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Polymer Beads that Change Color in Response to a Magnetic Field

A research team led by a chemist at the University of California, Riverside has fabricated microscopic polymer beads that change color instantly and reversibly when external magnetic fields acting upon the microspheres change orientation.

16 Jun 2009

Alternative Energy Company Acquires Developer of Reflectice Coatings

High Velocity Alternative Energy Corp. (PINKSHEETS: HVAE) announced today that the Company has acquired Reflectkote, Inc., a developer of reflective coatings application. The Company has acquired all the issued and outst...

16 Jun 2009

Has the Climate Changed for The Solar Market For Crystalline and Thin Film Solar Cells

Have economic conditions improved for solar cell manufacturers or just changed in the past six months are questions detailed in the report Opportunities in The Solar Market For Crystalline and Thin Film Solar Cells, publ...

16 Jun 2009

Bismuth Telluride May be the Replacement for Silicon for More Efficient Computer Chips

Move over, silicon-it may be time to give the Valley a new name. Physicists at the Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have confirmed the existence of a type of material that could one day provide dramatically faster, more efficient computer chips.

16 Jun 2009

Magnetic Superatoms May be the Secret to Data Storage of the Future

A team of Virginia Commonwealth University scientists has discovered a 'magnetic superatom' - a stable cluster of atoms that can mimic different elements of the periodic table – that one day may be used to create molecular electronic devices for the next generation of faster computers with larger memory storage.

16 Jun 2009

Progress on Making Fuel Cells a Commercial Possibility

The high cost of manufacturing fuel cells makes their large-scale production for power generation next to impossible, but researchers at Arizona State University are working to change that so cars, electricity and much more can run on the "green" technology.

16 Jun 2009

Renewable Fiber Now Available for the Commercial Carpet Industry

DuPont today announced that Sorona renewably sourced fiber is now available for the commercial carpet industry. Carpet made with DuPont Sorona fiber offers customers uncompromised performance plus the added benefit of an...

16 Jun 2009

Industrial Inkjet Systems Manufacturer to Speak on High Efficiency Thin Film Solar Cells

iTi Corporation, is recognized as a worldwide expert in high precision industrial inkjet systems, today announced that board member, John Spiers, will be a featured speaker at the Nano Renewable Energy Summit, held June ...

15 Jun 2009

Study Finds Aluminum Nanoparticles Rapidly Aggomerate and Do Not Pose a Threat as Nano-Sized Particles

Nanoparticles offer multiple benefits to society in areas such as medicine, energy production and conservation, and pollution clean-up. Because nanoparticles is a relatively new technology area, we need to understand the...

15 Jun 2009

Carbon Fiber Marker Expected to Grow Despite Poor Enonomy

Significant changes have taken place in the carbon fiber market in the last 4 to 5 years. There was a shortage of carbon fiber from 2005 to 2006, however due to the global economic recession, the market scenario is rapid...

15 Jun 2009

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