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Three False Copyright Accusations And We'll Cut Off Your Internet Access
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AMD Narrows Market Share Gap With Intel, Revenue gap Grows
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Nvidia and AMD Launch New Salvos in Graphics Chip Battle
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Published on VentureBeat at 2:34 AM
The Future of Solar is Nanotech: Nanogram, Sunflake and Other Upcoming Technologies
With a fresh $32 million funding going to nanotechnoloy firm NanoGram, mainly for development of next-generation solar cells, it’s a good time to point out some up-and-coming technologies that work on very small scales to make photovoltaic cells more efficient.
NanoGram has already had several commercial successes, including inventions in both electronics and medicine. However, the company has of late turned its sights on boosting the efficiency of solar cells.
The company is working on ultra-thin crystalline silicon which it says will reduce the cost of silicon-based solar cells to below $1 per watt hour, a price point that is generally considered a breakthrough.
Its latest funding is notable because Nanogram had so far only taken $27 million in funding since its inception in 1996, growing to over $20 million in annual revenue. It plans to use the additional $32 million (investor details at bottom) in part toward a pilot plant for solar modules...
Published on VentureBeat at 2:34 AM
