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Nanoparticles in Cosmetics, Sunscreens and Personal Care Products May Harm the Environment

Using aquatic microbes as their "canary-in-a-cage," scientists from Ohio are reporting that nanoparticles now being added to cosmetics, sunscreens, and hundreds of other personal care products may be harmful to the environment

26 Mar 2009

GEMs Database Helping Chemists Develop Green Chemistry

A database designed to "build community" and reduce barriers when adopting green chemistry has doubled in size in the last two years

25 Mar 2009

Photoconductors Get Green Shine Thanks to Zinc Oxide

Photodetectors - devices found in cell phones, digital cameras and other consumer gadgets that utilize photoconducting materials - are a green technology in performance (converting light into electricity), but the manufacture of very powerful photodetectors needs to be improved before they can qualify for solid green status

24 Mar 2009

Nanotechnology Researchers Increase Efficiency of Equipment That Uses the Power of the Sun to Produce Hydrogen Fuel

Researchers find great promise in a process that could use solar energy to use hydrogen, the third most abundant element on earth's surface, as the ultimate alternative to fossil fuels. This process increase dramatically the efficiency of titania photoanodes used to convert solar energy into hydrogen in fuel cells

22 Mar 2009

The Race Is On To Develop Fuels Cells to Power Small Devices

Even small devices need power, and much of that juice comes from fuel cells. As these devices become even smaller, the rush is on to find more efficient ways to power them

20 Mar 2009

Researchers Use Nanotechnology to Develop Highly Efficient Method For Storing Renewable Energy

Researchers at the Maryland NanoCenter at the University of Maryland have developed new systems for storing electrical energy derived from alternative sources that are, in some cases, 10 times more efficient than what is commercially available

20 Mar 2009

London Seminar to Focus on the Use of Nanotechnology in Foods

The latest developments in nanotechnology and its potential for use in the food industry is the subject of a seminar on April 30 in London

17 Mar 2009

Nanotechnology and NanoRods Used To Boost Solar Cell Efficiency

A new EU-funded project is turning to nanotechnology in a bid to dramatically ramp up the efficiency of solar cells

15 Mar 2009

Metamaterial Made Using Nanotechnology Could Lead to Highly Efficient Solar Cells

Researchers at Rice University have created a metamaterial that could light the way toward high-powered optics, ultra-efficient solar cells and even cloaking devices

15 Mar 2009

Better Fuel Cells Set To Be A Commercial Reality Due To Nanowires

The creation of long platinum nanowires at the University of Rochester could soon lead to the development of commercially viable fuel cells by providing significant increases in both the longevity and efficiency

11 Mar 2009

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Nanoparticles in Cosmetics, Sunscreens and Personal Care Products May Harm the Environment

GEMs Database Helping Chemists Develop Green Chemistry

Photoconductors Get Green Shine Thanks to Zinc Oxide

Nanotechnology Researchers Increase Efficiency of Equipment That Uses the Power of the Sun to Produce Hydrogen Fuel

The Race Is On To Develop Fuels Cells to Power Small Devices

Researchers Use Nanotechnology to Develop Highly Efficient Method For Storing Renewable Energy

London Seminar to Focus on the Use of Nanotechnology in Foods

Nanotechnology and NanoRods Used To Boost Solar Cell Efficiency

Metamaterial Made Using Nanotechnology Could Lead to Highly Efficient Solar Cells

Better Fuel Cells Set To Be A Commercial Reality Due To Nanowires

New Catalyst For Scaling Up Green Hydrogen Production

Veolia Uses Enzymes in World-First Trial to Remove Carbon Dioxide with Enhanced Rock Weathering

Jacobs and Baromar to Unlock Cost-Effective Electricity With Launch of Underwater Energy Storage Project

ISB Global Targets North America with US Launch of Waste and Recycling One

Britain’s Alchemie Technology Secures £750,000 Grant to Lead UK-Taiwan Effort Against Textile Finishing Pollution

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The FT4 Powder Rheometer: A universal powder flow tester

TriStar II Plus Surface Area and Porosity Analyzer

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