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Stanford Spinout C3Nano Raises Funds for Solar, Screens
Transparent electrodes might sound like a bit of high-tech machinery, but they’re the basic components of many electronic screens, from cell phones to solar panels. And there’s money to be made in making better versions of these everyday conductive coatings….
A Truly Concrete Business Plan
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s entrepreneurship competition, the M.I.T. 100k, gave a new venture, C-Crete Technologies, top honors and a $100,000 cash prize on Wednesday night. One of 204 initial competitors, the company advanced to the finals through a year-long…
Stanford team wins MIT Clean Energy Prize with new solar material
C3Nano, Inc., a company founded by Stanford University students, has won the 2010 MIT Clean Energy Prize for the development of a new transparent electrode material, which, it is claimed, will make photovoltaic solar panels both cheaper and more efficient.
Stanford team wins $200,000 in MIT contest
A four-member team from Stanford University that created a film coating for electronic screens won a $200,000 grant and first prize yesterday in MIT’s third Clean Energy Entrepreneurship competition.