 Water inside single-walled carbon nanotubes June 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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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. | |
University of Pennsylvania engineers reveal what makes diamonds slippery at the nanoscale June 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
UBC physicists develop 'impossible' technique to study and develop superconductors June 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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A team of University of British Columbia researchers has developed a technique that controls the number of electrons on the surface of high-temperature superconductors, a procedure considered impossible for the past two decades. | |
CSIRO scientist discovers natural 'invisible' gold June 23, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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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, ... | |
 Research helps understand factors that influence efficiency of organic-based devices 10 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Organic-based devices, such as organic light-emitting diodes, require a transparent conductive layer with a high work function, meaning it promotes injection of electron holes into an organic layer to produce ... | |
 A better image for plastic solar cells July 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
Gold, DNA Combination May Lead To Nano-Sensor July 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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The ability to use genetic material to assemble nanoscopic particles of gold could be an important step toward creating tiny “spies” that will be able to infiltrate individual cells and report back in real time on the cell’s ... | |
 Researchers form metal nanoparticles into porous structures June 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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For 5,000 years or so, the only way to shape metal has been to "heat and beat." Even in modern nanotechnology, working with metals involves carving with electron beams or etching with acid.
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In 'novel playground,' metals are formed into porous nanostructures June 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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For 5,000 years or so, the only way to shape metal has been to "heat and beat." Even in modern nanotechnology, working with metals involves carving with electron beams or etching with acid. | |
 New Process Creates 3-D Nanostructures with Magnetic Materials June 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a process to build complex, three-dimensional nanoscale structures of magnetic materials such as nickel or nickel-iron ... | |
Use of nanomaterials in food packaging poses regulatory challenges June 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Report uses product scenarios to examine the oversight and regulatory pathways to commercialization
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Perfecting a solar cell by adding imperfections June 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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Nanotechnology is paving the way toward improved solar cells. New research shows that a film of carbon nanotubes may be able to replace two of the layers normally used in a solar cell, with improved performance at a lower ... | |
A promising step towards more effective hydrogen storage June 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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An international research team led by Swedish Professor Rajeev Ahuja, Uppsala University, has demonstrated an atomistic mechanism of hydrogen release in magnesium nanoparticles – a potential hydrogen storage material. The ... | |
 Tiny science tests Russia's hi-tech ambitions June 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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In the world's largest country, tiny objects measured in billionths of a metre are the future of the economy -- or so the government claims. | |
 '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 ... | |
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