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Geze Specialize Leader In Glass Products - 0 views

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    GEZE is a world leader in the field of manual and automatic door and window control systems, plus smoke and heat ventilation systems. GEZE also specialise in Glass products - in particular, innovative frameless glass systems, which can be partnered with GEZE manual or automatic door systems.
Colin Bennett

Antimicrobial glass for smartphones - 0 views

  • 2. Corning’s development-stage “antimicrobial” glass could be certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency within the next few months. The material would initially be used in the health-care industry to keep device interactions more sanitary, but smartphones are also a possibility. The number of germs on a smartphone exceeds the number of germs on a public toilet. Antimicrobial glass obliterates the bacteria on smartphones.
Colin Bennett

Optical-chips team sweeps Clean Energy Prize - 0 views

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    "The team has developed a way to integrate fiber optics - glass or plastic components that can transmit data using light waves - into computer chips, replacing copper wires that rely on electricity."
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HelioVolt hopes for a fast scale-up with high-efficiency CIGS process » Ventu... - 0 views

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    These are heady times for the thin-film solar industry. The sector's dominant player, First Solar, has been on a tear of late, recently announcing it would build a second 10 megawatt power plant in Nevada, while Miasole, once thought to be ailing, has staged an impressive comeback, raking in an eye-popping $220 million. Nanosolar has developed a new ultra-fast solar cell printer, and even giants like IBM and Applied Materials have gotten in on the game. In the face of such intense competition, how will HelioVolt, a well-funded outpost of CIGS manufacturing in Texas, fare? The company hopes a new hybrid, super fast CIGS process it has developed in collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), which combines its patented FASST process and NREL's non-vacuum deposition technique, will help even the odds. The Austin, Texas-based company licensed NREL's non-vacuum deposition process, which allows for the quick application of liquid precursors onto a printing plate and substrate, to manufacture its solar cells with a 12.2 percent conversion efficiency at a fraction of the regular cost and in record time - under 6 minutes. Another advantage is that the substrate can be made from a variety of building materials, including glass, metals, plastics and roofing materials.
Colin Bennett

Revolutionizing Nano-Device Fabrication Using Amorphous Metals - 0 views

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    Unlike most metals, "amorphous metals" known as bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) do not form crystal structures when they are cooled rapidly after heating. Although they seem solid, they are more like a very slow-flowing liquid that has no structure beyond the atomic level - making them ideal for molding fine details, said senior author Jan Schroers of the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science.
Colin Bennett

Website on renewable resources trade launched in Suzhou - People's Daily Online - 0 views

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    Meanwhile, it provides the latest market information for scrap metal, plastic scrap and waste paper every day; and updates on supply and demand including daily waste rubber, waste electronic/electric equipment, waste glass and waste leather.
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PV's "Moore's Law" Required To Drive Increased Material Efficiency - 0 views

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    The road to grid parity for PV power generation will be difficult, needing five or more years to compete with utility power, unsubsidized, on a large scale, noted Mark Thirsk, managing partner at Linx Consulting, at a recent SEMI PV forecast luncheon (Sept. 18) in Santa Clara, CA Most input materials for PV production are in relative oversupply and will not constrain production, Thirsk pointed out - and for this reason manufacturers are conservative about capacity investment. In particular, his PV module production forecast (see Fig. 1, above) shows an overstep in demand in 2008. One reason for suppliers' reluctance to build capacity for entering the silicon supply chain is that it is an inefficient process. "Only about 15% of all the silicon going into the supply chain goes into the wafers, so it's a pretty wasteful and capital intensive process, so there is a lot of reluctance to build capacity," said Thirsk. Despite the efficiency challenges, Thirsk's forecast indicates that an oversupply may occur in 2009 Because >40% of PV grade silicon is lost at the wafering step, Thirsk believes this represents a significant opportunity for the right technology. Additionally, diamond wire is a potential replacement for slurry technology, but this technology is still immature. In the crystalline silicon (c-Si) value chain, Thirsk sees opportunities for optimizing mono-crystalline wafers with metal wrap technology and backside contacts; process optimization and material improvements would improve cell efficiency, and glass, wafer, backsheet, and grid improvements can enable more efficient light capture. Looking ahead, Thirsk told the audience that while thin-film technologies will enjoy strong growth "and may be more attractive to value-add materials and equipment suppliers, thin-film cell production will remain a minority share for the medium term." (see Fig. 3, below) He closed his presentation encouraging the creation of a Moore's Law type of roadmap for the PV
Glycon Garcia

ENN: Carbon Nanotubes Made Into Conductive, Flexible 'Stained Glass' - 0 views

  • Carbon Nanotubes Made Into Conductive, Flexible 'Stained Glass'
  • Carbon nanotubes are promising materials for many high-technology applications due to their exceptional mechanical, thermal, chemical, optical and electrical properties.
Colin Bennett

E-Waste in the US - 0 views

  • Last year, the U.S. electronics recycling industry processed 3 million to 4 million tons of used and end-of-life electronics equipment. More than 70 percent of the collected equipment is manufactured into specification grade commodities — including scrap, steel, aluminum, copper, lead, circuit boards, plastics, and glass.
Colin Bennett

New smaller Al lighter connector technologies - 0 views

  • “We are excited to continue the ITT legacy of developing highly engineered solutions for the defense industry,” said Anh Phan, vice president of marketing for ITT’s Interconnect Solutions business. “The new 38999 Aluminum Hermetic offers our customers a cost-effective alternative to glass-sealed products in the marketplace. Our hybrid sealing method employing polymers provides better conductivity, at less weight and is constructed with corrosion resistant materials.”
Glycon Garcia

ENN: The future of solar-powered houses is clear - 0 views

shared by Glycon Garcia on 14 Apr 08 - Cached
  • The future of solar-powered houses is clear RELATED ARTICLES New Solar Panel Technology Stylish and Sustainable New Solar Technology Sets World Record Solar Cells of the Future with Nano Flakes Professor Devises New Form of Solar Cell /energy/article/34462Transparent glass containing solar cells could capture enough energy to power a home
Colin Bennett

Shower With Touchscreen Lighting - Whitewater by Ravak - 0 views

  • The Whitewater is a new ultra-luxury shower by Ravak that is not only beautiful, but also trendy and functional.  This shower is made with real glass and aluminum for a stunning, contemporary look.  The Whitewater can be customized with touchscreen controlled lighting and a steam generator.  Talk about a luxury showering experience. 
Colin Bennett

Increase in Young Geeky Girls - All Siemens Contest Winners Female - 0 views

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» 100 gigabits per second over copper? | Emerging Technology Trends | ZDNet.com - 0 views

  • According to Penn State engineers, transmission rates of 100 gigabits per second are possible today over copper. But only on distances of less than 100 meters. And only with high-end Category 7 copper cables. These Ethernet cables are made up of four pairs of twisted wires shielded to reduce crosstalk. The Penn State technology could provide an alternative to glass fiber optics cables in computer datacenters where distances between systems are not too big. In other words, it would be possible to interconnect servers inside a building at speeds similar to the ones provided by more expensive fiber optic cabling.
Colin Bennett

Innovations in Industrial Waste Heat Management - 1 views

  • Industrial waste heat management has seen rising levels of importance due to volatile fuel prices and also regulations to maximize energy conservation. As such, industries have started recognizing the necessity and advantages of industrial waste heat management. Till recent past much importance was being paid to recovering waste heat and reusing it as thermal energy. But now the focus is on new methods of waste heat recovery which convert even low grade waste heat into other forms of energy with increased feasibility. Low grade waste heat recovery, which has slowly been gaining prominence is expected to be a major driver for research in the future. This research service report presents analysis on current technology capability and expected future trends in technology adoption for industrial waste heat management. Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used to evaluate the application potential in the five most energy intensive industries – Cement, Oil and Gas, Steel, Pulp and Paper, and Glass to identify the industry with greatest future application potential. Based on inputs from technology developers and from the predicted market scenario, an evaluation was done.
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