Cleantech
A look at how nanotechnology benefits solar cells, water treatment, wind turbines and other clean energy applications
Technology update
Graphene and nanotube carpets for energy storage
Jan 15, 2013 1 comment
Hybrid super capacitor shows promise for portable electronics and renewable power applications.
Nanotechweb.org: best of 2012
Dec 14, 2012
Find out which nanotechnology breakthroughs made it into our review of the year.
QD photodetector speeds up
Nov 23, 2012
New quantum-dot device dispenses with conventional thin-film architecture.
MoSe2 single layers for solar cells
Nov 7, 2012
2D material could rival graphene in optoelectronics applications.
Lab talk
Boron nitride whiskers exhibit extremely high surface area
May 7, 2013
Porous material could store hydrogen or help to clean up wastewater
Improving the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells at larger cell sizes
Jan 25, 2013 1 comment
Using a metallic Ti foil layer instead of FTO conductive glass and replacing part of the TiO2 nanoparticle layer with a TiO2 nanotube layer in the anode benefits bigger devices.
Ions measure roughness of buried interfaces
Jan 10, 2013
Custom SIMS set-up characterizes functional multilayer structures grown using ALD.
Energy storage team designs carbon-encapsulated Fe3O4 nanocrystals
Dec 12, 2012
Simple glucose treatment could help to expand the electronic or electrochemical applications of metal oxides.
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