 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 ... | |
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 ... | |
Copper nanowires grown by new process create long-lasting displays April 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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A new low-temperature, catalyst-free technique for growing copper nanowires has been developed by researchers at the University of Illinois. The copper nanowires could serve as interconnects in electronic device fabrication ... | |
 Melting defects could lead to smaller, more powerful microchips May 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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As microchips shrink, even tiny defects in the lines, dots and other shapes etched on them become major barriers to performance. Princeton engineers have now found a way to literally melt away such defects, ... | |
 Spin Control: New Technique Sorts Nanotubes by Length May 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have reported a new technique to sort batches of carbon nanotubes by length using high-speed centrifuges. Many potential applications ... | |
 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 ... | |
Too much nanotechnology may be killing beneficial bacteria April 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Too much of a good thing could be harmful to the environment. For years, scientists have known about silver’s ability to kill harmful bacteria and, recently, have used this knowledge to create consumer products containing ... | |
 Nanotube production leaps from sooty mess in test tube to ready formed chemical microsensors May 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Carbon nanotubes’ potential as a super material is blighted by the fact that when first made they often take the form of an unprepossessing pile of sooty black mess in the bottom of a test tube. Now researchers ... | |
 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. | |
 Environmental fate of nanoparticles depends on properties of water carrying them May 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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The fate of carbon-based nanoparticles spilled into groundwater – and the ability of municipal filtration systems to remove the nanoparticles from drinking water – depend on subtle differences in the solution ... | |
 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 ... | |
 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 ... | |
 Spiraling nanotrees offer new twist on growth of nanowires May 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Since scientists first learned to make nanowires, the nano-sized wires just a few millionths of a centimeter thick have taken many forms, including nanobelts, nanocoils and nanoflowers. | |
 Researchers identify pressure effects on nanomaterials May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Transistors, lasers and solar-energy conversion devices may be easier to manipulate because of recent research by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists. The researchers defined the role high pressure ... | |
 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 ... | |
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