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Scientists design new super-hard material Nanotechnology / Materials April 20, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 85 vote(s) \| No comments yet Ultra-hard materials are used for everything from drills that bore for oil and build new roads to scratch-resistant coatings for precision instruments and the face of your watch.

Engineers develop revolutionary nanotech water desalination membrane Nanotechnology / Materials November 06, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 92 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science today announced they have developed a new reverse osmosis (RO) membrane that promises to reduce the cost of seawater desalination ...

Nanotechnology 'fertile' for energy breakthrough Nanotechnology / Materials June 30, 2006 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| No comments yet Thinking small may help solve one of the world's biggest problems -- the need for alternative energy sources -- according to scientists attending the first Energy Nanotechnology International Conference held June 26-28 at ...

Cheaper LEDs from breakthrough in ZnO nanowire research Nanotechnology / Materials January 03, 2007 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 49 vote(s) \| No comments yet Engineers at UC San Diego have synthesized a long-sought semiconducting material that may pave the way for an inexpensive new kind of light emitting diode (LED) that could compete with today's widely used gallium ...

For Better Nanowires, Just Add Diamond Nanotechnology / Materials November 15, 2006 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 432 vote(s) \| No comments yet Among the positive characteristics of diamond, such as its beauty and unsurpassed hardness, are less well known properties that make it a valuable material in the electronics industry. Now, according to two scientists at ...

'Wiring up' enzymes for producing hydrogen in fuel cells Nanotechnology / Materials November 19, 2007 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 42 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers in Colorado are reporting the first successful “wiring up” of hydrogenase enzymes. Those much-heralded proteins are envisioned as stars in a future hydrogen economy where they may serve as catalysts ...

Developing Alternatives to Fossil Fuels Nanotechnology / Materials July 24, 2006 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 40 vote(s) \| No comments yet 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.

Smaller is stronger -- now scientists know why Nanotechnology / Materials January 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 65 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 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 ...

Engineers Prove Graphene is the Strongest Material Nanotechnology / Materials July 22, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 45 vote(s) \| User comments: 23 (PhysOrg.com) -- Research scientists at Columbia University’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science have achieved a breakthrough by proving that the carbon material graphene is the strongest ...

Nanosoccer debuts at RoboCup 2007 Nanotechnology / Materials June 29, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 38 vote(s) \| No comments yet Imagine a mechanical Pelé or David Beckham six times smaller than an amoeba playing with a “soccer ball” no wider than a human hair on a field that can fit on a grain of rice. Purely science fiction? Not anymore.

Beetle spawns new material Nanotechnology / Materials June 15, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 63 vote(s) \| No comments yet 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 ...

Inexpensive 'nanoglue' can bond nearly anything together Nanotechnology / Materials May 16, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 74 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method to bond materials that don’t normally stick together. The team’s adhesive, which is based on self-assembling nanoscale chains, could ...

Nanotube forests grown on silicon chips for future computers, electronics Nanotechnology / Materials October 01, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| No comments yet Engineers have shown how to grow forests of tiny cylinders called carbon nanotubes onto the surfaces of computer chips to enhance the flow of heat at a critical point where the chips connect to cooling devices ...

Ancient Hair-Dyeing – A Nanoscience? Nanotechnology / Materials October 30, 2006 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 31 vote(s) \| No comments yet 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 ...

Paint-on semiconductor outperforms chips Nanotechnology / Materials July 12, 2006 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 92 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers at the University of Toronto have created a semiconductor device that outperforms today's conventional chips -- and they made it simply by painting a liquid onto a piece of glass. The finding, which ...

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Scientists design new super-hard material Nanotechnology / Materials April 20, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 85 vote(s) \| No comments yet Ultra-hard materials are used for everything from drills that bore for oil and build new roads to scratch-resistant coatings for precision instruments and the face of your watch.

Engineers develop revolutionary nanotech water desalination membrane Nanotechnology / Materials November 06, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 92 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science today announced they have developed a new reverse osmosis (RO) membrane that promises to reduce the cost of seawater desalination ...

Nanotechnology 'fertile' for energy breakthrough Nanotechnology / Materials June 30, 2006 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| No comments yet Thinking small may help solve one of the world's biggest problems -- the need for alternative energy sources -- according to scientists attending the first Energy Nanotechnology International Conference held June 26-28 at ...

Cheaper LEDs from breakthrough in ZnO nanowire research Nanotechnology / Materials January 03, 2007 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 49 vote(s) \| No comments yet Engineers at UC San Diego have synthesized a long-sought semiconducting material that may pave the way for an inexpensive new kind of light emitting diode (LED) that could compete with today's widely used gallium ...

For Better Nanowires, Just Add Diamond Nanotechnology / Materials November 15, 2006 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 432 vote(s) \| No comments yet Among the positive characteristics of diamond, such as its beauty and unsurpassed hardness, are less well known properties that make it a valuable material in the electronics industry. Now, according to two scientists at ...

'Wiring up' enzymes for producing hydrogen in fuel cells Nanotechnology / Materials November 19, 2007 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 42 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers in Colorado are reporting the first successful “wiring up” of hydrogenase enzymes. Those much-heralded proteins are envisioned as stars in a future hydrogen economy where they may serve as catalysts ...

Developing Alternatives to Fossil Fuels Nanotechnology / Materials July 24, 2006 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 40 vote(s) \| No comments yet 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.

Smaller is stronger -- now scientists know why Nanotechnology / Materials January 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 65 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 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 ...

Engineers Prove Graphene is the Strongest Material Nanotechnology / Materials July 22, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 45 vote(s) \| User comments: 23 (PhysOrg.com) -- Research scientists at Columbia University’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science have achieved a breakthrough by proving that the carbon material graphene is the strongest ...

Nanosoccer debuts at RoboCup 2007 Nanotechnology / Materials June 29, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 38 vote(s) \| No comments yet Imagine a mechanical Pelé or David Beckham six times smaller than an amoeba playing with a “soccer ball” no wider than a human hair on a field that can fit on a grain of rice. Purely science fiction? Not anymore.

Beetle spawns new material Nanotechnology / Materials June 15, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 63 vote(s) \| No comments yet 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 ...

Inexpensive 'nanoglue' can bond nearly anything together Nanotechnology / Materials May 16, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 74 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method to bond materials that don’t normally stick together. The team’s adhesive, which is based on self-assembling nanoscale chains, could ...

Nanotube forests grown on silicon chips for future computers, electronics Nanotechnology / Materials October 01, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| No comments yet Engineers have shown how to grow forests of tiny cylinders called carbon nanotubes onto the surfaces of computer chips to enhance the flow of heat at a critical point where the chips connect to cooling devices ...

Ancient Hair-Dyeing – A Nanoscience? Nanotechnology / Materials October 30, 2006 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 31 vote(s) \| No comments yet 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 ...

Paint-on semiconductor outperforms chips Nanotechnology / Materials July 12, 2006 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 92 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers at the University of Toronto have created a semiconductor device that outperforms today's conventional chips -- and they made it simply by painting a liquid onto a piece of glass. The finding, which ...

Scientists design new super-hard material

Engineers develop revolutionary nanotech water desalination membrane

Nanotechnology 'fertile' for energy breakthrough

Cheaper LEDs from breakthrough in ZnO nanowire research

For Better Nanowires, Just Add Diamond

'Wiring up' enzymes for producing hydrogen in fuel cells

Developing Alternatives to Fossil Fuels

Smaller is stronger -- now scientists know why

Engineers Prove Graphene is the Strongest Material

Nanosoccer debuts at RoboCup 2007

Beetle spawns new material

Inexpensive 'nanoglue' can bond nearly anything together

Nanotube forests grown on silicon chips for future computers, electronics

Ancient Hair-Dyeing – A Nanoscience?

Paint-on semiconductor outperforms chips

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