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11-10 :: October 2011
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Companies Facts
M
olecular Solar Ltd, a spinout company from the University of Warwick (U.K.), has achie-
ved a significant breakthrough in the performance of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells. They have achieved and demonstrated a record voltage for organic pho- tovoltaic cells that means these highly flexible, low cost solar cells can now be devolved for commercial uses in a wide range of consumer electronics. The Company’s most recent advance in the development of its organic photovoltaic (OPV) cell technology is the realisation of cells with open-circuit voltages in excess of 4 volts for the first time. Molecular Solar’s research team believe this is a record for an OPV device. Dr Ross Hatton, Research Director of the company commented:
“This is an important advance. We are now very close to having highly flexible organic photovoltaic cells that will be capable of delivering electrical energy at a voltage suitable for recharging lithium ion batteries that are widely used in portable consumer electronics. Remarkably, this high voltage is achieved using a cell with only 4 junctions (sub-cells)’’.
Warwick Ventures Ltd: http://www.ventures.warwick.ac.uk
N
anoco Group plc (AIM: NANO) announced its preliminary results for the year ended 31 July
2011. Highlights
• Follow-on product development agreement, worth US$800,000, signed with major Japanese LCD TV manufacturer for CFQD™ for LED backlighting;
• Phase 1 of Tokyo Electron solar cell program completed and phase 2 development agreement signed;
N
anoLogix (Pink Sheets: NNLX), an innovator in the rapid detection, identification and antibio-
tic sensitivity determination of live bacteria an- nounced third-party results for detecting live Myco- bacterium tuberculosis (TB) in a revolutionary time of 4 days with its BNP (BioNanoPore) technology. The advanced culture test results with the Nano-
• Joint development agreement signed with world leading lighting company to produce high quality CFQD™-LED general lighting system;
• Runcorn quantum dot production facility designed, built and commissioned on time and on budget;
• 1kg red CFQD™ produced at Runcorn and ship- ped to Japanese LED customer, triggering US$2m payment;
• Cash, cash equivalents and deposits of £17.10 m at 31 July 2011 (31 July 2010: £5.68 million).
http://www.nanocogroup.com N anoInk® , Inc. has selected BNM Fabrika to serve as its exclusive distributor in Turkey for its desk-
top nanofabrication equipment including the NLP 2000 System, the DPN 5000 System and the Nano- Professor®
Nanoscience Education Program. BNM
Fabrika provides advanced products and services in the area of nanoscience and nanotechnology for universities, research organizations and the medical industry.
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