 Carbon Nanotube Windmills Powered by 'Electron Wind' 10 hours ago | User rating: 5 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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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. | |
In 'novel playground,' metals are formed into porous nanostructures June 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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For 5,000 years or so, the only way to shape metal has been to "heat and beat." Even in modern nanotechnology, working with metals involves carving with electron beams or etching with acid. | |
 Trap and zap: Harnessing the power of light to pattern surfaces on the nanoscale June 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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Princeton engineers have invented an affordable technique that uses lasers and plastic beads to create the ultrasmall features that are needed for new generations of microchips. | |
Gold, DNA Combination May Lead To Nano-Sensor July 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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The ability to use genetic material to assemble nanoscopic particles of gold could be an important step toward creating tiny “spies” that will be able to infiltrate individual cells and report back in real time on the cell’s ... | |
 Carbon Nanotubes Compromise the Functions of Certain Protozoa, Study Shows June 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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A new study by researchers from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, hints that carbon nanotubes may be toxic to microorganisms. When cultures of a certain key protozoan, a single-cell organism, ... | |
Engineers show nanotube circuits can be made en masse July 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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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, ... | |
'Smart bomb' nanoparticle strategy impacts metastasis July 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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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, ... | |
 'Nanoglassblowing' Seen as Boon to Study of Individual Molecules June 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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While the results may not rival the artistry of glassblowers in Europe and Latin America, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Cornell University have found beauty in a new ... | |
 Gene silencer and quantum dots reduce protein production to a whisper June 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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More than 15 years ago scientists discovered a way to stop a particular gene in its tracks. The Nobel Prize-winning finding holds tantalizing promise for medical science, but so far it has been difficult to ... | |
 Ultrafast look into atoms and molecules June 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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New record in ultrafast metrology: Physicists at Max-Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich are the first to produce light pulses lasting only 80 attoseconds.
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Perfecting a solar cell by adding imperfections June 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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Nanotechnology is paving the way toward improved solar cells. New research shows that a film of carbon nanotubes may be able to replace two of the layers normally used in a solar cell, with improved performance at a lower ... | |
 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)
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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 ... | |
Chemists Create Cancer-Detecting Nanoparticles June 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be a doctor’s best friend for detecting a tumor in the body without resorting to surgery. MRI scans use pulses of magnetic waves and gauge the return signals to identify different types ... | |
 New Process Creates 3-D Nanostructures with Magnetic Materials June 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a process to build complex, three-dimensional nanoscale structures of magnetic materials such as nickel or nickel-iron ... | |
 Carbon Nanotubes as a Single-Photon Source June 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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Carbon nanotubes, as true multi-purpose materials, have potential applications in everything from electrical circuits and drug delivery to golf clubs and space elevators. Recently, physicists have investigated ... | |
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