nanotubes Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 22:49:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Air Force Behind Innovative Lithium-Ion Batteries https://www.greenoptimistic.com/air-force-behind-innovative-lithium-ion-batteries-20130716/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/air-force-behind-innovative-lithium-ion-batteries-20130716/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2013 22:48:55 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=39425 The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) has developed an innovative next generation lithium-ion battery — a promising new platform for creating more durable, lightweight and efficient lithium-ion (Li-ion) power. Working with AFOSR, Dr. Jim Tour and his research team at Rice University (along with other funding agencies) demonstrated a way to chemically unzip […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/air-force-behind-innovative-lithium-ion-batteries-20130716/feed/ 0 39425 Hydrogen Created by Artificial Photosynthesis Process https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrogen-created-by-artificial-photosynthesis-process-20091020/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrogen-created-by-artificial-photosynthesis-process-20091020/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:12:59 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4849 A team of scientists from the University of Rochester has a tough mission creating a hydrogen fuel cell that not only burns cleanly but the fuel itself has to be created from clean sources. They have developed a process that uses artificial photosynthesis and nanotubes to finalize this project.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrogen-created-by-artificial-photosynthesis-process-20091020/feed/ 0 4849 Avalanche Process Doubles the Current Carried by Carbon Nanotubes https://www.greenoptimistic.com/avalanche-process-doubles-the-current-carried-by-carbon-nanotubes-20090210/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/avalanche-process-doubles-the-current-carried-by-carbon-nanotubes-20090210/#respond Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:35:19 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=2185 Researchers from the University of Illinois have experimented with carbon nanotubes by pushing them close to their breaking point. They saw a huge increase in the current-carrying capacity of the nanotubes, considerably more than what was previously thought possible.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/avalanche-process-doubles-the-current-carried-by-carbon-nanotubes-20090210/feed/ 0 2185 Nanotube Solar Cells Improve Efficiency 10 Times https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nanotube-solar-cells-improve-efficiency-10-times-20080619/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nanotube-solar-cells-improve-efficiency-10-times-20080619/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:45:59 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=321 Nanotechnology seems to help a lot in solar cells improvement. Recent research in solar cell technology shows that a film of carbon nanotubes could replace two of the layers normally used in a solar cell, with improved performance and reduced costs.

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