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Capturing Carbon Dioxide in a Molecular Bowl

The accidental discovery of a bowl-shaped molecule that pulls carbon dioxide out of the air suggests exciting new possibilities for dealing with global warming, including genetically engineering microbes to manufacture those CO2 catchers

15 Jul 2009

OLED Market To Continue Growth Boom

In its latest Quarterly OLED Shipment and Forecast Report, DisplaySearch forecasts the total OLED display market will grow to $7.1 billion by 2016, from $0.6 billion in 2008

15 Jul 2009

Scientists Work Out How To Use Plants to Make Fuel, Polyester and Other Chemicals

Scientists took a giant step closer to the biorefinery today, reporting in the journal Science that they have directly converted sugars ubiquitous in nature to an alternative source for those products that make oil so valuable, with very little of the residual impurities that have made the quest so daunting

15 Jul 2009

Boost for Sustainable Palm Oil in China

Major China-based producers and users of palm oil have announced they intend to provide more support for sustainable palm oil, an important boost for efforts to halt tropical deforestation

15 Jul 2009

Big Bankers Back Environmentally Friendly Green Investments

A powerful group of asset managers, representing around USD 2 trillion in assets under management, are arguing that integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into investment decisions is no longer just a luxury, but a legal responsibility

15 Jul 2009

Japanese Pro Baseball's 2009 All-Star Games to get Green Electricity from Mazda

Mazda Motor Corporation will provide electricity generated from renewable sources, such as wind power, solar power, and biomass, for two all-star games organized by the Nippon Professional Baseball Association (NPB) in Japan

15 Jul 2009

Report Released on Tin and the Photovoltaics Market

NanoMarkets, has announced the release of its newest report, "Tin Markets for Photovoltaics," the latest from the firm's "Metals in PV" series examining opportunities for various metals in the photovoltaics industry

15 Jul 2009

Keithley Simplifies Solar Cell Testing

"Simplify Your Solar Cell Testing with Keithley's Precision Measurement Solutions" describes Keithley's high accuracy solutions for solar cell I-V and C-V characterization, which allow high speed testing

without the hassles of integrating separate instruments or writing complicated

programs

15 Jul 2009

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells to Power Air Force Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are expected to power Air Force unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the future because they are an optimum energy harvesting source that may lead to longer flight times without refueling

15 Jul 2009

Air Force Scientists Develop Flexible Solar Panels for GPS and Other Electronics

Air Force Scientists have developed a ready-to-use, cost-reducing technology that can capture sunlight and store it as energy to power Global Positioning System components, portable communications and other devices for U.S. soldiers

15 Jul 2009

Exxon Mobil to Develop Next Generation Biofuels From Algae

Exxon Mobil Corporation announced today an alliance with leading biotech company, Synthetic Genomics Inc, to research and develop next generation biofuels from photosynthetic algae

14 Jul 2009

Laptops, Mobile Phones and Remote Sensors to be Powered by Microfluidic Fuel Cells

Microfluidic fuel cells could provide the necessary energy to provide continuous power to remote sensors, mobile phones and laptops, according to a University of Southampton student

14 Jul 2009

mPhase Releases Demonstration of New Nanotechnology Based Battery Technology

mPhase Technologies, is focused on developing and commercializing a new battery technology based on a well-patented phenomenon known as electrowetting, today released a video demonstrating that a liquid electrolyte can be controlled atop a man made surface. This key process allows the activation of the Smart NanoBattery to be controlled

14 Jul 2009