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Researchers target tumors with tiny 'nanoworms' Nanotechnology / Materials May 07, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 38 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Scientists at UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and MIT have developed nanometer-sized “nanoworms” that can cruise through the bloodstream without significant interference from the body’s immune defense system ...

Nanotube production leaps from sooty mess in test tube to ready formed chemical microsensors Nanotechnology / Materials May 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Carbon nanotubes’ potential as a super material is blighted by the fact that when first made they often take the form of an unprepossessing pile of sooty black mess in the bottom of a test tube. Now researchers ...

Graphene-based gadgets may be just years away Nanotechnology / Materials April 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 62 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Researchers at The University of Manchester have produced tiny liquid crystal devices with electrodes made from graphene – an exciting development that could lead to computer and TV displays based on this ...

'Sticky nanotubes' hold key to future technologies Nanotechnology / Materials April 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Researchers at Purdue University are the first to precisely measure the forces required to peel tiny nanotubes off of other materials, opening up the possibility of creating standards for nano-manufacturing ...

Sweet nanotech batteries: Nanotechnology could solve lithium battery charging problems Nanotechnology / Materials April 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 31 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Nanotechnology could improve the life of the lithium batteries used in portable devices, including laptop computers, mp3 players, and mobile phones. Research to be published in the Inderscience publication - International ...

Carbon nanotubes made into conductive, flexible 'stained glass' Nanotechnology / Materials April 09, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| No comments yet Carbon nanotubes are promising materials for many high-technology applications due to their exceptional mechanical, thermal, chemical, optical and electrical properties.

Single-crystal semiconductor wire built into an optical fiber Nanotechnology / Materials March 12, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 An international science team from Penn State University in the United States and the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom has developed a process for growing a single-crystal semiconductor inside ...

Remarkable new nano-fiber clothing may someday power your iPod Nanotechnology / Materials February 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 36 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Nanotechnology researchers are developing the perfect complement to the power tie: a “power shirt” able to generate electricity to power small electronic devices for soldiers in the field, hikers and others ...

DNA is blueprint, contractor and construction worker for new structures Nanotechnology / Materials January 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 35 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 DNA is the blueprint of all life, giving instruction and function to organisms ranging from simple one-celled bacteria to complex human beings. Now Northwestern University researchers report they have used DNA as the blueprint, ...

Taiwan Scientists Discover Gold Nanoparticles Stabilize Organic Memory Nanotechnology / Materials December 12, 2007 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 33 vote(s) \| No comments yet Taiwan scientists and engineers have invented a nonvolatile organic memory device. The device uses gold nanoparticles mixed with a polymer that is wedged between two aluminum electrodes.

Graphene oxide paper could spawn a new class of materials Nanotechnology / Materials July 25, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 48 vote(s) \| No comments yet Nearly 2,000 years ago, the discovery of paper revolutionized human communication. Now researchers at Northwestern University have fabricated a new type of paper that they hope will create a revolution of its own -- and while ...

Self-assembled nanostructures function better than bone as porosity increases Nanotechnology / Materials July 10, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 33 vote(s) \| No comments yet Naturally occurring structures like birds’ bones or tree trunks are thought to have evolved over eons to reach the best possible balance between stiffness and density.

Tough tubes -- Carbon nanotubes endure heavy wear and tear Nanotechnology / Materials July 02, 2007 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| No comments yet The ability of carbon nanotubes to withstand repeated stress yet retain their structural and mechanical integrity is similar to the behavior of soft tissue, according to a new study from Rensselaer Polytechnic ...

Nanosoccer debuts at RoboCup 2007 Nanotechnology / Materials June 29, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 39 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.

Nanoparticles Unlock the Future of Superalloy Metals Nanotechnology / Materials June 13, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 43 vote(s) \| No comments yet Sandia National Laboratories is pioneering the future of superalloy materials by advancing the science behind how those superalloys are made.

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Researchers target tumors with tiny 'nanoworms' Nanotechnology / Materials May 07, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 38 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Scientists at UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and MIT have developed nanometer-sized “nanoworms” that can cruise through the bloodstream without significant interference from the body’s immune defense system ...

Nanotube production leaps from sooty mess in test tube to ready formed chemical microsensors Nanotechnology / Materials May 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Carbon nanotubes’ potential as a super material is blighted by the fact that when first made they often take the form of an unprepossessing pile of sooty black mess in the bottom of a test tube. Now researchers ...

Graphene-based gadgets may be just years away Nanotechnology / Materials April 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 62 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Researchers at The University of Manchester have produced tiny liquid crystal devices with electrodes made from graphene – an exciting development that could lead to computer and TV displays based on this ...

'Sticky nanotubes' hold key to future technologies Nanotechnology / Materials April 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Researchers at Purdue University are the first to precisely measure the forces required to peel tiny nanotubes off of other materials, opening up the possibility of creating standards for nano-manufacturing ...

Sweet nanotech batteries: Nanotechnology could solve lithium battery charging problems Nanotechnology / Materials April 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 31 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Nanotechnology could improve the life of the lithium batteries used in portable devices, including laptop computers, mp3 players, and mobile phones. Research to be published in the Inderscience publication - International ...

Carbon nanotubes made into conductive, flexible 'stained glass' Nanotechnology / Materials April 09, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| No comments yet Carbon nanotubes are promising materials for many high-technology applications due to their exceptional mechanical, thermal, chemical, optical and electrical properties.

Single-crystal semiconductor wire built into an optical fiber Nanotechnology / Materials March 12, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 An international science team from Penn State University in the United States and the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom has developed a process for growing a single-crystal semiconductor inside ...

Remarkable new nano-fiber clothing may someday power your iPod Nanotechnology / Materials February 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 36 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Nanotechnology researchers are developing the perfect complement to the power tie: a “power shirt” able to generate electricity to power small electronic devices for soldiers in the field, hikers and others ...

DNA is blueprint, contractor and construction worker for new structures Nanotechnology / Materials January 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 35 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 DNA is the blueprint of all life, giving instruction and function to organisms ranging from simple one-celled bacteria to complex human beings. Now Northwestern University researchers report they have used DNA as the blueprint, ...

Taiwan Scientists Discover Gold Nanoparticles Stabilize Organic Memory Nanotechnology / Materials December 12, 2007 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 33 vote(s) \| No comments yet Taiwan scientists and engineers have invented a nonvolatile organic memory device. The device uses gold nanoparticles mixed with a polymer that is wedged between two aluminum electrodes.

Graphene oxide paper could spawn a new class of materials Nanotechnology / Materials July 25, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 48 vote(s) \| No comments yet Nearly 2,000 years ago, the discovery of paper revolutionized human communication. Now researchers at Northwestern University have fabricated a new type of paper that they hope will create a revolution of its own -- and while ...

Self-assembled nanostructures function better than bone as porosity increases Nanotechnology / Materials July 10, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 33 vote(s) \| No comments yet Naturally occurring structures like birds’ bones or tree trunks are thought to have evolved over eons to reach the best possible balance between stiffness and density.

Tough tubes -- Carbon nanotubes endure heavy wear and tear Nanotechnology / Materials July 02, 2007 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| No comments yet The ability of carbon nanotubes to withstand repeated stress yet retain their structural and mechanical integrity is similar to the behavior of soft tissue, according to a new study from Rensselaer Polytechnic ...

Nanosoccer debuts at RoboCup 2007 Nanotechnology / Materials June 29, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 39 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.

Nanoparticles Unlock the Future of Superalloy Metals Nanotechnology / Materials June 13, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 43 vote(s) \| No comments yet Sandia National Laboratories is pioneering the future of superalloy materials by advancing the science behind how those superalloys are made.

Researchers target tumors with tiny 'nanoworms'

Nanotube production leaps from sooty mess in test tube to ready formed chemical microsensors

Graphene-based gadgets may be just years away

'Sticky nanotubes' hold key to future technologies

Sweet nanotech batteries: Nanotechnology could solve lithium battery charging problems

Carbon nanotubes made into conductive, flexible 'stained glass'

Single-crystal semiconductor wire built into an optical fiber

Remarkable new nano-fiber clothing may someday power your iPod

DNA is blueprint, contractor and construction worker for new structures

Taiwan Scientists Discover Gold Nanoparticles Stabilize Organic Memory

Graphene oxide paper could spawn a new class of materials

Self-assembled nanostructures function better than bone as porosity increases

Tough tubes -- Carbon nanotubes endure heavy wear and tear

Nanosoccer debuts at RoboCup 2007

Nanoparticles Unlock the Future of Superalloy Metals

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