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Nansulate Launches Green Projects Photo Gallery to Show Energy Saving Solutions

Industrial Nanotech, announced today that the Company has launched a "Green Projects Photo Gallery" on its website to educate consumers on the wide range of projects worldwide that have utilized the Company's patented Nansulate line

5 Aug 2009

Insects May Spread Nanotechnology Pollution Around the Environment

A new study raises the possibility that flies and other insects that encounter nanomaterial "hot spots," or spills, near manufacturing facilities in the future could pick up and transport nanoparticles on their bodies, transferring the particles to other flies or habitats in the environment

5 Aug 2009

Solar Cells Made From Plastic Promise to Change the Way Electricity is Generated

University of Washington researchers have found a way to measure exactly how much electrical current is carried by tiny bubbles and channels that form inside nanoscale solar cells, paving the way for development of more efficient materials

4 Aug 2009

Environmental Award Goes to Nanoparticle Scientist

For her work on predicting the stability of nanoparticles in air and water, CSIRO scientist Dr Amanda Barnard has been awarded one of Australia's most prestigious environmental awards - the 2009 Mercedes-Benz Australian Environmental Research Award

27 Jul 2009

Energy Research, Nanotechnology and Water Quality Among Technology Award Winners

Idaho National Laboratory researchers posted an unparalleled performance this year, earning R and D 100 Awards for three of four nominated technologies during the 2009 international competition

21 Jul 2009

Fuel Cells Now Able to Compete With Any Form of Battery or Power Delivery For Vehicles and Other Applications

Fuel cells can compete with batteries, the internal combustion engine and the power grid. Hydrogen can compete with any fuel now produced and cause no pollution but its price is higher than gasoline or natural gas because it is difficult to transport and store

15 Jul 2009

Laptops, Mobile Phones and Remote Sensors to be Powered by Microfluidic Fuel Cells

Microfluidic fuel cells could provide the necessary energy to provide continuous power to remote sensors, mobile phones and laptops, according to a University of Southampton student

14 Jul 2009

mPhase Releases Demonstration of New Nanotechnology Based Battery Technology

mPhase Technologies, is focused on developing and commercializing a new battery technology based on a well-patented phenomenon known as electrowetting, today released a video demonstrating that a liquid electrolyte can be controlled atop a man made surface. This key process allows the activation of the Smart NanoBattery to be controlled

14 Jul 2009

Environmentally Friendly Method for Making Nanoparticles

Scientists have discovered a new environmentally friendly method to synthesize a wide variety of nanoparticles inexpensively

13 Jul 2009

Cheap, Efficient, Flexible Solar Cells The Promise of Nanotechnology and Nanopillars

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley have demonstrated a way to fabricate efficient solar cells from low cost and flexible materials

9 Jul 2009