At General Electric, nanotechnology is seen as “the ultimate materials science,” and holds a special power to change the fundamental landscape of the energy industry.
 
Today, GE’s nano-researchers probe the promises of nanosciences in the successor facility to the historic R&D lab where GE’s founder Thomas Edison unlocked the powers of electricity a century earlier and pioneers such as Langmuir and Blodgett established the field of surface science. Among GE’s early discoveries are nano-ceramic materials to make lighter and higher-powered aircraft engines, nanofibers to build more effective windblades for wind power, and nanotechnologies to drive more economical and high-efficiency solar panels.
 
Nano World News speaks with GE’s Loucas Tsakalakos, a project leader in GE’s Nanotechnology Program and a member of the program’s original team, to learn more about how GE sees nanoscience unlocking the power of the sun.

Leaders from Business and Government To Discuss Sustainable Industry Practices and Bring Collective Voice to Nation’s Cleantech Industry Needs.
 
The Cleantechnology and Sustainable Industries (CSI Summit) will be held in the heart of the nation’s capital at the Renaissance Washington, D.C. hotel October 30-31, 2007.

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• European Commission Leads the World in Nanotech Funding

• Advanced CNTs Could Significantly Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Bayer Will Fund Millions Into Catalysis Research Center in Germany

• SiTime Introduces World’s Smallest Low Jitter Programmable Oscillator
• University Team Proves Self-Assembled Nanowires Hold Key to Superior Data Storage and Retrieval

• Nanotech Researcher Develops Palm-Size Lab on a Chip for Advanced Bird Flu Detection
• Nanosphere, Inc. Receives FDA Clearance for Nano-Enabled Molecular Diganostic Platform and Approval for Warafin Sensitivity Testing
• Novel Smart Particle Shows Promise For Diabetes Management