 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 material could speed development of hydrogen powered vehicles 8 hours ago | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Researchers in Greece report design of a new material that almost meets the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2010 goals for hydrogen storage and could help eliminate a key roadblock to practical hydrogen-powered ... | |
 First atomic–scale compositional images of fuel-cell nanoparticles October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a step toward developing better fuel cells for electric cars and more, engineers at MIT and two other institutions have taken the first images of individual atoms on and near the surface ... | |
 Breakthrough for carbon nanotube materials September 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 79 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In collaboration with scientists from the NanoTech Institute of the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) – CSIRO has achieved a major breakthrough in the development of a commercially-viable ... | |
MU scientists go green with gold, distribute environmentally friendly nanoparticles September 28, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Gold nanoparticles are everywhere. They are used in cancer treatments, automobile sensors, cell phones, blood sugar monitors and hydrogen gas production. However, until recently, scientists couldn't create the nanoparticles ... | |
Reversible 3-D cell culture gel invented September 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), which celebrates its fifth anniversary this year, has invented a unique user-friendly gel that can liquefy on demand, with the potential to revolutionize three-dimensional ... | |
 New graphene-based material clarifies graphite oxide chemistry September 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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A new "graphene-based" material that helps solve the structure of graphite oxide and could lead to other potential discoveries of the one-atom thick substance called graphene, which has applications in nanoelectronics, ... | |
Purifying nanorods: Big success with tiny cleanup September 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Chemists at Rice University have discovered a novel method to produce ultra-pure gold nanorods -- tiny, wand-like nanoparticles that are being studied in dozens of labs worldwide for applications as broad as diagnosing disease ... | |
New carbon nanomaterial shows promise of storing large quantities of renewable electrical energy September 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 49 vote(s)
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Engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have achieved a breakthrough in the use of a one-atom thick structure called "graphene" as a new carbon-based material for storing electrical charge in ultracapacitor ... | |
Flower-shaped nanoparticles may lead to better batteries for portable electronics September 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Want more power and longer battery life for that cell phone, laptop, and digital music player? "Flower power" may be the solution. Chemists are reporting development of flower-shaped nanoparticles with superior electronic ... | |
 A new 'Pyrex' nanoparticle September 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Researchers in Switzerland have developed a new method to fabricate borosilicate glass nanoparticles. Used in microfluidic systems, these "Pyrex"-like nanoparticles are more stable when subjected to temperature ... | |
 New Research on Nanodiamond Materials September 09, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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In a recent special issue of Chemical Vapor Deposition devoted to nanodiamonds, editors Amanda Barnard and Oliver Williams note that "the diversity of nanocarbon structures and allotropes has led to ... | |
Nanoscale carbon materials research wins the 2008 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics October 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Dr. Phaedon Avouris of IBM and Professor Tony Heinz of Columbia University were presented with the 2008 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics on 27 September 2008 during a day-long forum at Harvard University, attended ... | |
Carbon nanostructures form the future of electronics and optoelectronics September 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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This year's Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics will be awarded to Phaedon Avouris and Tony Heinz for their pioneering work on the electrical and optical properties of nanoscale carbon materials including carbon nanotubes ... | |
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