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Small Scale, Big Innovation
Bringing nanotech wonders to market
Whether you’ve realized it or not, the odds are you have had a close encounter with nanomanufacturing. Nanotech products, made by working with matter on the atomic and molecular... Read
Power Polymers
Developing the next generation of solar cells
UMass Amherst chemists Dhandapani Venkataraman and Michael Barnes are delving into the complex chemistry challenges posed by photovoltaic energy. The two collaborators and their... Read
Seeds to Energy
Using plant seed oils to create sustainable biofuels
One of the most promising avenues for reducing our national dependence on imported oil, lowering greenhouse gases and boosting domestic fuel production is biofuel from non-food... Read
Winds of Change
IGERT charts a path for next generation wind energy experts
Wind energy leads the renewable energy movement; the Global Wind Energy Council reports a 20 percent growth worldwide within the burgeoning industry in 2011 and job creation at a... Read