Thanks to nanostructures that scatter and channel light, University of California, San Diego electrical engineers are working toward thin-film 'single junction' solar cells with the potential for nearly 45 percent sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiencies.
Posted: May 15th, 2008
Read moreEuropean researchers say their study of self-sustaining solitary light wave packets could result in a new generation of computers and optical telecommunications networks.
Posted: May 14th, 2008
Read moreA type of plastic that exhibits metallic and semi-conductor-like properties will be described in an inaugural doctoral lecture at the University of Leicester on Wednesday June 4, 2008.
Posted: May 14th, 2008
Read moreNanotechnology researchers at UC Davis have shown that they can use a red blood cell to calibrate a sensitive instrument, an atomic force microscope.
Posted: May 14th, 2008
Read moreThe efficiency improvement is achieved by the use of an ultra-thin aluminum oxide layer at the front of the cell, and it brings a breakthrough in the use of solar energy a step closer.
Posted: May 14th, 2008
Read moreMicronora, the international microtechnology and high-precision trade fair, will be held from September 23-26, 2008 in Besancon (in Eastern France). In 2008, for the first time, the event will also feature a Nanotechnology Pavilion.
Posted: May 14th, 2008
Read moreFibers present massive challenges and opportunities for micro and nano technologies. These challenges are not in the manufacturing of the fibers but in the control and understanding of their behavior.
Posted: May 14th, 2008
Read moreIn der Schweiz trafen sich vor kurzem mehr als 100 Wissenschaftler aus aller Welt, um auf Einladung der Empa ueber die Auswirkungen synthetischer Nanopartikel auf die Umwelt zu diskutieren.
Posted: May 14th, 2008
Read moreItaly and Israel are set to establish a joint nanotechnology lab, that will focus on nano-photos, quantum computers and ultra-cooled atoms.
Posted: May 14th, 2008
Read moreExperimental solar cells spiked with nanowires show promise as efficient thin-film solar cells of future.
Posted: May 14th, 2008
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Held together by metal-metal bonds: A large ring containing 36 gold atoms.
Posted: May 14th, 2008
Read moreA talented young physicist at Rensselaer has developed two innovations that could vastly improve magnetic data storage and sense extremely low level magnetic fields in everything from ink on counterfeit currency to tissue in the human brain and heart.
Posted: May 14th, 2008
Read moreThe sixth NanoEurope will be held in St.Gallen (Switzerland) on September 16 and 17, 2008.
Posted: May 14th, 2008
Read moreThe Alberta government announced it will spend $30 million to help more students pursue nanotechnology.
Posted: May 14th, 2008
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have reported a new technique to sort batches of carbon nanotubes by length using high-speed centrifuges.
Posted: May 13th, 2008
Read moreThe new GaN transistor could reduce the power consumption and improve the efficiency of power electronics systems in everything from motor drives and hybrid vehicles to house appliances and defense equipment.
Posted: May 13th, 2008
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