RE:RE:Great NRBCONTVentures wrote: Absolutely! And this is just one segment/market of HPQ Silicon: Hydrogen. There is the Nano Silicon powders and Nano Silicon wires too!
Exciting times!
Long and Strong in HPQ Silicon!
YQTlanding wrote: The sp should gain traction again very soon. Our high will be shortly surpassed.
Very exciting indeed!
For powering portable devices, HPQ seems well-positioned to take full advantage of this additional market....with hopes they can achieve small commercial-scale nano Si production later this year. They've made a huge start by already having produced sub 100 nm spherical nanopowders in a way that's projected to be scalable & more cost-effective....and from what I've read, Si nanopowders can not only be used to increase total H2 production (with further increases made by adding porosity), but the smaller the nanospheres (higher surface to volume ratio), the better the "rate" of H2 generation. Per research done at SUNY (in Buffalo, NY), they showed that 10 nm particles were capable of producing H2 in "under a minute" compared to 45 min. when using 100 nm particles. The scientists noted that the rapid rate of production was not only due to the inherently higher S/V ratio in 10 nm particles, but the smaller particles also reduced in size (unlike the larger ones) as the chemical reaction proceeded, further increasing the S/V ratio.
HPQ has already achieved probably the most difficult milestone imo...proof of concept. Let's hope they can scale up soon. As Mrs Fields learned, it doesn't matter if you can bake the world's best batch of cookies if you only have one small oven. Like a spoiled child, I want more wafers ; ). GLTA longs!