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Students Develop Automated Sun Tracking Solar Power Panels Wins Top Honors

A team of five students who designed a system that could allow solar power panels to track the sun without motors or control systems won top honors Thursday, and a check for $10,000, in the finals of a competition aimed at developing innovative energy technologies.

22 Sep 2008

Research Groups Craft 'Green Gasoline' from Sugar and Carbohydrates

Following independent paths of investigation, two research teams are announcing this month that they have successfully converted sugar-potentially derived from agricultural waste and non-food plants-into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and a range of other valuable chemicals.

19 Sep 2008

Konarka Technologies Obtains Exclusive License for New Photoactive Polymers

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced the company has obtained an exclusive license for a new famil...

18 Sep 2008

Researchers Develop Method to Rapidly Copy Biological Surface Structures

Someday, your car might have the metallic finish of some insects or the deep black of a butterfly's wing, and the reflectors might be patterned on the nanostructure of a fly's eyes, according to Penn State researchers who have developed a method to rapidly and inexpensively copy biological surface structures.

18 Sep 2008

DuPont Takes Fresh Approach Towards Photovoltaic Solar Energy Solutions

Using a fresh approach, DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DPVS) recently highlighted new material innovations and plans for future growth at the 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition- the world's largest photovoltaic (PV) event, held this year in Valencia, Spain.

17 Sep 2008

DSM Announce Major Expansion of its Innovative Picture Glass Claryl

Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in The Netherlands, today announces a major capacity expansion for its innovative picture glass ®claryl. Within a year after i...

17 Sep 2008

Development of New Rechargeable Batteries to Enhance Future Hybrid Electric Cars

Researchers at the University of Bath are helping to develop new rechargeable batteries that could improve hybrid electric cars in the future. Transport is a major energy user and is estimated to be responsible for ar...

17 Sep 2008

Opening of New Center for Advancement in Materials Science and Biology

Brandeis University has won a highly competitive $7.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC). The Center will study the effects of i...

16 Sep 2008

Oxford Instruments Launch New Brochure for Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) System as Sales Strengthen

Following the successful launch of its Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) systems over the past 18 months, Oxford Instrument just launched also is a new ALD brochure describing the load-locked FlexAL® and the compact open-loading OpAL system.

From Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology 15 Sep 2008

Engineers Develop New Solar Power Cells Using Thin Wafers of Germanium

A wafer of the element germanium, a semiconductor that is used as the bottom layer of highly efficient solar power cells. University of Utah engineers have devised a new way of cutting the wafers so that less of the expensive material is wasted during the cutting process.

15 Sep 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

Students Develop Automated Sun Tracking Solar Power Panels Wins Top Honors

Research Groups Craft 'Green Gasoline' from Sugar and Carbohydrates

Konarka Technologies Obtains Exclusive License for New Photoactive Polymers

Researchers Develop Method to Rapidly Copy Biological Surface Structures

DuPont Takes Fresh Approach Towards Photovoltaic Solar Energy Solutions

DSM Announce Major Expansion of its Innovative Picture Glass Claryl

Development of New Rechargeable Batteries to Enhance Future Hybrid Electric Cars

Opening of New Center for Advancement in Materials Science and Biology

Oxford Instruments Launch New Brochure for Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) System as Sales Strengthen

Engineers Develop New Solar Power Cells Using Thin Wafers of Germanium

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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Taking a Closer Look at Roughness Measurements

Assessing the Real-World Reliability of Perovskite Solar Cells

How to Optimize Lithium Battery Performance with LiCoO2 SEM Analysis

High-Speed Imaging Illumination Can Transform Industrial Processes

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

1Transforming E-Waste: Gold Recovery through CO2 Upcycling

2Enhanced Supercapacitors with Transition Metal Composites

3Sustainable and Efficient Chlorination Using Iron-Sulfur Catalysts

4Peatland Plants: A New Source for Packaging

5Sustainable and Efficient Thermal Switching with Cerium Oxide Thin Films

6AI Identifies Heat-Resistant Polymers for Energy Applications

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