Stay super-dry with Nokia’s nanotechnology
What happens when a drop of water falls on a lotus leaf? It’s not a philosophical question, but a natural phenomenon scientists have been...
Converting the kinetic energy from wing movements of the insect into electricity
Professor Khalil Najafi, the chair of electrical and computer engineering, and doctoral student Erkan Aktakka are finding ways to harvest energy from insects, and...
Self-cooling effect in graphene at nanoscale
With the first observation of thermoelectric effects at graphene contacts, University of Illinois researchers found that graphene transistors have a nanoscale cooling effect that...
Tissue Repair Using Nanofiber Sphere Developing
Researchers at School of Dentistry from Michigan University have create biodegradable polymers which can self assemble into nanofiber spheres and once injected into wounds...
Hydrogen fuel available at petrol stations for consumers
Cella Energy was named the UK national winner for the Shell Springboard Awards 2011, for developing a technology which allows hydrogen to be stored...
Converting Heat Waste to Electricity Closer To Reality
Researchers at Northwestern University have placed nanocrystals of rock salt into lead telluride, creating a material that can harness electricity from heat-generating items such...
European partnership for next generation of highly efficient silicon thin-film solar modules
Eighteen leading industrial and research partners have joined forces in an EU Fast Track project aiming to further refine this technology. In the next...
Solar cell using carbon nanotubes turns windows into generators
Imagine a world where the windows of high-rise office buildings are powerful energy producers, offering its inhabitants much more than some fresh air, light...
Nanomagnets – Small Parts of the Next Magnetic Data Storage Systems
Incredible to find out, researchers have at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed a kind of egg shaped nanomagnets for future...
Nanoshell whispering galleries improve thin solar panels
Engineers at Stanford have created photovoltaic nanoshells that harness a peculiar physical phenomenon to better trap light in the solar materials. The results could...