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Rolith Receives License for Nano-Patterning Methods to Make Transparent Conductive Electrodes
Rolith has announced that it has received an exclusive license to methods of micro and nano-patterning substrates to make transparent conductive electrodes.
Alternative to fullerenes in organic solar cells — just as exciting
Insight into the properties of fullerene is set to open the door to better and cheaper organic solar cells.
Wanxiang to Acquire Nanophosphate Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Producer
Wanxiang to acquire substantially all of A123’s assets for $256.6 million subject to approval.
Boeing awards Saft Li-Ion Battery Pack Contract for Communications Satellites
Saft has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from Boeing to build Li-ion battery packs for four new 702SP communications satellites.
Flexible silicon solar-cell fabrics may soon become possible
Researchers make a fiber out of crystalline silicon semiconductor materials that can function as a solar cell.
Growing nanosheets for supercapacitor electrodes
Professor X. W. Lou and co-workers report a new method to grow nanosheets on conductive substrates as a conductive agent-free electrode for supercapacitors.
Glass fuel cells for next-generation electronics
New breed of micro fuel cell could serve as a long-lasting, low-cost, and eco-friendly power source for portable electronic devices.
Hydrogenics Electrolysis-Based Hydrogen Fueling Station Opens in Turkey
Hydrogenics Corporation has opened an electrolysis-based hydrogen fueling station at Golden Horn in Turkey.
ARPA-E Projects Aim To Enhance Energy Efficiency
Two Berkeley Lab research projects awarded grants by the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy to advance energy technologies.
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