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World-Famed Scientist in Nanostructures Says Hydrogen is Plentiful, Affordable and Proven

The man Time Magazine once named Hero of the Planet, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, will give a keynote presentation on the subject at the important nanotechnology conference in October. But Ovshinsky revealed the basics of his ...

17 Sep 2008

Graphene Shows Potential of Storing Large Quantities of Renewable Electrical Energy

Engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have achieved a breakthrough in the use of a one-atom thick structure called "graphene" as a new carbon-based material for storing electrical charge...

17 Sep 2008

Carbon Nanotubes Improves Electrical Stimulation of Nerves

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have designed a way to improve electrical stimulation of nerves by outfitting electrodes with the latest in chemically engineered fashion: a coating of basic black, formed from carbon nanotubes.

16 Sep 2008

Manufacturing Capacity for Thin-Film and Organic PV to Reach 29 GWp by 2015

Manufacturing capacity for thin-film and organic photovoltaics is expected to grow from approximately 2 GWp (Gigawatts at peak sunlight) this year to 29 GWp by 2015 according to a new report from NanoMarkets, an industry...

16 Sep 2008

New Rechargeable Batteries Improving Hybrid Electric Cars in the Future

Researchers at the University of Bath are helping to develop new rechargeable batteries that could improve hybrid electric cars in the future. Transport is a major energy user and is estimated to be responsible for aroun...

16 Sep 2008

QuantumSphere Extending Capacity of Rechargeable Lithium Ion Batteries

QuantumSphere, Inc., a leading developer of advanced catalyst materials, electrode devices, and related technologies and systems for portable power and clean-energy applications, today announced that it has filed a key p...

16 Sep 2008

New Nanotube Composite Material Lead to New Frontier in Nanotechnology

Jonghwan Suhr, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, recently published his research findings on Continuous Reinforced Carbon Nanotube Composites in Nano Letters, a prominent academic journal in the field of Nanotechnology.

16 Sep 2008

mPhase to Demonstrate Breakthrough in MicroFluidics and Nanotechnology at NanoEurope 2008

Leading microfludics and nanotechnology development company mPhase Technologies, Inc., a Silver Sponsor of the 2008 NanoEurope Congress and Exhibition in St. Gallen, Switzerland, a major European nanotechnology event, wi...

From MyPebble 16 Sep 2008

Veeco Becomes Charter Member in the CPV Consortium

Veeco Instruments Inc., announced today that it has become a charter member in the CPV Consortium, a global industry organization that supports the development and long-term success of the concentrator photovoltaics industry, with the goal of providing a low-cost, reliable source of renewable energy.

From Veeco 15 Sep 2008

Nano-C Issued Patents Covering Manufacture of Carbon Nanotubes and Fullerenes

Nano-C, Inc., leading developer of nanostructured carbon materials, today announced that it has been issued U.S. Patent Nos. 7,335,344 and 7,396,520 by the Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademar...

15 Sep 2008