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Carbon Nanotube Windmills Powered by 'Electron Wind'

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Theoretical physicists from Lancaster University in the UK have designed a nanomotor that operates by a novel mechanism: an electron wind.


New Nanowire-Based Memory Could Beef Up Information Storage

July 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 45 vote(s) | User comments: 4

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have created a type of nanowire-based information storage device that is capable of storing three bit values rather than the usual two—that is, "0," "1," and ...


Research helps understand factors that influence efficiency of organic-based devices

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Organic-based devices, such as organic light-emitting diodes, require a transparent conductive layer with a high work function, meaning it promotes injection of electron holes into an organic layer to produce ...


Researchers report finer lines for microchips: Advance could lead to next-generation computer chips, solar cells

10 hours ago | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 18 vote(s) | User comments: 1

MIT researchers have achieved a significant advance in nanoscale lithographic technology, used in the manufacture of computer chips and other electronic devices, to make finer patterns of lines over larger ...


'Smart bomb' nanoparticle strategy impacts metastasis

July 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 13 vote(s) | No comments yet

A new treatment strategy using molecular "smart bombs" to target metastasis with anti-cancer drugs leads to good results using significantly lower doses of toxic chemotherapy, with less collateral damage to surrounding tissue, ...


A better image for plastic solar cells

July 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 14 vote(s) | No comments yet

A new way to help technologists develop efficient and inexpensive plastic electronic devices, such as plastic solar cells and a new type of transistor was showcased by physicist Andrea Liscio, who is supported ...


Super strong antimicrobial coatings for medicine, defense

July 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s) | User comments: 1

One of the world' strongest materials meets one of Nature's most powerful germ killers in a new research project that produced incredibly tough anti-bacterial surfaces with multiple applications in home appliances, ...


Engineers show nanotube circuits can be made en masse

July 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 28 vote(s) | User comments: 1

Most innovations don't go far unless there is a way to turn them into products that are manufacturable on a mass scale. That's why new research on carbon nanotubes, presented June 19 by a group of Stanford electrical engineers, ...


Visualizing atomic-scale acoustic wavesin nanostructures

July 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 10 vote(s) | No comments yet

Acoustic waves play many everyday roles - from communication between people to ultrasound imaging. Now the highest frequency acoustic waves in materials, with nearly atomic-scale wavelengths, promise to be ...


Study shows quantum dots can penetrate skin through minor abrasions

July 02, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | No comments yet

Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that quantum dot nanoparticles can penetrate the skin if there is an abrasion, providing insight into potential workplace concerns for healthcare workers or individuals ...