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MIT Researchers' New Analysis Leads to Development of Artificial Photosynthetic Systems

A new analysis by MIT researchers could make it possible to design more efficient artificial systems that mimic the way plants harvest the energy of sunlight through photosynthesis.

8 Nov 2010

Nano Gel Battery Products Developer China Ritar Power Signs LOI for TDL Acquisition

China Ritar Power Corporation (Nasdaq: CRTP), a leading supplier of innovative nano gel battery products and solutions, today announced it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire TDL Power Technology Co., Ltd. (&q...

8 Nov 2010

Key to Freener Batteries Lies in "Nano-Urchins"

Montroseite, a vanadium oxide mineral first discovered 60 years ago, could be used as an anode for greener batteries, say Chinese researchers. Yi Xie and co-workers from the University of Science and Technology of Ch...

8 Nov 2010

Solving Agriculture Problems using Nanotechnology

Your cell phone may one one day be powered by a nanoprotein extracted from spinanch. Leafy vegetables use photosynthesis to convert solar energy in order to grow, said Hongda Chen, a national program leader at National Institute of Food and Agriculture at the United States Department of Agriculture.

8 Nov 2010

Australia Fosters Nanotechnology in China

The governments of Australia and China have signed an agreement to further expand nanoscience research between the two countries. The governments have announced, they will jointly fund a new state-of-the-art nanotechnolo...

8 Nov 2010

Scientists Create Low-Cost Thermoelectric Materials using Nanotechnology

Although climate-controlled car seats don’t spring to mind when you think of energy efficiency, the latest technology underpinning this luxury automobile feature is based on thermoelectrics—materials that convert electricity directly into heating or cooling.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 5 Nov 2010