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• Cheap Nano Solar Cells

  Researchers at University of Notre Dame have demonstrated a way to significantly improve the efficiency of solar cells by adding single-walled carbon nanotubes to a film made of titanium-dioxide nanoparticles. The method doubles the efficiency of ... Read more
  Posted Monday, March 05, 2007 12:00 AM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Carbon nanotubes, Solar energy, Solar cells

• Nanoscopic 'coaxial cable' transmits light

  Boston College researchers have developed nanoscopic coaxial cables using nanotubes that transmit light and could lead to innovations in solar cells, artificial retinas and quantum computing. ... Read more
  Posted Monday, January 08, 2007 8:50 PM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Carbon nanotubes, Quantum computers, Solar energy, Artificial eyes, Optical computing, Fiber optics