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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>March 15, 2012</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>New Energy Technologies, Inc.</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B><U>Nevada</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B><U>333-127953</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B><U>59-3509694</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>9192 Red Branch Rd.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Suite 110</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B><U>Columbia, Maryland 21045</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>(800) 213-0689</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#163;</FONT> Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#163;</FONT> Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#163;</FONT> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#163;</FONT> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">None</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>SECTION 2. Financial Information</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">None</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">None</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">N/A.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>SECTION 7. Regulation FD</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B><U>Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="color: black">On March 15,
2012, New Energy Technologies, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), issued a press release </FONT>announcing that the Company and
the United States Department of Energy&rsquo;s National Renewal Laboratory have successfully collected and transported electricity
using a virtually &lsquo;invisible&rsquo; conductive wiring system developed for the Company&rsquo;s SolarWindow&trade;. <FONT STYLE="color: black">A
copy of the press release is attached as <B><U>Exhibit 99.1</U></B> hereto.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Except for the historical information presented
in this document, the matters discussed in this Form 8-K, or otherwise incorporated by reference into this document, contain &ldquo;forward-looking
statements&rdquo; (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). These statements are identified
by the use of forward-looking terminology such as &ldquo;believes,&rdquo; &ldquo;plans,&rdquo; &ldquo;intend,&rdquo; &rdquo;scheduled,&rdquo;
&ldquo;potential,&rdquo; &ldquo;continue,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimates,&rdquo; &ldquo;hopes,&rdquo; &ldquo;goal,&rdquo; &ldquo;objective,&rdquo;
&ldquo;expects,&rdquo; &ldquo;may,&rdquo; &ldquo;will,&rdquo; &ldquo;should&rdquo; or &ldquo;anticipates&rdquo; or the negative
thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties.
The safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, apply to forward-looking statements made by the Registrant. The reader is cautioned that no statements
contained in this Form 8-K should be construed as a guarantee or assurance of future performance or results. These forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, including those identified within this Form 8-K. The actual results that the Registrant
achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements
are based on current expectations, and the Registrant assumes no obligation to update this information. Readers are urged to carefully
review and consider the various disclosures made by the Registrant in this Form 8-K and in the Registrant's other reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission that attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect
the Registrant's business.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Note: Information in
this report furnished pursuant to Item 7 shall not be deemed to be &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this current report
shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The
furnishing of the information in this current report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing
is required by Regulation FD or that the information this current report contains is material investor information that is not
otherwise publicly available.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>SECTION 8. Other Events</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">None</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>SECTION 9. Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The following <FONT STYLE="color: black">exhibits</FONT>
are furnished as part of this report:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 83%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-autospace: none">Description</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-autospace: none">99.1</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized
on March 20, 2012.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>New Energy Technologies, Inc.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">By: <B><I><U>/s/ J Conklin</U></I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">John Conklin</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer</P>

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
March 15, 2012
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
New Energy Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
333-127953
(Commission File Number)
59-3509694
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
9192 Red Branch Rd.
Suite 110
Columbia, Maryland 21045
(Address of principal executive offices)
(800) 213-0689
(Registrant's telephone number, including
area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
£
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)
£
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
£
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
£
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
SECTION 1. Registrant's Business and Operations
None
SECTION 2. Financial Information
None
SECTION 3. Securities and Trading Markets
None
SECTION 4. Matters Related to Accountants and Financial Statements
None
SECTION 5. Corporate Governance and Management
None
SECTION 6. [Reserved]
N/A.
SECTION 7. Regulation FD
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On March 15,
2012, New Energy Technologies, Inc. (the "Company"), issued a press release
announcing that the Company and
the United States Department of Energy's National Renewal Laboratory have successfully collected and transported electricity
using a virtually 'invisible' conductive wiring system developed for the Company's SolarWindow™.
A
copy of the press release is attached as
Exhibit 99.1
hereto.
Except for the historical information presented
in this document, the matters discussed in this Form 8-K, or otherwise incorporated by reference into this document, contain "forward-looking
statements" (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). These statements are identified
by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "plans," "intend," "scheduled,"
"potential," "continue," "estimates," "hopes," "goal," "objective,"
"expects," "may," "will," "should" or "anticipates" or the negative
thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties.
The safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, apply to forward-looking statements made by the Registrant. The reader is cautioned that no statements
contained in this Form 8-K should be construed as a guarantee or assurance of future performance or results. These forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, including those identified within this Form 8-K. The actual results that the Registrant
achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements
are based on current expectations, and the Registrant assumes no obligation to update this information. Readers are urged to carefully
review and consider the various disclosures made by the Registrant in this Form 8-K and in the Registrant's other reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission that attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect
the Registrant's business.
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Note: Information in
this report furnished pursuant to Item 7 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this current report
shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The
furnishing of the information in this current report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing
is required by Regulation FD or that the information this current report contains is material investor information that is not
otherwise publicly available.
SECTION 8. Other Events
None
SECTION 9. Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
The following
exhibits
are furnished as part of this report:
Number
Description
99.1
Press Release dated March 15, 2012.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized
on March 20, 2012.
New Energy Technologies, Inc.
By:
/s/ J Conklin
John Conklin
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
4