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Scientists Create New Type of Solar Cells Using Diatoms

Engineers at Oregon State University have discovered a way to use an ancient life form to create one of the newest technologies for solar energy, in systems that may be surprisingly simple to build compared to existing silicon-based solar cells

8 Apr 2009

Forecast Report Released into the Worldwide Electric Vehicle Market

Worldwide Nanotechnology Electric Vehicle EV Market Shares Strategies and Forecasts 2009 to 2015 report released

6 Apr 2009

Environmentally Friendly System Developed For Painting Aircraft

A new "green" exterior aircraft painting system in development by PPG Industries' aerospace coatings business has shown corrosion resistance comparable to processes using chromated pretreatment and primers as well as easier application than for alternative environmentally responsible systems

3 Apr 2009

Nanotechnology Researchers Make Better Palladium Catalysts for Fuel Cells

A platinum alternative Brown researchers have found a way to create a larger active surface area with palladium nanoparticles to catalyze energy-producing reactions in a fuel cell

31 Mar 2009

Pentair and Nano Terra Make Strategic Alliance in Water Treatment

Pentair and Nano Terra, Inc., announced today they are forming a strategic alliance in water treatment

31 Mar 2009

Nanoparticles in Cosmetics, Sunscreens and Personal Care Products May Harm the Environment

Using aquatic microbes as their "canary-in-a-cage," scientists from Ohio are reporting that nanoparticles now being added to cosmetics, sunscreens, and hundreds of other personal care products may be harmful to the environment

26 Mar 2009

GEMs Database Helping Chemists Develop Green Chemistry

A database designed to "build community" and reduce barriers when adopting green chemistry has doubled in size in the last two years

25 Mar 2009

Photoconductors Get Green Shine Thanks to Zinc Oxide

Photodetectors - devices found in cell phones, digital cameras and other consumer gadgets that utilize photoconducting materials - are a green technology in performance (converting light into electricity), but the manufacture of very powerful photodetectors needs to be improved before they can qualify for solid green status

24 Mar 2009

Nanotechnology Researchers Increase Efficiency of Equipment That Uses the Power of the Sun to Produce Hydrogen Fuel

Researchers find great promise in a process that could use solar energy to use hydrogen, the third most abundant element on earth's surface, as the ultimate alternative to fossil fuels. This process increase dramatically the efficiency of titania photoanodes used to convert solar energy into hydrogen in fuel cells

22 Mar 2009

The Race Is On To Develop Fuels Cells to Power Small Devices

Even small devices need power, and much of that juice comes from fuel cells. As these devices become even smaller, the rush is on to find more efficient ways to power them

20 Mar 2009