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Super Material Will Make Lighting Cheaper and Fully Recyclable

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With the use of the new super material graphene, Swedish and American researchers have succeeded in producing a new type of lighting component. It is inexpensive to produce and can be fully recycled.
The invention, which paves the way for glowing wallpaper made entirely of plastic, for example, is published in [...]

Advance In ‘Nano-Agriculture:’ Tiny Stuff Has Huge Effect On Plant Growth

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With potential adverse health and environmental effects often in the news about nanotechnology, scientists in Arkansas are reporting that carbon nanotubes (CNTs) could have beneficial effects in agriculture.

Their study, scheduled for the October issue of ACS Nano, found that tomato seeds exposed to CNTs germinated faster and grew into larger, heavier seedlings [...]

Tiny ‘nuclear batteries’ unveiled

Researchers have demonstrated a penny-sized “nuclear battery” that produces energy from the decay of radioisotopes.
As radioactive substances decay, they release charged particles that when properly harvested can create an electrical current.
Nuclear batteries have been in use for military and aerospace applications, but are typically far larger.
The University of Missouri team says that the batteries hold [...]

What Cleantech Should Learn from Nanotech (Before It’s too Late)

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Nanotech Batteries For A New Energy Future

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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.
In order to save money and energy, many people are purchasing hybrid electric cars or installing solar panels [...]