 'Nanomechanical Oscillators' Could Lead to New Class of Computers May 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 67 vote(s)
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More than 50 years ago, a graduate student in Japan conceived the “Parametron,” an electrical circuit that could form the basis for digital computers. The concept ultimately fell flat, but recently a pair ... | |
 Nanobacteria – Are They Alive? April 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 82 vote(s)
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Tiny particles called nanobacteria have intrigued researchers in many ways since their discovery 20 years ago, but perhaps the most controversial question they pose is whether or not they are alive. | |
 New Properties Discovered for Nanotube Sheets April 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 54 vote(s)
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A team of nanotechnologists at The University of Texas at Dallas, along with Brazilian collaborators, have discovered that sheets of carbon nanotubes can produce bizarre mechanical properties when stretched ... | |
 Making a good impression: Nanoimprint lithography tests at NIST April 29, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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In what should be good news for integrated circuit manufacturers, recent studies by the National Institute of Standards and Technology have helped resolve two important questions about an emerging microcircuit ... | |
 Chemists measure chilli sauce hotness with nanotubes May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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Oxford chemists have found a way of using carbon nanotubes to judge the heat of chilli sauces. The technology might soon be available commercially as a cheap, disposable sensor for use in the food industry. | |
Nanotechnology paves way for super iPods April 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 50 vote(s)
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A breakthrough by scientists from the University of Glasgow could see the storage capacity of an iPod increase 150,000 times. | |
 Go Speed Racer! Revving up the world's fastest nanomotors May 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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In a “major step” toward a practical energy source for powering tomorrow’s nanomachines, researchers in Arizona report development of a new generation of sub-microscopic nanomotors that are up to 10 times ... | |
 'Sticky nanotubes' hold key to future technologies April 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Researchers at Purdue University are the first to precisely measure the forces required to peel tiny nanotubes off of other materials, opening up the possibility of creating standards for nano-manufacturing ... | |
Are nanobots on their way? April 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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[The first real steps towards building a microscopic device that can construct nano machines have been taken by US researchers. Writing in the peer-reviewed publication, International Journal of Nanomanufacturing from ... | |
 Graphene-based gadgets may be just years away April 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 61 vote(s)
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Researchers at The University of Manchester have produced tiny liquid crystal devices with electrodes made from graphene – an exciting development that could lead to computer and TV displays based on this ... | |
 Researchers target tumors with tiny 'nanoworms' May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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Scientists at UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and MIT have developed nanometer-sized “nanoworms” that can cruise through the bloodstream without significant interference from the body’s immune defense system ... | |
 Simulations may explain nanoparticles 'pinned' to graphene April 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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It was hard to understand how a graphene sheet — a featureless, flat sheet of carbon atoms — lying on an equally featureless iridium surface, somehow converted itself into a kind of muffin tin that formed ... | |
Nanotubes grown straight in large numbers April 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Duke University chemists have found a way to grow long, straight cylinders only a few atoms thick in very large numbers, removing a major roadblock in the pursuit of nano-scale electronics. | |
 New nanotech products hitting the market at the rate of 3-4 per week April 24, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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New nanotechnology consumer products are coming on the market at the rate of 3-4 per week, a finding based on the latest update to the nanotechnology consumer product inventory maintained by the Project on ... | |
Heat transfer between materials is focus of new research grant April 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Managing heat is a major challenge for engineers who work on devices from jet engines to personal electronics to nano-scale transistors. | |
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