 Nanoscience May Produce 'Perfect' Materials August 25, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 54 vote(s)
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Nanoscience may provide a way to engineer materials that are virtually defect-free – perfect, that is. | |
 In new hybrid chip, molecules are memories August 08, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 46 vote(s)
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As scientists strive to satisfy the growing demand of the digital era for faster, smaller, and cheaper electronics, one of the most promising technologies is hybrids. Hybrid ICs (integrated circuits) consist ... | |
 Ancient Hair-Dyeing – A Nanoscience? October 30, 2006 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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Scientists have discovered that an ancient method used to darken hair, dating back more than 4,000 years, is based on a chemical process that takes place at the nanoscale. This may be one of the earliest examples ... | |
 Simple Method Yields Complex Micro- and Nanoparticle Shapes July 26, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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In applications from drug delivery to electronics, polymer particles several billionths to millionths of a meter in size could play key roles. But before many of these uses can be realized, scientists must ... | |
 Nanotube ink: Desktop printing of carbon nanotube patterns August 30, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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Using an off-the-shelf inkjet printer, a team of scientists has developed a simple technique for printing patterns of carbon nanotubes on paper and plastic surfaces. The method, which is described in the August ... | |
 Developing Alternatives to Fossil Fuels July 24, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have developed a new storage system to hold large quantities of hydrogen fuel that may one day power cars in a more cost-effective and consumer-friendly way.
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 Scientists Find Possible Origin of Mysterious Red and Blue Lights in Milky Way Galaxy August 02, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., in collaboration with university scientists, have solved yet another mystery. For years, scientists have observed unstructured silicate particles in space, ... | |
 Engineers lay groundwork for 'vertically oriented nanoelectronics' August 01, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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Engineers at Purdue University have developed a technique to grow individual carbon nanotubes vertically on top of a silicon wafer, a step toward making advanced electronics, wireless devices and sensors using ... | |
 From Nanowires to Nanotubes September 28, 2006 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Hollow nanocrystals that can function as highly-efficient catalysers or transport containers for chemical agents are in great demand nowadays. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics ... | |
 Not Just for Eatin': Blue Crab Nano-Sensor Detects Dangers July 26, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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A substance found in crab shells is the key component in a nanoscale sensor system developed by researchers at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering. The sensor can detect minute ... | |
 Add nanotubes and stir-with the right force July 20, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Polymer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have some stirring results to share with researchers and companies developing new, advanced composite materials with carbon nanotubes--mix ... | |
Nano World: Chemical sensing transistors July 22, 2006 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Hybrid transistors using stacks of organic molecules for wires and carbon nanotubes as electrodes could serve as ultrasensitive sensors for explosives and other compounds, experts told UPI's Nano World. | |
 Remarkable new nano-fiber clothing may someday power your iPod February 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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Nanotechnology researchers are developing the perfect complement to the power tie: a “power shirt” able to generate electricity to power small electronic devices for soldiers in the field, hikers and others ... | |
 New Nanocoating Is Virtual Black Hole for Reflections March 01, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 199 vote(s)
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A team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has created the world’s first material that reflects virtually no light. Reporting in the March issue of Nature Photonics, they describe an ... | |
 Researchers achieve dramatic increase in thermoelectric efficiency March 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 46 vote(s)
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Researchers at Boston College and MIT have used nanotechnology to achieve a major increase in thermoelectric efficiency, a milestone that paves the way for a new generation of products — from semiconductors ... | |
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