When size matters: Nanotechnology for energy efficiency
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 09:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers are using nanotechnology to create new energy efficient materials. With the increasing worldwide demand for energy, there is a pressure to use the finite energy resources wisely while reducing one of the major areas of energy consumption -- transportation, which accounts for more than 20% of the world’s total primary energy and produces much of the world’s pollution.