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Artificial Electrical Field Mobilizes Neutral Nanoparticles

A research team from the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) has created atoms that can behave like charged particles speeded up by electric fields. The JQI is a joint venture of the National Institute of Standards and Technol...

7 Apr 2011

Bulk Metallic Glass Nanowires Enhance Efficiency of Fuel Cells

Fuel cells do not last long, while the catalysts used in fuels cells disintegrate, restraining the chemical response that turns fuel into electricity.

6 Apr 2011

Nontrivial Atom Circuit Fabricated from Ultracold Gas Nano-Particles

Teams from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland (UM) have developed a nontrivial atom circuit, a loop shaped like a donut fabricated from ultracold gas nano-particles floating in a current similar to a circle of electrons in a superconducting wire.

4 Apr 2011

Nanogenerator Produces Electricity with Body Movements

A research team recently unveiled a nanogenerator at the 241st National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society.

1 Apr 2011

Nanowires Make Lithium-Ion Batteries Suitable for Electric Vehicles

The 3D Li-ion battery has been unveiled at the 241st National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

1 Apr 2011

New Nanogenerator Powered by Body Movements

A team of researchers headed by Zhong Lin Wang, a scientist at Georgia Institute of Technology, has developed the first ever practical nanogenerator.

31 Mar 2011

Construction Begins for Thin Film Solar Module Manufacturing Plant in Vietnam

First Solar announced the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the new thin-film solar module manufacturing facility at Dong Nam Industrial Park in Vietnam. The new facility is worth $300 million.

31 Mar 2011

Nano-Scale Chemical Mapping for Simulated Photosynthesis

A research team at Berkeley Lab's Molecular Foundry has developed a chemical mapping technique that offers a nanoscale insight into materials.

31 Mar 2011

Nanotechnology to Control Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Miho Yamauchi and Masaki Takata from the RIKEN SPring-8 Center in Harima have led a research team that has found a way to detoxify the impact of ammonia fertilizers1.

31 Mar 2011

Biological Nanowires to Harness Solar Energy

Research teams in the UK and Arizona State University in the US have received $10.3 million to enhance photosynthesis in an endeavor to develop renewable fuel.

31 Mar 2011