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Largest Roll-to-Roll Flexible Thin Film Solar Manufacturing Facility in the World

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced the company has opened the largest roll-to-roll flexible thin...

8 Oct 2008

Researchers Developed a New and Cost-Effective Alternative to Conventional Seals

From petroleum to food and beverage to pharmaceuticals, most industries use mechanical pumps, and all these pumps rely on seals to reduce leaks and maintenance costs. Argonne researchers, along with industry partners, have developed a new, efficient and cost-effective alternative to conventional seals.

8 Oct 2008

Discovery of New Material Allows the Use of Hydrogen as a Clean Fuel

A team of scientists from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) has designed a material with such high ion conductivity that it allows the use of hydrogen as a clean fuel. The research work has been published in th...

7 Oct 2008

CFX Battery Recognized for Novel Primary Carbon Fluoride Battery

Based on its recent analysis of the battery market, Frost + Sullivan recognizes CFX Battery, Inc. with the 2008 North American Frost + Sullivan Award for Emerging Company of the Year for its novel primary carbon fluoride...

7 Oct 2008

Altair Nanotechnologies Announces $10 Million Private Placement with Al Yousuf

Altair Nanotechnologies Inc., a leading provider of advanced materials and products for power and energy systems, today announced the execution of an agreement for a $10 million private placement of its common stock to A...

From Altair Nanotechnologies 6 Oct 2008

Researchers Designed Material Made of Graphene Sheets for Hydrogen Storage

Researchers in Greece report design of a new material that almost meets the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2010 goals for hydrogen storage and could help eliminate a key roadblock to practical hydrogen-powered vehicles. Their study on a way of safely storing hydrogen, an explosive gas, is scheduled for the Oct. 8 issue of ACS' Nano Letters, a monthly journal.

6 Oct 2008

Thin Film Photovoltaics Take Center Stage at Nanotechnology Conference

A special Thin Film Photovoltaics Forum will focus on new developments and groundbreaking research in the field of solar energy during the 5th Annual International Congress of Nano Bio Clean Tech 2008, October 27-30, at the San Francisco Airport Mariott Hotel.

5 Oct 2008