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Tiny Solutions to our BIG Energy Problem

Tiny Solutions to our BIG Energy Problem. What is Energy?. U.S. Energy Consumption by Source. Fossil Fuels = 84%. 2008. www.eia.doe.gov. Problems with Fossil Fuels. Problems with Fossil Fuels. CO 2. CO 2. CO 2. Aerial View of Boston - Today. www.abcnews.go.com.

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Tiny Solutions to our BIG Energy Problem

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  1. Tiny Solutions to our BIG Energy Problem

  2. What is Energy?

  3. U.S. Energy Consumption by Source Fossil Fuels = 84% 2008 www.eia.doe.gov

  4. Problems with Fossil Fuels...

  5. Problems with Fossil Fuels...

  6. CO2 CO2 CO2

  7. Aerial View of Boston - Today www.abcnews.go.com

  8. After sea level rises 3 meters www.abcnews.go.com

  9. What is nanotechnology?

  10. Nanotechnology can improve how we: 1) Harness Energy 2) Distribute Energy 3) Use Energy

  11. Problems with Traditional Solar Panels

  12. Flexible Thin Film Solar Panels Courtesy: Nova

  13. “Printing” Process Nanoparticle Ink

  14. Not just on the roof!

  15. Nano-solar paint? Courtesy: Nova

  16. Courtesy: Nova

  17. Carbon Nanotube

  18. Lighting

  19. 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)

  20. 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.

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