Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Carbon Nanotube Thin Films Cut Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Costs
As far as I’m aware, we haven’t written about dye-sensitized solar cells in years. But I ran across this … [continued]
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Unexpected Discovery of New Power Source
While on sabbatical from RMIT University in Melbourne, Associate Professor Dr Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh, from the School of Electrical and … [continued]
Freeing Energy from the Grid
This is a pretty fascinating video of Justin Hall-Tipping talking about the world’s greatest challenges — global warming, energy … [continued]
Carbon-Based Cable Achieves Milestone
I have been hearing about carbon nanotubes for a while now, and they are indeed very promising, as this news proves:
Rice University researchers have developed a carbon-nanotube-based cable that is able to carry as much electric current as copper, and it is lighter. This has potential sustainability, durability and efficiency advantages.
Hard Smoke Could Play Key Role in Sustainable Energy Storage
Wind and solar power are surging these days, but with great power comes a great problem: how to guarantee a … [continued]
Carpet of Boron Nanotubes Could Lead to New Generation of Nano-scale Electronics
Like some tantalizing cursed treasure, boron nitride nanotubes have been tempting researchers with their promise of high heat tolerance, which … [continued]
Quick-Charge Batteries Get a Boost from Defective Carbon Nanotubes
Researchers at the University of San Diego have discovered that carbon nanotubes don’t have to be perfect to do a … [continued]
Rice University Cooks Up Nanotube Stew
Researchers at Rice University have announced the discovery of a new breakthrough method for producing carbon nanotubes in bulk fluids. … [continued]
Artificial Photosynthesis to Generate Hydrogen Gets $1.4 Million Funding From DOE
A University of Rochester team has been awarded $1.7 million to generate hydrogen fuel with sunlight using artificial photosynthesis and … [continued]
Graphene Emerging as the Miracle Material of the New Millenium
Move over, silicon: graphene is ready for its closeup. Discovered just a few years ago, graphene is a sheet of … [continued]
