angle, the research team has moved academia and industry closer to realizing high-efficiency, cost-effective solar power.

4 Nov 2008

Nano Device Providing New Methods of Characterizing Torque-Generating Molecules and DNA Strands

Researchers at Boston University working with collaborators in Germany, France and Korea have developed a nanoscale torsion resonator that measures miniscule amounts of twisting or torque in a metallic nanowire. This dev...

3 Nov 2008

Nanoenergy News

Cummins Filtration Engineers Recognized for Research on Nanofiber Engine Air Filter Design

Electrovaya Signs Three MOU's in China in Areas of Electric Cars, Trucks and Manufacturing Equipment

Technique to be Used for In-Process Monitoring During Silicon Solar Cells and Wafers Manufacturing

Technique Could Help Scientists and Companies Map Nanomaterials as They Grow

Top Hydrogen-Absorbing Metal Alloy 60 Percent Lighter than Battery

Semiconducting Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes Used for Efficient LEDs and Photovoltaic Devices

Suniva Begins Production of High Efficiency Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells

Two University of Delaware Professors Awarded Air Force Young Investigator Grants

Researchers Discover New Method for Overcoming Two Major Hurdles Facing Solar Energy

Nano Device Providing New Methods of Characterizing Torque-Generating Molecules and DNA Strands

Revolutionizing Superconductivity: 60K Temperature Findings

New Magnetic Nanodiscs for Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation

Understanding the Potential of Nanotechnology

Light-Responsive Azobenzene Polymers for Enhanced Neural Interfaces

New High-Energy X-Ray Imaging Technique for Nanomaterials

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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