nanomaterial – The InfoGreenGlobal https://infogreenglobal.com The InfoGreenGlobal Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:09:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 New cheap nanomaterial to convert heat into electricity https://infogreenglobal.com/new-cheap-nanomaterial-to-convert-heat-into-electricity/ https://infogreenglobal.com/new-cheap-nanomaterial-to-convert-heat-into-electricity/#respond Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:33:45 +0000 http://infogreenglobal.com/?p=3825 Waste heat is a byproduct of nearly all electrical devices and industrial processes, from driving a car to flying an aircraft or operating a power plant. Engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed new nanomaterials that could lead to techniques for better capturing and putting this waste heat to work. The key ingredients for […]

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]]> https://infogreenglobal.com/new-cheap-nanomaterial-to-convert-heat-into-electricity/feed/ 0 Smart Windows – Block Heat On Hot Days But Let In The Heat In Colder Weather https://infogreenglobal.com/smart-windows-block-heat-on-hot-days-but-let-in-the-heat-in-colder-weather/ https://infogreenglobal.com/smart-windows-block-heat-on-hot-days-but-let-in-the-heat-in-colder-weather/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:28:21 +0000 http://infogreenglobal.com/?p=3034 New materials science research could hasten the creation of “smart” windows that reflect heat from the sun on hot summer days but let in the heat in colder weather. The findings concern a unique class of synthetic chemical compounds that are transparent to infrared light at lower temperatures, but undergo a phase transition to begin […]

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]]> https://infogreenglobal.com/smart-windows-block-heat-on-hot-days-but-let-in-the-heat-in-colder-weather/feed/ 1 Nanoparticle network to convert sunlight more efficiently than silicon https://infogreenglobal.com/nanoparticle-network-to-convert-sunlight-more-efficiently-than-silicon/ https://infogreenglobal.com/nanoparticle-network-to-convert-sunlight-more-efficiently-than-silicon/#respond Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:18:02 +0000 http://infogreenglobal.com/?p=2490 A Colorado State University professor has successfully turned a mineral compound into a material that can pass current through a nanoparticle network – an important discovery into more efficient, inexpensive solar cell materials. Amy Prieto, professor of chemistry and founder of Prieto Battery, discovered that dramatic reactions occur with copper selenide at the nanoscale, according […]

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