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Solar Panels Kept Clean by Hydrophobic Nanoparticle Layer

A researcher from the University of Houston has developed a nanoparticle coating for solar panels that makes it easier to keep the panels clean, which helps maintain their efficiency and reduces the maintenance and operations costs.

14 Aug 2012

Breakthrough in Colloidal Quantum Dot Films Helps Develop Low-Cost, High-Efficiency Solar Cells

A team of scientists from the King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) and University of Toronto (U of T) headed by Ted Sargent, an U of T Engineering Professor, has achieved a significant progress in the advancement of colloidal quantum dot (CQD) films, which in turn results in a CQD solar cell with an unprecedented efficiency of 7%.

From University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics 30 Jul 2012

Free Webinar From Cranfield University on Nanotechnologies for Personal Energy Generation

Cranfield University and The Manufacturer magazine unite for a free webinar entitled "Nanotechnology: its meaning and potential in the UK". It will be held from 14:30 to 15:30.

From Cranfield University - Nanotechnology Centre 24 Jul 2012

Solar3D Develops Initial Prototype of 3D Solar Cells

Solar3D has successfully developed an initial prototype of its three-dimensional (3D) solar cell with the help of Panasonic equipment. The company used its economical fabrication process to accurately make 3D light capturing and converting nanostructures over a silicon wafer.

19 Jul 2012

New Technique to Fabricate Multiple Anodes from Single Wafers for Rechargeable Batteries

A team of scientists from Lockheed Martin and Rice University has developed a process to extract manifold superior-performance anodes from single silicon wafers.

17 Jul 2012

New Report Sheds Light on Thin-Film and Printed Battery Markets

Research and Markets has included a new research report titled ‘Thin-Film and Printed Battery Markets - 2012’ to its catalogue.

From Research and Markets 17 Jul 2012

Nanoparticles in Surface Treatments Can Be Removed by Water Over Time

Researchers at Corporación Tecnológica Tecnalia have published a study in the prestigious science magazine, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, which reveals the loss of nanomaterials caused by water on surface treatments employed in numerous consumption and construction products.

13 Jul 2012

Nanoenergy News

Solar Panels Kept Clean by Hydrophobic Nanoparticle Layer

Breakthrough in Colloidal Quantum Dot Films Helps Develop Low-Cost, High-Efficiency Solar Cells

Free Webinar From Cranfield University on Nanotechnologies for Personal Energy Generation

Solar3D Develops Initial Prototype of 3D Solar Cells

New Technique to Fabricate Multiple Anodes from Single Wafers for Rechargeable Batteries

New Report Sheds Light on Thin-Film and Printed Battery Markets

Nanoparticles in Surface Treatments Can Be Removed by Water Over Time

New Grid Energy Storage Solution Based on Principles of Supercapacitors and Batteries

Researchers Develop High-Output and Flexible Triboelectric Nanogenerators

IMPT Will Take Part in €10 Million Project to Develop Low Cost and Efficient Photovoltaics

New Magnetic Nanodiscs for Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation

Improving Aluminum Alloy 7075 Casting with TiC Nanoparticles

Green Synthesis of Carbon Quantum Dots from Almond Resin for Biomedical Use

NYU Tandon and KAIST 'Hear' Defects in Nanomaterials

New Method for Creating Highly Luminescent Nanoparticles

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

Applying AI-Driven Solutions to Semiconductor Digital Design

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