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Tiny Solutions to our BIG Energy Problem
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What is Energy?
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U.S. Energy Consumption by Source
www.eia.doe.gov
Fossil Fuels= 84% 2008
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Problems with Fossil Fuels...
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Problems with Fossil Fuels...
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CO2CO2CO2
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What is nanotechnology?
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1) Harness Energy
2) Distribute Energy
3) Use Energy
Nanotechnology can improve how we:
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Problems with Traditional Solar Panels
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Flexible Thin Film Solar Panels
Courtesy: Nova
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Nanoparticle Ink
“Printing” Process
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Not just on the roof!
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Courtesy: Nova
Nano-solar paint?
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Courtesy: Nova
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Carbon Nanotube
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Lighting
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For more information:
www.understandingnano.com (click on Energy Tab)
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/solar/ (“Saved by the Sun”)
www.energystar.gov (info on Tax Credits)
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This project was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. ESI-0532536.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.
Additional funding for development of this product was provided by the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center headquartered at Harvard University and the Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing headquartered at Northeastern University, University of Massachusetts-Lowell and the University of New Hampshire, with support from the National Science Foundation.