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New ways to extend smartphone battery life

Three research groups have received $1.3 million in combined funding to improve energy management in smartphones.

Rainbow-catching waveguide could revolutionize energy technologies

More efficient photovoltaic cells. Improved radar and stealth technology. A new way to recycle waste heat generated by machines into energy. All may be possible due to breakthrough photonics research.

Graphene-based nano-antennas may enable networks of tiny machines

Networks of nanometer-scale machines offer exciting potential applications in medicine, industry, environmental protection and defense, but until now there's been one very small problem: the limited capability of nanoscale antennas fabricated from traditional metallic components.

Award for railroad energy harvesting

An innovative energy harvester that has the potential to save millions of dollars in energy costs for railroads while reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

Windows that block heat only on hot days

Smart windows that reflect heat from the sun on hot summer days but let in the heat in colder weather could soon find its way into US homes.

Tweaking solar cells leads to greater efficiency

Researchers from the University at Buffalo, Army Research Laboratory and Air Force Office of Scientific Research have developed a new, nanomaterials-based technology that has the potential to increase the efficiency of photovoltaic cells up to 45 percent.

Dr. Michael Carmody joins Intrinsiq Materials

Intrinsiq continue to strengthen their conductive inks formulation and printed electronics application team .

NanoMas Technologies completes series A Financing

NanoMas Technologies, Inc., a world leader in the development of low-cost and highly conductive metallic nanoparticles, announced the recent closing of $3.2 million in its Series A financing.