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The Study of Nanoscale Carbon Materials Represents the New School

In the grand scope of scientific understanding, the study of nanoscale carbon materials represents the new school. It has been little more than 20 years since the discovery of "buckyballs," hollow spherical...

24 Jun 2008

Controlling Number of Electrons on the Surface of High-Temperature Superconductors

A team of University of British Columbia researchers has developed a technique that controls the number of electrons on the surface of high-temperature superconductors, a procedure considered impossible for the past two ...

24 Jun 2008

Moving Nanotechnology Innovation from Research Lab to Market

Applications of nanotechnology to electronics, photonics and renewable energy will be the focus of a joint forum to be held from August 10 to 14, 2009 at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. An innovation wo...

24 Jun 2008

One-Pot Method of Making Hydrogen Storage Material

Chemists in the US have developed a simple reaction to make ammonia borane - a powder more hydrogen-dense than even liquid hydrogen. Their one-pot synthesis of this promising hydrogen storage material is reported in the ...

24 Jun 2008

NEI Receives Eight Phase I SBIR Awards from DoE for Solutions in Clean Energy

NEI Corporation, a proven provider of engineered nanomaterials, announced the award of eight Phase I SBIR awards from the DoE today. These contracts will run concurrently and span the range from creation of next-generation battery materials to self-healing anti-corrosion coatings, to innovations in heat transfer fluids.

From NEI Corporation 20 Jun 2008

A New Level of Miniaturization for Non-Invasive Liquid Flow Sensors

Innovative packaging enables Sensirion's highly sensitive thermal flow sensor microchips to measure non-invasively through the wall of a flow channel inside a microfluidic substrate (US Pat. 6813944). This design provides unique sensitivity for liquid flow measurement and bubble detection in the microliter range. The sensors are especially suitable for monitoring flow rates and improving system performance in high-volume biomedical applications and micro fuel cells.

19 Jun 2008

VIASPACE Ships Humidity Sensor to Fuel Cell Test Station Manufacturers in Korea

VIASPACE Inc., a company that transforms proven space and defense technologies from NASA and the Department of Defense into hardware and software solutions, announced today that its VIASPACE Energy division has begun shi...

19 Jun 2008

New Type of Solar Energy System Four Times more Cost-Efficient

Transparent transistors and optoelectronics created by researchers at Oregon State University and HP have found their first key industrial application in a new type of solar energy system that its developers say will be four times more cost-efficient than any existing technology.

18 Jun 2008

Researchers Developing Super Batteries and Storage Bags

Innovative solutions to the problem of storing energy generated by renewable sources are being developed by researchers at The University of Nottingham.

18 Jun 2008

Companies Aim to Make Solar Energy Affordable and Easy to Use

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. and IBM are collaborating to establish new, low-cost methods for bringing the next generation of solar energy products to market -- products that will be more affordable and easier to install t...

17 Jun 2008