NANOSCIENCE SOLUTIONS FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2005 @ 22:07:28 UTC
Topic: Science
NANOSCIENCE SOLUTIONS FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES ADVOCATED, March 10
Breakthroughs in nanotechnology could open up the possibility of moving beyond the United States' current alternatives for energy supply by introducing technologies that are more efficient, inexpensive and environmentally sound, according to a new science policy study by Rice University.
The report, based on input from 50 leading U.S. scientists who gathered at Rice in May 2003, found that key contributions can be made in energy security and supply through fundamental research on nanoscience solutions to energy technologies. The group of experts concluded that a major nanoscience and energy research program should be aimed at long-term breakthrough possibilities in cleaner sources of energy, particularly solar energy, while providing vital science backup to current technologies in the short term, including technologies for storing and transmitting electricity.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news3341.html
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