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Thin-Film Solar with High Efficiency: By Katherine Bourzac
Thursday, November 19, 2009; Solexant is printing inorganic solar cells with nanomaterials.

A 25-Year Battery: By Katherine Bourzac | 11/17/2009 | 13 Comments; Long-lived nuclear batteries powered by hydrogen isotopes are in testing for military applications.

Biodegradable Transistors: By Katherine Bourzac | 11/13/2009 | 1 Comment; Electronics that break down in the body could be useful in temporary medical implants and drug delivery.

Mimicking the Building Prowess of Nature: By Emily Singer | 11/11/2009 | 2 Comments; Scientists build new materials using inspiration from complex biological forms.

Making Carbon Nanotubes into Long Fibers: By Katherine Bourzac | 11/10/2009 | 7 Comments; Researchers have taken a step towards making carbon nanotubes into transmission lines.

Liquid Crystals that Light Up: By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 11/09/2009; New OLED and LCD displays could be made using a hybrid material.

More Energy in Batteries: By Katherine Bourzac | 11/06/2009 | 2 Comments; Nanowire anodes could let lithium-ion batteries run twice as long.

Implantable Silicon-Silk Electronics: By Katherine Bourzac | 11/03/2009 | 1 Comment; Biodegradable circuits could enable better neural interfaces and LED tattoos.

Etching Out Organic Displays: By Katherine Bourzac | 10/27/2009 | 2 Comments; Company will sell materials for making organic electronics using silicon manufacturing infrastructure.

Tiny Devices Use Light to Grab Cells: By Katherine Bourzac | 10/26/2009 | 5 Comments; Silicon chips and lasers could pick out and count cells on microfluidic devices.

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