.jpg "LCDs get brighter with nano polarization recycler") LCDs get brighter with nano polarization recycler September 06, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 114 vote(s)
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LCDs (liquid crystal displays) provide a popular method for lighting screens on everything from computers and TVs to watches, clocks, cell phones and more. However, as scientists Sang Hoon Kim, Joo-Do Park ... | |
 Scientists design simpler, more accurate nanothermometer July 26, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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By using carbon nanotubes containing gallium for measuring temperature at the nanoscale, scientists have invented a new nanothermometer that works simply by heating and cooling the tubes. | |
 Nanoparticles self-assemble through chemical lithography July 20, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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Nanoparticles – while possessing some amazing properties of strength and power – are also delicate little things, when it comes to manipulating them for use in nanodevices. Many scientists consider that the ... | |
 Improved Superconductivity in Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes March 13, 2006 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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A group of researchers from several institutions in Japan has observed superconductivity — a phenomenon in which electrons flow with no resistance — in billionth-of-a-meter sized cylindrical carbon molecules ... | |
 Nano-scale fuel cells may be closer than we think, thanks to an inexpensive new manufacturing method March 12, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 125 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
 Nanocaps help scientists control magnetism reversal March 03, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 75 vote(s)
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By fabricating curved “nanocaps” to study nanoscale magnetism, scientists have discovered how to partly control magnetism reversal, which could improve applications such as data storage, recording media and ... | |
 Scientists confirm role of nano-hairs in self-cleaning lotus leaf February 17, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 118 vote(s)
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Today, thousands of buildings boast self-cleaning paint and self-cleaning roofs; self-cleaning textiles, glass windows and sprays have already sprung onto the market. German botanist Wilhelm Barthlott has even ... | |
Faster Nanochannels Water Transport with Sharp Corners January 04, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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A new study has revealed how sharp corners in nanochannels can speed up the drying rate of liquid water and in turn, transport water faster. "As far as we know, nobody else has realized this gain in water-transport speed," ... | |
 Detecting Single Viruses, Nanoparticles in Real-Time December 05, 2005 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Two researchers at the Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, New York, have developed a method to detect and recognize single viruses and other nanoparticles in one millisecond. Co-authors Filipp V. ... | |
Nanofabrication to lead to Quantum Computer October 25, 2005 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 41 vote(s)
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The team of scientists headed by professor Jeremy Levy at Pitts University has developed nanofabrication tools. The team has an electron beam lithography and nano engineering workstation - with an electron beam capable of ... | |
Study Shows Silver Nanoparticles Attach to HIV-1 virus October 14, 2005 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 151 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
NanoWorld: Nature Inspired Micro Circuits October 13, 2005 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A team of chemical engineers, biologists, geneticists, and electronic engineers headed by Kenneth Sandhage at the Georgia Institute of Technology and colleagues has developed a new process for converting the finely detailed ... | |
Nano radios for microchips September 15, 2005 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Radios the size of bacteria employing nano-magnets could help microchips wirelessly communicate with one another, experts told UPI's Nano World. | |
 Nanotechnology for Recovery and Reuse of Spilled Oil September 09, 2005 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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The recent hurricane Katrina disaster has resulted in an oil crisis. Apart from the shortage there are reports of oil spills. Interface ... | |
Nano shuttles suggest lifting things may become thing of the past (Update) September 06, 2005 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A key technological breakthrough led by the University of Edinburgh suggests that a futuristic world where people can move objects about ‘remotely’ with laser pointers could be closer than we think. Chemists working on the ... | |
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