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New Transformation Optics to Harness Nanotechnology to Radically Advance Optical Technologies

A new research field called transformation optics may usher in a host of radical advances including a cloak of invisibility and ultra-powerful microscopes and computers by harnessing nanotechnology and "metamaterials."

17 Oct 2008

Sandia Researcher Receives Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Innovator Award

The award recognizes a solar-to-grid system conversion efficiency record the SES Serial #3 solar dish Stirling system beat in January 2008 at Sandia’s National Solar Thermal Test facility. The existing 1984 record of 29.4 percent was toppled by the new 31.25 percent net efficiency record.

17 Oct 2008

New Solar Energy Material Overcomes All Obstacles to Produce Maximum Energy

Researchers have created a new material that overcomes two of the major obstacles to solar power: it absorbs all the energy contained in sunlight, and generates electrons in a way that makes them easier to capture. O...

17 Oct 2008

Nanotechnology to Redefine Future of Energy Technologies

The future of how the world communicates, and how we power our lives, will likely come from the same source: nanotechnology. According to a just-released podcast and new publication from the Project on Emerging Nanotechn...

16 Oct 2008

IMOMEC Develop Method to Stabilize Nanomorphology of Organic Solar Cells

With these stabilized solar cells, efficiencies were achieved comparable to state-of-the-art organic solar cells. This breakthrough paves the way to commercial organic solar cells with an operational lifetime of over 5 years

15 Oct 2008

Development of New Tools Help Revolutionize Process of Creating New Technological Devices

Researchers have accurately identified tools that model the atomic and void structures of a network-forming elemental material.

14 Oct 2008

Solar Botanic Demonstrate New Innovative Nanotechnology Method for Energy Capture

More powerful than wind farms, more efficient than solar panels and more practical and aesthetically pleasing than both. Solar Botanic is a company which harvests the energy of the sun and wind by incorporating estab...

14 Oct 2008

Harvard's Black Silicon Laser Implant Technique Receives Exclusive License from SiOnyx

Harvard University's Office of Technology Development (OTD) and SiOnyx, Inc. today announced that SiOnyx has exclusively licensed Harvard's portfolio of black silicon patents. Black silicon, a novel laser imp...

14 Oct 2008

European Scientists Gather to Pave Way for Brighter Future in Optical Circuits

By working together to share costs and know-how, European researchers are shaking up the way research and development is carried out on optical chips. Optics has come a long way since the 1960s. Today, it is more than...

14 Oct 2008

Siemens to Supply Steam Turbine to World’s First Commercial Solar Tower Power Plant

Siemens Energy is to supply an industrial steam turbine for one of the world’s first commercial solar tower power plants. The Spanish company Sener will build the innovative solar thermal power plant with a capacit...

10 Oct 2008

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Clean Technology News

New Transformation Optics to Harness Nanotechnology to Radically Advance Optical Technologies

Sandia Researcher Receives Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Innovator Award

New Solar Energy Material Overcomes All Obstacles to Produce Maximum Energy

Nanotechnology to Redefine Future of Energy Technologies

IMOMEC Develop Method to Stabilize Nanomorphology of Organic Solar Cells

Development of New Tools Help Revolutionize Process of Creating New Technological Devices

Solar Botanic Demonstrate New Innovative Nanotechnology Method for Energy Capture

Harvard's Black Silicon Laser Implant Technique Receives Exclusive License from SiOnyx

European Scientists Gather to Pave Way for Brighter Future in Optical Circuits

Siemens to Supply Steam Turbine to World’s First Commercial Solar Tower Power Plant

Combining Particle Size, Zeta Potential and Shelf-life for Cutting Edge Research

Can we Decarbonize the Aerospace Industry?

From Lab to Industry: How Additive Manufacturing is Transforming Structural Integrity

GranuDrum HT: High-Temperature Powder Flow Analyzer

SteraPak: A Portable Decontamination System

Monitoring Polymerization Reactions with ACOMP

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Fundamentals of Particle Characterization

The Future of Plastics Lies in Bioplastics and Advanced Biotechnology

Benchtop NMR for Pharmacopeial Assays of OTC Medicines

New Horizons in Battery Quality and Cathode Materials

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Clean Technology News

Combining Particle Size, Zeta Potential and Shelf-life for Cutting Edge Research

Can we Decarbonize the Aerospace Industry?

From Lab to Industry: How Additive Manufacturing is Transforming Structural Integrity

1A New Catalyst for Efficient CO2 Conversion

2Transforming E-Waste: Gold Recovery through CO2 Upcycling

3Solid-Phase Recycling and Alloying of High-Strength Aluminum Scrap

4Peatland Plants: A New Source for Packaging

5Enhanced Supercapacitors with Transition Metal Composites

6Sustainable and Efficient Chlorination Using Iron-Sulfur Catalysts

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