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, ... | |
 Researchers achieve dramatic increase in thermoelectric efficiency March 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 47 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 ... | |
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 ... | |
ORNL super water repellent could cause big wave in market November 29, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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A water repellent developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory outperforms nature at its best and could open a floodgate of commercial possibilities. | |
Using nanotech to make Robocops October 31, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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Bulletproof jackets do not turn security guards, police officers and armed forces into Robocops, repelling the force of bullets in their stride. New research in carbon nanotechnology however could give those in the line ... | |
 Protection built to scale -- fish scale, that is July 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 41 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists seeking to protect the soldier of the future can learn a lot from a relic of the past, according to an MIT study of a primitive fish that could point to more effective ways of designing ... | |
New property found in ancient mineral lodestone December 17, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 53 vote(s)
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Using the latest methods for nanofabrication, a team led by Rice University physicists has discovered a surprising new electronic property in one of the earliest-known and most-studied magnetic minerals on Earth -- lodestone, ... | |
 'Small' research at MSU leads to advances in energy, electronics July 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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A Michigan State University researcher and his students have developed a nanomaterial that makes plastic stiffer, lighter and stronger and could result in more fuel-efficient airplanes and cars as well as ... | |
Sweet nanotech batteries: Nanotechnology could solve lithium battery charging problems April 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 30 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 ... | |
 Smaller is stronger -- now scientists know why January 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 65 vote(s)
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As structures made of metal get smaller -- as their dimensions approach the micrometer scale (millionths of a meter) or less -- they get stronger. Scientists discovered this phenomenon 50 years ago while measuring ... | |
 Nanoparticle Research Points to Energy Savings July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Adding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an energy-saving chill pill for factories, hospitals, ships, and ... | |
Move over, silicon: Advances pave way for powerful carbon-based electronics December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 67 vote(s)
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Bypassing decades-old conventions in making computer chips, Princeton engineers developed a novel way to replace silicon with carbon on large surfaces, clearing the way for new generations of faster, more powerful cell phones, ... | |
Solar cells of the future December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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A new material, nano flakes, may revolutionise the transformation of solar energy to electricity. If so, even ordinary households can benefit from solar electricity and save money in the future. | |
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