04 March 2010 (from Bayer MaterialScience)

First Commercial Application of Baytubes® Carbon Nanotubes in Japan

Bayer MaterialScience (Leverkusen, Germany) reports that aqueous suspensions of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) containing individual tubes offer interesting perspectives for a number of new applications which depend on a high [..]

09 December 2009 (from Katherine Bourzac, Technology Review)

Batteries Made from Regular Paper

A dip in nanotube ink turns ordinary office paper into a high-energy electrode. [..]

11 September 2009 (from Andy Extance, Physics World)

Nanotubes set to shine for solar energy

Carbon nanotubes could be used to produce solar cells that generate more electrical current per photon than existing photovoltaic technologies, according to scientists in the US. [..]

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23 July 2009 (from Berkley Lab)

More Than Meets the Eye: New Blue Light Nanocrystals

Berkeley Lab researchers have produced non-toxic magnesium oxide nanocrystals that efficiently emit blue light and could also play a role in long-term storage of carbon dioxide, a potential means of tempering the [..]

10 July 2009 (from Utrecht University)

Utrecht Solar Cell Research Receives Four Subsidies

Three research proposals by the Utrecht University in The Netherlands and one made in cooperation with Delft University of Technology, are together to receive a subsidy of 1.2 million euro from the Foundation for [..]

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06 July 2010 - 07 July 2010 in Dresden, Germany

Nanofair 2010

19 September 2006

Nanotechnology: Opportunities and risks for mankind and the environment

They are in sun lotions, make textiles stain-resistant, and make paints scratch- resistant—nanoparticles. These products of nanotechnology, measuring less than 100 nanometers, or more [..]

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24 October 2005

le nanomonde (Clefs CEA N°52)

de la science aux applications

This N°52 of «Clefs CEA” is devoted to nanotechnologies. It reviews the large fields of nanotechnologies to which CEA researchers contribute. It includes numerous issues such as: [..]

02 September 2005

Nanotechnologie, gezondheid en milieu

Nanotechnology, health and environment

(English text below) De presentatie behandelt kansen en risico’s van nanotechnologie voor gezondheid en milieu. De huidige politieke issues over ethische, wettelijke en sociale [..]

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04 August 2006

Nanotechnology research leads to molecular-scale batteries and motors

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11 February 2005

wipe batteries off the face of the Earth

12 August 2004

FOCUS ON ENERGY: NANOMATERIALS ENABLE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY