Nanomaterials news
Method could help carbon nanotubes become commercially viable
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 04, 2006 |
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Carbon nanotubes are intriguing new materials which have been highly touted for their exceptional mechanical, thermal, optical and electrical properties.
Taking nature’s cue for cheaper solar power
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 04, 2007 |
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Solar cell technology developed by the University’s Nanomaterials Research Centre will enable New Zealanders to generate electricity from sunlight at a 10th of the cost of current silicon-based photo-electric ...
New nanostructured thin film shows promise for efficient solar energy conversion
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 08, 2008 |
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In the race to make solar cells cheaper and more efficient, many researchers and start-up companies are betting on new designs that exploit nanostructures--materials engineered on the scale of a billionth of a meter. Using ...
Nanoscience May Produce 'Perfect' Materials
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 25, 2006 |
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Nanoscience may provide a way to engineer materials that are virtually defect-free – perfect, that is.
Major breakthrough in lithium battery technology reported
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 18, 2009 |
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An NSERC-funded lab at the University Of Waterloo has laid the groundwork for a lithium battery that can store and deliver more than three times the power of conventional lithium ion batteries.
Nanowires may boost solar cell efficiency, engineers say
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 14, 2008 |
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University of California, San Diego electrical engineers have created experimental solar cells spiked with nanowires that could lead to highly efficient thin-film solar cells of the future.
New carbon nanomaterial shows promise of storing large quantities of renewable electrical energy
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 16, 2008 |
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Engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have achieved a breakthrough in the use of a one-atom thick structure called "graphene" as a new carbon-based material for storing electrical charge in ultracapacitor ...
New property found in ancient mineral lodestone
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 17, 2007 |
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Using the latest methods for nanofabrication, a team led by Rice University physicists has discovered a surprising new electronic property in one of the earliest-known and most-studied magnetic minerals on Earth -- lodestone, ...
Scientists discover ground-breaking material: Graphane
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at The University of Manchester have produced a ground-breaking new material, graphane, which has been derived from graphene.
Researchers achieve dramatic increase in thermoelectric efficiency
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Researchers at Boston College and MIT have used nanotechnology to achieve a major increase in thermoelectric efficiency, a milestone that paves the way for a new generation of products — from semiconductors ...
New material could speed development of hydrogen powered vehicles
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 06, 2008 |
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Researchers in Greece report design of a new material that almost meets the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2010 goals for hydrogen storage and could help eliminate a key roadblock to practical hydrogen-powered ...
Popcorn-ball design doubles efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 10, 2008 |
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A new approach creates a dramatic improvement in cheap solar cells now being developed in laboratories.
Technique creates metal memory and could lead to vanishing dents
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 29, 2007 |
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Crumpled kitchen foil that lays flat for reuse. Bent bumpers that straighten overnight. Dents in car doors that disappear when heated with a hairdryer. These and other physical feats may become possible with a technique to ...
Toward a new generation of paper-thin loudspeakers
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 17, 2008 |
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In research that may redefine ear buds, earphones, stereo loudspeakers, and other devices for producing sound, researchers in China are reporting development of flexible loudspeakers thinner than paper that ...
Graphene oxide paper could spawn a new class of materials
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Nearly 2,000 years ago, the discovery of paper revolutionized human communication. Now researchers at Northwestern University have fabricated a new type of paper that they hope will create a revolution of its own -- and while ...
