Report: Two Solar Technologies That Will Thrive; Two On the Demise

Source: Renewable energy access

These are the Solyndras of the world. Their science may have raised the bar, but ultimately they were judged by the market, which measures the bar on cost alone. From that perspective, it’s more like a limbo line — “How low can you go?” For an industry s ...
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Nanoparticle Research with the NanoLog

Source: environmental-expert.com

Increased interest in research and applications of nanoparticles requires rapid qualitative and quantitative analysis of nanoparticle samples. The development of the NanoLog spectrofluorometer and associated Nanosizer software takes advantage of nanopart ...
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Is sci-fi surgery so outrageous?

Source: The Telegraph

You may think all this makes Satava sound a little crazy. In fact, he is taken very seriously. Twice awarded the Smithsonian Laureate in health care, he helped develop the world’s first surgical robot, and served on the White House Office ...
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Global Quantum Dots Market Analysed in New Cutting-Edge...

Source: PRWeb

The current market of QD is at pre-commercialized stage; most of the researchers are working on the “application aspects” of QD technology and deriving the products based on QD. Researchers have studied quantum dots in tran ...
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'Metamaterials,' quantum dots show promise for new technologies

Source: Generef.com

Researchers are edging toward the creation of new optical technologies using "nanostructured metamaterials" capable of ultra-efficient transmission of light, with potential applications including advanced solar ce ...
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First direct observation of oriented attachment in nanocrystal growth

Source: PhysOrg.com

Berkeley Lab researchers at the Molecular Foundry have elucidated important mechanisms behind oriented attachment, the phenomenon that drives biomineralization and the growth of nanocrystals. Credit: Image courtes ...
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'Metamaterials,' quantum dots show promise for new technologies

Source: EurekAlert

IMAGE: This graphic depicts a new "nanostructured metamaterial " -- layers of silver and titanium oxide and tiny components called quantum dots -- to dramatically change the properties of light. Researchers are... WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - ...
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Take Two Quantum Dots and Call Me in the Morning

Source: Big Think

Microscopic superconducting particles known as quantum dots could one day be taken in pill form or injected by doctors to aid in medical procedures like electronic medical imaging, according to a new study which confirms the futuristic tool's rela ...
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Important building block for quantum internet developed

Source: Tom's Hardware Guide

Scientists at the University of Innsbruck say they've created the first efficient and tunable interface for quantum networks. An interface is needed to transfer information from quantum processors onto the photons that carry the information. Optica ...
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