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Water inside single-walled carbon nanotubes Nanotechnology / Materials June 25, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Researchers have identified a signature for water inside single-walled carbon nanotubes, helping them understand how water is structured and how it moves within these tiny channels.

Engineers lay groundwork for 'vertically oriented nanoelectronics' Nanotechnology / Materials August 01, 2006 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 33 vote(s) \| No comments yet 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 Nanotechnology / Materials September 28, 2006 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| No comments yet 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 ...

CSIRO scientist discovers natural 'invisible' gold Nanotechnology / Materials June 23, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 27 vote(s) \| No comments yet The search for these natural but 'invisible' nanoparticles is important. If they can be proved to exist, the knowledge will help give us a deeper understanding of how gold can be transported and deposited by geological processes, ...

Not Just for Eatin': Blue Crab Nano-Sensor Detects Dangers Nanotechnology / Materials July 26, 2006 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| No comments yet 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 ...

Nanoparticle Research Points to Energy Savings Nanotechnology / Materials July 23, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 (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 ...

Artificial Lotus Effect: Carbon nanotubes with nanoscopic paraffin coating form superhydrophobic, self-cleaning surfaces Nanotechnology / Materials July 23, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Never wash your car again? Never clean your windows? These may well become reality if it becomes possible to produce the right coatings—coatings that imitate the self-cleaning effect of the lotus blossom.

University of Pennsylvania engineers reveal what makes diamonds slippery at the nanoscale Nanotechnology / Materials June 23, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet They call diamonds "ice," and not just because they sparkle. Engineers and physicists have long studied diamond because even though the material is as hard as an ice ball to the head, diamond slips and slides with remarkably ...

Add nanotubes and stir-with the right force Nanotechnology / Materials July 20, 2006 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet 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 Nanotechnology / Materials July 22, 2006 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet 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.

New Nanocoating Is Virtual Black Hole for Reflections Nanotechnology / Materials March 01, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 201 vote(s) \| No comments yet 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 ...

Controlled growth of truly nanoscale single crystal fullerites for device applications Nanotechnology / Materials July 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- University of Surrey researchers have found a way to make ultra-small pure carbon crystals entirely formed from the spherical carbon ‘buckyball’ molecule known as C60. The method used involves mixing two ...

A better image for plastic solar cells Nanotechnology / Materials July 07, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new way to help technologists develop efficient and inexpensive plastic electronic devices, such as plastic solar cells and a new type of transistor was showcased by physicist Andrea Liscio, who is supported ...

'Small' research at MSU leads to advances in energy, electronics Nanotechnology / Materials July 31, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 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 ...

Brown Engineers Use DNA to Direct Nanowire Assembly and Growth Nanotechnology / Materials July 14, 2006 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| No comments yet A small but growing number of engineers are using nature’s engineer – DNA – to create nanomaterials that can be used in everything from medical devices to computer circuits. A team from Brown University and Boston College ...

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Water inside single-walled carbon nanotubes Nanotechnology / Materials June 25, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Researchers have identified a signature for water inside single-walled carbon nanotubes, helping them understand how water is structured and how it moves within these tiny channels.

Engineers lay groundwork for 'vertically oriented nanoelectronics' Nanotechnology / Materials August 01, 2006 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 33 vote(s) \| No comments yet 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 Nanotechnology / Materials September 28, 2006 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| No comments yet 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 ...

CSIRO scientist discovers natural 'invisible' gold Nanotechnology / Materials June 23, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 27 vote(s) \| No comments yet The search for these natural but 'invisible' nanoparticles is important. If they can be proved to exist, the knowledge will help give us a deeper understanding of how gold can be transported and deposited by geological processes, ...

Not Just for Eatin': Blue Crab Nano-Sensor Detects Dangers Nanotechnology / Materials July 26, 2006 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| No comments yet 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 ...

Nanoparticle Research Points to Energy Savings Nanotechnology / Materials July 23, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 (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 ...

Artificial Lotus Effect: Carbon nanotubes with nanoscopic paraffin coating form superhydrophobic, self-cleaning surfaces Nanotechnology / Materials July 23, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Never wash your car again? Never clean your windows? These may well become reality if it becomes possible to produce the right coatings—coatings that imitate the self-cleaning effect of the lotus blossom.

University of Pennsylvania engineers reveal what makes diamonds slippery at the nanoscale Nanotechnology / Materials June 23, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet They call diamonds "ice," and not just because they sparkle. Engineers and physicists have long studied diamond because even though the material is as hard as an ice ball to the head, diamond slips and slides with remarkably ...

Add nanotubes and stir-with the right force Nanotechnology / Materials July 20, 2006 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet 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 Nanotechnology / Materials July 22, 2006 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet 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.

New Nanocoating Is Virtual Black Hole for Reflections Nanotechnology / Materials March 01, 2007 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 201 vote(s) \| No comments yet 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 ...

Controlled growth of truly nanoscale single crystal fullerites for device applications Nanotechnology / Materials July 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- University of Surrey researchers have found a way to make ultra-small pure carbon crystals entirely formed from the spherical carbon ‘buckyball’ molecule known as C60. The method used involves mixing two ...

A better image for plastic solar cells Nanotechnology / Materials July 07, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new way to help technologists develop efficient and inexpensive plastic electronic devices, such as plastic solar cells and a new type of transistor was showcased by physicist Andrea Liscio, who is supported ...

'Small' research at MSU leads to advances in energy, electronics Nanotechnology / Materials July 31, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 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 ...

Brown Engineers Use DNA to Direct Nanowire Assembly and Growth Nanotechnology / Materials July 14, 2006 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| No comments yet A small but growing number of engineers are using nature’s engineer – DNA – to create nanomaterials that can be used in everything from medical devices to computer circuits. A team from Brown University and Boston College ...

Water inside single-walled carbon nanotubes

Engineers lay groundwork for 'vertically oriented nanoelectronics'

From Nanowires to Nanotubes

CSIRO scientist discovers natural 'invisible' gold

Not Just for Eatin': Blue Crab Nano-Sensor Detects Dangers

Nanoparticle Research Points to Energy Savings

Artificial Lotus Effect: Carbon nanotubes with nanoscopic paraffin coating form superhydrophobic, self-cleaning surfaces

University of Pennsylvania engineers reveal what makes diamonds slippery at the nanoscale

Add nanotubes and stir-with the right force

Nano World: Chemical sensing transistors

New Nanocoating Is Virtual Black Hole for Reflections

Controlled growth of truly nanoscale single crystal fullerites for device applications

A better image for plastic solar cells

'Small' research at MSU leads to advances in energy, electronics

Brown Engineers Use DNA to Direct Nanowire Assembly and Growth

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