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Funding for nanotech water-borne disease research
NAS announces grant to Vincent Rotelloto develop, test and deploy inkjet-printed, nanoparticle-based test strips for detecting bacteria in drinking water.
Imaging material defects in thin film solar cells
A team has, for the first time, succeeded in functionally characterizing the active layer in organic thin-film solar cells using laser light.
Gold nanoparticles and urine detect mercury
A colorimetric assay system based on urine and nanoparticles for mercury detection has been developed by researchers from Nanyang Technological University.
Researchers watch chalcopyrite solar cells grow in real time
Team manage to observe growth of thin-film solar cells in real time and to study the formation and degradation of defects that compromise efficiency.
Swedish Energy Agency provides $6M loan to Sol Voltaics
Loan will further the commercial development of Solink nanomaterial.
2D transistors could seed next-gen flat electronics
UC Santa Barbara researchers demonstrate first n-type field effect transistors on monolayer tungsten diselenide with record performance.
Uncovering the secrets of lithium ion batteries
Researchers have obtained clear, crisp atomic images of an li-ion battery electrode during charging.
Molecular database for solar cell researchers
Researchers release massive database of molecules that might be useful in organic solar cells.
New material for low-platinum catalysis
Platinum-nickel nano-octahedra save 90 percent platinum.
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