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Thin-Film Solar with High Efficiency

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Solexant is printing inorganic solar cells with nanomaterials.

A 25-Year Battery

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Long-lived nuclear batteries powered by hydrogen isotopes are in testing for military applications.

Biodegradable Transistors

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Electronics that break down in the body could be useful in temporary medical implants and drug delivery.

Mimicking the Building Prowess of Nature

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Scientists build new materials using inspiration from complex biological forms.

Making Carbon Nanotubes into Long Fibers

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Researchers have taken a step towards making carbon nanotubes into transmission lines.

Liquid Crystals that Light Up

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

New OLED and LCD displays could be made using a hybrid material.

More Energy in Batteries

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Nanowire anodes could let lithium-ion batteries run twice as long.

Implantable Silicon-Silk Electronics

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Biodegradable circuits could enable better neural interfaces and LED tattoos.

Etching Out Organic Displays

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Company will sell materials for making organic electronics using silicon manufacturing infrastructure.

Tiny Devices Use Light to Grab Cells

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Silicon chips and lasers could pick out and count cells on microfluidic devices.

Nanopatterns Improve Thin-Film Solar Cells

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Thin-film silicon solar cells are more efficient with tiny holes in the back electrical contact.

Building the World's Most Powerful Laser

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

New lasers will be key to making fusion energy and proton therapy practical.

Detecting Light with Graphene

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The atom-thick carbon material could have optoelectronic applications.

Nobel for Revolutionary Optical Technologies

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to a fiber-optics pioneer and the inventors of digital-imaging chips.

Big Blue's DNA-Reading Chips

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

IBM scientists are developing microchips for genome sequencing.

Material to Chill "Dirty" Fuel Cells

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:00:00 GMT

A new anode allows solid-oxide fuel cells to function at lower temperatures.

Nanosensing Transistors Controlled by Stress

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

A novel nanoscale sensor responds to mechanical stresses.

Time Lens Speeds Optical Data

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

An energy-efficient silicon device compresses light to make ultrafast signals.

Longer-Running Electric-Car Batteries

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Silicon-nanotube electrodes may enable lithium-ion batteries to store 10 times more charge.

Laser-Triggered Chemical Reactions

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Microcapsules in a mixture burst and release reactants on demand.