A new iPad keyboard from Logitech represents the first major commercial use of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) developed in the Grätzel lab at the EPFL.
Earth and environment
Improved Bonding of Acrylic Paints
Environmentally friendly coatings for use as a primer between aluminium alloys and acrylic paints?
Electrochemically Active: Surface Modification of Carbon Materials
New research studies the surface modification of graphene for use in lithium-ion batteries.
Variable Chain-Length Polyacetals from Plant Oils
Long-chain polyacetals with useful thermal properties and interesting degradation behavior are obtained from green precursors.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and CalCEF Galvanize California's Battery Industry
New partnership, CalCharge, to foster California’s blossoming battery innovation ecosystem.
New Electrochemistry Prize Announced
BASF and Volkswagen announce the annual “Science Award Electrochemistry”, with a 50,000EUR prize on offer.
Turning the Forest’s Garbage to Black Gold: Polymerization in Biorefineries
Swedish researchers have pioneering a polymerization process that converts the pulp and fragments released from many wood processing operations into value-added products such as refined chemicals and materials.
German Government and BASF Launch Long-Term Nanomaterial Safety Study
€5 million funding will enable externally advised project to study effect of nanomaterials on the lungs.
Is It Ripe? Carbon Nanotubes Can Sense Fruit
Carbon nanotube-based ethylene sensor establishes fruit ripeness
Environmentally Friendly Corrosion Protection for Marine Applications
Marine environments, and seawater in particular, are extremely corrosive. Effective corrosion protection for marine constructions is an important area of development.
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