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Coiled nanowires may hold key to stretchable electronics

Researchers at North Carolina State University have created the first coils of silicon nanowire on a substrate that can be stretched to more than double their original length, moving us closer to incorporating stretchable electronic devices into clothing, implantable health-monitoring devices, and a host of other applications.

Jan 11th, 2011

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Polymer membranes with molecular-sized channels that assemble themselves

Many futurists envision a world in which polymer membranes with molecular-sized channels are used to capture carbon, produce solar-based fuels, or desalinate sea water, among many other functions. This will require methods by which such membranes can be readily fabricated in bulk quantities. A technique representing a significant first step down that road has now been successfully demonstrated.

Jan 11th, 2011

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Trapped sunlight cleans water

A ew system that combines two different technologies proposes to break down contaminants using the cheapest possible energy source, sunlight. Microfluidics - transporting water through tiny channels - and photocatalysis - using light to break down impurities - come together in the science of optofluidics.

Jan 11th, 2011

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House of Lords report - One year on...

This workshop will consider what has happened in the year since the publication of the House of Lords Report and also the other associated reports and their implications for the food and drink industry.

Jan 11th, 2011

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Debunking solar energy efficiency measurements

In recent years, developers have been investigating light-harvesting thin film solar panels made from nanotechnology - and promoting efficiency metrics to make the technology marketable. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher is providing new evidence to challenge recent charge measurements for increasing solar panel efficiency.

Jan 10th, 2011

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