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Nanosolar Raises Fund to Deliver Low-Cost Thin-Film Solar Solution

Nanosolar, a manufacturer of advanced thin-film solar cells and panels, has declared the closing of a $20-million funding round that involved new investor aeris CAPITAL and existing investors OnPoint Technologies and Mohr Davidow Ventures.

20 Feb 2012

Next Alternative Manufactures Powerful Emulsion-Fuel Using Carbon Nanotubes

Next Alternative’s Chief Executive Officer, Robert Ireland has announced that the company’s emulsion-fuel or NAI-Fuel is one of the most powerful formulas, thanks to the utilization of carbon nanotubes.

20 Feb 2012

mPhase Technologies Expands Patent Portfolio Beyond Smart NanoBattery

mPhase Technologies announced that it has been strengthening its intellectual property based on a novel platform technology to fluid flow control by electronically manipulating the behavior of liquids during their contact with a porous or solid surface.

From MyPebble 16 Feb 2012

New Book on Selective Nanotechnological Applications for Energy Sector

Research and Markets has added a new book in its nanotechnology series, named, ‘Nanotechnology and Energy: Science, Promises and its Limits’.

From Research and Markets 15 Feb 2012

Vorbeck Materials Earns Innovator Award for Graphene-Based Energy Solution

Vorbeck Materials has won the Department of Energy (DOE)’s award for top innovators. The company is one among the three winners of America’s Next Top Energy Innovator Challenge, a competition conducted by DOE.

From Vorbeck Materials 15 Feb 2012

Ioxus’ Purchase of Power Systems Helps Develop Flexible Ultracapacitors

Ioxus, a provider of high-performance ultracapacitor technology for various markets, has declared the acquisition of Power Systems, a Japanese company that manufactures slim-pack, flexible electric double layer capacitors, and has a strong customer base in Asia Pacific.

10 Feb 2012

Study Explains Performance Behavior of LiFePO4 Nanoparticles

A study by Martin Z. Bazant from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has discovered the reasons behind the unusual charging and discharging behavior of lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) nanoparticles, paving the way to develop high-efficient battery materials.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 9 Feb 2012