http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Panasonic Corp., which recently made a successful takeover bid for Sanyo Electric Co., plans to market a lithium-ion storage cell for home use around fiscal 2011. http://www.physorg.com/news180778009.html Technology Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:07:15 EST news180778009 Sandia National Laboratories scientists have developed tiny glitter-sized photovoltaic cells that could revolutionize the way solar energy is collected and used. http://www.physorg.com/news180713660.html Technology Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:14:56 EST news180713660 (PhysOrg.com) -- New results by scientists at Umeľ University, Sweden, show that not only water but also alcohol solvents can be inserted to expand the structure of graphite oxide under high pressure conditions. The information is helpful in the search for new methods to develop amazing materials that could be used for instance in nanoelectronics and for energy storage. http://www.physorg.com/news180642806.html Nanotechnology Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:42:23 EST news180642806 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy`s Brookhaven National Laboratory have found a new way to use a synthetic form of DNA to control the assembly of nanoparticles - this time resulting in switchable, three-dimensional and small-cluster structures that might be useful, for example, as biosensors, in solar cells, and as new materials for data storage. The work is described in Nature Nanotechnology, published online December 20, 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news180624054.html Nanotechnology Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:21:26 EST news180624054 Scientists have experimentally verified a theory suggesting that hot electrons could double the output of solar cells. The researchers, from Boston College, have built solar cells that successfully use hot electrons to increase the cells' power ouput. Although the power increase is small, the concept could lead to solar cells that break conventional efficiency limits. http://www.physorg.com/news180365359.html Nanotechnology Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:44:26 EST news180365359 By studying the signatures of fossil life on Earth, geobiologists can get a clue of what to look for when hunting for extraterrestrial life on Mars. http://www.physorg.com/news180364566.html Space & Earth Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:16:50 EST news180364566 (PhysOrg.com) -- Adding cerium oxide to phosphate glass rather than the commonly used silicate glass may make glasses that block ultraviolet light and have increased radiation damage resistance while remaining colorless, according to Penn State researchers. These cerium-containing phosphate glasses have many commercial applications for use in windows, sunglasses and solar cells. http://www.physorg.com/news180098054.html Physics Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:15:06 EST news180098054 Boston College researchers have observed the "hot electron" effect in a solar cell for the first time and successfully harvested the elusive charges using ultra-thin solar cells, opening a potential avenue to improved solar power efficiency, the authors report in the current online edition of Applied Physics Letters. http://www.physorg.com/news179739056.html Physics Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:31:22 EST news179739056 Thursday's Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing featured testimony from experts about the power industry's need to develop systems capable of storing large amounts of electricity if the nation's power grid intends to utilize the expected increase of energy produced by renewable resources. http://www.physorg.com/news179688592.html Technology Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:30:20 EST news179688592 (PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Stanford researchers has developed a new generation of retinal implants that aims to provide higher resolution and make artificial vision more natural. http://www.physorg.com/news179686378.html Medicine & Health Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:54:18 EST news179686378 (PhysOrg.com) -- Titanium dioxide, the same inexpensive white pigment that protects us from sunburns, can be converted into a material that absorbs sunlight and could greatly increase the efficiency of solar energy cells. http://www.physorg.com/news179659570.html Physics Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:26:56 EST news179659570 Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is planning its first foray into solar energy with an investment in the island's largest producer of solar cells, a spokesman said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news179652960.html Technology Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:36:33 EST news179652960 The Materials on the International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) 7, designed and built by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), launched aboard STS-129 on November, 16, for transport to the International Space Station. http://www.physorg.com/news179420757.html Space & Earth Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:06:37 EST news179420757 In Trina Solar's brilliant white factory in eastern China, masked workers in lab coats turn silicon wafers into solar power cells capable of harnessing the sun's clean and limitless energy. http://www.physorg.com/news179042795.html Technology Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:07:16 EST news179042795 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have used lasers to create the first practical macroscopic yarns from boron nitride fibers, opening the door for an array of applications, from radiation-shielded spacecraft to stronger body armor, according to a just-published study. http://www.physorg.com/news179001844.html Nanotechnology Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:20:06 EST news179001844