Insights
Solar batteries without the charger? We’re working on that
Michael De Volder tells us how a Friday afternoon experiment led to research on a new low-cost battery design that can be charged directly by light without a separate solar cell or power converter.
Untangling the spaghetti: nanomanufacturing for clean water and green batteries
The IfM?s NanoManufacturing group is developing nanotechnologies to supply clean water for developing nations and build better batteries for renewable energy.
A new way to make microstructured surfaces
Method can produce strong, lightweight materials with specific surface properties.
Small but mighty: the manufacturing challenges of nanotechnology
Head of NanoManufacturing at the IfM, Dr Michael de Volder explains why manufacturing carbon nanotubes is so difficult and so important.
