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Creating power out of thin air
October 26, 2007 Imagine a material that can suck in heat from the environment and power a notebook. A New Jersey company is aiming to do just that.Silicon vs. CIGS: With solar energy, the issue is material
October 2, 2006 What should solar panels be made of? Silicon has history on its side, but the future may lie in CIGS.To harvest water from air, MIT copies beetles
June 16, 2006 The future of water is in bumps, according to researchers studying a desert beetle's method of water collection.Green chemistry's 'race to innovation'
November 12, 2007 As with green-tech movement, the eco-spin on chemical science isn't just for tree huggers. Businesses, too, are betting on better materials.Solar cell breaks efficiency record
December 6, 2006 It converts almost 41 percent of light that hits it into electricity, almost double the efficiency of current commercial cells.Life in an earthship
August 8, 2007 These fully sustainable, off-the-grid dwellings can maintain a comfortable interior temperature regardless of the heat or cold outside.Photos: Home sweet earthshipUnlocking the secrets of concrete to cut greenhouse gases
January 31, 2007 Work by MIT researchers could one day put a sizable dent in carbon dioxide emissions.Harnessing quantum dots for solar panels
June 27, 2007 Sources say a start-up is working to use the tiny particles to convert sunlight into electricity.A battery of questions about lithium ion
May 2, 2007 With no suitable replacement for lithium ion batteries on the horizon, slow progress on this notebook battery technology may have to do.Chip companies entering their metal period
January 27, 2007 Intel, IBM and AMD plan to unveil chips built using new materials, marking a historic shift away from traditional transistor ingredients.Intel shows off Penryn chipsMove over silicon, there's new transistor material in town
December 8, 2006 MIT, among others, is working with new composite materials it hopes will be able to reliably outpace the conducting speed of silicon.Solar star Konarka raises another $20 million
February 14, 2006 Konarka, which specializes in plastics that convert light into electricity, has raised $20 million in its latest round of venture funding.NASA searches for a better heat shield
May 19, 2006 Researchers are looking for materials to protect astronauts from temperatures that can be three times hotter than the sun. Photos: NASA feels the heatGreen paint made in 1700s may be gold for new tech
August 8, 2006 Obscure artists' pigment invented in 18th century Sweden may be key to new generation of 21st century electronics.Oracle amends complaint in SAP suit
June 1, 2007 Oracle details new charges, alleges SAP's TomorrowNow copied materials to the point of repeating errors from originals.Gold to go in diesel engines
April 16, 2007 Gold. It's not just for teeth anymore. Nanostellar is going to use it to save automakers money and make diesel cars run cleaner.IBM puts vacuum spaces in chips
May 3, 2007 Nothing insulates like a vacuum. Big Blue says its Airgap technique will increase chip speed and reduce power consumption.Images: IBM's vaccuum techiqueVideo: Building chips with AirgapScientist proposes adhesive Spider-Man suit
April 27, 2007 Italian professor uses carbon nanotubes in formula for "smart" suit modeled after adhesive properties of the tree-scaling gecko.Is Sony eating hundreds of dollars on each PS3?
November 16, 2006 The game console might cost you $499, but it's got $806 worth of parts and manufacturing behind it, a research firm says.U.C. system signs on to Microsoft book-scan project
June 9, 2006 University of California, University of Toronto join British Library in helping search up-and-comer stack its digital library shelves. Sponsored matches for "material"
