nanomaterial Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 27 Apr 2016 04:54:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Thermophotovoltaic Solar Cells Produce Electricity in the Dark https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thermophotovoltaic-solar-cells-electricity-in-the-dark-20160422/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thermophotovoltaic-solar-cells-electricity-in-the-dark-20160422/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2016 17:33:05 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=59829 Scientists developed a new nanomaterial that can make solar cells generate electricity in the dark. “Solar power generation in the dark? How is this possible?” If these were the questions that popped up in your mind when you read the title, I would say, you have every right to ask. This is especially the case […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thermophotovoltaic-solar-cells-electricity-in-the-dark-20160422/feed/ 1 59829 New Nanomaterial Could End the Water Crisis https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nanomaterial-water-crisis/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nanomaterial-water-crisis/#respond Fri, 13 Nov 2015 14:23:24 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=57607 New nanomaterial, developed by US scientists, promises huge cost savings and boost of efficiency of water desalination. Droughts are posing severe risks to many communities around the world. If some years ago lack of access to fresh water resources was mostly a problem of the developing world, now there is simply no guarantee for anyone […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nanomaterial-water-crisis/feed/ 0 57607 New Lithium Sulfur Battery is Cheaper, Lacks Titanium https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lithium-sulfur-battery-titanium/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lithium-sulfur-battery-titanium/#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2015 11:37:03 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=53874 I don’t think that being bulletproof, and having nothing to lose, is a characteristic desired of batteries. But a revolutionary new material will soon make Lithium Sulfur batteries more reliable because titanium is removed from the base material. One of the limiting factors for the widespread adoption of electric vehicles are the batteries. Don’t get […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lithium-sulfur-battery-titanium/feed/ 0 53874 Toxins Removed from Water by New Metal-Organic Framework https://www.greenoptimistic.com/metal-organic-framework-water-filter-20130124/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/metal-organic-framework-water-filter-20130124/#respond Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:30:44 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=31937 A new Metal Organic Framework (MOF) may have the ability to filter environmental toxins out of water, thanks to a team of scientists at Monash University at CSIRO who developed it. MOFs are comprised of clusters of atoms that are connected by organic molecules. MOFs have identically sized pores, making it very easy to capture and […]

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