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EnerPlex Expands Availability of Flexible Thin-Film PV Module Products Across the Globe

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules integrated into the company's EnerPlex™ series of consumer products, announced today the company reached a major milestone in the expansion of its EnerPlex brand: the availability of EnerPlex products in over 1,000 physical retail locations across the globe.

30 Oct 2015

Pixelligent Presents New Nanocomposite Materials-Based OLED Light Extraction Technology at OLEDs World Summit

Pixelligent, the leader in high-index materials, announced today the development of a new OLED light extraction technology that dramatically increases light output in their customer's OLED Lighting devices. Pixelligent founder and chief technology officer, Dr. Gregory Cooper, presented the new technology at the 17th Annual OLEDs World Summit.

30 Oct 2015

International Team Extensively Tests Layered Hexagonal Boron Nitride

Conductors and insulators exist everywhere in life and allow for the performance of both trivial and vital tasks: the stirring of a pot of soup or the flow of electricity, like the current of a river, powering generators in hospitals and even the computer screen you’re looking at right now.

30 Oct 2015

Hybrid Silicon Heterojunction-Perovskite Solar Cell Delivers Record Efficiency

Teams from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, have been the first to successfully combine a silicon heterojunction solar cell with a perovskite solar cell monolithically into a tandem device.

30 Oct 2015

Alchemy Experiencing a Revival in Nanotechnology

Alchemy left the mainstream centuries ago, but one of its core concepts, transmuting the elements, is experiencing a revival in nanotechnology.

30 Oct 2015

New Nanoparticle Targets and Destroys Cells That Cause Cardiac Arrhythmia

A new nanoparticle developed by University of Michigan researchers could be the key to a targeted therapy for cardiac arrhythmia, a condition that causes the heart to beat erratically and can lead to heart attack and stroke.

29 Oct 2015

Biodegradable Polymer Implant Reinforced with Montmorillonite Clay Nanoparticles Improves Outcomes for Patients

A plastic derived from cornstarch combined with a volcanic ash compound, Montmorillonite clay, could help heal the bones of hundreds of thousands of patients with orthopedic injuries who need bone replacement after tumor removal, spinal fusion surgery or fracture repair.

29 Oct 2015

NSF Awards Penn $3.6 Million Grant to Develop Materials for Multifunctional Coatings on Emergency Tents

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have received a five-year, $3.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop materials for multifunctional coatings on emergency tents, enabling them to manage water, prevent the spread of bacteria and capture and store solar energy.

29 Oct 2015

Graphene-Based Optical Detector can Monitor Broad Spectral Range at Room Temperature

A new graphene-based optical detector has been developed. The detector has a spectral range that spans from the visible to the TeraHertz region, has a 40 picosecond response rate and fully functions at room temperature.

28 Oct 2015

Nanopolymeric Compound-Based Full-Body Suit Protects Against Viral, Biological and Chemical Threats

Radiation Shield Technologies, a global developer of advanced personal-protection gear, today announced its introduction of Demron ICE: the world’s first full-body suit that protects against viral, biological and chemical threats using a patented self-cooling fabric that is ASTM F1671 Blood and Viral Penetration Resistance certified.

28 Oct 2015

Nanomaterials News

EnerPlex Expands Availability of Flexible Thin-Film PV Module Products Across the Globe

Pixelligent Presents New Nanocomposite Materials-Based OLED Light Extraction Technology at OLEDs World Summit

International Team Extensively Tests Layered Hexagonal Boron Nitride

Hybrid Silicon Heterojunction-Perovskite Solar Cell Delivers Record Efficiency

Alchemy Experiencing a Revival in Nanotechnology

New Nanoparticle Targets and Destroys Cells That Cause Cardiac Arrhythmia

Biodegradable Polymer Implant Reinforced with Montmorillonite Clay Nanoparticles Improves Outcomes for Patients

NSF Awards Penn $3.6 Million Grant to Develop Materials for Multifunctional Coatings on Emergency Tents

Graphene-Based Optical Detector can Monitor Broad Spectral Range at Room Temperature

Nanopolymeric Compound-Based Full-Body Suit Protects Against Viral, Biological and Chemical Threats

Revolutionizing Superconductivity: 60K Temperature Findings

New Magnetic Nanodiscs for Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation

Light-Responsive Azobenzene Polymers for Enhanced Neural Interfaces

New High-Energy X-Ray Imaging Technique for Nanomaterials

Amino Acid-Functionalized Magnetite Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Therapeutic Potential

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

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

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