Beyond batteries: Storing power in a sheet of nanocomposite paper
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new energy storage device that easily could be mistaken for a simple sheet of black paper.
Study Shows Silver Nanoparticles Attach to HIV-1 virus
Oct 14, 2005 |
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In the first-ever study of metal nanoparticles' interaction with HIV-1, silver nanoparticles of sizes 1-10nm attached to HIV-1 and prevented the virus from bonding to host cells. The study, published in the Journal of Na ...
Virtual 3D nanorobots could lead to real cancer-fighting technology
Dec 05, 2007 |
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From eliminating the side effects of chemotherapy to treating Alzheimer’s disease, the potential medical applications of nanorobots are vast and ambitious. In the past decade, researchers have made many improvements ...
Nanogenerator provides continuous power by harvesting energy from the environment
Apr 05, 2007 |
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Researchers have demonstrated a prototype nanometer-scale generator that produces continuous direct-current electricity by harvesting mechanical energy from such environmental sources as ultrasonic waves, ...
Researchers Suggest Quantum Dots as Media for Teleportation
Jun 21, 2007 |
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According to recent research, tiny clusters of atoms known as quantum dots may be excellent media for quantum teleportation, a physics phenomenon in which information – in the form of a quantum state, a very specific mathematical ...
Physicists invent 'QuIET' - single molecule transistors
Aug 30, 2006 |
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University of Arizona physicists have discovered how to turn single molecules into working transistors. It's a breakthrough needed to make the next-generation of remarkably tiny, powerful computers that nanotechnologists ...
Quantum dots self-tune their color for ultra-efficient nano lasers
Apr 14, 2006 |
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The laser, one of the most valuable scientific instruments, is getting smaller and more efficient. Scientists have designed a miniature laser, whose nanoscale dimensions and low optical losses will be instrumental ...
Nano-scale fuel cells may be closer than we think, thanks to an inexpensive new manufacturing method
Mar 12, 2006 |
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We live in a world of hand-held devices: iPods, cell phones, PDAs, pagers... the list of essential personal technology keeps expanding, and the natural response is consolidation. It’s rare these days to see ...
Quantum Dots May Lead to Rainbow Solar Cell
Mar 07, 2008 |
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For the first time, researchers have created solar cells made of different-sized quantum dots, each tuned to a specific wavelength of light. By arranging these quantum dots in an ordered pattern, the scientists ...
Plastic solar cell efficiency breaks record
Apr 19, 2007 |
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The global search for a sustainable energy supply is making significant strides at Wake Forest University as researchers at the university’s Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials have announced that they have ...
