 New Nanocoating Is Virtual Black Hole for Reflections March 01, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 201 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 ... | |
 Gold Nanoparticles Prove to Be Hot Stuff August 31, 2006 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Gold nanoparticles are highly efficient and sensitive “handles” for biological molecules being manipulated and tracked by lasers, but they also can heat up fast—by tens of degrees in just a few nanoseconds—which ... | |
 Important Twist in Supercapacitor Research September 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 176 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Car batteries as we know them today may soon be relics. Storing energy in clunky containers with limited shelf lives has plagued car makers and military engineers who need lightweight, powerful ... | |
New method of growing carbon nanotubes to revolutionise electronics August 09, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 92 vote(s)
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A new method of growing carbon nanotubes is predicted to revolutionise the implementation of nanotechnology and the future of electronics. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have successfully grown nanotubes at a ... | |
 Nanoscale 'Coaxial Cables' for Solar Energy Harvesting April 23, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 118 vote(s)
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Scientists have designed a new type of nanowire – a tiny coaxial cable – that could vastly improve a few key renewable energy technologies, particularly solar cells, and could even impact other cutting-edge, ... | |
Re-inventing nature for cheaper solar power September 01, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 117 vote(s)
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A research team in Sydney has created molecules that mimic those in plants which harvest light and power life on Earth. | |
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, ... | |
 Beyond batteries: Storing power in a sheet of nanocomposite paper August 13, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 163 vote(s)
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Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new energy storage device that easily could be mistaken for a simple sheet of black paper. | |
Brown Engineers Use DNA to Direct Nanowire Assembly and Growth July 14, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
 Stretchable Silicon May Inspire a New Wave of Electronics June 13, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 67 vote(s)
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Scientists have created a form of nanoscale silicon that is stretchable. The new material may help pave the way for a class of stretchable electronic devices, such as “smart” surgical gloves and personal health ... | |
 Quantum Dots May Lead to Rainbow Solar Cell March 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 114 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 ... | |
Scientists Create First Non-Carbon Material with Near-Diamond Hardness March 28, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 76 vote(s)
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Research scientists have created the first non-carbon-based material with a hardness approaching that of diamond. Their work could have a significant impact on technologies and industries that rely on diamond as a cutting ... | |
Researchers solve fuel-cell membrane structure conundrum December 11, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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Fuel-cell cars are reaching commercial viability in today’s increasingly eco-conscious society, but despite their promise, even scientists have struggled to explain just how the fuel-cell’s central component – the proton ... | |
Nano World: Black silicon for solar power June 23, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 79 vote(s)
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Silicon surfaces rendered black by pits and bumps only nanometers or billionths of a meter large could in the future help make solar power cells more efficient. | |
 New graphene transistor promises life after death of silicon chip (Update) February 28, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 113 vote(s)
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Researchers have used the world's thinnest material to create the world's smallest transistor – a breakthrough that could spark the development of a new type of super-fast computer chip. | |
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