 Nanowires may boost solar cell efficiency, engineers say May 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 46 vote(s)
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University of California, San Diego electrical engineers have created experimental solar cells spiked with nanowires that could lead to highly efficient thin-film solar cells of the future. | |
 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 ... | |
 Held together by metal-metal bonds: a large ring containing 36 gold atoms May 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Chinese researchers have recently made a “golden crown” with a diameter of only a few nanometers. It is a large ring-shaped molecule containing 36 gold atoms. The lords of the ring, a team of researchers from ... | |
 Chemists measure chilli sauce hotness with nanotubes May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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Oxford chemists have found a way of using carbon nanotubes to judge the heat of chilli sauces. The technology might soon be available commercially as a cheap, disposable sensor for use in the food industry. | |
 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 ... | |
 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 ... | |
UCSD nanostructures will raise thin-film solar cell efficiency May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Thanks to nanostructures that scatter and channel light, University of California, San Diego electrical engineers are working toward thin-film “single junction” solar cells with the potential for nearly 45 percent sunlight-to-electricity ... | |
 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 ... | |
 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 ... | |
 'Sticky nanotubes' hold key to future technologies April 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Researchers at Purdue University are the first to precisely measure the forces required to peel tiny nanotubes off of other materials, opening up the possibility of creating standards for nano-manufacturing ... | |
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 ... | |
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 ... | |
Nanoengineered barrier invented to protect plastic electronics from water degradation April 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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A breakthrough barrier technology from Singapore A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) protects sensitive devices like organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and solar cells from moisture 1000 times ... | |
Sweet nanotech batteries: Nanotechnology could solve lithium battery charging problems April 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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Nanotechnology could improve the life of the lithium batteries used in portable devices, including laptop computers, mp3 players, and mobile phones. Research to be published in the Inderscience publication - International ... | |
 Quantum Dots May Lead to Rainbow Solar Cell March 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 104 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
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