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Nanotech fuels high-density power source (EETimes)
MIT researchers are using fuel-coated carbon nanotubes as “fuses” for thermowave electrical power sources, which store energy like a battery but promise an unlimited shelf life. Carbon nanotube - Energy storage - Technology - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Business (read on…) Related items Defects in carbon nanotubes could lead to improved charging for cell phones (New... »
Text of throne speech (Toronto Star)
Text of ‘Open Ontario’ speech from the throne, March 8, 2010. (read on…) Related items Canadian Companies Pitch Their Cleantech Innovations to the World (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) Russian-Speaking Entrepreneurs Host Fifth Annual Silicon Valley Open Doors Conference (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance) Ontario Government Gives Cleantech Company a Boost (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) Toronto-Based Nanomaterials Company, Vive Nano, Receives... »
NASA’s breakdown or breakthrough? (The Space Review)
Much of the attention devoted to NASA’s budget request has focused on plans to cancel Constellation and rely on commercial providers for human spaceflight. Luis Fernandez Carril says that such a focus ignores the other key features of the budget proposal. (read on…) Related items Obama 2011 budget request: Commerce Department (Washington Post) BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE AND HIGHER... »
Media invitation for WBT2010 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ARLINGTON, Texas—-WBTshowcase is welcoming media to join them and VCs, Fortune 1000 licensees, federal R&D decision makers and nearly 100 licensing and investor-ready deals for WBT2010 presented by Lockheed Martin. (read the story…) Related items Lockheed Martin Named Title Sponsor for WBT2010 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) WBTshowcase Opens Pre-Event Networking for WBT2010 Registrants (Business Wire via Yahoo!... »
Researchers tap Semtex-related nanotubes to convert heat into electricity (vnunet.com)
Danny Bradbury, BusinessGreen , Tuesday 9 March 2010 at 08:37:00 Nanotechnology breakthrough based on explosive materials promises to deliver hundredfold improvement in battery cells MIT scientists have discovered yet another use for carbon nanotubes: converting heat into electricity. A paper published by Michael Strano , the Charles and Hilda Roddey associate professor of chemical... »
