Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Microstaq , an Austin, Tx.-based start up, has pioneered a new Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) valve that increases energy efficiency in a range of industrial appliances, completed a Round B financing worth $12.5 million today.
Good Energies, a leading global investor in renewable energy and energy efficiency, led the funding ...
Posted in Electricity, Finance, Hedge Funds, Nanotechnology, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Private Equity, Research, Silicon Valley, green-technology, materials | No Comments »
Monday, August 11th, 2008
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A swell in new journal papers written by scientists in China leaves little doubt that China has arrived as one of the world's scientific power houses. In a recent article in Physics World, Michael Bankman quantifies the increased in China's scientific output in August's Physics World.
Nanoscience, quantum computing and high-temperature ...
Posted in China, Lifecycles, Nanotechnology, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Research, materials | No Comments »
Monday, August 4th, 2008
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Wer geladen ist, verändert vielleicht schon mal die Gesichtsfarbe, reißt sich aber nicht gleich einen Arm ab, um ihn als drittes Bein zu montieren. Bei manchen Molekülen ist das anders, zum Beispiel in einem Gold-Cluster mit sieben Atomen. Diese ordnen sich im geladenen Zustand anders an als im ungeladenen, wie ...
Posted in Germany, Nanotechnology, green-technology, materials | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
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A major scientific breakthrough has made it possible to control the size of nanoclusters — groups of 10 to 100 atoms — with atomic precision. The breakthrough is the first step in developing the next generation of materials to be used in hydrodesulfurization, which removes sulfur from natural gas ...
Posted in Biofuels, Industry-News, Nanotechnology, Natural Resources, Renewable Fuels, ethanol, materials | No Comments »
Saturday, July 5th, 2008
Top: Comparison of strain rate in a molecular dynamics simulation at a AlN/GaN interface to the calculated electric field measured 1 mm from the inter- face for a shock wave with properties given in the text. The time-dependence of the electric field is closely related to the strain rate at ...
Posted in Graphic, Industry-News, Nanotechnology | No Comments »
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
The U.S. Department of Energy has alloted $10 million in research funds for its "Nanomanufacturing for Energy Efficiency 2008" initiative. The project will fund projects over a three year period. Awards will range from approximately$150,000 to $2,000,000. The application deadline is May 30, 2008. The fund aims to promote ...
Posted in Bioremediation, Carbon, Eco-Efficiency, Finance, Green-Chemistry, Lifecycles, Nanotechnology, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Research, Sustainability, green-technology, materials | 2 Comments »
Monday, April 28th, 2008
A breakthrough technology announced today quickly and cheaply removes metal contaminants like mercury from water.
The technology, developed by researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, claims to work without creating hazardous waste or by-product.
Known as SAMMS for Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports, the technology has already secured patent and trademark ...
Posted in Bioremediation, Carbon, Eco-Efficiency, Green-Chemistry, Industry-News, Nanotechnology, Natural Resources, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Research, Sustainability, Water, Water-Filtration, green-technology, materials | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
India and Israel will collaborate on renewable energy research, according to India's eNews website. Israel recently announced that by 2020, it will require renewable energy sources to satisfy at least 10 percent of all energy use. Meanwhile, India faces its similar challenges in satisfying increasing demand for fresh water ...
Posted in Finance, India, Israel, Nanotechnology, Natural Resources, Renewable Fuels, Research, Solar-Energy, Sustainability, Water, green-technology | No Comments »
Monday, April 7th, 2008
Research recently published in the journal Nature casts technology as humanity's best hope in defeating impending global water shortages. Although water issues have hardly penetrated mainstream political debate to the extent food and energy have, it's only a matter of time before they do. Consider the amount of water needed ...
Posted in Natural Resources, Water | No Comments »
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