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Researchers Develop New Silicon Nanotube Anode Technology

Silicon anode used in batteries gets destroyed within a few cycles due to the electrolyte attack and the strain of contraction and expansion.

14 May 2012

BT Imaging’s New Production Tools Enable High-Yield Cast Mono Wafers

BT Imaging, a provider of luminescence-based inspection and quality control systems for use in the photovoltaic production industry, has unveiled a suite of production tools that allows photovoltaic wafer manufacturers to communicate and work efficiently with cell manufacturers to achieve the optimal cell efficiency.

14 May 2012

Piezoelectric Viruses Power Thin-Film Generator

New approach is a promising first step toward the development of tiny devices that harvest electrical energy from everyday tasks

14 May 2012

New Report Sheds Light on Market for Supercapacitors

Reportlinker.com has announced the addition of a new report titled ‘Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors: Supercapacitors 2013-2023’ to its offering.

11 May 2012

Researchers Develop Low-Cost, Large-Area Nanogenerator Technology

A research team led by Keon Jae Lee, a Professor at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, has used piezoelectric ceramic nanoparticles to develop new types of large-area nanogenerator technology at a lower cost.

8 May 2012

Report Predicts Strong Growth in Global Ultracapacitor Market

Research and Markets has included a new report titled ‘Global Ultracapacitor Market 2011-2015’ to its database.

From Research and Markets 5 May 2012

HyperSolar’s Protective Coating Stabilizes Solar Nanoparticles for Renewable Hydrogen Production

HyperSolar, a company developing innovative technology to generate renewable hydrogen from solar power and water, has declared that it has achieved a major landmark in the protection and stabilization of its solar nanoparticles utilized in producing renewable hydrogen.

3 May 2012

Synthetic Ligands Connect Nanocrystals for Current Transmission

University of Southern California (USC) scientists have developed a method to produce stable, low-cost solar cells from nanocrystals. These cells can be printed or painted onto surfaces as they are in the form of a liquid ink. These solar nanocrystals can float in a liquid solution and measure around 4 nm.

27 Apr 2012

Key Industry Figures Join Board of CRANN, Progressing Strategy for Nanoscience Commercialisation

CRANN (Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices), the Science Foundation Ireland funded nanoscience institute based in Trinity College Dublin (TCD), today announced the addition of three new Board m...

26 Apr 2012

Researchers Use Graphene to Increase Efficiency of Next-Generation Solar Cells

A team of material scientists at the Michigan Technological University has discovered that graphene can improve the conversion efficiency of next-generation photovoltaic cells.

26 Apr 2012