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The Namib Desert, one of the driest regions in the world, gets less than half an inch of rain per year. But early in the morning, a light fog drifts over the desert, offering the plants and animals living in ... | |
 Chemists measure chilli sauce hotness with nanotubes May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 46 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. | |
 Quantum Dots May Lead to Rainbow Solar Cell March 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 107 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 ... | |
Carbon nanotubes that look like asbestos, behave like asbestos May 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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A major study published today in Nature Nanotechnology suggests some forms of carbon nanotubes – a poster child for the “nanotechnology revolution” – could be as harmful as asbestos if inhaled in sufficient quantities. | |
New nanostructured thin film shows promise for efficient solar energy conversion January 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 54 vote(s)
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In the race to make solar cells cheaper and more efficient, many researchers and start-up companies are betting on new designs that exploit nanostructures--materials engineered on the scale of a billionth of a meter. Using ... | |
 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 ... | |
 Popcorn-ball design doubles efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells April 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 47 vote(s)
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A new approach creates a dramatic improvement in cheap solar cells now being developed in laboratories. | |
 'Super paper:' New nanopaper more break-resistant than cast iron June 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 43 vote(s)
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Researchers in Sweden and Japan report development of a new type of paper that resists breaking when pulled almost as well as cast iron. The new material, called "cellulose nanopaper," is made of sub-microscopic ... | |
 Single-crystal semiconductor wire built into an optical fiber March 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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An international science team from Penn State University in the United States and the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom has developed a process for growing a single-crystal semiconductor inside ... | |
 Scientists produce carbon nanotubes using commercially available polymeric resins February 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have successfully produced carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in high yields in bulk solid compositions using commercially available aromatic containing resins. The concentration ... | |
 Researchers target tumors with tiny 'nanoworms' May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 38 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 ... | |
DNA is blueprint, contractor and construction worker for new structures January 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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DNA is the blueprint of all life, giving instruction and function to organisms ranging from simple one-celled bacteria to complex human beings. Now Northwestern University researchers report they have used DNA as the blueprint, ... | |
New process makes nanofibers in complex shapes and unlimited lengths January 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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The continuous fabrication of complex, three-dimensional nanoscale structures and the ability to grow individual nanowires of unlimited length are now possible with a process developed by researchers at the University of ... | |
By adding graphene, researchers create superior polymer May 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 46 vote(s)
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Researchers at Northwestern University and Princeton University have created a new kind of polymer that, because of its extraordinary thermal and mechanical properties, could be used in everything from airplanes to solar ... | |
 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 ... | |
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