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High-Efficiency Nanostructured Electron Source for Improved Microwave Communications

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland, College Park, have built a practical, high-efficiency nanostructured electron source. Described in the journal Nanotechnology, this new, patent-pending technology could lead to improved microwave communications and radar, and more notably to new and improved X-ray imaging systems for security and health-care applications.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 6 Mar 2013

Gold Nanorods Promise a New Method of Harvesting Sun's Energy

A new method of harvesting the Sun's energy is emerging, thanks to scientists at UC Santa Barbara's Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials. Though still in its infancy, the research promises to convert sunlight into energy using a process based on metals that are more robust than many of the semiconductors used in conventional methods. The researchers' findings are published in the latest issue of the journal Nature Nanotechnology.

25 Feb 2013

New Nanoscale Engine to Generate Electricity from Waste Using Quantum Dots

A new type of nanoscale engine has been proposed that would use quantum dots to generate electricity from waste heat, potentially making microcircuits more efficient.

15 Feb 2013

Energy-Related Nanotechnology Research Presented at Energy Summit 2013

University of Texas at Dallas researchers and their colleagues at other institutions are investigating ways to harvest energy from such diverse sources as mechanical vibrations, wasted heat, radio waves, light and even movements of the human body.

14 Feb 2013

Silicon Nanoparticles Improve Performance of New Lithium-Ion Battery

Researchers at USC have developed a new lithium-ion battery design that uses porous silicon nanoparticles in place of the traditional graphite anodes to provide superior performance.

13 Feb 2013

Nanoporous Solid Electrolyte Enables More Energy-Dense Lithium Ion Batteries

Looking toward improved batteries for charging electric cars and storing energy from renewable but intermittent solar and wind, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed the first high-performance, nanostructured solid electrolyte for more energy-dense lithium ion batteries.

From Oak Ridge National Laboratory 24 Jan 2013

New Report Sheds Light on Solid State Thin Film Battery

New Report Added in ResearchMoz Reports Database Solid State Thin Film Battery: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, Nanotechnology, 2013 to 2019.

22 Jan 2013

Nanowires May Pave the Way for More Efficient and Cheaper Solar Cells

In the latest issue of Science, researchers from Lund University in Sweden have shown how nanowires could pave the way for more efficient and cheaper solar cells.

From Lund University 19 Jan 2013

Teeth of Marine Snail Inspires Efficient Nanoscale Materials for Solar Cells

An assistant professor at the University of California, Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering is using the teeth of a marine snail found off the coast of California to create less costly and more efficient nanoscale materials to improve solar cells and lithium-ion batteries.

17 Jan 2013

Flexible PV Cells Using Nanowire-Coated Graphene Sheets

MIT researchers have produced a new kind of photovoltaic cell based on sheets of flexible graphene coated with a layer of nanowires. The approach could lead to low-cost, transparent and flexible solar cells that could be deployed on windows, roofs or other surfaces.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 24 Dec 2012