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Octillion Sponsors Nanotechnology Conference

Octillion Corp., a next-generation alternative and renewable energy technology incubator, today announced its sponsorship of the 2008 Nanoscale Science and Engineering Conference at Oakland University. The conference...

8 Aug 2008

Nanotechnology Provider Signs Contract to Deliver Prototype Batteries for U.S. Army

Altair Nanotechnologies Inc., a leading provider of advanced nanomaterials technology used in power and energy systems and other applications, today announced that it has signed a $350,000 contract through the U.S. Army&...

7 Aug 2008

Nanotechnology Enables More Efficient Chemical Reactions in Fuel Cells

Fuel cells are one of the most touted new energy technologies. They directly convert the chemical energy of fuels into electrical energy, doing so roughly twice as efficiently as a diesel engine.

6 Aug 2008

Using Nanotechnology to Improve Performance of Solar Cell

Solar cells of the future may look totally black to the human eye because they absorb light so efficiently. That's the promise of new research from an interdisciplinary team at the University of Virginia being funded by a new U.Va. Collaborative Sustainable Energy Seed Grant worth about $30,000.

5 Aug 2008

Eliminating Metal Nanoparticles Result in a More Corrosion-Resistant Alloy

Oxide scales are supposed to protect alloys from extensive corrosion, but scientists at U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have discovered metal nanoparticle chinks in this armor. Oxide scales...

5 Aug 2008

STMicroelectronics to Sponsor of EMPC 2009

STMicroelectronics, one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers and a world leader in MEMS and power ICs, is to be the principal sponsor of EMPC 2009, the 17th European Microelectronics And Packaging Con...

From STMicroelectronics 1 Aug 2008

QuantumSphere Nano NiFe Electrodes Accelerate Production of Clean Hydrogen

QuantumSphere, Inc., a leading developer of advanced catalyst materials, electrode systems, and related technologies for portable power and clean-energy applications, today announced electrodes coated with the company&#3...

1 Aug 2008

New Nanomaterial Making Plastic Stiffer, Lighter and Stronger

A Michigan State University researcher and his students have developed a nanomaterial that makes plastic stiffer, lighter and stronger and could result in more fuel-efficient airplanes and cars as well as more durable medical and sports equipment.

1 Aug 2008

Nanoscale Lithium Iron Phosphate Holds Key to Tomorrow's Electric Car Batteries

Why does lithium iron phosphate, a candidate for use in future lithium batteries, conduct electricity despite being an insulating material? Chemists at CNRS, working in collaboration with a team from CEA-Liten, have shed light on this paradox.

1 Aug 2008

Goretex Revolutionising Design of Fuel Cells Used in Next Generation of Hybrid Cars

Monash University scientists have revolutionised the design of fuel cells used in the latest generation of hybrid cars which could make the vehicles more reliable and cheaper to build. The breakthrough, published toda...

1 Aug 2008